August 20, 2026
THE BIRDCAGE (1996) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as South Beach club owners navigating an introduction to their son’s would-be in-laws, THE BIRDCAGE (1996) also features Gene Hackman as a United States senator for whom the loving couple must put on a charade for the benefit of familial harmony. The film was written by Elaine May and...
May 8, 2026
PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) – AFI Movie Club
The story of two witches in a New England small town, PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) stars Sandra Bullock and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Nicole Kidman, along with a supporting cast that includes Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, Evan Rachel Wood and Margo Martindale. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PRACTICAL MAGIC. Where...
August 22, 2025
FOOTLOOSE (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Seeking to create a new kind of musical, writer and lyricist Dean Pitchford originated the idea for FOOTLOOSE (1984) in 1979, after which he spent some time researching actual dancing bans in towns across America. Directed by Herbert Ross, the result became a modern classic, which the title track named by AFI among cinema’s greatest...
June 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: PARENTHOOD
PARENTHOOD was directed by Ron Howard and stars Steve Martin, the recipient of the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award. Watch Bryce Dallas Howard announce the film: Movie Trivia about TODAY’S FILM -DID YOU KNOW that director Ron Howard got the idea for PARENTHOOD on a flight to Argentina in 1985, traveling to the location for his film GUNG HO?…
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