March 26, 2025
POOR THINGS (2023) – AFI Movie Club
An electric work from mad scientist Yorgos Lanthimos, POOR THINGS (2023) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2023, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “POOR THINGS expands the mind with the richest of imaginations – all the while...
March 25, 2025
TRUE ROMANCE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an all-star ensemble that includes Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken and Brad Pitt in a small role as stoner roommate Floyd, director Tony Scott’s TRUE ROMANCE (1993) was written by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TRUE ROMANCE. Have...
March 24, 2025
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond proved once again that “nobody does it better” in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977) – the 10th theatrical outing of the deadly and debonair secret agent, and the third with Roger Moore wielding the license to kill as 007....
March 23, 2025
NOPE (2022) – AFI Movie Club
Another ambitious modern masterpiece from director Jordan Peele, NOPE (2022) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2022, 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, “NOPE affirms Jordan Peele’s place as a modern master. From the indelible images...
March 22, 2025
THE HEIRESS (1949) – AFI Movie Club
A romantic drama featuring the luminous and legendary Olivia de Havilland transforming into the unlikely role of a woman both plain and shy, THE HEIRESS (1949) is directed and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree William Wyler. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE HEIRESS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
March 21, 2025
THE LADY EVE (1941) – AFI Movie Club
A classic Preston Sturges screwball comedy, THE LADY EVE (1941) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honorees Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda as a con woman and a hapless heir to a brewery fortune (respectively), who fall in love while on an ocean liner. The film is ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest romances and comedies of all...
March 20, 2025
AVATAR (2009) – AFI Movie Club
An immersive interplanetary trip to the intoxicating alien world of Pandora, director James Cameron’s AVATAR (2009) was a cultural phenomenon brought to the screen by armies of innovative artists – among whom were two graduates of the AFI Conservatory, supervising art director Todd Cherniawsky (AFI Class of 1993) and visual effects producer Maricel Pargulayan (AFI...
March 19, 2025
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting Homer’s epic, Joel and Ethan Coel brought “The Odyssey” to 1930s Mississippi in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) – featuring an all-star cast of players that includes John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, John Goodman, Holly Hunter and, as the film’s “man of constant sorrow” and front man for the...
March 18, 2025
MAMMA MIA! (2008) – AFI Movie Club
A joyous jukebox musical exploding with exuberance and color, MAMMA MIA! (2008) features the multi-hyphenate talents of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, as well as the stunning cinematography of AFI Alum Haris Zambarloukos (AFI Class of 1994). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MAMMA MIA! Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 17, 2025
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) – AFI Movie Club
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN An anguished Irish fable from director Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) was honored with an AFI SPECIAL AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the of moving image in the year of its release. According to the official rationale, “THE BANSHEES OF...
March 16, 2025
THE APARTMENT (1960) – AFI Movie Club
THE APARTMENT (1960) features no fewer than three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director, producer and co-writer Billy Wilder, as well as stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine! THE APARTMENT also appears on four of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest America films – including both the original and 10th anniversary edition,...
March 15, 2025
RAIN MAN (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Tom Cruise and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman for an unforgettable road trip, Barry Levinson’s RAIN MAN (1988) earned a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the most triumphantly inspiring films of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about RAIN MAN. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
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