Directed by AFI Alum John McTiernan (AFI Class of 1975), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990) features a starring performance by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery as a Russian submarine commander hoping to defect, as well as a supporting role from AFI Honorary Degree recipient James Earl Jones. Visit the AFI Catalog to...

A brilliantly demented look at life in the afterlife from director Tim Burton, BEETLEJUICE (1988) takes an outrageous kitchen sink approach to depicting the dead – finding visual fascination with every hilariously morbid aspect of being “recently deceased.” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about BEETLEJUICE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox...

Featuring an all-star cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly and many more, THE AVIATOR (2004) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese,  edited by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker and shot by cinematographer and AFI Conservatory Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979). Chronicling the...