May 12, 2026
CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) – AFI Movie Club
The final feature from AFI Honorary Degree recipient Ray Harryhausen, CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) is an appropriately Olympian entry in the career of the legendary animator and special effects innovator. A masterpiece of stop-motion effects that include Medusa, Pegasus, the Kraken and more, the film also features Laurence Olivier (named by AFI among cinema’s...
November 27, 2025
ROCKY (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Though the studio was initially interested in proven stars such as James Caan, Burt Reynolds and Ryan O’Neal – and in fact offered writer Sylvester Stallone $275,000 for the rights to his script if he’d walk away – the young up-and-comer was adamant that he play the title role in ROCKY (1976), and the rest...
May 3, 2022
CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) – AFI Movie Club
The final feature from AFI Honorary Degree recipient Ray Harryhausen, CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) is an appropriately Olympian entry in the career of the legendary animator and special effects innovator. A masterpiece of stop-motion effects that include Medusa, Pegasus, the Kraken and more, the film also features Laurence Olivier (named by AFI among cinema’s...
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