August 10, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MS. PURPLE
An empathetic story of culture, connection, mourning and identity, director Justin Chon’s MS. PURPLE was edited by AFI Conservatory alum Reynolds Barney (Class of 2016). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MS. PURPLE MS. PURPLE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love...
August 9, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SEVEN BEAUTIES
Compelling audiences to laugh at atrocities while forcing them to come to terms with the terrors of WWII, SEVEN BEAUTIES was one of Italian director Lina Wertmüller’s most provocative – and successful – movies, earning her the distinction of becoming the first woman in Academy Award® history to be nominated for Best Director. HOW TO WATCH Where to...
August 8, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: TANGERINE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on March 16, 2021. 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 GET THE...
August 6, 2021
AFI Movie Club: FUNNY FACE
Helmed by beloved director Stanley Donen, FUNNY FACE stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn – both recognized by the American Film Institute among the greatest cinema legends of all time. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream FUNNY FACE FUNNY FACE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie...
August 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BAD BOYS (1983)
A gritty coming-of-age drama set in a juvenile correctional facility and starring Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy and Reni Santoni, BAD BOYS is the sophomore feature from AFI Conservatory Alum Rick Rosenthal (Class of 1973). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream BAD BOYS BAD BOYS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB...
August 4, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ENTER THE DRAGON
An iconic and groundbreaking martial arts masterpiece from international superstar Bruce Lee, ENTER THE DRAGON showcases the actor’s prowess and charisma against an imaginative backdrop of vengeance, intrigue and criminal brutality – with Lee masterfully demonstrating the power of “emotional content” as he takes on a colorful array of opponents. In 2004, ENTER THE DRAGON was selected for preservation in...
August 3, 2021
Catching Up with Editor and AFI Alum Varun Viswanath
Editor and AFI alum Varun Viswanath (AFI Class of 2012), ACE, has steadily built an enviable list of credits since graduating from the AFI Conservatory. His editing work includes the coming-of-age black comedy I AM NOT OK WITH THIS, the supernatural comedy series WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – for which he was nominated…
August 3, 2021
AFI Movie Club: CLAUDINE
A tender-hearted story charting the trials and triumphs of a Harlem romance, CLAUDINE stars James Earl Jones – who was the recipient of an Honorary Degree from the AFI Conservatory in 2006. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream CLAUDINE CLAUDINE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans...
August 2, 2021
AFI Movie Club: PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
This iconic sci-fi masterpiece appears on two of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – cinema’s most heart-pounding thrills and the art form’s most iconic quotes. Screen legend Charlton Heston, who stars as a misanthropic astronaut stranded alone on the strange and uncanny PLANET OF THE APES, was the third Chair of the American Film Institute’s Board...
August 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: ANTWONE FISHER
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on June 6, 2020. 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...
July 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BEYOND THE LIGHTS
The New York Times called BEYOND THE LIGHTS “a stirring romantic melodrama” – depicting the story of a pop singer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) on the verge of superstardom who must combat her stage mom (Minnie Driver), the pressures of fame and her own loneliness. Gina Prince-Bythewood served as an Artist-in-Residence for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women in 2015. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
July 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MIDSOMMAR
Directed by AFI Conservatory alum Ari Aster and shot by cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski (both AFI Class of 2010), MIDSOMMAR stars Florence Pugh as a grieving young woman who visits the fabled midsummer festival in Sweden with her boyfriend and group of friends before realizing that they have unwittingly stumbled into a pagan cult. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MIDSOMMAR MIDSOMMAR - Reelgood GET...
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