November 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
A lavish animated production exploring America’s great vistas, SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON was brought to the screen by producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, an AFI honorary degree recipient. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON Now SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON – Reelgood Watch SPIRIT animator Pres Romanillos in this…
November 20, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BARKING WATER
BARKING WATER is a redemptive road trip film in which two aging former lovers set off on a final journey in an attempt to confront their complicated past and for the latter to reconnect with his estranged family. The film was written and directed by Sterlin Harjo, a member of the Seminole Nation. Click Here…
November 19, 2020
AFI Movie Club: TALK TO ME
TALK TO ME, directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Don Cheadle, is a biopic about real life Washington DC-based radio DJ and talk show host Ralph ‘Petey’ Greene. Both Lemmons and Cheadle have instructed the next generation of filmmakers at AFI Conservatory seminars. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch TALK TO ME…
November 18, 2020
AFI Movie Club: FENCES
FENCES features the talent of AFI Life Achievement Award winner Denzel Washington and was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2016 as one of the best movies of the year. According to the official rationale, “Denzel Washington and Viola Davis’ thundering performances infuse lightning into the words of August Wilson’s iconic stage play, sparking emotion…
November 17, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SOUND OF MY VOICE
SOUND OF MY VOICE, the feature directorial debut of AFI Conservatory alum Zal Batmanglij (Class of 2006), centers on a couple trying to infiltrate and expose a cult led by Maggie (cowriter Brit Marling), a young woman who claims to be a time-traveller from the year 2054. SOUND OF MY VOICE was shot by another…
November 16, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BRIDESMAIDS
BRIDESMAIDS, written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, earned a 2011 AFI AWARD as one of the best films of the year. This laugh-out-loud film stars Wiig and Maya Rudolph as two life-long friends whose friendship is tested leading up to a wedding as well as a fiercely funny ensemble, including Melissa McCarthy in a…
November 14, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SHREK
SHREK, produced by AFI honorary degree recipient Jeffery Katzenberg, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2001, recognizing it as one of the 10 best films of the year. According to the official rationale, the colorful fantasy comedy, “takes an eraser to traditional fairy tale characters and situations. Moving at a fast pace with wit…
November 13, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MONSTER’S BALL
Directed by Marc Forster and produced by Lee Daniels, the critically acclaimed drama MONSTER’S BALL first premiered at AFI FEST presented by Audi in 2001 and was honored with an AFI AWARD as one of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger…
November 13, 2020
AFI Movie Club: LITTLE BIG MAN
A revisionist western that satirized and subverted the mythology of the genre – and of America itself, LITTLE BIG MAN stars AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Dustin Hoffman. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch LITTLE BIG MAN Now LITTLE BIG MAN – Reelgood Watch Chris Eyre’s introduction of the film: Trivia About Today’s Movie DID…
November 12, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WHALE RIDER
Based on the novel by Witi Ihimaera, WHALE RIDER – adapted and directed by Niki Caro – tells the story of a spirited, young Māori girl, Paikea (Keisha Castle-Hughes), who challenges her grandfather and over a thousand years of tradition to become the next leader of her tribe. Click Here to Find Out How to…
November 11, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SAFETY LAST! (1923)
Star of SAFETY LAST!, Harold Lloyd – one of the most enduring legends of cinema’s silent era – shared his expertise and wisdom with the very first class of the AFI Conservatory in 1969 – lecturing the young filmmakers in the first-ever installment of the school’s signature seminar series, which bears his name to this…
November 10, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, is a poignantly honest depiction of the coming of age of a teenaged girl (Evan Rachel Wood) who struggles with the allure of drugs, sex and petty theft incited by a troubled, new friendship. The Production Designer on the film is AFI Conservatory alum Carol Strober (AFI Class of 1991) and Hardwicke has also spoken to…
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