October 3, 2022
HUGO (2011) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to cinema from director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese, HUGO (2011) was also recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “HUGO unlocks the hearts of all who love the...
September 30, 2022
Ava DuVernay Named Guest Artistic Director of AFI FEST 2022
AFI is thrilled to announce that Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay will serve as Guest Artistic Director at AFI FEST 2022. DuVernay has selected three independent films amplifying the voices and vision of women directors to showcase: HELLION (2014), directed by Kat Candler and starring Academy Award®-nominee Juliette Lewis and Aaron Paul; MOSQUITA Y MARI...
September 28, 2022
MARY POPPINS (1964) – AFI Movie Club
“Practically perfect in every way,” incomparable AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews stars in MARY POPPINS (1964) – her film debut, which earned its place on two of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time, including among the art form’s most memorable musicals and most enduring songs (“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”). Visit...
September 27, 2022
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) – AFI Movie Club
With the conclusion of the saga in 2011, the HARRY POTTER series as a whole was honored with an AFI Special Award, recognizing it for its significance to the cultural landscape. According to the official rationale, “THE HARRY POTTER SERIES marks the final triumphant chapter of a landmark series; eight films that earned the trust...
September 20, 2022
AFI Announces Additional Titles for 2022 FEST
We are thrilled to announce that the U.S. premiere of GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO; Alejandro González Iñárritu’s BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS; Maria Schrader’s SHE SAID; Elvis Mitchell's IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?; Oliver Hermanus' LIVING; and Academy Award® winner Florian Zeller’s THE SON will screen at this year's AFI FEST....
September 20, 2022
THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924) – AFI Movie Club
A showcase for the charisma and staggering athleticism of star Douglas Fairbanks, THE THIEF OF BAGDAD also features sumptuous – and epically ambitious – art direction from legendary production designer William Cameron Menzies. A towering cinematic achievement, the film was recognized by the American Film Institute among the art form’s top ten fantasies of all...
September 15, 2022
World Premiere of SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND AND ME To Open AFI FEST 2022
Photo Courtesy of Apple Original Films AFI announced today that the World Premiere of Apple Original film SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND AND ME will open the 36th edition of AFI FEST on Wednesday, November 2. Helmed by Alek Keshishian, who made his groundbreaking directorial debut with the seminal documentary MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE, SELENA GOMEZ:...
September 15, 2022
National Hispanic Heritage Month Viewing Guide
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15 – Oct 15), please join us in celebrating these iconic and groundbreaking films and television shows named to our AFI lists, screened at AFI FEST, honored with AFI AWARDS and selected for AFI Movie Club. AMERICAN ME A powerful epic crime drama that opens up with...
September 9, 2022
CAT BALLOU (1965) – AFI Movie Club
A hilarious subversion of the western genre featuring Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat King Cole, Stubby Kaye and AFI Life Achievement honoree Jane Fonda in the title role, CAT BALLOU (1965) appears on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest comedies of all time, as well as among AFI’s ranking of the screen’s best...
September 8, 2022
SCHOOL DAZE (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Based on writer/director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Spike Lee’s own experiences at Morehouse College, SCHOOL DAZE (1988) is music-filled dramedy that follows students at a historically Black college as they clash during homecoming weekend. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SCHOOL DAZE. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SCHOOL DAZE...
September 7, 2022
IN COLD BLOOD (1967) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted by writer/director Richard Brooks from Truman Capote’s book of the same name – and subsequently named by AFI among the greatest courtroom dramas in the art form’s history – IN COLD BLOOD (1967) features a score by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quincy Jones. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about IN COLD BLOOD....
September 6, 2022
U.S. Premiere of Steven Spielberg’s THE FABELMANS to Close AFI FEST 2022
AFI is thrilled to announce that Universal Pictures’ and Amblin Entertainment’s THE FABELMANS, directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg, will close AFI FEST 2022. The film is co-written by Spielberg and Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer-winning playwright Tony Kushner and is produced by Academy Award® nominee Kristie Macosko...
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