August 30, 2024
THE INCREDIBLES (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to both superheroes and the 1960s spy-fi aesthetic, THE INCREIDBLES (2004) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2004, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “THE INCREDIBLES lives up to its name in spectacular fashion. This clever...
August 29, 2024
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) – AFI Movie Club
A bittersweet story told in seasonal vignettes, director Vincente Minnelli’s MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1945) stars the incomparable Judy Garland, who was named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. The film had two songs included among AFI’s accounting of the art form’s greatest music – and was also named as...
August 25, 2024
SLAP SHOT (1977) – AFI Movie Club
A misfit sports film reteaming director George Roy Hill with THE STING and BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID star Paul Newman, SLAP SHOT (1977) was edited by film veteran Dede Allen – whose vast and varied work also includes THE HUSTLER, BONNIE & CLYDE, SERPICO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, THE WIZ, THE BREAKFAST CLUB and...
August 22, 2024
World Premiere of “MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS” to Open AFI FEST 2024 presented by Canva
BUY PASSES AFI is thrilled to announce that the World Premiere of the documentary film MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS from Lucasfilm Ltd, Amblin Documentaries and Imagine Documentaries, a comprehensive look at the prolific life and career of legendary composer John Williams, will open the 38th edition of AFI FEST presented by Canva on Wednesday, October...
August 20, 2024
DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) – AFI Movie Club
Visually inspired by the artistry of Edward Hopper, Johannes Vermeer and Andrew Wyeth, DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) chronicles the lives of migrant American harvest workers during a time of growing industrialization and stars Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and a young Linda Manz. The film is directed by AFI alum Terrence Malick (AFI Class of...
August 18, 2024
UP IN THE AIR (2009) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney in a thoughtful and melancholy meditation on the humans behind corporate inhumanity in contemporary times, UP IN THE AIR (2009) was honored with an AFI recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements. According to the official rationale, “UP IN THE AIR is a triumphant...
August 15, 2024
MANK (2020) – AFI Movie Club
A look back into cinema history from one of today’s great practitioners of the art form, David Fincher’s MANK (2020) 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, “MANK opens the doors to Xanadu for all...
August 13, 2024
DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest thrills and featuring one of cinema’s most memorable quotes – “Attica! Attica!” – Sidney Lumet’s DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Al Pacino and was edited by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Dede Allen. The iconic film was written by the...
August 12, 2024
Applications Now Open for AFI DWW+ Directing Program Class of 2025-2026
APPLY NOW AFI is thrilled to announce that the AFI DWW+ program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2025-2026. AFI DWW+ is a year-long directing workshop that educates traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the program...
August 11, 2024
DUNE (2021) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Denis Villeneuve from a script he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth, DUNE (2021) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2021, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “DUNE transports audiences to new worlds and immerses them...
August 10, 2024
Jamie Lee Curtis Receives AFI Honorary Degree with John Carpenter Bestowing the Honor
Today, AFI conferred a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon Jamie Lee Curtis during the AFI Conservatory’s Class of 2024 commencement ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Curtis was introduced on stage by John Carpenter. The commencement celebrated the AFI...
August 8, 2024
KING KONG (2005) – AFI Movie Club
A lush and lavish contemporary retelling of the classic cinematic fable that originally appeared across six of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time, director Peter Jackson’s KING KONG (2005) takes audiences into the primordial world of Skull Island – earning recognition in the year of its release with an...
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