May 26, 2024
CAPE FEAR (1962) – AFI Movie Club
A chilling psychological thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson – and later reimagined by AFI Life Achievement Award honorees Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro – CAPE FEAR (1962) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form's greatest thrills and features the iconic pairing of Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck, the latter...
May 25, 2024
PARIAH (2011) – AFI Movie Club
The feature directorial debut of Dee Rees, PARIAH (2011) chronicles a young Black woman discovering her sexuality and asserting her identity as she deals with the pressures of her family and society’s expectations for her life. The film was edited by AFI Directing Workshop for Women alum, Mako Kamitsuna (DWW Class of 2011). Visit the...
May 21, 2024
IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Wolfgang Peterson and featuring a stellar supporting cast that includes John Malkovich and Rene Russo, IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Clint Eastwood as an aging secret service agent faced with a new threat. The taut thriller was edited by Anne V. Coates, a recipient of an...
May 19, 2024
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) – AFI Movie Club
Released 25 years ago today, STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) brought audiences back to “a galaxy far, far away” and reinvented the vaunted space saga for a new generation – demonstrating the same innovative spirit and creative spark that had first animated the beloved original film two decades prior. The story’s long-gestating and hotly...
May 17, 2024
THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) – AFI Movie Club
An explosive epic produced by “master of disaster” Irwin Allen and featuring an all-star ensemble that includes Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden (named by AFI among cinema’s greatest screen legends), Faye Dunaway and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire, THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) also featured the creative contribution of another AFI Life Achievement...
May 16, 2024
HE GOT GAME (1998) – AFI Movie Club
His third collaboration with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington and the first feature in which the iconic director didn’t play an onscreen role, HE GOT GAME (1998) was written, directed and produced by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee – bringing to the screen a story of a basketball phenom and his fraught...
May 15, 2024
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from German author Erich Maria Remarque’s novel of World War I, director Lewis Milestone’s ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) is, according to its onscreen prologue, “neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it.”...
May 14, 2024
LOST HIGHWAY (1997) – AFI Movie Club
A neo-noir with the surreal and sinister imagery that is the director’s signature, LOST HIGHWAY (1997) comes from singular mind of AFI Alum David Lynch (AFI Class of 1970) – with cinematography by AFI Alum Peter Deming (AFI Class of 1980). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about LOST HIGHWAY. Have Get The Picture...
May 11, 2024
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1935) – AFI Movie Club
Later remade by the same director with an all-star American cast that included James Stewart and Doris Day, “Master of Suspense” – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Alfred Hitchcock first approached the thrilling story of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1935) with Leslie Banks, Edna Best and Peter Lorre in starring roles,...
May 9, 2024
BREAKING AWAY (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring a cast of young up-and-comers that includes Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern and Jackie Earle Haley, director Peter Yates’ BREAKING AWAY (1979) was celebrated by the American Film Institute as one of the most inspiring movies in the art form’s history – as well as among the top ten sports movies ever made....
May 8, 2024
IN COLD BLOOD (1967) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted by writer/director Richard Brooks from Truman Capote’s book of the same name – and subsequently named by AFI among the greatest courtroom dramas in the art form’s history – IN COLD BLOOD (1967) features a score by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quincy Jones. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about IN COLD BLOOD....
May 7, 2024
THE VERDICT (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by David Mamet and starring Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden and James Mason, THE VERDICT (1982) was not only named by the American Film Institute among the most inspiring films but was also counted among the top ten courtroom dramas of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog...
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