July 12, 2022
BOOKSMART (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Olivia Wilde and produced by AFI Alum Jillian Longnecker (AFI Class of 2002), BOOKSMART (2019) is a teen comedy about two high school overachievers who break from the mold on one last, fateful night before graduation. Learn more about BOOKSMART in the AFI Catalog. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream BOOKSMART BOOKSMART - Reelgood...
July 11, 2022
SUSPICION (1941) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Alfred Hitchcock, SUSPICION (1941) features an iconic performance from Cary Grant – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Learn more about SUSPICION in the AFI Catalog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb5VdGCQFOM%20 HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SUSPICION SUSPICION - Reelgood GET THE LATEST...
July 10, 2022
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) – AFI Movie Club
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) appears on both of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time – the original list as well as the 10th anniversary edition. It ranks #10 among the most heart-pounding screen adventures – and Indiana Jones himself was named by AFI as the second greatest screen hero...
July 9, 2022
WITHIN OUR GATES (1920) – AFI Movie Club
Born in 1884, Oscar Micheaux was the son of former enslaved people, and one of 11 siblings who attended segregated schools in Illinois. He began his career by writing novels about homesteading as a Black man. His first feature, THE HOMESTEADER (1919), is now believed lost but his film WITHIN OUR GATES (1920), released the following year, is considered to be the oldest...
July 7, 2022
SNOWPIERCER (2013) – AFI Movie Club
Set on a train trapped in perpetual motion to keep the remaining vestiges of humanity alive after global warming reduces the planet to an uninhabitable icy wasteland, director Bong Joon-ho’s SNOWPIERCER (2013) features an international all-star cast that includes Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Ko Asung and AFI Trustee Octavia Spencer. HOW...
July 6, 2022
THE THIN MAN (1934) – AFI Movie Club
The first in an iconic series of comedic capers featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy’s inimitable Nick and Nora Charles respectively, THE THIN MAN (1934) was included by the American Film Institute among the greatest American film comedies of all time. Learn more about THE THIN MAN in the AFI Catalog. HOW TO WATCH Where...
July 5, 2022
THE PHOTOGRAPH (2020) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield in a rich romantic drama that spans generations, director Stella Meghie’s THE PHOTOGRAPH (2020) was edited by AFI Alum Shannon Baker Davis (AFI Class of 2003). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE PHOTOGRAPH THE PHOTOGRAPH - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is...
July 4, 2022
JAWS (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Ominous and iconic, JAWS (1975) was brought to life by two AFI Life Achievement honorees – director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams. The film appears across the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest works of American cinema – earning recognition on both the original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of...
July 2, 2022
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Roald Dahl’s best-selling children’s novel, WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) stars Gene Wilder – who participated in the AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mel Brooks and whose work is featured across several of AFI’s lists. Learn more about WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY in the AFI Catalog. HOW TO WATCH Where to...
June 30, 2022
LOVE JONES (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Nia Long and Larenz Tate, director Theodore Witcher’s LOVE JONES (1997) is a visually poetic romance – with cinematography by AFI alum Ernest Holzman (AFI Class of 1978). Learn more about LOVE JONES in the AFI Catalog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLYe8XFtaeA%20 HOW TO WATCH Where to stream LOVE JONES LOVE JONES - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM...
June 25, 2022
ERASERHEAD (1977) – AFI Movie Club
The first feature from writer, producer, director, editor and composer David Lynch, ERASERHEAD (1977) was produced by the AFI Center for Advanced Studies (now known as the AFI Conservatory) – of which Lynch was a Fellow during production of the film. Lynch and cinematographer Frederick Elmes – also an AFI Conservatory Alum – have both...
June 24, 2022
WAITING TO EXHALE (1995) – AFI Movie Club
A story of female friendship that marked Forest Whitaker’s feature directorial debut, WAITING TO EXHALE (1995) stars Whitney Houston, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Bassett – and was shot by AFI Conservatory Alum Toyomichi Kurita. Learn more about WAITING TO EXHALE in the AFI Catalog. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
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