April 18, 2022
THE HURT LOCKER (2008) – AFI Movie Club
A taut thriller starring Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie as bomb squad soldiers stationed in Iraq, THE HURT LOCKER (2008) was directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow – who also earned the distinction as the first woman ever to win the Academy Award for Best Director. The film was also honored with an...
May 6, 2021
AFI Movie Club: NIGHT CATCHES US
The creative ensemble for Tanya Hamilton’s award-winning directorial debut, NIGHT CATCHES US, includes AFI Conservatory editing alum Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993). Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream NIGHT CATCHES US NIGHT CATCHES US - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love movies,...
January 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club: DETROIT
In 2017, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow brought the poignant film DETROIT to audiences, basing the film on true events of racial tensions and civil unrest that start to fracture the city of Detroit. MOVIE TRIVIA DID YOU KNOW? DETROIT is based on true events – the Detroit riots of the long, hot summer of 1967, 50 years before Kathryn...
October 4, 2019
THE BANKER World Premiere to Close AFI FEST 2019
THE BANKER, Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie, set as Closing Night Film for 33rd Edition of AFI FEST The 33rd edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of Apple’s new film THE BANKER, directed by George Nolfi (THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU) on Thursday, November 21 at the historic…
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