September 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE FRESHMAN
The underdog story of a young man attempting to join his school’s football team, THE FRESHMAN was named among the greatest comedies of all time by the American Film Institute. It is produced by and stars one of the most enduring legends of the silent era – the great Harold Lloyd, whose earnestly unassuming, bespectacled...
September 28, 2021
World Premieres of Halle Berry’s BRUISED and Benjamin Cleary’s SWAN SONG Added to FEST 2021 Lineup
Today, AFI announced that FEST 2021 will include the World Premieres of Academy Award® winner Halle Berry’s directorial debut BRUISED from Netflix and Academy Award® winner Benjamin Cleary’s feature directorial debut SWAN SONG from Apple Original Films. Both World Premieres will screen at the film festival in-person at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13...
September 28, 2021
AFI Movie Club: LILO AND STITCH
Set in a fictional town on the island of Kauaʻi, LILO & STITCH (2002), a heartwarming, hilarious and intergalactic tale about a little girl and her adopted “dog,” stars Tia Carrere, Daveigh Chase and Ving Rhames. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream LILO AND STITCH LILO AND STITCH - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual...
September 27, 2021
AFI Movie Club: JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T
To help make her script for JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T. a reality, writer/director Leslie Harris received a grant from the American Film Institute. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T. JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T. - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a...
September 26, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on June 11, 2021. Based on writer/director Melvin Van Peebles’ French-language novel “La Permission,” THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS follows a whirlwind romance between a Black U.S. Army soldier (Harry Baird) and a white French shop clerk (Nicole Berger). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE STORY OF...
September 25, 2021
AFI Movie Club: WATERMELON MAN
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles, WATERMELON MAN (1970) stars Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream WATERMELON MAN WATERMELON MAN - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love movies, exploring new finds and old favorites. Each day’s...
September 24, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
Director, actor, screenwriter, editor, composer and producer Melvin Van Peebles is perhaps best known for today’s film, the iconic SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG – celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie...
September 23, 2021
AFI Movie Club: LOVE JONES
Starring Nia Long and Larenz Tate, director Theodore Witcher’s LOVE JONES is a visually poetic romance – with cinematography by AFI alum Ernest Holzman (AFI Class of 1978). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream LOVE JONES LOVE JONES - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering...
September 22, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS
Exploring the life and work of Japanese author Yukio Mishima through interweaving narrative strands, MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS is co-written and directed by AFI Conservatory alum and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Paul Schrader and executive produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Lucas. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MISHIMA: A LIFE...
September 20, 2021
AFI Movie Club: LINGUA FRANCA
Written and directed by Isabel Sandoval, LINGUA FRANCA is a powerful romantic drama about an undocumented Filipina immigrant scrambling to avoid deportation and her relationship with a Russian slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender. Sandoval, who also stars in the project, has previously been a guest of the AFI Conservatory. LINGUA FRANCA screened...
September 17, 2021
AFI Movie Club: WAYNE’S WORLD
WAYNE’S WORLD (1992), based on a SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE sketch, stars Mike Myers and Dana Carvey and was directed by Penelope Spheeris. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream WAYNE'S WORLD WAYNE'S WORLD - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love movies,...
September 16, 2021
AFI Movie Club: I AM WOMAN
Directed by AFI Alum Unjoo Moon (AFI Class of 1998), I AM WOMAN depicts the life of singer and feminist icon Helen Reddy. Reddy wrote and sang the song “I Am Woman,” which became the anthem for the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s. The film had its U.S. premiere at AFI FEST in 2019....
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