September 13, 2025
ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon and featuring production design by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Richard Sylbert, ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the most heart-pounding thrillers in the art form’s history. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about ROSEMARY'S BABY. Where to stream ROSEMARY'S BABY ROSEMARY'S...
September 10, 2025
World Premiere of SONG SUNG BLUE to Close AFI FEST 2025 Presented By Canva
PASSES NOW ON SALE Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of Focus Features' SONG SUNG BLUE, written and directed by Craig Brewer, will close the 39th edition of AFI FEST presented by Canva on Sunday, October 26. Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians, played by Hugh Jackman and Kate...
September 10, 2025
MARY POPPINS (1964) – AFI Movie Club
“Practically perfect in every way,” incomparable AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews stars in MARY POPPINS (1964) – her film debut, which earned its place on two of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time, including among the art form’s most memorable musicals and most enduring songs (“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”). Visit...
September 9, 2025
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… (2020) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Regina King and written by Kemp Powers, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… (2020) stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr., with music by Terence Blanchard. Recognized with an AFI AWARD in 2020 as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image, the official rationale states:...
September 7, 2025
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) – AFI Movie Club
Earning its place on both the original and the 10th anniversary edition of AFI’s ranking of the greatest American films, THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) stars Humphrey Bogart – named by the American Film Institute as the greatest screen legend of all time – and marked the feature directorial debut of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree...
September 5, 2025
BEING THERE (1979) – AFI Movie Club
BEING THERE (1979) was included on AFI’s list of 100 Years…100 Laughs as one of the funniest films to grace the silver screen. Star Shirley MacLaine was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, and the film’s cinematographer, Caleb Deschanel, was a member of the first class at the AFI Conservatory. Visit the AFI...
September 4, 2025
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Peter O’Toole as British officer T. E. Lawrence, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) earned a place for his performance as the historical figure on AFI’s list of cinema’s greatest heroes of all time. An epic achievement, the film was directed by AFI Life Achievement honoree David Lean, earning inclusion on the Institute’s vaunted lists of...
September 3, 2025
NETWORK (1976) – AFI Movie Club
As timely now as when it was released, Peter Finch’s impassioned on-air breakdown as a fed-up news anchor in NETWORK (1976) earned a place among the American Film Institute’s ranking of the greatest film quotes of all time – with the film itself appearing on AFI’s original list of the greatest American film, and again...
September 2, 2025
LA LA LAND (2016) – AFI Movie Club
A musical confection directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, LA LA LAND (2016) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “LA LA LAND reaches for the Hollywood heavens like a...
September 1, 2025
NORMA RAE (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Sally Field stands tall in NORMA RAE (1979) – the film for which she earned her first Academy Award® and a place among AFI’s greatest screen heroes of all time. Based on true events, the story of textile worker fighting for a union in North Carolina also appears on the American Film Institute’s list of...
August 31, 2025
SHAMPOO (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Hal Ashby and named one of the funniest films of all time by the American Film Institute, SHAMPOO (1975) stars inarguable and incomparable film legend and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty, who also produced the film and co-wrote it with AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Towne. Another degree recipient – Richard...
August 30, 2025
PULP FICTION (1994) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Quentin Tarantino, PULP FICTION (1994) was counted by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time and was also included as one of the art form’s greatest thrills. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PULP FICTION. Where to stream PULP...
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