September 17, 2020
WATCH: WONDER WOMAN Director and AFI Alum Patty Jenkins on Filmmaking
Patty Jenkins (AFI Class of 2000), our very own Wonder Woman, kicked off the new AFI academic year with an inspiring and insightful conversation with the Class of 2022. During the online seminar, Jenkins spoke about the tone and color of WONDER WOMAN, the importance of working on projects you love and finding your own…
September 16, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA is an epic drama that follows a young woman who must navigate the social terrain as a geisha in pre-World War II Japan. The film was produced by AFI Life Achievement Award winner and AFI Board of Trustees member Steven Spielberg – with a score composed by AFI Life Achievement Award…
September 14, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MEMENTO – Become an AFI Member and Watch for Free
Want to watch MEMENTO for free! Become an AFI Star member or above and you can now watch complimentary AFI-curated films with our on-demand video streaming service, Kanopy. Each month, a selection of new titles will be added, and members will have unlimited views to titles! JOIN TODAY MEMENTO, Christopher Nolan’s breakthrough film, was also the…
September 14, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WHEN THEY SEE US
WHEN THEY SEE US, a four-part series directed by Ava DuVernay, chronicles the story of the Central Park Five, etching empathy for its subjects into every frame and digging past the headlines to find the human faces and lasting traumas beneath. More relevant than ever, WHEN THEY SEE US received an AFI AWARD in 2019…
September 13, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, directed by Ang Lee and adapted by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry from an award-winning short story by Annie Proulx, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2005 – 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. …
September 12, 2020
AFI Movie Club: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Expanding on a cinematic legacy from the mind of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient George Lucas, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS features the talents of Life Achievement Award honorees Harrison Ford and John Williams, as well as AFI Honorary Degree recipient Lawrence Kasdan and AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. Click Here to Find…
September 10, 2020
AFI Alum Unjoo Moon on Directing the New Helen Reddy Biopic I AM WOMAN
Premiering in the U.S. at AFI FEST in 2019, Unjoo Moon’s I AM WOMAN depicts the life of singer and feminist icon Helen Reddy who wrote and sang the song “I Am Woman,” which became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Moon (AFI…
September 8, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE
ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE is a modern romantic comedy starring Ali Wong and Randall Park and directed by Nahnatchka Khan – and features the work of veteran cinematographer and AFI alum Tim Suhrstedt (Class of 1976). Click Here to Find Out How to Watch ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE Now ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE – Reelgood Watch…
September 7, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CABARET
CABARET, Bob Fosse’s groundbreaking musical film starring Liza Minnelli and set in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party, ranked #5 on AFI’s 100 Years of Musicals list – and #63 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films of all time. Click Here to Find Out How…
September 5, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE MUPPET MOVIE
THE MUPPET MOVIE features three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – Mel Brooks, Steve Martin and Orson Welles – and “Rainbow Connection” by Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) also appears at #74 on AFI’s list of the 100 greatest movie songs of all time. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch THE MUPPET MOVIE Now THE…
September 4, 2020
AFI Movie Club: GRAVITY
GRAVITY was honored with an AFI Award in 2013 – 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. In addition to Sandra Bullock’s Oscar®-nominated performance as Dr. Ryan Stone, the film also stars George Clooney –…
September 3, 2020
AFI Movie Club: YENTL
YENTL, the musical drama of a brave young woman who poses as a boy to pursue her passion for studying Jewish Talmudic Law, features the talents of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Barbra Streisand – who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch YENTL Now YENTL…
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