October 1, 2023
ROMA (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Alfonso Cuarón’s love letter to his homeland of Mexico, ROMA (2018) was 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, “ROMA is an ode to life, love and loss – a monument to the power of...
September 30, 2023
WEST SIDE STORY (1961) – AFI Movie Club
A contemporary reimagining of “Romeo and Juliet” based on the beloved stage musical, WEST SIDE STORY (1961) more than earned its acclaim across the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in the art form – including placement on the 10th anniversary edition of the greatest American films and three entries among the AFI’s accounting of...
September 29, 2023
TÁR (2022) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by AFI Alum Todd Field (AFI Class of 1992), the masterful TÁR was honored in the year of its release 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, “TÁR demands the world leap to...
September 28, 2023
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) – AFI Movie Club
In addition to being brought in to score – and create new themes for – STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) on the heels on Jerry Goldsmith’s stellar work on the first feature, legendary composer James Horner was also a longtime friend of the American Film Institute – scoring thesis projects on behalf...
September 27, 2023
BRIDESMAIDS (2011) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Paul Feig and written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, BRIDESMAIDS was recognized with a 2011 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “BRIDESMAIDS marches down the aisle of American comedy with a vow to make you laugh long and loud. Kristen Wiig’s...
September 26, 2023
LIFE OF PI (2012) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI (2012) was honored with a 2012 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “LIFE OF PI is an immersion into the world of imagination – one so powerful,...
September 25, 2023
MARY POPPINS (1964) – AFI Movie Club
“Practically perfect in every way,” incomparable AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews stars in MARY POPPINS (1964) – her film debut, which earned its place on two of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time, including among the art form’s most memorable musicals and most enduring songs (“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”). Visit...
September 24, 2023
ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic and groundbreaking martial arts masterpiece from international superstar Bruce Lee, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) showcases the actor’s prowess and charisma against an imaginative backdrop of vengeance, intrigue and criminal brutality – with Lee masterfully demonstrating the power of “emotional content” as he takes on an array of opponents. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
September 23, 2023
YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) – AFI Movie Club
From co-writer/director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Nora Ephron comes YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998), the quintessential romantic comedy that pits an independent bookseller against a juggernaut superstore – both in business and in romance, when the key principals of each connect across the anonymity of the burgeoning internet. The film features the iconic...
September 22, 2023
HUGO (2011) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to cinema from director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese, HUGO (2011) 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, “HUGO unlocks the hearts of all who love the movies...
September 21, 2023
THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Brain De Palma from a script by David Mamet, THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) features an all-star cast that includes Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith, as well as two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Robert De Niro as Al Capone and Sean Connery in his Academy Award®-winning performance as...
September 20, 2023
PARASITE (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Bong Joon Ho, PARASITE (2019) was honored with an AFI AWARDS Special Award in 2019, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “PARASITE embeds itself in the collective consciousness and proves the power of cinema to...
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