August 6, 2025
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) – AFI Movie Club
Perhaps the best loved family film ever made and counted by AFI as the art form’s greatest work of fantasy, THE WIZARD OF OZ stars Judy Garland – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen stars of all time – and features the #1 movie song in more than a century of...
December 1, 2024
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS – AFI Catalog Spotlight
Celebrating the holiday season this year, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the Christmas classic MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944), which first played in theaters 80 years ago this month after its world premiere in late November 1944. Aside from being the film that famously connected Judy Garland with her future husband, director...
August 29, 2024
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) – AFI Movie Club
A bittersweet story told in seasonal vignettes, director Vincente Minnelli’s MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1945) stars the incomparable Judy Garland, who was named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. The film had two songs included among AFI’s accounting of the art form’s greatest music – and was also named as...
March 31, 2024
EASTER PARADE (1948) – AFI Movie Club
A joyous musical featuring some of the best loved songs from Irving Berlin, EASTER PARADE (1948) brings to the screen the inarguable pairing of two of cinema’s most enduring icons – AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, both named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the...
November 22, 2023
THE PIRATE (1948) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli, THE PIRATE (1948) features the iconic, powerhouse pairing of Judy Garland and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gene Kelly – both named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE PIRATE. Have Get The Picture...
May 7, 2021
AFI Movie Club: TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY
Watch TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY for free*! Become an AFI Star member or above and watch complimentary AFI-curated films with our on-demand video streaming service, Kanopy. Upgrade to Star Level or above TODAY! Based on the life and music of Jerome Kern, TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY features a cavalcade of Golden Age stars –...
January 13, 2021
AFI Movie Club: A STAR IS BORN (1954)
A STAR IS BORN (1954) appears on four of AFI’s lists of the greatest America films – most notably ranked #7 on the AFI’s 100 YEARS OF MUSICALS. Judy Garland’s performances are honored 19 times in AFI’s lists of the greatest American films. MOVIE TRIVIA DID YOU KNOW? The screenwriters of the first A STAR IS BORN (1938) – Dorothy Parker, her husband Alan Campbell and Robert Carson – were nominated for...
July 17, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS is ranked as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time – with “The Trolley Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” landing on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs list of the greatest movie songs in cinematic history. Watch Mary-Louise Parker announce today’s film. Movie Trivia about MEET ME…
March 31, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE WIZARD OF OZ
AFI Movie Club begins today – and THE WIZARD OF OZ is our inaugural film! Watch Steven Spielberg introduce our first title: From the AFI Archive, watch Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft on the first time they saw the film: Perhaps the most famous and best loved family film ever made, THE…
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