July 24, 2026
AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) – AFI Movie Club
From director David O. Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) was honored with a 2013 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “AMERICAN HUSTLE is eight-track entertainment from the feet up – exposing the question, 'What is façade...
April 28, 2026
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012) – AFI Movie Club
David O. Russell’s SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012) features an all-star cast – including Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. The film was edited by Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976) with cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi (AFI Class of 2002). Earning an AFI AWARD as one of the most...
December 18, 2024
THREE KINGS (1999) – AFI Movie Club
With an all-star ensemble that includes AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze, director David O. Russell’s THREE KINGS (1999) follows opportunistic American soldiers stationed overseas in the Persian Gulf – leveraging an action-packed contemporary treasure hunt to deliver incisive commentary with dark comedy. Visit the AFI Catalog...
August 17, 2021
AFI Movie Club: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
A madcap American odyssey which follows a new father in search of his own birth parents, writer/director David O. Russell’s FLIRTING WITH DISASTER features an all-star cast that includes Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Lily Tomlin, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal and Alan Alda. Russell discussed his creative process (alongside frequent collaborator Mark Wahlberg) with the AFI Conservatory Fellows as part of AFI’S Masterclass: The Art of Collaboration. HOW TO...
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