July 3, 2026
BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) – AFI Movie Club
The sophomore feature from director Paul Thomas Anderson, BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) brings together an incredible ensemble cast to chronicle the rise and fall of the San Fernando Valley porn industry from the 1970s to the 1980s – and was shot with vivid period hues by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the...
May 5, 2026
THE AVIATOR (2004) – AFI Movie Club
From director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese and an all-star cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly and many more, THE AVIATOR (2004) was also edited by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker and shot by AFI Conservatory Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979). Chronicling the...
March 8, 2026
CHICAGO (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on two of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest American films – including the greatest movie musicals and greatest movie songs – CHICAGO (2002) was also honored with an AFI AWARD in 2002, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to...
June 17, 2025
HARD EIGHT (1996) – AFI Movie Club
The debut feature from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, HARD EIGHT (1996) features an all-star cast that includes Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Jackson in a Nevada-set crima drama – with lush cinematography from AFI Conservatory alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more...
April 5, 2025
GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and edited by his longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker, GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2002, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale,...
May 27, 2024
THE THIN RED LINE (1998) – AFI Movie Club
An epic war drama written and directed by AFI Conservatory Alum Terrence Malick (AFI Class of 1969) and executive produced by AFI Founding Director George Stevens Jr., THE THIN RED LINE (1998) features an all-star ensemble that includes Sean Penn, Adrian Brody, Ben Chaplin, Jim Caviezel and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney. Visit...
April 24, 2023
THE HOURS (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring stunning performances from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman – soon to be the 49th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Stephen Daldry’s THE HOURS (2002) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion...
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