February 13, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: HEAVEN CAN WAIT
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on March 30, 2021. Released in June 1978, HEAVEN CAN WAIT grossed over $12 million in its first 12 days. This film was co-written, co-directed and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Warren Beatty. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream HEAVEN CAN WAIT HEAVEN CAN WAIT...
February 12, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE FRESHMAN
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on September 29, 2021. The underdog story of a young man attempting to join his school’s football team, THE FRESHMAN was named among the greatest comedies of all time by the American Film Institute. It is produced by and stars one of the most...
February 11, 2022
AFI Movie Club: RUDY
RUDY (1993) was selected for AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers list, which honors films that inspire with characters of vision and conviction who face adversity and often make a personal sacrifice for the greater good. Whether these movies end happily or not, they are ultimately triumphant — both filling audiences with hope and empowering them with...
February 10, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: LOVE JONES
Starring Nia Long and Larenz Tate, director Theodore Witcher’s LOVE JONES (1997) is a visually poetic romance – with cinematography by AFI alum Ernest Holzman (AFI Class of 1978). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream LOVE JONES LOVE JONES - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual...
February 9, 2022
AFI Movie Club: MILDRED PIERCE
MILDRED PIERCE (1945) earned Joan Crawford – named by AFI among cinema’s greatest screen legends – an Academy Award® for Best Actress. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MILDRED PIERCE MILDRED PIERCE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love movies,...
February 8, 2022
2022 Academy Award Nominees in Conversation with AFI
In honor of the 94th Academy Awards, AFI is thrilled to share exclusive conversations with the nominees and filmmakers behind the nominated films. From conversations at AFI FEST in the historic Chinese Theatre and AFI DOCS to intimate discussions with Fellows at the AFI Conservatory, go behind the scenes of the creative process with artists...
February 8, 2022
Oscar Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards: AFI Alumni Projects
In a live presentation streamed globally, Emmy®-winning actor-comedian Leslie Jordan (WILL & GRACE, THE HELP) and Emmy®-nominated actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross (BLACK-ISH, THE HIGH NOTE) announced the 94th Oscars® nominations in all 23 Academy Award® categories. Congratulations to AFI Alumni Siân Heder, Janusz Kamiński and Kim Magnusson on their nominations. Best Adapted Screenplay CODA Siân...
February 8, 2022
AFI Movie Club: NETWORK
As timely now as when it was released in 1976, Peter Finch’s impassioned on-air breakdown as a fed-up news anchor in NETWORK (1976) earned a place among the American Film Institute’s ranking of the greatest film quotes of all time – with the film itself appearing on AFI’s original list of the greatest American film,...
February 7, 2022
AFI Alumni Headed to SXSW 2022
Congratulations to the AFI Conservatory Alumni screening at this year’s SXSW film festival! Here is the complete list of projects – from narrative films and documentaries to episodic premieres – that feature creative work from AFI Alumni: 2022 SXSW Film Festival Lineup AFI Alumni Projects Headliners BODIES BODIES BODIES – Chloe Okuno (AFI Class of...
February 7, 2022
AFI Movie Club: DJANGO UNCHAINED
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino brought bloody vengeance to the screen with DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012), shot by cinematographer and AFI Alum Robert Richardson (Class of 1979). The film was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. HOW TO WATCH Where...
February 6, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: PARIAH
PARIAH, the feature directorial debut of Dee Rees, chronicles a young Black woman discovering her sexuality and asserting her identity as she deals with the pressures of her family and society’s expectations for her life. The film was edited by an AFI Directing Workshop for Women alum Mako Kamitsuna (DWW Class of 2011). HOW TO...
February 4, 2022
AFI Movie Club: LADY SINGS THE BLUES
Featuring Diana Ross in her Oscar®-nominated feature debut, LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972) is an unflinching look at the life of legendary singer Billie Holiday – co-starring AFI Trustee Emeritus Billy Dee Williams as Holiday’s husband. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream LADY SINGS THE BLUES LADY SINGS THE BLUES - Reelgood GET THE LATEST...
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