July 7, 2025
AFI Member Spotlight: Larry McQueen and Coleen Scott on The Costumes of Hollywood
This month, we spoke with AFI Premiere Circle Member Larry McQueen and his co-author, costume designer and historian Coleen Scott, about their brand new book, “The Costumes of Hollywood: Highlights from The Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design,” available now online and in stores. A leading costume historian and archivist, McQueen has consulted for major...
July 7, 2025
BROKEN ARROW – AFI Catalog Spotlight
By Sarah Blankfort Clothier, MLIS, Manager, AFI Catalog This July, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the little-known story behind BROKEN ARROW (1950), which was released 75 years ago this month and is recognized as the first major Hollywood Western of the sound era to portray Native Americans in a sympathetic light.[i] The film marked...
July 6, 2025
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an iconic performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Bette Davis, ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time on both the original and the anniversary edition of the enduring lists – with Anne Baxter’s Eve Harrington ranking among the art form’s greatest villains,...
July 5, 2025
TOP GUN (1986) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Tony Scott and starring the incomparable Tom Cruise, TOP GUN (1986) features an iconic line counted by the American Film Institute among the most memorable movies quotes in the history of the art form: “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TOP GUN....
July 3, 2025
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the infamous real-life outlaws, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) appears on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films – and the dynamic duo of Butch and Sundance were co-ranked #20 among AFI’s greatest screen heroes. Their exploits also earned them a place...
July 2, 2025
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch-black noir featuring stunning cinematography by the legendary James Wong Howe, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) stars Burt Lancaster – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – as the unscrupulous J. J. Hunsecker, who was included on AFI’s list of the art form’s notable villains. Visit...
July 1, 2025
BIG (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Penny Marshall’s sophomore feature, BIG (1988), was a record-breaking release that made her the first female director to gross more than $100 million at the box office. BIG was also a massive success for star Tom Hanks – earning the AFI Life Achievement Award honoree his first Academy Award® nomination. The story of a boy who...
June 30, 2025
WITNESS (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford in a starring role as a cop undercover in an Amish community after a young man witnesses the murder of another officer, director Peter Weir’s WITNESS (1985) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s great love stories for its tender approach to the...
June 29, 2025
POETIC JUSTICE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, POETIC JUSTICE features the poetry of AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Maya Angelou, who also appears in the film. According to writer/director John Singleton, Maya Angelou improvised most of her dialogue in the film. Singleton...
June 28, 2025
WINGS (1927) – AFI Movie Club
The first film ever to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture, William Wellman’s epic aviation drama WINGS (1927) is an iconic starring vehicle for legendary “It Girl” Clara Bow – and features an early supporting performance from Hollywood stalwart Gary Cooper, named by the American Film Institute among the greatest American screen stars. After...
June 24, 2025
ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Describing his original concept for the film as “THE GRADUATE at age 65,” co-writer/director Alexander Payne brought ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002) to the screen with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Nicholson embodying the title role. The film earned an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of...
June 22, 2025
MEAN STREETS (1973) – AFI Movie Club
Noted by critics as one of the first films to portray Italian-American culture from the point of view of someone who had experienced it daily – and described by The Village Voice at the time as “a piece of urban ethnography, a realist rendering of a subculture that had never been shown on screen in...
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