June 28, 2026
IRON MAN (2008) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Jon Favreau and featuring cinematography by Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992), IRON MAN (2008) was recognized with a 2008 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “IRON MAN smashes through the cinematic stratosphere to take its rightful place among the leading superhero...
April 27, 2026
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013) – AFI Movie Club
A spectacle of excess directed by AFI life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and edited by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2013, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to...
February 11, 2022
AFI Movie Club: RUDY
RUDY (1993) was selected for AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers list, which honors films that inspire with characters of vision and conviction who face adversity and often make a personal sacrifice for the greater good. Whether these movies end happily or not, they are ultimately triumphant — both filling audiences with hope and empowering them with...
December 22, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: ELF
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on December 22, 2020. In director Jon Favreau’s heartwarming and hilarious holiday classic, ELF, Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a misfit raised by Santa’s elves who travels to New York in search of his father (James Caan). AFI Trustee Toby Emmerich served as one of the film’s executive producers. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ELF ELF -...
November 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club: IRON MAN
With cinematography by Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992) and directed by Jon Favreau, IRON MAN (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr. was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2008 – 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...
February 23, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AFI AWARDS Honoree THE MANDALORIAN
“THE MANDALORIAN shows us the way. Jon Favreau and his visionary collaborators prove the power of STAR WARS to thrive beyond the Skywalker saga. Set far, far away from the central battle between good and evil, this intoxicating adventure expands the galaxy with heroic purpose and a genre-busting narrative all its own. In these dark...
December 22, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ELF
In director Jon Favreau’s heartwarming and hilarious holiday classic, ELF, Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a misfit raised by Santa’s elves who travels to New York in search of his father (James Caan). AFI Trustee Toby Emmerich served as one of the film’s executive producers. Watch cinematographer Greg Gardiner go "Behind the Scene" and talk about filming the holiday classic ELF in this exclusive conversation. MOVIE TRIVIA DID YOU...
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