December 6, 2025
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
From beloved writer/director Nora Ephron, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) was included on the American Film Institute’s lists of both cinema’s great love stories and its great romantic comedies – and it also stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Tom Hanks. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE. Where to stream SLEEPLESS...
December 5, 2025
THE GENERAL (1926) – AFI Movie Club
Stranded not only behind enemy lines, but underneath a table in a cabin filled by the enemy soldiers, our hapless hero observes the object of his affection – and the motivation for his breakneck chase – through a small hole in the tablecloth. From co-director, co-writer and star Buster Keaton – named by AFI among...
December 4, 2025
AFI AWARDS 2025 Honorees Announced
AFI is thrilled to announce the AFI AWARDS 2025 honorees. The recipients include 10 outstanding motion pictures and 10 outstanding television programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. AFI MOTION PICTURES OF THE YEAR AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH BUGONIA FRANKENSTEIN HAMNET JAY KELLY...
December 4, 2025
CARRIE (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting the chilling 1974 novel from master of the genre Stephen King, Brian De Palma’s CARRIE (1976) stars Sissy Spacek as a young girl facing a terrifying adolescent surge, resulting in one of the most chaotic, harrowing climactic screen scenes of all time – which, in addition to the slow burn of her high school...
December 3, 2025
HER (2013) – AFI Movie Club
A melancholy tale of the near future from visionary director Spike Jonze, HER (2013) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2013, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “HER asks what it is to connect – and what it means...
December 2, 2025
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003) – AFI Movie Club
Written, directed and produced by Nancy Meyers, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003) features the remarkable pairing – and undeniable chemistry – of two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients: Jack Nicholson and the dearly departed, one-of-a-kind and always-in-our-hearts Diane Keaton. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE. Where to stream SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE SOMETHING'S GOTTA...
December 1, 2025
BARRY LYNDON – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This month, AFI celebrates the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s lavish eighteenth-century epic BARRY LYNDON (1975). The film was recently showcased as one of four titles hand-selected by Guillermo del Toro, Guest Artistic Director for AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva, for his curated section of the festival. Recognized for its technological and cinematic innovations,...
December 1, 2025
FUNNY GIRL (1968) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – writer/director William Wyler and breakout star Barbra Streisand in her acclaimed feature debut – FUNNY GIRL (1968) was included on the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest movie musicals and cinema’s greatest romances. The film additionally counts a quote among the most memorable...
December 1, 2025
What to Watch: AFI Alumni Projects | December 2025
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. PLAY DATE -Thayer Juergens (AFI Class of 2019), Head of Development Film&TV Where to Watch: November 12 on Prime Video HAMNET -Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor Where to Watch: In theaters...
November 30, 2025
NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by Dan Gilroy (with editing by his brother, John Gilroy) and featuring lurid cinematography from AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977), NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official...
November 29, 2025
DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID (1982) – AFI Movie Club
An utterly ingenious homage to film noir that meticulously stitches together classics of the genre with a brilliantly absurdist original story, DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID (1982) features a parade of “appearances” from cinema’s greatest screen legends – including several of those named by the American Film Institute among the 100 greatest screen stars of...
November 28, 2025
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as romantic foils in Rob Reiner’s classic comedy, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989) is brought to life from an acclaimed script by Nora Ephron – and celebrated across a number of the American Film Institute’s lists, including among the art form’s greatest comedies, love stories, movie quotes and songs....
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