September 8, 2026
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient and shot by cinematographer Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015) features an all-star cast in a gritty western, closed-room narrative – including Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tom Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern. Visit the...
October 23, 2025
HAIL, CAESAR! (2016) – AFI Movie Club
A hilariously satirical send-up of Hollywood in the 1950s brought to the screen by co-writers and co-directors Joel and Ethan Coen, HAIL, CAESAR! (2016) features an appropriately star-studded cast that includes AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum. Featuring more...
June 27, 2024
FOXCATCHER (2014) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Bennett Miller and co-edited by AFI Alum Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976), FOXCATCHER (2014) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2014, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “FOXCATCHER paints a complex, haunting portrait of America...
September 15, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE BOOK OF LIFE
Writer/director Jorge Gutierrez’s colorful valentine to Mexican folklore, THE BOOK OF LIFE, features an all-star cast led by Diego Luna. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE BOOK OF LIFE THE BOOK OF LIFE- Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love...
July 19, 2014
FOXCATCHER Director Bennett Miller Talks About How He Cast The Film
Director Bennett Miller recently stopped by the AFI campus for a Harold Lloyd Master Seminar talk with AFI Conservatory Fellows. During the discussion, moderated by Dean Jan Schuette, Miller was asked how he went about casting the three leads in FOXCATCHER, the true story about Olympic Wrestling Champions and eccentric multimillionaire John E. du Pont. Steve Carell portrays…
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