August 10, 2023
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Reteaming Don Siegel and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Clint Eastwood, ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979) marked the fifth and final collaboration between the director and star – following COOGAN’S BLUFF (1968), TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA (1970), THE BEGUILED (1971) and DIRTY HARRY (1971). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ....
August 9, 2023
AFI Ranked the #1 Film School Two Years in a Row
We’re thrilled to share that the AFI Conservatory was once again named the #1 film school in America by The Hollywood Reporter. Congrats to all the Staff, Faculty, Fellows, Alumni, AFI Members and Donors who are dedicated to educating the next generation of filmmakers and supporting the future of the art form! In the announcement...
August 7, 2023
FORTY GUNS (1957) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller, FORTY GUNS (1957) features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbara Stanwyck at her most imperious as Jessica Drummond – a land baroness who rules over Cochise County with the help of her own private army of enforcers. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about FORTY GUNS. Have...
August 5, 2023
AFI Celebrates the Class of 2023 Commencement
Today, the American Film Institute celebrated the commencement of the AFI Conservatory Class of 2023 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The event was a culmination of two years of intense study at AFI’s MFA program, ranked one of the top film schools in the nation. At the ceremony, AFI President and CEO Bob...
August 4, 2023
STARDUST (2007) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel by director Matthew Vaughn and co-writer Jane Goldman, STARDUST (2007) explores a magical realm of Stormhold – replete with enchantments both whimsical and treacherous – and features an all-star cast that includes Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O’Toole and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. Visit...
August 3, 2023
WOMEN TALKING (2022) – AFI Movie Club
From director Sarah Polley, WOMEN TALKING (2022) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2022, 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, “WOMEN TALKING amplifies a primal scream for all bound by silence. Adapting the novel by Miriam...
August 1, 2023
AFI Launches Official Letterboxd Account
Iconic AFI film lists and AFI content now available to millions of film fans on Letterboxd! AFI, considered one of the most authoritative and unparalleled voices in movie list-making, announced today the launch of the official AFI HQ account on Letterboxd, a global social network for film fans to curate lists, add ratings and reviews,...
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