January 26, 2022
AFI Movie Club: UNDER THE SAME MOON
Marking Patricia Riggen’s feature film directorial debut, UNDER THE SAME MOON (2008), which first screened at Sundance in 2007 and was later released nationally in 2008, follows a woman and her son separated by the U.S.-Mexico border. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream UNDER THE SAME MOON UNDER THE SAME MOON - Reelgood GET THE...
January 25, 2022
AFI Movie Club: AMERICAN GRAFFITI
Groundbreaking for its use of popular music in lieu of a traditional score, AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) was co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Lucas – based largely on his own experiences in Modesto, CA – and also features a breakout early role for AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford. Legendary...
January 24, 2022
AFI Movie Club: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Based on Chris Gardner’s true story of living on the streets while getting his life back on track, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006) stars Will Smith. Through the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation, Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – a Trustee of the American Film Institute – have been invaluable supporters of AFI’s mission,...
January 23, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: SELENA
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on July 7, 2020. A biopic of the beloved, Grammy® Award-winning Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, SELENA (1997) stars Jennifer Lopez in the lead role, alongside Edward James Olmos – an AFI Honorary Degree recipient and longtime AFI Trustee. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
January 20, 2022
AFI Movie Club: VALLEY GIRL (1983)
Starring Nicolas Cage as the punk and Deborah Foreman as the title character, the Romeo and Juliet story with an ‘80s twist, VALLEY GIRL, was brought to audiences by director and AFI Trustee Emerita Martha Coolidge and shot by cinematographer Frederick Elmes (AFI Class of 1972). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream VALLEY GIRL (1983)...
January 19, 2022
AFI Movie Club: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a charming con man on the run, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) features three AFI Life Achievement Awards honorees – director Steven Spielberg, composer John Williams and star Tom Hanks – as well as two AFI Conservatory Alumni, writer Jeff Nathanson and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (both AFI Class of 1987)....
January 18, 2022
AFI Movie Club: DOUBLE INDEMNITY
A gripping film noir following an almost perfect crime, DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) appears across five of the American Film Institute’s iconic lists of the greatest American films and features two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – writer/director Billy Wilder and star Barbara Stanwyck. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream DOUBLE INDEMNITY DOUBLE INDEMNITY - Reelgood...
January 17, 2022
AFI Movie Club: SELMA
SELMA was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2014 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. AFI Trustee Ava DuVernay's visionary film invited audiences “to rise above the breathless shame of our nation’s past...
January 15, 2022
AFI Movie Club Tribute to Sidney Poitier: GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER was released the year AFI was established and features the talent of AFI Life Achievement Award winner Sidney Poitier – who served as a founding Trustee. The film is also on three AFI lists of the greatest American films of all time, including 100 Years… 100 Movies, 100 Years… 100...
January 14, 2022
AFI Movie Club Tribute to Sidney Poitier: THE DEFIANT ONES
THE DEFIANT ONES was included on AFI’s 100 YEARS... 100 CHEERS list of the most inspiring films ever to grace the silver screen – and star Sidney Poitier received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1992. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE DEFIANT ONES THE DEFIANT ONES - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB...
January 13, 2022
AFI AWARDS 2021 Announces New Date
The American Film Institute announced today the AFI AWARDS 2021 reception will take place on March 11, 2022, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The celebration was originally set to take place on Friday, January 7, but was postponed in response to rising concerns over current health conditions. The AFI AWARDS honorees include 10 outstanding films...
January 13, 2022
AFI Movie Club Tribute to Sidney Poitier: A PATCH OF BLUE
A PATCH OF BLUE, a heartwarming picture of love that defies adversity, features the talent of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and AFI Board of Trustees emeritus Sidney Poitier. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream A PATCH OF BLUE A PATCH OF BLUE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club...
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