March 10, 2026
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by James Mangold and featuring assistant art direction from Benjamin Cox (AFI Class of 2014), A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN enters the American cinematic...
March 9, 2026
A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Ranking among the American Film Institute’s funniest films of all time, A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988) features an all-star cast in a madcap, screwball scenario—orchestrated and ingeniously choreographed every step of the way by the titular fish’s devious namesake—masterfully brought to the screen by the incomparable Jamie Lee Curtis, whose long and distinguished career as...
March 8, 2026
CHICAGO (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on two of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest American films – including the greatest movie musicals and greatest movie songs – CHICAGO (2002) was also honored with an AFI AWARD in 2002, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to...
March 7, 2026
LICORICE PIZZA (2021) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – and shot by cinematographer and AFI Alum Michael Bauman (AFI Class of 1992) – LICORICE PIZZA (2021) was honored with AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. Accoridng to the official rationale, “LICORICE PIZZA...
March 6, 2026
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) – AFI Movie Club
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) appears on AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time. It ranks #5 among the most heart-pounding screen thrills and both Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins’ Dr. Hannibal Lecter were counted among AFI’s ranking of the art form’s greatest heroes and villains – with Lecter...
March 5, 2026
BABE (1995) – AFI Movie Club
The adorable, heart-warming and life-affirming story of a small pig raised on an English farm to herd sheep, BABE (1995) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the most inspiring screen stories ever filmed. His indomitable spirit is reflected in the vast, varied and unlikely friendships he makes around the farm, including Ferdinand the...
March 4, 2026
THE IRISHMAN (2019) – AFI Movie Club
A dark biographical epic following a mob hitman from his early days to his final days, THE IRISHMAN (2019) brings together three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Martin Scorsese, producer/star Robert De Niro and star Al Pacino – as well as Scorsese’s longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Also...
March 3, 2026
AFI Announces Quinta Brunson as Keynote Speaker at AFI DWW+ Showcase
AFI is honored to announce that Emmy® Award-winning writer, producer, actress and showrunner Quinta Brunson will deliver the keynote address at the AFI DWW+ Showcase for the Class of 2026, which will take place on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The DWW+ Showcase is an...
March 3, 2026
A STAR IS BORN (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbra Streisand opposite Kris Kristofferson, A STAR IS BORN (1976) was co-written (alongside Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne) and directed by the legendary Frank Pierson, who served as an AFI Trustee from 2006-2012 and as the artistic director for the AFI Conservatory, then known as the Center for...
March 2, 2026
PLANET OF THE APES (1968) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic sci-fi masterpiece that 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 – PLANET OF THE APES (1968) stars screen legend Charlton Heston as a misanthropic astronaut stranded alone on the strange and uncanny world. Heston was the third Chair...
March 1, 2026
TIME BANDITS (1981) – AFI Movie Club
A madcap, magical heist across time and space, TIME BANDITS (1981) features a colorful assortment of scoundrels shepherding a hapless young boy along on their misadventures. Among the cast of all-stars they encounter along the way – including John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson and David Warner – is...
February 28, 2026
KUNDUN (1997) – AFI Movie Club
A biographical epic based on the life and writings of the Dalai Lama, KUNDUN (1997) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and edited by his longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about KUNDUN. Where to stream KUNDUN KUNDUN - Reelgood
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