April 15, 2024
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Richard Gere and Debra Winger in a romantic drama from director Taylor Hackford, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) was lifted up to three of the American Film Institute’s iconic lists celebrating excellence in the art form – including among the greatest love stories and the most inspiring, as well as the most memorable...
April 14, 2024
ARGO (2012) – AFI Movie Club
Starring and directed by Ben Affleck and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney, ARGO (2012) was honored in the year of its release with a 2012 AFI AWARD, recognizing it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “ARGO cracks the code between fiction and truth –...
April 13, 2024
THE GUNFIGHTER (1950) – AFI Movie Club
The story of an aging gunman once reputed to be the fastest draw in the Southwest, THE GUNFIGHTER (1950) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gregory Peck as the titular “Jimmie Ringo” – now a man just trying to avoid confrontation and death. In addition to being named one of the greatest legends of the...
April 11, 2024
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of the most enduring screen legends of cinema’s past, the incomparable Audrey Hepburn was arguably at her most iconic in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961) – a film that AFI ranked among the art form’s great love stories and also recognized for having one of cinema’s great songs,...
April 10, 2024
The American Film Institute Announces AFI AWARDS 2024 Date
Today, the American Film Institute announced that the AFI AWARDS 2024 honorees-only event will take place on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Celebrating the collaborative nature of film and television, AFI AWARDS is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole, recognizing those...
April 9, 2024
MOMMIE DEAREST (1981) – AFI Movie Club
A psychological drama starring one film icon as another – the great Faye Dunaway as the great Joan Crawford – MOMMIE DEAREST (1981) painted a cinematic portrait of emotional abuse, earning its subject a place among the American Film Institute’s greatest film villains of all time – with one line, in particular, also entering the...
April 8, 2024
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) follows an eccentric family who take an epic cross-country road trip in support of their daughter’s beauty pageant dreams. Starring Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Steve Carell and Paul Dano, the film was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2006 and, according to...
April 7, 2024
LOVE STORY (1970) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal in the quintessential romantic tearjerker, LOVE STORY (1970) earned a place among the American Film Institute’s ranking of the greatest cinematic passions, with its iconic line – “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – counted among the most memorable in the art form’s history. Visit the AFI...
April 4, 2024
THE WAY WE WERE (1973) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the iconic pairing of Robert Redford and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbra Streisand for a bittersweet romantic drama, director Sydney Pollack’s THE WAY WE WERE (1973) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest love stories – with Streisand’s title song also counted among AFI’s ranking of cinema’s most...
April 2, 2024
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958) features the iconic pairing of Paul Newman and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Elizabeth Taylor. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
March 31, 2024
EASTER PARADE (1948) – AFI Movie Club
A joyous musical featuring some of the best loved songs from Irving Berlin, EASTER PARADE (1948) brings to the screen the inarguable pairing of two of cinema’s most enduring icons – AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, both named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the...
March 28, 2024
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action for TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997) – the 18th (official) theatrical outing of the deadly and debonair secret agent, here played by Pierce Brosnan and joined by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Michelle Yeoh. This adventure to stop...
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