May 15, 2023
SUNSHINE (2007) – AFI Movie Club
From director Danny Boyle, SUNSHINE (2007) features an all-star cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Michelle Yeoh. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SUNSHINE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE...
May 14, 2023
SNEAKERS (1992) – AFI Movie Club
From director Phil Alden Robinson, SNEAKERS (1992) features an all-star cast that includes Robert Redford, AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, David Strathairn and Dan Aykroyd as “Mother.” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SNEAKERS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN...
May 9, 2023
GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (1947) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Elia Kazan and based on Laura Z. Hobson’s bestselling novel, GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (1947) is an award-winning film that stars American Film Institute Founding Chair and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gregory Peck as a journalist who decides to pose as Jewish in order to experience anti-Semitism firsthand and understand the plight of those who are religiously persecuted. Visit the...
May 8, 2023
AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Nicole Kidman Postponed
AFI announced today that the 49th annual AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Nicole Kidman, scheduled for Saturday, June 10, will be postponed. For nearly half a century, the AFI Life Achievement Award has convened artists and audiences in celebration of excellence in the art form. Due to the division in our community at...
May 8, 2023
MOANA (2016) – AFI Movie Club
Charting a young girl’s quest across the ocean, MOANA marked the film debut of Hawaiian teenager Auliʻi Cravalho – who voices the title character opposite Dwayne Johnson as Polynesian trickster demi–god Maui. MOANA premiered at AFI FEST in 2016. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MOANA. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE...
May 6, 2023
MATA HARI (1931) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the remarkable true story of Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod’s espionage exploits during World War I, MATA HARI (1931) stars the incomparable Greta Garbo – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MATA HARI. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
May 5, 2023
BETTER LUCK TOMORROW (2002) – AFI Movie Club
To help bring BETTER LUCK TOMORROW (2002) to life, writer/director Justin Lin collaborated with AFI Alum Patrice Lucien Cochet (AFI Class of 1998), who served as the cinematographer for the film. When investors pulled their financial support of the film, Lin made a desperate call to MC Hammer, whom he’d met years prior at a trade show. Though the...
May 2, 2023
CROSSING DELANCEY (1988) – AFI Movie Club
A quintessentially New York love story set against the backdrop of a Jewish bookstore, CROSSING DELANCEY (1988) was directed by Joan Micklin Silver, who has shared her experiences with the next generation of AFI Conservatory filmmakers as part of the Harold Lloyd Master Seminar series. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about CROSSING DELANCEY. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
May 1, 2023
ENTER THE DRAGON – AFI Catalog Spotlight
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on Bruce Lee’s final and most successful film, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), which was released 50 years ago this August just one month after Lee’s untimely death at age 32. Made for a slim budget of $850,000, with grosses...
April 30, 2023
FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest thrills, FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) features the iconic onscreen pairing of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Michael Douglas and Glenn Close – whose performance as Alex Forrest earned a place on AFI’s list of the most terrifying screen villains of all time. Visit the AFI...
April 28, 2023
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Viewing Guide
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, AFI is celebrating AAPI stories and artists that buck stereotypes and offer complex, nuanced portraits that further representation both onscreen and off. From classic films such as PICCADILLY starring Asian American pioneer Anna May Wong, to defining features like THE JOY LUCK CLUB, to more...
April 28, 2023
THE CAINE MUTINY (1954) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk, THE CAINE MUTINY (1954) features an inarguable central performance from Humphrey Bogart – named by the American Film Institute as the greatest male screen legend of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE CAINE MUTINY. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...
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