December 5, 2023
TO SIR, WITH LOVE (1967) – AFI Movie Club
The story of an idealistic teacher in London, TO SIR, WITH LOVE (1967) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sidney Poitier opposite an ensemble of young actors. In the same year as the release of the film (along with GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER and IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT) Poitier also became the...
December 4, 2023
STALAG 17 (1953) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder, STALAG 17 features an all-star cast that includes Robert Strauss, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger and Peter Graves – and a memorable, Academy Award-winning lead performance from William Holden, named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the...
December 3, 2023
MODERN TIMES (1936) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by star Charlie Chaplin – counted by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest screen legends – MODERN TIMES (1936) was included on AFI’s greatest movies of all time, as well as among the art form’s great comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MODERN TIMES. Have Get...
December 2, 2023
KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (2003) – AFI Movie Club
A stylishly blood-soaked tale of revenge that could only have emerged from the mind of writer, director and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino, KILL BILL – VOL. 1 features an all-star cast that includes Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu and more – as well as cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class...
December 1, 2023
What to Watch: December 2023 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory. About AFI: Ranked the #1 film school in the nation, the AFI Conservatory has over 50 years of history training filmmakers who have gone on to create award-winning and critically acclaimed films and television shows....
December 1, 2023
REGENERATION – 100th Anniversary – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This December, the AFI Catalog looks back 100 years to spotlight the centennial release anniversary of REGENERATION (1923), a landmark film notable for featuring an entirely Black cast and for catching the attention of both Black and white audiences alike. Billed as a "romance in the south seas,” REGENERATION titillated viewers as much as it...
December 1, 2023
AFI Alumni Spotlight on HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt
With the Emmy Awards® right around the corner in January, we sat down with cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt (AFI Class of 2009), BSC, who has been nominated by the Television Academy for shooting the episode “The Lord of the Tides” of the fantasy epic HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Goldschmidt is the only woman nominated for Outstanding...
November 30, 2023
THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Originally inspired by an idea from special effects legend Willis O’Brien – whose technical wizardry first brought King Kong to life in his original screen incarnation – the lost world adventure of THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969) was inherited and developed by O’Brien’s protégé, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Ray Harryhausen – whose own stature as...
November 28, 2023
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest screen comedies and the art form’s most inspirational stories, MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Frank Capra and features a pairing of Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper – the latter named by AFI among the greatest screen...
November 27, 2023
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed love stories in the history of the art form, SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961) pairs Natalie Wood and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty in his feature film debut – and features stunning production design by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Richard Sylbert. Visit the...
November 26, 2023
PRIVATE BENJAMIN – AFI Movie Club
Starring the effervescent Goldie Hawn as a sheltered socialite whose enlistment into the United States Army becomes a hilarious comedy of errors, PRIVATE BENJAMIN (1980) was named by the American Film Institute among the funniest films of all time. The film’s production design was by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Boyle. Visit the AFI Catalog...
November 25, 2023
THE 39 STEPS (1935) – AFI Movie Club
A breakneck espionage thriller that demonstrates the sure hand and mastery of suspense that would earn director Alfred Hitchcock his AFI Life Achievement Award, THE 39 STEPS (1935) follows a hapless everyman played by Robert Donat as he uncovers a secret spy cabal – led by a mysterious figure said to be missing the top...
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