January 22, 2026
TOOTSIE (1982) – AFI Movie Club
A gender-bending comedy both tender and biting, director Sydney Pollack’s TOOTSIE (1982) is an all-time classic that earned recognition from the American Film Institute as one of the greatest films of all time – on both the original and 10th anniversary lists – as well as one of the art form’s greatest comedies (ranked #2,...
January 21, 2026
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s 10th anniversary edition list of the greatest films of all time as well as its list of the most inspirational narratives, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) stars Tim Robbins and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman as inmates in a Maine prison whose camaraderie helps them to retain their...
January 20, 2026
AFI FEST 2026 Dates Announced and Submissions Open
SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM AFI announced the dates for AFI FEST 2026 presented by Canva. The 40th edition of the Institute’s annual film festival will take place October 21–25 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood and will feature a curated selection of Red Carpet Premiere screenings, Special Screenings, World Cinema, Documentaries...
January 20, 2026
PATHS OF GLORY (1957) – AFI Movie Club
From director Stanley Kubrick, PATHS OF GLORY (1957) takes audiences into the trenches of World War I for a harrowing look at vanity, pride and hypocrisy on the front lines – featuring a performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Kirk Douglas as a colonel defending solders against a charge of cowardice. Visit the AFI...
January 19, 2026
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, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the...
January 17, 2026
WIDOWS (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an all-star cast on a mission fueled by righteous rage led by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Viola Davis, Liam Neeson Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo and Elizabeth Debicki, director Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS is based on a British series of the same name and adapted for the big screen by McQueen and author Gillian Flynn –...
January 16, 2026
SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A magnificently ambitious and ebullient realization of comic book style, aesthetic and dynamics on the big screen, director Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) leavened its colorful action with the human concerns of its central characters – deepening the dysfunction between Tobey Maguire’s hapless, luckless Peter Parker and Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane Watson. The film was...
January 15, 2026
M*A*S*H (1970) – AFI Movie Club
From director Robert Altman and an all-star cast that includes Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman and Robert Duvall, M*A*S*H (1970) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest American films of all time and the greatest filmed comedies of all time – with its iconic theme song also named by...
January 14, 2026
LOVE AND BASKETBALL (2000) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Alfre Woodard, LOVE & BASKETBALL (2000) marked the feature directorial debut of another recipient of the American Film Institute’s degree: Gina Prince-Bythewood. The Sundance Institute helped get the film off the ground by inviting her to participate in its Directors Lab; after a staged reading...
January 13, 2026
AFI Announces DWW+ Class of 2027 and Names Lily Mariye as Guest Artistic Director for New Cohort
Today, AFI announced the filmmakers selected for the AFI DWW+ Class of 2027. Founded in 1974 as the Directing Workshop for Women, AFI DWW+ is a tuition-free year-long directing program, open to all applicants, that supports emerging narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. Eligible...
January 13, 2026
THE NATURAL (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring stunning, Rockwellian cinematography by AFI Alum Caleb Deschanel (AFI Class of 1969), THE NATURAL (1984) follows the life and career of fictional ballplayer Roy Hobbs – an embodiment of quintessential American heroism and exceptionalism, brought to life by the great Robert Redford. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE NATURAL. Where to...
January 12, 2026
LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003) 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 AFI AWARDS rationale, “LOST IN TRANSLATION is only the second feature film by Sofia...
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