September 10, 2024
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...
September 9, 2024
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) – AFI Movie Club
Brought to life by an all-star cast that includes Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains and the inarguable Errol Flynn as perhaps the definitive screen incarnation of the iconic hero, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) has been celebrated across the American Film Institute’s lists – included among cinema’s greatest film scores, greatest thrills...
September 8, 2024
JFK (1991) – AFI Movie Club
A historical epic directed by Oliver Stone under the guise of a taut political thriller, JFK (1991) features in its expansive ensemble a performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Lemmon, as well as a score from fellow honoree John Williams and cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979). Visit the...
September 7, 2024
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by John Sturges from a story by Howard Breslin that originally appeared in The American Magazine, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) features Spencer Tracy as a laconic, one-armed stranger who comes to the isolated town of Black Rock seeking the father of a Japanese man with whom he’d served in combat – but...
September 6, 2024
THE PRODUCERS (1967) – AFI Movie Club
After a career that already included such comedy classics as YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN and GET SMART, AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks made his feature directorial debut in 1967 with THE PRODUCERS – which was subsequently named by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of...
September 5, 2024
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960) – AFI Movie Club
From director John Sturges, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960) gathered a murderer’s row of talent for its heroic ensemble – including Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Charles Bronson and James Coburn – brought together to protect a small town from a marauding band of outlaws led by Eli Wallach. A rousing adventure and an exciting...
September 4, 2024
PAST LIVES (2023) – AFI Movie Club
A stunning work of tender melancholy from director Celine Song, PAST LIVES (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, ”PAST LIVES celebrates cosmic connections – both found and lost. Bruising and...
September 3, 2024
SHERLOCK JR. (1924) – AFI Movie Club
From director and star Buster Keaton – named by AFI among the greatest American screen legends – this landmark comedy, SHERLOCK JR. (1924), looks to the art form itself for an exploration of fantasy versus reality. This groundbreaking and pioneering film is ranked among the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest film comedies of...
September 2, 2024
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013) – AFI Movie Club
A spectacle of excess directed by AFI life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and edited by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2013, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to...
September 1, 2024
THE BIRDS (1963) – AFI Movie Club
An avian horror story named by the American Film Institute among the most heart-pounding thrillers of all time, THE BIRDS (1963) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Alfred Hitchcock and features production design by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Boyle. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE BIRDS. Have Get The Picture delivered...
August 31, 2024
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Director Barry Jenkins’ follow-up to his Academy Award®-winning MOONLIGHT, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018) is a moving adaptation of author James Baldwin’s 1974 novel – and a masterpiece unto itself, recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD 2018, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to...
August 30, 2024
THE INCREDIBLES (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to both superheroes and the 1960s spy-fi aesthetic, THE INCREIDBLES (2004) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2004, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “THE INCREDIBLES lives up to its name in spectacular fashion. This clever...
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