January 23, 2026
SHREK (2001) – AFI Movie Club
Produced by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Jeffrey Katzenberg, SHREK (2001) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it in the year of its release as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “SHREK is an animated film that takes an eraser to traditional fairy...
August 22, 2025
FOOTLOOSE (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Seeking to create a new kind of musical, writer and lyricist Dean Pitchford originated the idea for FOOTLOOSE (1984) in 1979, after which he spent some time researching actual dancing bans in towns across America. Directed by Herbert Ross, the result became a modern classic, which the title track named by AFI among cinema’s greatest...
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...
November 23, 2024
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION (1984) – AFI Movie Club
A gonzo, dimension-hopping adventure following the exploits of the titular polymath, THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984) was produced by Neil Canton, who educated the next generation of storytellers for more than a decade as the head of the AFI Conservatory’s producing program. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
August 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: BEATRIZ AT DINNER
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on September 29, 2020. BEATRIZ AT DINNER is directed by AFI Conservatory alum Miguel Arteta and stars Salma Hayek as a Mexican immigrant and healer who, when her car breaks down at the home of a wealthy client, ends up staying for dinner and engaging...
September 29, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BEATRIZ AT DINNER
BEATRIZ AT DINNER is directed by AFI Conservatory alum Miguel Arteta and stars Salma Hayek as a Mexican immigrant and healer who, when her car breaks down at the home of a wealthy client, ends up staying for dinner and engaging in an epic sparing match, exposing harsh truths about race, class and privilege. Click Here…
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