August 20, 2021
Lily Tomlin and Angela Bassett to Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Conservatory Commencements
AFI is proud to announce it will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Lily Tomlin and Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett. Tomlin will be recognized for her contributions to the art of the moving image during the AFI Conservatory’s commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of…
August 20, 2021
AFI Movie Club: GRACE AND FRANKIE
This acclaimed series reteams screen legends Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin 35 years after NINE TO FIVE. GRACE AND FRANKIE follows two rivals who must lean on each other after their husbands – played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston – reveal that they have been romantically involved with each other and plan to marry. Fonda is the recipient of...
August 19, 2021
AFI Movie Club: GRANDMA
From writer/director Paul Weitz and shot by AFI alum Tobias Datum (Class of 2002), GRANDMA stars Lily Tomlin and an all-star cast in an empathetic intergenerational dramedy about a spirited rebel elder accompanying her grand-progeny on a quest to end an unplanned pregnancy. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream GRANDMA GRANDMA - Reelgood GET THE...
August 18, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ALL OF ME
Featuring an arrogant, selfish and terminally ill socialite whose soul is transferred into the body of her lawyer, ALL OF ME from director Carl Reiner stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin and the legendary Lily Tomlin. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ALL OF ME ALL OF ME - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is...
August 17, 2021
AFI Movie Club: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
A madcap American odyssey which follows a new father in search of his own birth parents, writer/director David O. Russell’s FLIRTING WITH DISASTER features an all-star cast that includes Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Lily Tomlin, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal and Alan Alda. Russell discussed his creative process (alongside frequent collaborator Mark Wahlberg) with the AFI Conservatory Fellows as part of AFI’S Masterclass: The Art of Collaboration. HOW TO...
August 16, 2021
AFI Among Top Film Schools Launching The Green Film School Alliance
AFI is proud to celebrate today’s launch of the The Green Film School Alliance (GFSA). The AFI Conservatory is among the eleven founding film schools from across the nation that are uniting to integrate industry-level sustainable production practices into their programs and committing to bringing common language, standards and tools to their educational institutions. GFSA…
August 16, 2021
AFI Movie Club: NASHVILLE
A sprawling epic of Americana, Robert Altman’s masterpiece NASHVILLE weaves together the stories of 24 characters – from country star to aspiring singer to reporter to waitress – and stars a huge ensemble cast, including Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley and Ned Beatty. The film is included on AFI’s list of the100 top films of all time, as well as...
August 15, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: NINE TO FIVE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on April 15, 2020. NINE TO FIVE appears on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS list and Dolly Parton’s anthem “9 to 5” is on AFI’s list of greatest songs – and the film’s star Jane Fonda was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award...
August 13, 2021
AFI Movie Club: A RAGE IN HARLEM
With an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens and Danny Glover, A RAGE IN HARLEM was directed by AFI Conservatory alum Bill Duke (AFI Class of 1978) and was shot by cinematographer Toyomichi Kurita (AFI Class of 1981). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream A RAGE IN HARLEM A RAGE IN HARLEM - Reelgood GET THE...
August 12, 2021
AFI Movie Club: FIELD OF DREAMS
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson and starring Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster and AFI Honorary Degree recipient James Earl Jones, FIELD OF DREAMS was recognized by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s most inspiring screen stories. Its unforgettable line – “if you build it, he will come” – was also...
August 11, 2021
AFI FEST Announces 2021 Dates and Opening Night World Premiere of tick, tick…BOOM!
Today, AFI is thrilled to announce that the 2021 edition of AFI FEST will take place November 10–14, 2021, and open with the World Premiere of Netflix’s tick, tick…BOOM! This year’s hybrid festival will feature both in-person screenings and events in Los Angeles, CA, as well as virtual screenings, showcasing transformative stories from groundbreaking artists....
August 11, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AMERICAN PSYCHO
Based on the 1991 novel of the same name, director Mary Harron’s satirical exploration of the white-collar world of “murders and executions” is pitch black and red all over – with an iconic performance from Christian Bale as the titular AMERICAN PSYCHO, who just has to return some videotapes. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
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