September 24, 2026
THE FUGITIVE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted for the big screen from the hit television show by director Andrew Davis and screenwriters Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, and named by AFI among the art form’s greatest thrills, THE FUGITIVE (1993) follows wrongly accused Dr. Richard Kimble on the run and in his search for the one-armed man who killed his wife...
September 23, 2026
PROJECT HAIL MARY’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller Named as Guest Artistic Directors of AFI FEST 2026 Presented by Canva
PASSES ON SALE AFI announced that Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller will serve as the Guest Artistic Directors for AFI FEST 2026 presented by Canva. This year’s Guest Artistic Directors Program will include “An Evening with Lord and Miller” which will include a Q&A with the directors followed by a screening of...
September 23, 2026
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting the classic story from Belgian comic creator Hergé, Steven Spielberg’s THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) brings unbridled adventure to life in a globetrotting treasure hunt featuring one of the beloved boy journalist’s most iconic expeditions. In to Spielberg himself, the film featured the work of another recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, composer...
September 22, 2026
World Premiere of THE MOSQUITO BOWL set for AFI FEST 2026 presented by Canva
PASSES ON SALE Today, the American Film Institute announced that THE MOSQUITO BOWL will have its World Premiere at AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva on Thursday, October 22 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America's greatest college football stars — John McLaughry (Nicholas Galitzine), Bob Baumann (Bill...
September 22, 2026
BUGONIA (2025) – AFI Movie Club
Combining combines cinematic genres in stark contrasts to create a vision that is wildly and uniquely his own, Yorgos Lanthimos’ BUGONIA (2025) 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 rationale, “BUGONIA shatters the concept of...
September 21, 2026
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) – AFI Movie Club
An epic sequel to the iconic and groundbreaking BLACK PANTHER (2018), director Ryan Coogler’s BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) tackled the task of addressing the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman – telling its tale with thoughtful empathy that welcomed audiences and the characters themselves into the mourning process. Starring AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Bassett,...
September 20, 2026
THE HANGOVER (2009) – AFI Movie Club
From director Todd Phillips and a core crew of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, THE HANGOVER (2009) was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE HANGOVER will have you rubbing your head in...
September 19, 2026
25TH HOUR (2002) – AFI Movie Club
An unflinching but empathetic drama following one man during his final 24 hours of freedom in New York, 25TH HOUR (2002) was adapted by David Benioff from his own debut novel and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about 25TH HOUR. Where to stream 25TH HOUR...
September 18, 2026
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) – AFI Movie Club
Named among the art form’s great courtroom dramas by the American Film Institute, director Otto Preminger’s ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree James Stewart at the head of an all-start cast that includes Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara and George C. Scott – and also features one of cinema’s iconic one-sheets,...
September 17, 2026
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (2025) – AFI Movie Club
The third epic installment of director James Cameron’s sweeping space saga, AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH 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 rationale, “AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH further realizes the impossible. James Cameron’s unfolding epic...
September 16, 2026
Academy Award® Winner Siân Heder’s BEING HEUMANN to Close AFI FEST 2026 Presented by Canva
PASSES ON SALE AFI announced that Apple Original Films’ BEING HEUMANN will close the 40th edition of AFI FEST presented by Canva on Sunday, October 25. The biographical drama is directed, produced and co-written by Academy Award® winner Siân Heder (CODA, AFI DWW+ Class of 2005) and is an adaptation of Judith Heumann’s memoir, “Being Heumann:...
September 16, 2026
PADDINGTON (2014) – AFI Movie Club
A charming film from writer/director Paul King adapting the timeless and beloved stories by Michael Bond, PADDINGTON (2014) finds the iconic bear arriving in London for the first of his modern cinematic adventures – characterized by heart, optimism and empathy, even when confronted by the villainous actions of the diabolical taxidermist Millicent Clyde, played to...
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