March 22, 2023
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Marking the feature directorial debut of Rob Reiner, THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) was co-written by Reiner and stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer – earning a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THIS IS SPINAL TAP. Have...
March 21, 2023
SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (1941) – AFI Movie Club
Included as one of the American Film Institute’s rankings of the greatest movies of all time, Preston Sturges’ SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (1941) also appears among AFI’s greatest screen comedies and the most inspiring movies of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every...
March 20, 2023
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) – AFI Movie Club
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) boasts contributions by no fewer than four AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas, star Harrison Ford and composer John Williams – as well as an early credit for AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. Indiana Jones himself was named by...
March 19, 2023
VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Written, directed and produced by the late, great Blake Edwards, VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) features an iconic performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews and is ranked on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about VICTOR/VICTORIA. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
March 18, 2023
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest film of all time as well as among the art form’s greatest thrillers, director John Frankenheimer’s THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) stars screen legend – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Angela Lansbury in a chilling role that earned her a place among AFI’s accounting of...
March 17, 2023
GLORIA (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by John Cassavetes, GLORIA (1980) stars Gena Rowlands as a woman who takes a young boy under her wing when his family is killed by the mob. The film marked the seventh collaboration between the director and the star. Cassavetes was a senior filmmaker-in-residence at the AFI Conservatory – and Rowlands received an Honorary...
March 16, 2023
THE APARTMENT (1960) – AFI Movie Club
THE APARTMENT (1960) features no fewer than three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director, producer and co-writer Billy Wilder, as well as stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine! THE APARTMENT also appears on four of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest America films – including both the original and 10th anniversary edition,...
March 15, 2023
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) – AFI Movie Club
An epic cinematic achievement realized through the visionary creative lens of director Peter Jackson, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) was 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, “THE LORD OF...
March 14, 2023
THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972) – AFI Movie Club
A black comedy starring Cybill Shepherd, Charles Grodin and Jennie Berlin, THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972) was directed by the great Elaine May from a script by Neil Simon – and earned a place among the greatest filmed comedies of all time, according to the American Film Institute. The film also featured production design from AFI Honorary...
March 13, 2023
CABARET (1972) – AFI Movie Club
Bob Fosse’s groundbreaking musical film starring Liza Minnelli and set in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party, CABARET (1972) was included on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest musicals – as well as on the 10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films of all time. Visit the...
March 12, 2023
WANDA (1971) – AFI Movie Club
The debut – and only – feature as director, writer and producer from star Barbara Loden, WANDA (1971) was chosen as the only American entry in the 1970 Venice Film Festival, where it won the International Critics' Prize for Best Film. The film received almost universally laudatory reviews – including one from the Los Angeles...
March 11, 2023
ALIEN (1979) – AFI Movie Club
A terrifying science-fiction masterpiece from director Ridley Scott, ALIEN (1979) was ranked as the seventh greatest sci-fi film of all time by the American Film Institute, in addition to earning a place on AFI’s accounting of the art form’s most thrilling narratives. The film’s uncanny extraterrestrial antagonist was also counted by AFI among cinema’s most...
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