February 18, 2025
KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A stylishly blood-soaked tale of revenge that could only have emerged from the mind of writer, director and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino, KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (2004) features an all-star cast that includes Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah and more – as well as cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class...
February 17, 2025
LINCOLN (2012) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg (who co-produced alongside AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy) and featuring a score from honoree John Williams, LINCOLN (2012) was shot by AFI Alum Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987). The film earned an AFI AWARD in 2012, recognizing it as one of the year’s...
February 16, 2025
FENCES (2016) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by and starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington, FENCES (2016) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2016, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “FENCES towers among the essential tales of America. Denzel Washington and...
February 15, 2025
ALIEN (1979) – AFI Movie Club
A terrifying science-fiction masterpiece from director Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver in the first of her iconic performances as Ripley, ALIEN (1979) was ranked as the seventh greatest sci-fi film of all time by the American Film Institute, in addition to earning a place on AFI’s accounting of the art form’s most thrilling narratives....
February 13, 2025
AFI Announces DWW+ Class of 2026 and Names Marie Jamora as Guest Artistic Director for New Cohort
Today, AFI announced the eight directors selected for this year's edition of the prestigious AFI DWW+ directing program. Founded in 1974 as the Directing Workshop for Women, AFI DWW+ is a tuition-free year-long directing program, open to all applicants, that supports emerging narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction...
February 12, 2025
MINORITY REPORT (2002) – AFI Movie Club
A slick dystopian science-fiction thriller adapted from Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella and featuring the work of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams – MINORITY REPORT (2002) also boasts contributions from two alums of the AFI Conservatory – screenwriter Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984) and cinematographer...
February 11, 2025
MARATHON MAN (1976) – AFI Movie Club
“Is it safe?” The chilling code phrase from director John Schlesinger’s MARATHON MAN (1976) earned a place among the American Film Institute’s list of the most memorable movie quotes of all time – with Laurence Olivier’s evil Dr. Szell appearing among the art form’s most terrifying villains. With a central performance from AFI Life Achievement...
February 10, 2025
PARASITE (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Bong Joon Ho, PARASITE (2019) was honored with a 2019 AFI AWARDS Special Award, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “PARASITE embeds itself in the collective consciousness and proves the power of cinema to assert...
February 9, 2025
SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT (1986) – AFI Movie Club
A groundbreaking comedy that marked the feature debut of writer, director, editor and producer Spike Lee, SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT (1986) features the work of two recipients of the AFI Honorary Degree – Lee himself, as well as cinematographer Ernest R. Dickerson, a frequent collaborator with Lee who also shot five more features with Lee...
February 7, 2025
XANADU (1980) – AFI Movie Club
A musical fantasia starring Olivia Newton-John and directed by Robert Greenwald, XANADU (1980) also features the incomparable and timeless talents – onscreen and as co-choreographer – of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gene Kelly. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about XANADU. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP...
February 6, 2025
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (2013) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by the Coen brothers and starring Oscar Isaac in a breakout role, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (2013) 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, “INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS embodies the spirit of a great American...
February 5, 2025
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002) – AFI Movie Club
An unlikely romantic dramedy written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán, PUNCK-DRUNK LOVE (2002) was photographed by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox...
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