October 29, 2024
THE THING (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by legendary horror icon John Carpenter and named one of the greatest thrills in the history of the art form, THE THING (1982) was included among the inarguable programming that made up AFI’s NIGHT AT THE MOVIES in 2013 – a veritable fireworks display of great American films, each presented by an artist responsible...
October 24, 2024
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring a belt that launched a discourse on the power of fashion – and cerulean, specifically – to influence culture, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep in one of her most iconic roles, and was additionally recognized with an AFI AWARD as one of the most outstanding motion...
October 22, 2024
THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Josef Von Sternberg and starring John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith and the luminous Marlene Dietrich – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) charts the epic rise of Catherine the Great and, according to the film’s own credits,...
October 20, 2024
HELLO, DOLLY! (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the Broadway hit of the same name, the filmed adaptation of HELLO, DOLLY! (1969) tells the story of widowed matchmaker Dolly Levi and her intricate plan to find a wife for wealthy Horace Vandergelder – impeccably rendered as a loveable curmudgeon by the inimitable Walter Matthau. Dolly herself is brought to the screen...
October 12, 2024
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) – AFI Movie Club
Marking the feature film directing and screenwriting debut of the legendary George A. Romero, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) presented a terrifying vision – in stark black and white – of a zombie attack on a remote farmhouse. Grim and unrelenting, the groundbreaking work was named by the American Film Institute among the art...
October 8, 2024
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A love letter to the serial cliffhangers of yesteryear from director Kerry Conran, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) features an all-star cast that includes Jude Law as the titular hero, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi and Angelina Jolie, and is produced by AFI Alum – and current Vice Chair of the AFI Board...
September 26, 2024
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Josef Von Sternberg and starring Anna May Wong, Clive Brook and the luminous Marlene Dietrich – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932) charts a fraught journey by train during the Chinese Civil War. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SHANGHAI...
September 25, 2024
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) – AFI Movie Club
A chilling modern masterpiece from the Coen brothers, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) was honored in the year of its release 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, “NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN breathes new...
September 20, 2024
HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) – AFI Movie Club
Updating the quintessential American genre for the modern era, director Taylor Sheridan’s HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) 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, “HELL OR HIGH WATER holds up the classic American western...
September 14, 2024
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino and photographed by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2019, naming it among the most outstanding achievements of the year. According to the official rationale, “ONCE...
September 12, 2024
TICK, TICK…BOOM! (2021) – AFI Movie Club
The feature directorial debut of muti-hyphenate generational talent Lin-Manuel Miranda, TICK, TICK… BOOM! (2021) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2021, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “TICK, TICK… BOOM! earns its exclamation point – an explosive testament to...
September 9, 2024
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) – AFI Movie Club
Brought to life by an all-star cast that includes Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains and the inarguable Errol Flynn as perhaps the definitive screen incarnation of the iconic hero, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) has been celebrated across the American Film Institute’s lists – included among cinema’s greatest film scores, greatest thrills...
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