July 24, 2026
AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) – AFI Movie Club
From director David O. Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) was honored with a 2013 AFI AWARD, 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, “AMERICAN HUSTLE is eight-track entertainment from the feet up – exposing the question, 'What is façade...
May 16, 2026
WINTER’S BONE (2010) – AFI Movie Club
An ominous glimpse into the underbelly of rural family life in the Ozarks, WINTER’S BONE (2010) 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, “WINTER’S BONE is a chilling portrayal of the search for truth buried...
April 28, 2026
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012) – AFI Movie Club
David O. Russell’s SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012) features an all-star cast – including Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. The film was edited by Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976) with cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi (AFI Class of 2002). Earning an AFI AWARD as one of the most...
March 18, 2022
DON’T LOOK UP (2021) – AFI Movie Club
"DON’T LOOK UP rockets into the stratosphere of hilariously dark satires, entering the orbit of DR. STRANGELOVE and other American classics. Illuminated by a stellar cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep, Adam McKay annihilates modern day tribalism, a complicit media and willful American ignorance by infusing belly laughs to transform this disaster...
December 12, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: WINTER’S BONE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on August 16, 2020. WINTER’S BONE (2010), an ominous glimpse into the underbelly of rural family life in the Ozarks, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2010 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of...
August 16, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WINTER’S BONE
WINTER’S BONE, an ominous glimpse into the underbelly of rural family life in the Ozarks, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2010 – 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. The film was produced…
September 19, 2017
MOTHER! Director Darren Aronofsky, Cinematographer Matthew Libatique and Production Designer Philip Messina At AFI
This past weekend, MOTHER! director/writer Darren Aronosky (AFI Class of 1992), cinematographer Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992) and production designer Philip Messina presented and discussed their provocative film with AFI Conservatory Fellows on campus. The film stars Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence as a couple whose idyllic existence in a sprawling Victorian house —…
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