June 12, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image – and was the Centerpiece Gala screening at AFI FEST 2017 Presented by Audi. In…
June 10, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MILK
MILK celebrates the life and legacy of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. The film was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2008, recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. …
June 9, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MUDBOUND
MUDBOUND is directed by Dee Rees and features cinematography by Rachel Morrison, a graduate of the AFI Conservatory. The film made history at the Oscars® – Morrison became the first women nominated for Best Cinematography and Rees was the first black woman nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. In this exclusive AFI Archive video, MUDBOUND cinematographer…
June 8, 2020
AFI Movie Club: EVE’S BAYOU
EVE’S BAYOU features the cinematography of Amy Vincent, a graduate of the AFI Conservatory who previously collaborated with director Kasi Lemmons on the short film DR. HUGO. Movie Trivia about EVE’S BAYOU -DID YOU KNOW that EVE’S BAYOU is Kasi Lemmon’s feature directorial debut? -DID YOU KNOW that Kasi Lemmons was inspired to write EVE’S BAYOU by remembering childhood trips…
June 7, 2020
AFI Movie Club: JUST MERCY
Warner Bros. has made JUST MERCY free to rent on streaming platforms for all of June 2020 in response to the police brutality charges and ongoing protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and to educate viewers about systemic racism. FIND OUT WHERE TO WATCH FOR FREE. JUST MERCY was showcased at the 2019 AFI…
June 6, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ANTWONE FISHER
ANTWONE FISHER was the directorial debut of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington, who also co-starred in the movie. In 2002, the film was honored with an AFI AWARD for providing “a clarion call for all films that strive to bring unspoken topics into the national conversation.” Movie Trivia about ANTWONE FISHER -DID YOU KNOW Antwone…
June 5, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BLACK PANTHER
BLACK PANTHER “shatters and reshapes cultural mythology.” Ryan Coogler’s super-heroic vision was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2018 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. Movie Trivia about BLACK PANTHER -DID YOU KNOW that BLACK PANTHER…
June 4, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SELMA
SELMA was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2014 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. Ava DuVernay’s visionary film invited audiences “to rise above the breathless shame of our nation’s past and come…
June 1, 2020
AFI Movie Club: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT is ranked #75 on AFI’s 10th anniversary list of the 100 greatest movies of all time and #21 on AFI’s list of the most inspiring movies ever. Sidney Poitier’s “Virgil Tibbs” is the 19th most heroic character on AFI’s list of 100 Years…100 Heroes & Villains, while “They call…
May 31, 2020
AFI Movie Club: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA stars Kirk Douglas – recipient of the 19th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Movie Trivia about 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA -DID YOU KNOW the film was originally conceived as an animated feature? It would become Walt Disney’s first American-made live-action feature. -DID YOU KNOW the...
May 30, 2020
AFI Movie Club: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT appears on four of AFI’s lists of the greatest America films – including #8 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs, which chronicles the funniest films ever to grace the silver screen. Movie Trivia about IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT –DID YOU KNOW the film is the first of only three films to ever win…
May 29, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ERIN BROCKOVICH
ERIN BROCKOVICH, written by AFI alum Susannah Grant (AFI Class of 1991), was named one of the Top 10 films of 2000 by the American Film Institute. The film’s crusading protagonist ranks #31 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains list, and the film also appears at #73 on AFI’s list of the most inspiring…
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