June 21, 2024
FREAKY FRIDAY (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from her own novel of the same name by author and composer Mary Rodgers – daughter of composer Richard Rodgers, of the legendary duo Rodgers and Hammerstein – FREAKY FRIDAY (1976) is a hilarious body-swap comedy featuring a young Jodie Foster – who later received an AFI Honorary Degree for her contributions of distinction...
May 4, 2024
SPACEBALLS (1987) – AFI Movie Club
“May the Schwartz be with you!” A madcap romp at ludicrous speed through the farthest reaches of space – including to a desert planet not unlike the single-ecosystem worlds found in some other vaunted science fiction franchises – SPACEBALLS (1987) stars and is directed, co-written and produced by the incomparable Mel Brooks, recipient of both...
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