February 3, 2025
What to Watch: February 2025
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. CLEAN SLATE –Sandra Valde-Hansen (AFI Class of 2006), Cinematographer Where to watch: premiering February 6 on Amazon Prime Video HEART EYES –Brett Bachman (AFI Class of 2011), Editor –Ruben Sebban (AFI Class of...
February 3, 2025
Alumni Spotlight on NOBODY WANTS THIS Writer Lindsay Golder
Following the breakout success of NOBODY WANTS THIS, recognized as an AFI AWARDS honoree among the best television series of the year, we caught up with talented writer and AFI Screenwriting Alum Lindsay Golder (AFI Class of 2014), who recently earned a WGA Award nomination as part of the show’s writing staff. Throughout her career,...
February 3, 2025
WONDER WOMAN (2017) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Alum Patty Jenkins (Class of 2000), WONDER WOMAN (2017) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017, 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, "WONDER WOMAN smashes the stratosphere of status quo by giving the...
February 2, 2025
CADDYSHACK (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the funniest movies ever made and the greatest sports movies of all time, co-writer/director Harold Ramis’ CADDYSHACK (1980) embodied an era of comedic anarchy – perfectly encapsulated in a caste clash set against the backdrop of a Nebraska country club. Featuring chaos on, off and under the green,...
February 1, 2025
SHAMPOO – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the Hal Ashby hit comedy SHAMPOO (1975) in honor of its 50th release anniversary. Co-written by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Warren Beatty (in his first onscreen writing credit) and the legendary Robert Towne, SHAMPOO featured a cast of stars including Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn,...
February 1, 2025
RISKY BUSINESS (1983) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch-black comedy about sex, capitalism, ambition and college admissions, RISKY BUSINESS (1983) appears on AFI’s list of cinema’s greatest screen songs – a Bob Seger classic etched into the public consciousness in an instantly iconic moment of suburban teenager Tom Cruise celebrating his weekend emancipation from his parents by stripping down to enjoy some...
January 31, 2025
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest screen legends in the history of the art form, Burt Lancaster stars in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) opposite Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine – collectively realizing this wartime drama that earned recognition on AFI’s original list of...
January 30, 2025
ZOOTOPIA (2016) – AFI Movie Club
An animated adventure about a bunny cop who joins forces with a fox to solve a governmental conspiracy, ZOOTOPIA (2016) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2016 in the year of its release – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films of the year. According to the official rationale, “ZOOTOPIA illustrates a...
January 29, 2025
AFI FEST 2025 Dates Announced and Submissions Open
SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM AFI is thrilled to announce that AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva will take place October 22–26 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood. The 39th edition of the Institute’s annual film festival will feature a curated selection of Red Carpet Premiere screenings, Special Screenings, World Cinema, Documentaries...
January 29, 2025
WALL STREET (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written and directed by Oliver Stone, WALL STREET (1987) stars Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Hal Holbrook and Terence Stamp, as well as AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Michael Douglas in an iconic performance as Gordon Gekko, whose mantra – “Greed is good” – earned a place on AFI’s ranking of the art form’s...
January 28, 2025
CITIZEN KANE (1941) – AFI Movie Club
Twice ranked by the American Film Institute as the greatest American film ever made, CITIZEN KANE’s iconic opening line – “Rosebud,” uttered by the title character in his final moments – appears at #17 on AFI’s list of the art form’s most memorable movie quotes. Making his remarkable film debut with this inarguable work, director,...
January 27, 2025
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991) – AFI Movie Club
Originally conceived as a “short, silent film” about an African American family from the Carolina Sea Islands, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991) was written, directed and produced by AFI Conservatory Alum Julie Dash (AFI Class of 1974) – who soon realized there was too much material for just a short film, so she combined her...
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