November 14, 2025
TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) – AFI Movie Club
The final role for screen legend Carole Lombard before her tragic and untimely death, TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) stands as a high-water mark in the shining star’s inarguable career – with her pairing opposite Jack Benny for director Ernst Lubitsch earning the film a place among the American Film Institute’s ranking of...
November 13, 2025
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Marking the feature directorial debut of Rob Reiner and the mockumentary as a significant cinematic subgenre, THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) was co-written by Reiner and stars Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer – earning a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog...
November 11, 2025
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Orson Welles (who also starred), TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) features performances from Marlene Dietrich – named by AFI among cinema’s greatest stars – and Charlton Heston, who served as the third Chair of the American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn...
November 9, 2025
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from author Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) follows World War I veteran Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins as he navigates 1940s Los Angeles – taking work as it comes to him, even when he finds him in over his head after investigating the disappearance of missing woman played...
November 7, 2025
THE WILD BUNCH (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien and Warren Oates, THE WILD BUNCH (1969) was included on the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time – both the original and 10th anniversary editions – as well as among the art form’s greatest thrills and...
November 5, 2025
THE ARTIST (2011) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring some exteriors shot on location at the American Film Institute’s campus nestled in the Hollywood hills, THE ARTIST (2011) was also recognized in the year of its release with an AFI SPECIAL AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE ARTIST is the singing, dancing...
November 3, 2025
NOTORIOUS (1946) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest love stories and thrills, and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Alfred Hitchcock, NOTORIOUS (1946) features iconic performances from Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman – both named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI...
November 2, 2025
BROADCAST NEWS (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by AFI Trustee and AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Joan Cusack, BROADCAST NEWS (1987) earned a place among AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS, the American Film Institute’s ranking of the funniest films in the history of the American art form. Visit...
November 1, 2025
GET OUT (2017) – AFI Movie Club
Both a psychological thriller and a deft social satire on racism in America, director Jordan Peele’s GET OUT (2017) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017, recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the...
November 1, 2025
BODY AND SOUL (1925) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This November, the AFI Catalog celebrates the centennial release anniversary of Oscar Micheaux’s controversial masterpiece BODY AND SOUL (1925), which marked the screen debut of acclaimed singer and stage actor Paul Robeson in his first and only film performance for a Black director. Showcasing the dual role of estranged twin brothers – an escaped convict...
October 31, 2025
HALLOWEEN (1978) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring AFI Honorary Degree recipient Jamie Lee Curtis in her breakout performance, HALLOWEEN (1978) is director John Carpenter’s pioneering prototype of the enduring slasher genre – establishing many of the tropes and conventions that course through even the most contemporary installments, while also building a distinct iconography all its own. One of the most heart-pounding...
October 31, 2025
What to Watch: November 2025
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. NOBODY WANTS THIS, Season 2 -Lindsay Golder (AFI Class of 2014), Screenwriter -Varun Viswanath (AFI Class of 2012), ACE Where to Watch: Streaming on Netflix SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE -Masanobu Takayanagi (AFI...
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