July 29, 2020
AFI Movie Club: STEEL MAGNOLIAS
STEEL MAGNOLIAS stars Shirley MacLaine – who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012 – and features the cinematography of AFI Conservatory alum John A. Alonzo. Watch Dakota Fanning announce STEEL MAGNOLIAS: Movie Trivia for STEEL MAGNOLIAS DID YOU KNOW? STEEL MAGNOLIAS is based on the off-Broadway play of the same name…
July 28, 2020
AFI Movie Club: DOPE
DOPE, a coming-of-age caper directed by Rick Famuyiwa and produced by Forest Whitaker and Pharrell Williams, was shot by AFI alum and Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006). In this exclusive AFI Archive video, watch Rachel Morrison talk about working on the film: Movie Trivia about DOPE DID YOU KNOW? Pharrell Williams…
July 27, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Adapted from Roald Dahl’s best-selling children’s novel, WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY stars Gene Wilder – who participated in the AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mel Brooks and whose work is featured across several of AFI’s lists. Watch Tyra Banks introduce the film: Movie Trivia about WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY DID YOU…
July 26, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BIRTHRIGHT
Pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux’s BIRTHRIGHT is safeguarded for preservation and posterity in the AFI Collection at the Library of Congress. Watch actor Lorenzo Tucker discuss BIRTHRIGHT filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Movie Trivia about BIRTHRIGHT DID YOU KNOW? In 1919 Oscar Micheaux formed his own movie production company and became the first African American to make a feature film. DID YOU…
July 24, 2020
AFI Movie Club: COCO
Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning COCO was brought to afterlife by countless artists and craftspeople – among them, Edward James Olmos, an AFI Honorary Degree recipient and longtime AFI Trustee. Movie Trivia about COCO DID YOU KNOW? Throughout the production, Pixar also worked with a team of cultural advisers, including Marcela Davison Aviles, playwright Octavio Solis and political cartoonist...
July 24, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON is a beloved film that appears on four of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – and Jimmy Stewart’s character, Jefferson Smith, was named one of cinema’s most inspiring screen heroes by AFI. Stewart was also honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, and two years later,…
July 23, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE JOY LUCK CLUB
AFI alum and AFI Conservatory faculty Heidi Levitt (Class of 1987) worked as a Casting Director on THE JOY LUCK CLUB, establishing a close collaboration with director Wayne Wang, whom she would later work with on projects including SMOKE and BLUE IN THE FACE. In this AFI Archive exclusive video, director Wayne Wang talks about…
July 22, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WENDY AND LUCY
WENDY AND LUCY was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2008 – 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. Watch Student Academy Award® winner Asher Jelinsky (AFI Class of 2018) announce WENDY AND LUCY: Movie Trivia about WENDY…
July 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CRY FREEDOM
CRY FREEDOM showcases the artistry of AFI Life Achievement Award winner Denzel Washington, who has five films honored across AFI’s 100 YEARS lists of the greatest films of all time. In this exclusive AFI Archive video, watch Denzel Washington talk about making CRY FREEDOM. Movie Trivia about CRY FREEDOM DID YOU KNOW? CRY FREEDOM is based on…
July 20, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CITIZEN KANE
CITIZEN KANE is ranked #1 on both AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American movies ever made. The pivotal opening line of the film, “Rosebud,” that Charles Foster Kane utters in his last moments, appears at #17 on the American Film Institute’s list of all-time greatest movie quotes. Orson Welles – the director, producer, co-writer and…
July 19, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE BIG SICK
Based on a true story, the humorous and heartfelt comedy THE BIG SICK was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017 – 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. Watch this exclusive AFI Archive video…
July 18, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ZERO DARK THIRTY
A harrowing thriller based on the real-life mission to capture Osama bin Laden, ZERO DARK THIRTY was honored with an AFI Award in 2012 – 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. Watch director KATHRYN…
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