October 9, 2025
BATMAN (1989) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an iconic performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Nicholson that landed the Joker on the American Film Institute’s list of cinema’s great villains and helped elevate the superhero genre from its four-color origins, BATMAN (1989) laid the foundations for the cinema landscape of today – blockbuster spectacle realized with grand ambition worthy...
September 13, 2025
ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon and featuring production design by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Richard Sylbert, ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the most heart-pounding thrillers in the art form’s history. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about ROSEMARY'S BABY. Where to stream ROSEMARY'S BABY ROSEMARY'S...
September 3, 2025
NETWORK (1976) – AFI Movie Club
As timely now as when it was released, Peter Finch’s impassioned on-air breakdown as a fed-up news anchor in NETWORK (1976) earned a place among the American Film Institute’s ranking of the greatest film quotes of all time – with the film itself appearing on AFI’s original list of the greatest American film, and again...
February 15, 2025
ALIEN (1979) – AFI Movie Club
A terrifying science-fiction masterpiece from director Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver in the first of her iconic performances as Ripley, ALIEN (1979) was ranked as the seventh greatest sci-fi film of all time by the American Film Institute, in addition to earning a place on AFI’s accounting of the art form’s most thrilling narratives....
November 30, 2024
FARGO (1996) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic crime dramedy from the Coen brothers, FARGO (1996) was included on the American Film Institute’s original list of the greatest American films, as well as among the art form’s greatest comedies – with Frances McDormand’s Marge Gunderson appearing on AFI’s list of the greatest screen heroes of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog...
October 8, 2024
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A love letter to the serial cliffhangers of yesteryear from director Kerry Conran, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) features an all-star cast that includes Jude Law as the titular hero, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi and Angelina Jolie, and is produced by AFI Alum – and current Vice Chair of the AFI Board...
June 9, 2024
THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch-black comedy from director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese, THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) puts the spotlight on another recipient of the American Film Institute’s highest honor for a career in film: Robert De Niro, starring as a failed comic who kidnaps his idol, played by screen legend Jerry...
August 26, 2023
CAT PEOPLE (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Natassja Kinski and Malcom McDowell in a psychosexual tale of intimacy and horror, CAT PEOPLE (1982) is a lush re-imagining of director Jacques Tourneur’s 1942 classic brought to the screen by AFI Alum – and Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal recipient – Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). Schrader was also a recipient of...
August 24, 2023
BIG BUSINESS (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Originally inspired by William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” and its tale of twins separated at birth, BIG BUSINESS brings together Bette Midler and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Lily Tomlin – both playing hilarious dual roles. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about BIG BUSINESS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every...
August 17, 2023
FUNNY FACE (1957) – AFI Movie Club
Helmed by beloved director Stanley Donen, FUNNY FACE (1957) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn – both recognized by the American Film Institute among the greatest cinema legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about FUNNY FACE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day....
August 16, 2023
AFI’s Get the Picture Celebrates 500th Daily Image and Introduces New Features
The game you love just got better! Today, AFI celebrated the 500th installment of Get the Picture, AFI’s signature daily movie guessing game that challenges players to identify a film from just one image. In honor of the milestone, AFI unveiled an array of all-new game features – now allowing movie lovers to track both...
August 11, 2023
AFI DWW+ Now Accepting Applications for Class of 2024-2025
APPLY NOW AFI is excited to announce applications are now open for the next class of the AFI DWW+ program, a year-long directing workshop that educates traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. In 2024, the program will celebrate its 50th anniversary. AFI...
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