April 5, 2023
HUSTLERS (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring a dazzling all-star cast that includes Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B, Lorene Scafaria’s HUSTLERS (2019) was brought to the screen by two Alums of the AFI Conservatory – director of photography Todd Banhazl (AFI Class of 2009) and editor Kayla Emter (AFI Class of 2008)....
April 3, 2023
Earth Day Movie Guide
A good planet is hard to find – so let’s celebrate it! Earth Day was launched in 1970 when millions of citizens attended inaugural events around the nation designed to champion environmental causes and has since grown into a global observance. To honor this important day, AFI is spotlighting select films from AFI AWARDS, AFI...
April 3, 2023
SOYLENT GREEN – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This April marks the 50th release anniversary of the dystopian ecological thriller and cult classic SOYLENT GREEN (1973), which imagined the state of the world in 2022 with overpopulation, global warming and the vast discrepancy between rich and poor. Based in part on the 1966 novel “Make Room! Make Room!” by Harry Harrison, SOYLENT GREEN...
April 3, 2023
THE SHINING (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the talents of Shelley Duvall and AFI Life Achievement Award winner Jack Nicholson, director Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING (1980) appears on three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating the best of the art form – including recognition of Nicholson’s terrifying Jack Torrance as one of the screen’s greatest villains. Visit the AFI Catalog...
April 1, 2023
TREE OF LIFE (2011) – AFI Movie Club
With an all-star cast that includes Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, TREE OF LIFE (2011) is a sumptuous generational drama directed by AFI Alum Terrence Malick (AFI Class of 1969). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TREE OF LIFE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP...
March 31, 2023
Shaz Bennett Named as AFI DWW+ Guest Artistic Director
AFI announced today that Shaz Bennett (AFI DWW Class of 2012) will be the AFI DWW+ Guest Artistic Director for the Class of 2023-2024. Bennett was showrunner and executive producer on the final season of QUEEN SUGAR alongside creator Ava DuVernay, after both writing and directing on season six. Bennett’s debut feature film ALASKA IS...
March 29, 2023
TWISTER (1996) – AFI Movie Club
Produced by AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy, TWISTER (1996) features an all-star cast that includes Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and AFI Alum Todd Field (AFI Class of 1992). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TWISTER. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every...
March 26, 2023
WENDY AND LUCY (2008) – AFI Movie Club
From director Kelly Reichardt and star Michelle Williams, WENDY AND LUCY (2008) 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, “WENDY AND LUCY is a precisely observed portrait of life on the edge in America, where...
March 25, 2023
ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) – AFI Movie Club
Following a widow on her journey across the American Southwest in search of a better life for herself and her young son, ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Martin Scorsese, and stars Ellen Burstyn – already an acting titan when she appeared in the film, which was released the...
March 23, 2023
GHOST WORLD (2001) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Daniel Clowes’ iconic indie comic, Terry Zwigoff’s GHOST WORLD (2001) was produced by John Malkovich, Russell Smith and Lianne Halfon – who educates the next generation of storytellers as the head of the Producing discipline at the AFI Conservatory. The film was edited by AFI Alum Carole Kravetz Aykanian (AFI Class of 1986)....
March 22, 2023
Ray Barry to Retire After Nearly 50 Years at AFI
Today, AFI announced that Ray Barry, Director of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, will retire this month after nearly 50 years at AFI. Silver Theatre Director of Programming and Associate Director of the Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Todd Hitchcock has been named as Barry’s replacement. Ray has been a fixture at AFI...
March 17, 2023
GLORIA (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by John Cassavetes, GLORIA (1980) stars Gena Rowlands as a woman who takes a young boy under her wing when his family is killed by the mob. The film marked the seventh collaboration between the director and the star. Cassavetes was a senior filmmaker-in-residence at the AFI Conservatory – and Rowlands received an Honorary...
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