February 17, 2026
AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Bringing together a motley assortment of misfits in a complex comedy-drama that affirms our shared humanity across ostensibly insurmountable differences, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997) was brought to the screen by producer/writer/director James L. Brooks – who also helps guide the next generation of storytellers as Artistic Director of the AFI Conservatory – and...
November 2, 2025
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, Albert Brooks and Joan Cusack, 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. Visit...
May 11, 2025
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks – who serves as Artistic Director for the AFI Conservatory – TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) explores among things the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter across the years, brought to life with humor and humanity by Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. The acclaimed film features a...
December 16, 2023
THE WAR OF THE ROSES (1989) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch black comedy directed by Danny DeVito and produced by AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks, THE WAR OF THE ROSES (1989) features the iconic pairing – and hilariously violent decoupling – of Kathleen Turner and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Michael Douglas. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE WAR...
May 10, 2020
AFI Movie Club: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
AFI Life Achievement Award recipients Shirley MacLaine (2012) and Jack Nicholson (1994) came together to help bring you to tears in TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. And director James L. Brooks is the Artistic Director of the AFI Conservatory! Watch Naomi Watts announce the film: Movie Trivia about TERMS OF ENDEARMENT -DID YOU KNOW the film…
November 29, 2017
AFI Conservatory Fellows Join James L. Brooks in THE SIMPSONS Writers’ Room
On November 16th, AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks hosted the entire class of current second-year Screenwriting Fellows, and their Discipline Head Anna Thomas, for a unique opportunity on the Fox lot.
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