September 6, 2024
THE PRODUCERS (1967) – AFI Movie Club
After a career that already included such comedy classics as YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN and GET SMART, AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks made his feature directorial debut in 1967 with THE PRODUCERS – which was subsequently named by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of...
September 5, 2024
World Premiere of WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL to Debut at AFI FEST presented by Canva
BUY PASSES Join us at AFI FEST presented by Canva for the World Premiere of WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL! Aardman's four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award®-nominated director Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL. In this next installment, Gromit’s concern that Wallace...
September 3, 2024
World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis Film HERE Announced as Centerpiece Gala for AFI FEST presented by Canva
BUY PASSES The World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis’ HERE – starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright – will debut as the Centerpiece Screening at this year's AFI FEST presented by Canva! HERE will be celebrated at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday, October 25, 2024. Reuniting the director, writer and stars of FORREST GUMP–a modern classic...
September 3, 2024
Spotlight on FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST Creator and Showrunner Shaye Ogbonna (AFI Class of 2011)
AFI sat down with creator, showrunner, writer and executive producer Shaye Ogbonna (AFI Class of 2011) to learn more about his new limited series FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST. Premiering September 5 on Peacock, the show explores the aftermath of an infamous armed robbery set against the backdrop of Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight and...
September 3, 2024
FRIDA (2002) – AFI CATALOG SPOTLIGHT
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on FRIDA (2002), starring Salma Hayek and co-written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Discipline Head Anna Thomas, which premiered in Toronto 22 years ago this month. FRIDA was based on the true story of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), as told in...
September 1, 2024
What to Watch: September 2024 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. AMBER ALERT –Leal Naim (AFI Class of 2016), Producer What to watch: in theaters September 27, 2024 AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ –Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986), Director Where to watch: premieres...
August 30, 2024
THE INCREDIBLES (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to both superheroes and the 1960s spy-fi aesthetic, THE INCREIDBLES (2004) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2004, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “THE INCREDIBLES lives up to its name in spectacular fashion. This clever...
August 29, 2024
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) – AFI Movie Club
A bittersweet story told in seasonal vignettes, director Vincente Minnelli’s MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1945) stars the incomparable Judy Garland, who was named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. The film had two songs included among AFI’s accounting of the art form’s greatest music – and was also named as...
August 25, 2024
SLAP SHOT (1977) – AFI Movie Club
A misfit sports film reteaming director George Roy Hill with THE STING and BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID star Paul Newman, SLAP SHOT (1977) was edited by film veteran Dede Allen – whose vast and varied work also includes THE HUSTLER, BONNIE & CLYDE, SERPICO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, THE WIZ, THE BREAKFAST CLUB and...
August 22, 2024
World Premiere of “MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS” to Open AFI FEST 2024 presented by Canva
BUY PASSES AFI is thrilled to announce that the World Premiere of the documentary film MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS from Lucasfilm Ltd, Amblin Documentaries and Imagine Documentaries, a comprehensive look at the prolific life and career of legendary composer John Williams, will open the 38th edition of AFI FEST presented by Canva on Wednesday, October...
August 20, 2024
DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) – AFI Movie Club
Visually inspired by the artistry of Edward Hopper, Johannes Vermeer and Andrew Wyeth, DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) chronicles the lives of migrant American harvest workers during a time of growing industrialization and stars Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and a young Linda Manz. The film is directed by AFI alum Terrence Malick (AFI Class of...
August 18, 2024
UP IN THE AIR (2009) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney in a thoughtful and melancholy meditation on the humans behind corporate inhumanity in contemporary times, UP IN THE AIR (2009) was honored with an AFI recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements. According to the official rationale, “UP IN THE AIR is a triumphant...
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