September 14, 2024
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino and photographed by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2019, naming it among the most outstanding achievements of the year. According to the official rationale, “ONCE...
September 12, 2024
World Premiere of Clint Eastwood’s New Film JUROR #2 to Close AFI FEST Presented by Canva
BUY PASSES AFI announced today that the World Premiere of Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2 will close this year's AFI FEST on October 27 at the TCL Chinese Theatre! The Warner Bros. Pictures film stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Leslie Bibb, Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Aquino, Francesca...
September 12, 2024
TICK, TICK…BOOM! (2021) – AFI Movie Club
The feature directorial debut of muti-hyphenate generational talent Lin-Manuel Miranda, TICK, TICK… BOOM! (2021) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2021, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “TICK, TICK… BOOM! earns its exclamation point – an explosive testament to...
September 9, 2024
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) – AFI Movie Club
Brought to life by an all-star cast that includes Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains and the inarguable Errol Flynn as perhaps the definitive screen incarnation of the iconic hero, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) has been celebrated across the American Film Institute’s lists – included among cinema’s greatest film scores, greatest thrills...
September 8, 2024
JFK (1991) – AFI Movie Club
A historical epic directed by Oliver Stone under the guise of a taut political thriller, JFK (1991) features in its expansive ensemble a performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Lemmon, as well as a score from fellow honoree John Williams and cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979). Visit the...
September 7, 2024
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by John Sturges from a story by Howard Breslin that originally appeared in The American Magazine, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) features Spencer Tracy as a laconic, one-armed stranger who comes to the isolated town of Black Rock seeking the father of a Japanese man with whom he’d served in combat – but...
September 6, 2024
THE PRODUCERS (1967) – AFI Movie Club
After a career that already included such comedy classics as YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN and GET SMART, AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks made his feature directorial debut in 1967 with THE PRODUCERS – which was subsequently named by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of...
September 5, 2024
World Premiere of WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL to Debut at AFI FEST presented by Canva
BUY PASSES Join us at AFI FEST presented by Canva for the World Premiere of WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL! Aardman's four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award®-nominated director Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL. In this next installment, Gromit’s concern that Wallace...
September 3, 2024
World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis Film HERE Announced as Centerpiece Gala for AFI FEST presented by Canva
BUY PASSES The World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis’ HERE – starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright – will debut as the Centerpiece Screening at this year's AFI FEST presented by Canva! HERE will be celebrated at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday, October 25, 2024. Reuniting the director, writer and stars of FORREST GUMP–a modern classic...
September 3, 2024
Spotlight on FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST Creator and Showrunner Shaye Ogbonna (AFI Class of 2011)
AFI sat down with creator, showrunner, writer and executive producer Shaye Ogbonna (AFI Class of 2011) to learn more about his new limited series FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST. Premiering September 5 on Peacock, the show explores the aftermath of an infamous armed robbery set against the backdrop of Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight and...
September 3, 2024
FRIDA (2002) – AFI CATALOG SPOTLIGHT
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on FRIDA (2002), starring Salma Hayek and co-written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Discipline Head Anna Thomas, which premiered in Toronto 22 years ago this month. FRIDA was based on the true story of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), as told in...
September 1, 2024
What to Watch: September 2024 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. AMBER ALERT –Leal Naim (AFI Class of 2016), Producer What to watch: in theaters September 27, 2024 AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ –Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986), Director Where to watch: premieres...
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