June 12, 2025
GASLIGHT (1944) – AFI Movie Club
With its notoriety elevated in recent years for having been the inspiration for a common cultural slang, director George Cukor’s GASLIGHT (1944) was originally named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s great thrills – with screen legend Ingrid Bergman the subject of psychological abuse and manipulation by her husband, played by Charles...
June 9, 2025
JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic “mission statement” written and directed by Cameron Crowe and shot by AFI alum (Class of 1987) Janusz Kaminski, JERRY MAGUIRE stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Renée Zellweger – and was named among the great sports movies and the great cinema love stories by the American Film Institute, with two of its iconic...
June 8, 2025
IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER (1955) – AFI Movie Club
The final of three co-directorial collaborations between Stanley Donen and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gene Kelly (who also starred), IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER (1955) features some of the screen legends most memorable dance numbers – including one with the iconic hoofer on a trash can lid, and the pictured scene of him performing “I...
June 7, 2025
WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1996) – AFI Movie Club
A hilarious and heartfelt mockumentary twist on “Waiting for Godot” set in Blaine, Missouri at the time of the small town’s big anniversary – its 150th – WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1997) features an all-star ensemble of contemporary comedy greats – including Catherine O’Hara, Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban and Christopher Guest (who...
June 6, 2025
AFI Surpasses 2 Million Followers Across Social Media
The American Film Institute has reached an exciting new milestone — more than 2 million followers across our social media platforms! We’re deeply grateful to every member of the AFI community for being part of this journey and helping us champion the art of storytelling, every single day. From rare film treasures from the AFI...
June 6, 2025
Where to Watch AFI’s Tribute to Francis Ford Coppola
THE AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA will air on TCM on Thursday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. The televised special celebrates Coppola’s career features tributes from co-stars and friends Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Al...
June 6, 2025
THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Starring John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins and AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna Anne Bancroft, THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980) tells the remarkable and tragic true story John Merrick – behind whose unusual appearance was a soul defined by intelligence and kindness. Financed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks’ production company and directed by AFI...
June 5, 2025
THE BIRDS (1963) – AFI Movie Club
An avian horror story named by the American Film Institute among the most heart-pounding thrillers of all time, THE BIRDS (1963) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Alfred Hitchcock and features production design by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Boyle. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE BIRDS. Where to stream THE BIRDS...
June 4, 2025
THE ROCK (1996) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Nicolas Cage and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery as an unlikely heroic duo, director Michael Bay’s THE ROCK (1996) ignites the screen with an action spectacle set against the beautiful backdrop of the San Francisco Bay and its most infamous prison. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE ROCK. Where...
June 3, 2025
HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written, co-directed and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978) was adapted from the 1941 film, HERE COMES MR. JORDAN. Initially, Beatty approached Peter Bogdanovich, Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn to direct before deciding to helm the picture himself with co-director Buck Henry – marking the feature film directing...
June 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Among the first major motion pictures to address the AIDS crisis, PHILADELPHIA (1993) is a work of power and empathy that appears across three of the American Film Institute’s lists – ranking among cinema’s most inspiring films, its greatest heroes and its most iconic songs. Directed by AFI DOCS Guggenheim Symposium honoree Jonathan Demme, the...
June 1, 2025
What to Watch: June 2025
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. DEPT. Q –Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984), Co-Creator Where to watch: streaming now on Netflix DUSTER –LaToya Morgan (AFI Class of 2005), Co-Creator/Writer/Executive Producer Where to watch: streaming now on Max KARATE...
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