March 24, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD earned a 2015 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding motion pictures. According to the official rationale, the film “explodes with apocalyptic anarchy – a journey of fire and blood through which the action genre is razed to the ground and reborn. Visionary director George Miller drives...
March 23, 2021
AFI Movie Club: A PATCH OF BLUE
A PATCH OF BLUE, a heartwarming picture of love that defies adversity, features the talent of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and AFI Board of Trustees emeritus Sidney Poitier. Watch Sidney Poitier talk about applying life experiences in acting, during a seminar at the AFI Conservatory in 1991. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream A...
March 22, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE GOONIES
The original story for this film was conceived by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Steven Spielberg. THE GOONIES was also executive produced by Spielberg and AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE GOONIES THE GOONIES - Reelgood LEARN MORE ABOUT AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI has created a global, virtual gathering of...
March 21, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE FAREWELL
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on May 2, 2020. THE FAREWELL received a 2019 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. Star Awkwafina was also one of the guests at AFI’s Indie Contenders Roundtable at the...
March 20, 2021
AFI Movie Club: WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP features an iconic and indelible cameo appearance from beloved JEOPARDY host Alex Trebek – a longtime supporter and friend of the American Film Institute, who hosted THE BIG PICTURE: AFI’S GREAT AMERICAN MOVIE QUIZ at the Hollywood Bowl in 2011. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP WHITE...
March 19, 2021
AFI Movie Club: HOOSIERS
HOOSIERS, starring Gene Hackman, scored big with audiences and was recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the most inspiring films of all time. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream HOOSIERS HOOSIERS - Reelgood LEARN MORE ABOUT AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI has created a global, virtual gathering of those who love the movies. See all of the titles...
March 18, 2021
AFI Movie Club: HE GOT GAME
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee brought the story of basketball phenom Jesus Shuttlesworth to audiences in 1998, collaborating for the third time with AFI Life Achievement recipient Denzel Washington, who plays Shuttlesworth’s father in the film. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream HE GOT GAME HE GOT GAME - Reelgood LEARN MORE ABOUT AFI...
March 17, 2021
AFI Movie Club: DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE
The opening credits for DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE include the following statement, signed with Walt Disney’s signature: "My thanks to King Brian of Knocknasheega and his leprechauns, whose gracious co-operation made this picture possible." In addition to Disney’s cinematic collaboration with the wee folk, the film also features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery in an early role. The effects work on DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE has inspired many films...
March 16, 2021
AFI Movie Club: TANGERINE
Independent filmmaker Sean Baker’s breakout hit TANGERINE, starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor, is an authentic story about the friendship between transgender sex workers in LA. Baker has also since instructed the next generation of filmmakers during a seminar at the AFI Conservatory. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream TANGERINE TANGERINE - Reelgood LEARN MORE ABOUT AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI has created a global, virtual gathering of those who love...
March 15, 2021
AFI Movie Club: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Directed by John Cassavetes, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE stars Gena Rowlands in a powerhouse performance as a loving but troubled mother suffering a mental breakdown. Cassavetes was a senior filmmaker-in-residence at the AFI Conservatory, and the film was itself crewed by AFI Fellows – who received a collective credit at the end. Rowlands also received an Honorary Degree from AFI in 1998. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
March 12, 2021
AFI Movie Club Artist Spotlight: HUD Cinematographer James Wong Howe
Acclaimed Chinese-American cinematographer James Wong Howe earned an Academy Award® – his second, and his eighth of 10 nominations – for his striking black-and-white work on HUD. An artist and an innovator with iconic work dating from the silent era of cinema into the 1970s, he was named among the top 10 most influential cinematographers in the history of the art form by the International Cinematographers Guild in 2003. Celebrated and sought after...
March 11, 2021
AFI Movie Club: GHOST WORLD
Directed by Terry Zwigoff, GHOST WORLD stars Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson as two disaffected teenage friends struggling to find their place in the world. The film was produced by AFI Conservatory Producing Discipline Head Lianne Halfon and edited by AFI alum Carole Kravetz Aykanian. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream GHOST WORLD GHOST WORLD - Reelgood GET THE LATEST...
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