July 14, 2021
AFI Movie Club: STAND BY ME
The story of four boys setting off to see a dead body, STAND BY ME is adapted from a nostalgic novella by acclaimed horror icon Stephen King – and directed by Rob Reiner, who discussed his creative process alongside editor Robert Leighton before the Fellows of the AFI Conservatory as part of AFI’S MASTERCLASS: THE ART OF COLLABORATION. ...
July 12, 2021
AFI and AGBO Announce Christina Kelly Holmes as the 2021 Development Grant Recipient
Congratulations to this year’s recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant, Christina Kelly Holmes (Screenwriting, AFI Class of 2020). Now in its third year, the program awards $25,000 to a recent AFI Conservatory film school graduate to develop at least one project with a year-long mentorship from AGBO. Christina Kelly Holmes will receive the grant…
July 12, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ISHTAR
The story of a clueless singer-songwriter duo whose delusions of grandeur position them at the center of an international incident, ISHTAR was written and directed by comedy icon Elaine May and stars two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – Warren Beatty (who also produced) and Dustin Hoffman. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ISHTAR ISHTAR...
July 11, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: FRIDA
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on September 18, 2020. FRIDA was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2002 – 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. The film was...
July 9, 2021
Catching Up With Alumni Sara Nassim and Eli Arenson on Their Cannes Film LAMB
This month we are catching up with filmmakers Sara Nassim and Eli Arenson (both AFI Class of 2015) about their film LAMB which is screening at this year’s Cannes film festival. Produced by Sara with cinematography by Eli – and directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson and written by Jóhannsson and Icelandic author Sjón – the supernatural…
July 9, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SUMMERTIME
As part of member benefits, AFI Star members and above can watch SUMMERTIME – along with other films curated by AFI – for free. Upgrade to Star Level or above TODAY! Adapted from the stage play by Arthur Laurents, SUMMERTIME is directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree David Lean – and stars Katharine Hepburn, ranked...
July 8, 2021
AFI Movie Club: NOW AND THEN
Now an unstoppable force behind the contemporary renaissance of prestige television – with credits including TWIN PEAKS, FREAKS & GEEKS, THE WEST WING, THE NEWSROOM, WEEDS, THE WALKING DEAD, HOMELAND and THE LEFTOVERS – AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of 1982) made her theatrical feature film debut with...
July 7, 2021
AFI Movie Club: POINT BREAK
In POINT BREAK, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow brought “100% pure adrenaline” to the screen with her awesome fusion of crime and extreme sports. Playing opposite Patrick Swayze, the film starred Keanu Reeves in his first action role. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream POINT BREAK POINT BREAK - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM...
July 6, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BIRDMAN
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) was honored with an AFI AWARD in as one of the most outstanding films of 2014. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) sings of the wide divide between artist and celebrity — and the uniting force to feel beloved on...
July 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SISTER ACT
One of the 500 films nominated for AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS, the box office hit SISTER ACT stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer who joins a convent after being placed in witness protection. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SISTER ACT SISTER ACT - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is...
July 4, 2021
Movie Club Rewind: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on July 4, 2020. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN goes to bat with an all-star lineup that includes Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and AFI Life Achievement Award Recipient Tom Hanks – who taught us all that "There's no crying in baseball!"...
July 2, 2021
AFI Movie Club: JAWS
Ominous and iconic, JAWS was brought to life by two AFI Life Achievement honorees – director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams. The film appears across the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest works of American cinema – earning recognition on both the original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of all...
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