March 18, 2025
MAMMA MIA! (2008) – AFI Movie Club
A joyous jukebox musical exploding with exuberance and color, MAMMA MIA! (2008) features the multi-hyphenate talents of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, as well as the stunning cinematography of AFI Alum Haris Zambarloukos (AFI Class of 1994). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MAMMA MIA! Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 15, 2025
RAIN MAN (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Tom Cruise and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman for an unforgettable road trip, Barry Levinson’s RAIN MAN (1988) earned a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the most triumphantly inspiring films of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about RAIN MAN. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 14, 2025
BASIC INSTINCT (1992) – AFI Movie Club
An erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven, BASIC INSTICT (1992) featured the iconic pairing of Sharon Stone and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Michael Douglas – and included an ice pick among the sordid details of its murder plot. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about BASIC INSTINCT. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 13, 2025
THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) – AFI Movie Club
Based on a bestseller by Tom Wolfe about real-life test pilots and astronauts, THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) was named by the American Film Institute among the most inspiring films of all time – and was shot by AFI Alum Caleb Deschanel (AFI Class of 1969), recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal for embodying...
March 12, 2025
AIRPLANE! (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, AIRPLANE! (1980) is surely one of the art form’s most groundbreaking, gut-busting comedies, landing it on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest comedies of all time – with the hilariously iconic exchange between Robert Hays’ Striker and Leslie Nielsen’s Dr. Rumack also appearing on AFI’s...
March 11, 2025
EASY RIDER (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Included on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time, EASY RIDER (1969) also featured an iconic usage of Steppenwolf’s rock anthem “Born to Be Wild,” recognized by AFI as one of the greatest songs ever featured in a film. EASY RIDER’s journey to the big screen included AFI...
March 9, 2025
THE TERMINATOR (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by James Cameron, produced by AFI Trustee Emeritus Gale Anne Hurd and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in a breakout role, THE TERMINATOR (1984) earned a place on the AFI’s ranking of the art form’s greatest thrills – with Schwarzenegger’s portrayal of the inexorable, unstoppable cybernetic assassin appearing among cinema’s most terrifying villains. A machine of...
March 8, 2025
ON THE BASIS OF SEX (2018) – AFI Movie Club
A legal drama and biography chronicling the early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ON THE BASIS OF SEX (2018) stars Felicity Jones as the iconic figure – and is directed by AFI Alum Mimi Leder (AFI Class of 1973), with cinematography by another alum, Michael Grady (AFI Class of 1993). The film...
March 7, 2025
A STAR IS BORN (2018) – AFI Movie Club
A STAR IS BORN (2018), the directorial debut of star Bradley Cooper, features the work of two Alumni of the AFI Conservatory – cinematographer Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992) and editor Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976). The film was also recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2018,...
March 6, 2025
RAGING BULL (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on both the original and 10th anniversary editions of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest movies of all time, RAGING BULL (1980) features the work of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro – as well as a script by AFI Alum...
March 5, 2025
THUNDERBALL (1965) – AFI Movie Club
“I think he got the point.” Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action for THUNDERBALL (1965) – the fourth theatrical outing of the iconic agent with a license to kill. Suave and ruthless enough to have earned the nickname “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang...
March 4, 2025
AFI Announces Lucia Aniello as Keynote Speaker at AFI DWW+ Showcase
Photo by Ryan Pfluger AFI is thrilled to share that Emmy® Award-winning writer/director/producer Lucia Aniello (HACKS, BROAD CITY, ROUGH NIGHT) will deliver the keynote address at the AFI DWW+ Showcase for the Class of 2025 which will take place on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The DWW+...
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