July 18, 2026
HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) – AFI Movie Club
A darkly hilarious May-December romance that uses the age gap to confront life, love and death, HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) stars Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort, and was directed by Hal Ashby – and was honored by the American Film Institute on its lists of the art form’s greatest comedies, romantic comedies and love stories, as well as among the most inspirational...
September 5, 2025
BEING THERE (1979) – AFI Movie Club
BEING THERE (1979) was included on AFI’s list of 100 Years…100 Laughs as one of the funniest films to grace the silver screen. Star Shirley MacLaine was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, and the film’s cinematographer, Caleb Deschanel, was a member of the first class at the AFI Conservatory. Visit the AFI...
August 31, 2025
SHAMPOO (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Hal Ashby and named one of the funniest films of all time by the American Film Institute, SHAMPOO (1975) stars inarguable and incomparable film legend and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty, who also produced the film and co-wrote it with AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Towne. Another degree recipient – Richard...
February 1, 2025
SHAMPOO – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the Hal Ashby hit comedy SHAMPOO (1975) in honor of its 50th release anniversary. Co-written by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Warren Beatty (in his first onscreen writing credit) and the legendary Robert Towne, SHAMPOO featured a cast of stars including Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn,...
June 27, 2024
COMING HOME (1978) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
In celebration of disability pride month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on COMING HOME (1978), the Oscar®-winning Hal Ashby film that takes place at a VA hospital during the Vietnam War. Included on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions list of the greatest love stories of all time, COMING HOME explores the lives of soldiers who...
May 8, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BEING THERE
BEING THERE is on AFI’s list of 100 Years…100 Laughs as one of the funniest films to grace the silver screen. Star Shirley MacLaine was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, and the film’s cinematographer, Caleb Deschanel, was a member of the first class at the AFI Conservatory. Watch Jay Roach announce the…
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