February 28, 2025
2025 Hollywood Guild Awards Honor AFI Conservatory Alumni
As awards season comes to a close, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on the projects nominated by the major Hollywood guilds, recognizing the year's top achievements in film and television. Join us in congratulating the exceptional graduates of the AFI Conservatory, whose outstanding creative work has earned well-deserved recognition from their peers. Check out...
February 28, 2025
AFI Alumni Premiere New Films at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival
The 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival officially returns to Austin, TX, from March 7–15, spotlighting innovative storytelling from emerging artists and industry veterans alike. This year, AFI Conservatory Alumni will debut an exciting slate of films, TV series and music videos, marking another milestone in their creative journeys. Join us in celebrating their achievements...
February 28, 2025
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted by David Mamet from his own Pulitzer Prize winning play, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992) features a powerhouse ensemble of some of the art form’s most esteemed actors, including Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino – both recipients of the highest honor for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award. Visit the AFI Catalog...
February 27, 2025
THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Alum Edward Zwick – who co-wrote and produced alongside fellow Alum Marshall Herskovitz (both AFI Class of 1975), with Steven Rosenblum (AFI Class of 1976) editing – THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2003, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art...
February 26, 2025
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Twice ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time – on both the AFI’s original list and the 10th Anniversary edition – ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) also appears on the Institute’s list of the art form’s most inspiring stories, with Louise Fletcher’s unforgettable turn as Nurse Ratched earning her...
February 25, 2025
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) – AFI Movie Club
An explosive, blood-soaked contemporary spin on the classic men-on-a-mission genre – with its righteous avengers led by Brad Pitt – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) was written and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino and shot by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS....
February 24, 2025
THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an all-star ensemble that includes Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence and James Coburn, director John Sturges’ THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963) was named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s greatest thrills. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE GREAT ESCAPE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
February 23, 2025
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023) – AFI Movie Club
Expanding the mind-bendingly colorful world of its predecessor with expansive ideas that reshape audience conceptions of what a superhero movie can be, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (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...
February 22, 2025
STRANGE DAYS (1995) – AFI Movie Club
A prescient, technological cautionary tale directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow and edited by AFI Alum Howard Smith (Class of 1970), STRANGE DAYS (1995) stars Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Lewis and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Bassett. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about STRANGE DAYS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
February 21, 2025
MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Jon Voight and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman, MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) appeared on both of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time – the original and the 10th anniversary edition. The iconic quote from Hoffman’s Ratso Rizzo – “I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” – was counted...
February 20, 2025
THE KID (1921) – AFI Movie Club
A tender-hearted comedy-drama about a Tramp and the boy he takes under his wing to raise, THE KID (1921) was written, directed, produced and edited by star Charles Chaplin – named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE KID. Have...
February 19, 2025
ANNIE HALL (1977) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic starring vehicle for AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Diane Keaton, ANNIE HALL (1977) is one of the American Film Institute’s most honored films – earning recognition on both the original and 10th anniversary editions of the greatest American films of all time, as well as among the greatest love stories, comedies and romantic...
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