May 17, 2026
DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012) – AFI Movie Club
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino brought bloody vengeance to the screen with DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012), shot by cinematographer and AFI Alum Robert Richardson (Class of 1979). The film was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official...
February 7, 2026
SOUL (2020) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a jazz pianist who pursues his art across the divide between life and death, SOUL (2020) was recognized in the year of its release with a 2020 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, "SOUL is a modern movie miracle. This ambitiously imaginative...
July 1, 2024
DREAMGIRLS (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Bill Condon and featuring and all-star cast that includes Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson and Jennifer Hudson, DREAMGIRLS (2006) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the...
February 7, 2022
AFI Movie Club: DJANGO UNCHAINED
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino brought bloody vengeance to the screen with DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012), shot by cinematographer and AFI Alum Robert Richardson (Class of 1979). The film was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. HOW TO WATCH Where...
December 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: RAY
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on August 10, 2020. RAY (2004) was written by James L. White and became the first African American biopic ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards®. White got his start in the industry when AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Sidney Poitier hired...
February 21, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AFI AWARDS Honoree SOUL
"SOUL is a modern movie miracle. This ambitiously imaginative burst of life finds the spark of spirituality in American cinema – and delivers it to audiences of all ages in equal parts entertainment and enlightenment. Pete Docter and his talented team at Pixar tackle issues of the highest plane – death, regret, acceptance – and place...
August 10, 2020
AFI Movie Club: RAY
RAY was written by James L. White and became the first African American biopic ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards®. White got his start in the industry when AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Sidney Poitier hired him to pen the screenplay for the thriller RED MONEY. Click Here to Find Out How…
July 2, 2020
AFI Movie Club: DREAMGIRLS
DREAMGIRLS received an AFI AWARD in 2006 – recognizing it as culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image Movie Trivia about DREAMGIRLS -DID YOU KNOW that DREAMGIRLS is based on a hit Broadway musical that opened in 1981? DREAMGIRLS was inspired by the careers…
June 7, 2020
AFI Movie Club: JUST MERCY
Warner Bros. has made JUST MERCY free to rent on streaming platforms for all of June 2020 in response to the police brutality charges and ongoing protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and to educate viewers about systemic racism. FIND OUT WHERE TO WATCH FOR FREE. JUST MERCY was showcased at the 2019 AFI…
November 9, 2019
AFI FEST Interview: JUST MERCY Director/Co-Writer Destin Daniel Cretton
JUST MERCY plays as a Special Screening at AFI FEST on Saturday, November 16 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. Writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton is an indie darling with credits, including the award-winning drama SHORT TERM 12 and THE GLASS CASTLE — an adaptation of Jeannette Walls’ 2005 bestselling memoir. This spring Marvel came…
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