August 30, 2024
THE INCREDIBLES (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to both superheroes and the 1960s spy-fi aesthetic, THE INCREIDBLES (2004) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2004, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “THE INCREDIBLES lives up to its name in spectacular fashion. This clever...
December 10, 2023
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting Homer’s epic, Joel and Ethan Coel brought “The Odyssey” to 1930s Mississippi in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) – featuring an all-star cast of players that includes John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, John Goodman, Holly Hunter and, as the film’s “man of constant sorrow” and front man for the...
May 7, 2023
THE BIG SICK (2017) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the true-life meet-cute of co-writers Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, THE BIG SICK (2017) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, "THE BIG SICK breathes new life into the romantic comedy with...
January 10, 2023
RAISING ARIZONA (1987) – AFI Movie Club
The second feature from the Coen brothers – directed by Joel, produced by Ethan and co-written by both – RAISING ARIZONA (1987) stars Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as would-be parents in a western fable named by the American Film Institute among the greatest comedies of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more...
May 11, 2022
BROADCAST NEWS (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by AFI Trustee and AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt and Albert Brooks, BROADCAST NEWS (1987) earned a place among AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS, the American Film Institute’s ranking of the funniest films in the history of the American art form. Learn more about...
November 26, 2020
AFI Movie Club: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Jodie Foster directs an all-star cast, including Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft and Robert Downey Jr., for Thanksgiving in this holiday treat – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Now HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – Reelgood Watch this exclusive video from the…
July 19, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE BIG SICK
Based on a true story, the humorous and heartfelt comedy THE BIG SICK was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. Watch this exclusive AFI Archive video…
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