December 31, 2024
TRADING PLACES (1983) – AFI Movie Club
A holiday movie that encompasses both Christmas and New Year’s Eve, TRADING PLACES (1983) was directed by John Landis and features an all-star cast that includes Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche and Denholm Elliott – as well as an iconic early performance from the great Jamie Lee Curtis, recently the recipient of...
December 30, 2024
PATHS OF GLORY (1957) – AFI Movie Club
From director Stanley Kubrick, PATHS OF GLORY (1957) takes audiences into the trenches of World War I for a harrowing look at vanity, pride and hypocrisy on the front lines – featuring a performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Kirk Douglas as a colonel defending solders against a charge of cowardice. Visit the AFI...
December 29, 2024
THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher, Kathryn Grant and Richard Eyer in the first of three spectacular Sinbad films from special effects wizard – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Ray Harryhausen, THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) brought to life such fantastical creatures as the cyclops, the roc, a skeleton warrior and a dragon, alongside...
December 28, 2024
GRAND HOTEL (1932) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an all-star cast that includes Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford – both named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – GRAND HOTEL (1932) also features a line included on AFI’s list of the most memorable movie quotes: Garbo’s iconic “I want to be alone.” Visit the AFI...
December 27, 2024
PICNIC (1956) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Joshua Logan and featuring lush cinematography by the great James Wong Howe, PICNIC (1956) stars William Holden – a star named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest screen legends – and was counted by AFI as one of cinema’s great love stories. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more...
December 26, 2024
BRAZIL (1985) – AFI Movie Club
A surreal workplace dystopia co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, BRAZIL (1985) features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro among its cast – starring as resistance leader and terrorist Archibald Tuttle. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE Where to stream BRAZIL BRAZIL -...
December 25, 2024
HOME ALONE (1990) – AFI Movie Club
Audiences and families alike come together to watch writer John Hughes and director Chris Columbus’ Christmas classic, HOME ALONE (1990) – a memorable yuletide treat featuring the timeless music of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient John Williams who received two Academy Award® nominations for his work in the categories of Best Original Score and Best...
December 24, 2024
BEN-HUR (1959) – AFI Movie Club
A sweeping and iconic period piece directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree William Wyler, BEN-HUR (1959) was ranked by the American Film Institute at #2 among the greatest filmed epics of all time – and appears as well on AFI’s lists of the greatest movies of all time and the art form’s most heart-pounding...
December 23, 2024
SWING TIME (1936) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by George Stevens and appearing among the American Film Institute’s ranking of the art form’s greatest films and love stories, SWING TIME (1936) stars Ginger Rogers and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire – both recognized by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. Astaire’s lovely rendering of “The Way You...
December 22, 2024
WHIPLASH (2014) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, WHIPLASH (2014) 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, “WHIPLASH drums up a perfectly paced drama that crescendos with the question: ‘What is the...
December 21, 2024
OUT OF SIGHT (1998) – AFI Movie Club
Equal parts romance, crime and comedy, director Steven Soderbergh’s OUT OF SIGHT (1998) features an all-star cast that includes Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks and Dennis Farina – anchored by the dazzling chemistry of its two central stars, Jennifer Lopez and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney. The film was written by AFI...
December 20, 2024
A QUIET PLACE (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by and starring John Krasinski alongside his real-life wife Emily Blunt, A QUIET PLACE (2018) 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, “A QUIET PLACE demands audiences stifle their natural instinct to scream – creating...
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