March 11, 2025
EASY RIDER (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Included on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time, EASY RIDER (1969) also featured an iconic usage of Steppenwolf’s rock anthem “Born to Be Wild,” recognized by AFI as one of the greatest songs ever featured in a film. EASY RIDER’s journey to the big screen included AFI...
March 10, 2025
MOONSTRUCK (1987) – AFI Movie Club
A magical romance starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello and Olympia Dukakis, MOONSTRUCK (1987) appears among the American Film Institute’s accounting of cinema’s most beautiful love stories and greatest romantic comedies, as well as on AFI’s list of the funniest comedies of all time, with Cher’s iconic line – “Snap out of it!” – counted...
March 9, 2025
THE TERMINATOR (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by James Cameron, produced by AFI Trustee Emeritus Gale Anne Hurd and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in a breakout role, THE TERMINATOR (1984) earned a place on the AFI’s ranking of the art form’s greatest thrills – with Schwarzenegger’s portrayal of the inexorable, unstoppable cybernetic assassin appearing among cinema’s most terrifying villains. A machine of...
March 8, 2025
ON THE BASIS OF SEX (2018) – AFI Movie Club
A legal drama and biography chronicling the early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ON THE BASIS OF SEX (2018) stars Felicity Jones as the iconic figure – and is directed by AFI Alum Mimi Leder (AFI Class of 1973), with cinematography by another alum, Michael Grady (AFI Class of 1993). The film...
March 7, 2025
A STAR IS BORN (2018) – AFI Movie Club
A STAR IS BORN (2018), the directorial debut of star Bradley Cooper, features the work of two Alumni of the AFI Conservatory – cinematographer Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992) and editor Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976). The film was also recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2018,...
March 6, 2025
AFI DWW+ Showcase Celebrates Films from Emerging Directors
On March 5, AFI premiered films from the AFI DWW+ Class of 2025 directors – Julia Bales, Jahmil Eady, MG Evangelista, Marissa High, Jasmine J. Johnson, Natasha Mynhier, Karina Lomelin Ripper and Ezra Rose – to a full house at the annual AFI DWW+ showcase. Founded in 1974, AFI DWW+ is a tuition-free year-long directing...
March 6, 2025
RAGING BULL (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on both the original and 10th anniversary editions of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest movies of all time, RAGING BULL (1980) features the work of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro – as well as a script by AFI Alum...
March 5, 2025
THUNDERBALL (1965) – AFI Movie Club
“I think he got the point.” Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action for THUNDERBALL (1965) – the fourth theatrical outing of the iconic agent with a license to kill. Suave and ruthless enough to have earned the nickname “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang...
March 4, 2025
AFI Announces Lucia Aniello as Keynote Speaker at AFI DWW+ Showcase
Photo by Ryan Pfluger AFI is thrilled to share that Emmy® Award-winning writer/director/producer Lucia Aniello (HACKS, BROAD CITY, ROUGH NIGHT) will deliver the keynote address at the AFI DWW+ Showcase for the Class of 2025 which will take place on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The DWW+...
March 4, 2025
ALMOST FAMOUS (2000) – AFI Movie Club
A semi-autobiographical tour down a musical memory lane written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe, ALMOST FAMOUS (2000) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2000, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image in the year of its release. According to the official rationale, “At the...
March 3, 2025
AFI Alumni Interview With SLANTED Writer/Director Amy Wang
Ahead of SXSW, we caught up with writer/director Amy Wang (AFI Class of 2017) who is set to premiere her feature directorial debut, SLANTED, at the festival. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Amy honed her craft at the AFI Conservatory, where her thesis film UNNATURAL earned her the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions in 2018....
March 3, 2025
A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted by Lorraine Hansberry from her stage play of the same name and named by AFI among most inspiring films of all time, A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961) chronicles the quintessentially American story of a struggling family combatting broken and deferred dreams. Directed by Daniel Petrie – who served as deputy Chair of the...
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