August 4, 2024
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) – AFI Movie Club
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) is ranked by AFI as one of the funniest films in the art form’s history. Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Mel Brooks, this iconic comedy features an unforgettable sequence in which Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle perform the duet “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” which AFI ranked as #89 on the...
August 3, 2024
THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic teen comedy from legendary writer/director John Hughes and featuring one of the genre’s most memorable ensemble casts, THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) was edited by film veteran Dede Allen – whose vast and varied work also includes THE HUSTLER, BONNIE & CLYDE, SERPICO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, SLAP SHOT, THE WIZ and REDS – and...
August 1, 2024
TORN CURTAIN (1966) – AFI Movie Club
A political spy thriller from the Master of Suspense himself, TORN CURTAIN (1966) was brought to the screen by two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – its iconic director, the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, and a young Julie Andrews fresh from her role as Maria Von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC the previous...
July 31, 2024
WALL-E (2008) – AFI Movie Club
From the ingenious humans at Pixar came the tender-hearted story of…a machine – imbued with so much feeling that it won over audiences in the year of its release, and also earned recognition as one of the most of outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image with an AFI AWARD in 2008. According...
July 29, 2024
NEBRASKA (2013) – AFI Movie Club
Presented at AFI FEST 2013 as a special tribute to legendary star Bruce Dern – with glowing introductory remarks by Quentin Tarantino – director Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA (2013) was also honored with an AFI AWARD in 2013, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According...
July 18, 2024
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958) – AFI Movie Club
Earning a place among the American Film Institute’s accounting of the art form’s greatest courtroom dramas, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958) is co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder from a story by Agatha Christie, and features an all-star cast that includes Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester and Marlene Dietrich...
July 15, 2024
SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG (1971) – AFI Movie Club
Director, actor, screenwriter, editor, composer and producer Melvin Van Peebles is perhaps best known for today’s film, the iconic SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG (1971) – a watershed effort that heralded a new era of outspoken Black cinema upon its release. This landmark independent production – which Van Peebles funded privately – spoke unvarnished truth to...
July 13, 2024
PLATOON (1986) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by Oliver Stone and featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), PLATOON (1987) earned a place on both the original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of all time as well as among the art form’s greatest thrills. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
July 11, 2024
AFI Announces 2024-2025 Canva Fellowship Recipients
Today, AFI announced the recipients of The 2024-2025 Canva Fellowship at the AFI Conservatory. This marks the second year Canva has joined with AFI to further their shared mission to educate and inspire the next generation of filmmakers to create visually impactful work. The scholarship will support one Fellow from each of the six disciplines...
July 10, 2024
THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1991) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Pat Conroy’s bestselling novel, THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1991) recalls childhood spent on the South Carolina shore – unpacking memories both haunting and halcyon to heal old wounds and move forward in life and love. Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the film was produced and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbra...
July 9, 2024
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from John Steinbeck’s now-classic novel only a year after its publication, THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) was selected for the American Film Institute’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time, with Henry Fonda’s portrayal of Tom Joad ranked among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, and the film itself counted...
July 7, 2024
PAPER MOON (1973) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a con man and his unlikely accomplice during the Great Depression, PAPER MOON (1973) was directed by Hollywood maverick Peter Bogdanovich – the iconic filmmaker, journalist and scholar who was a longtime friend of the American Film Institute. An essential voice among other great artists who helped to articulate AFI’s educational mission...
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