March 13, 2022
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (2021) – AFI Movie Club
"THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH burns and bubbles with power and passion – a stark cinematic rendering of William Shakespeare’s immortal work. Joel Coen richly imagines this bloody tale of hubris as a gothic fever dream where “fair is foul and foul is fair”– a monumental achievement, and one in which only titans as towering as...
February 24, 2022
OUT OF TIME (2003) – AFI Movie Club
OUT OF TIME (2003) is the second collaboration between AFI Conservatory alum Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986) and AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington. The film is edited by another of director Franklin’s frequent collaborators, alum Carole Kravetz Aykanian (AFI Class of 1986). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream OUT OF TIME OUT OF TIME...
December 23, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE PREACHER’S WIFE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 18, 2020. Directed by Penny Marshall and starring Whitney Houston and AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington, THE PREACHER’S WIFE follows an angel who arrives on the wings of a prayer to help a good reverend whose Baptist church is struggling, as is his marriage. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream...
December 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) stars two-time Academy Award®-winning actor Denzel Washington, who was honored with the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award. The film was directed by AFI Conservatory alum Carl Franklin (Class of 1986). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS - Reelgood GET...
November 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MISSISSIPPI MASALA
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury, director Mira Nair’s MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1992) explores a clash of cultures after Uganda’s exiled Indian population relocated to the southern United States. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MISSISSIPPI MASALA MISSISSIPPI MASALA - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club...
October 20, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE GREAT DEBATERS
In addition to directing the film, AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington co-starred in this inspiring true story of THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007) – alongside Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise and a host of young actors. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE GREAT DEBATERS THE GREAT DEBATERS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club...
August 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: ANTWONE FISHER
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on June 6, 2020. ANTWONE FISHER was the directorial debut of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington, who also co-starred in the movie. In 2002, the film was honored with an AFI AWARD for providing “a clarion call for all films that strive to bring...
July 15, 2021
AFI Movie Club: OUT OF TIME
OUT OF TIME is the second collaboration between AFI Conservatory alum Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986) and AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington. The film is edited by another of director Franklin’s frequent collaborators, alum Carole Kravetz Aykanian (AFI Class of 1986). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream OUT OF TIME OUT OF TIME -...
April 11, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: MALCOLM X
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 11, 2020. MALCOLM X, Spike Lee’s powerful biopic, stars AFI Life Achievement honoree Denzel Washington as the eponymous Civil Rights crusader who fought for racial equality. An honorary degree recipient from the AFI Conservatory, Lee recently was featured in AFI’s Black Stories...
March 18, 2021
AFI Movie Club: HE GOT GAME
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee brought the story of basketball phenom Jesus Shuttlesworth to audiences in 1998, collaborating for the third time with AFI Life Achievement recipient Denzel Washington, who plays Shuttlesworth’s father in the film. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream HE GOT GAME HE GOT GAME - Reelgood LEARN MORE ABOUT AFI...
February 10, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AFI AWARDS Honoree MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM is at once a soaring tribute to owning your voice and a searing step back in time to expose the challenges of driving change in America. This symphony of genius begins with the musical words of August Wilson and is expanded from stage to screen by the incomparable George C. Wolfe,...
January 28, 2021
AFI Movie Club: GLORY
GLORY, the powerful tale of the Union Army's first African American regiment in the Civil War, was directed by AFI Conservatory alum Edward Zwick (AFI Class of 1975) and stars two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. MOVIE TRIVIA DID YOU KNOW? To convince TriStar of the project’s viability, director Edward Zwick filmed a...
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