March 15, 2024
POINT BREAK (1991) – AFI Movie Club
In POINT BREAK (1991), AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow brought “100% pure adrenaline” to the screen with her awesome fusion of crime and extreme sports. Playing opposite Patrick Swayze, the film starred Keanu Reeves in his first action role. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about POINT BREAK. Have Get The Picture delivered...
September 9, 2023
THE HURT LOCKER (2009) – AFI Movie Club
A taut thriller starring Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie as bomb squad soldiers stationed in Iraq, THE HURT LOCKER (2009) was directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow – who also earned the distinction as the first woman ever to win the Academy Award® for Best Director. The film was also honored with an...
February 27, 2023
ZERO DARK THIRTY (2012) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY (2012) 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, “ZERO DARK THIRTY is a fierce meditation on modern warfare – a film that keeps audiences...
January 31, 2023
STRANGE DAYS (1995) – AFI Movie Club
A prescient, technological cautionary tale directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow and edited by AFI Alum Howard Smith (Class of 1970), STRANGE DAYS (1995) stars Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Lewis and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Bassett. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about STRANGE DAYS. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream STRANGE...
October 29, 2022
NEAR DARK (1987) – AFI Movie Club
A hybrid western-horror that follows a roaming gang of vampires on their reign of terror, NEAR DARK (1987) was co-written and directed by AFI Conservatory Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow, and edited by AFI Alum Howard E. Smith (AFI Class of 1970). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about NEAR DARK. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream NEAR DARK NEAR...
April 18, 2022
THE HURT LOCKER (2008) – AFI Movie Club
A taut thriller starring Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie as bomb squad soldiers stationed in Iraq, THE HURT LOCKER (2008) was directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow – who also earned the distinction as the first woman ever to win the Academy Award for Best Director. The film was also honored with an...
October 7, 2021
AFI Movie Club: STRANGE DAYS
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow directs STRANGE DAYS (1995), a prescient, technological cautionary tale starring Angela Bassett, Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Lewis – edited by AFI alum Howard Smith (Class of 1970). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream STRANGE DAYS STRANGE DAYS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club...
July 7, 2021
AFI Movie Club: POINT BREAK
In POINT BREAK, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow brought “100% pure adrenaline” to the screen with her awesome fusion of crime and extreme sports. Playing opposite Patrick Swayze, the film starred Keanu Reeves in his first action role. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream POINT BREAK POINT BREAK - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM...
June 14, 2021
AFI Movie Club: NEAR DARK
A hybrid western-horror that follows a roaming gang of vampires on their reign of terror, NEAR DARK was co-written and directed by AFI Conservatory honorary degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream NEAR DARK NEAR DARK - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love movies,...
January 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club: DETROIT
In 2017, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow brought the poignant film DETROIT to audiences, basing the film on true events of racial tensions and civil unrest that start to fracture the city of Detroit. MOVIE TRIVIA DID YOU KNOW? DETROIT is based on true events – the Detroit riots of the long, hot summer of 1967, 50 years before Kathryn...
July 18, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ZERO DARK THIRTY
A harrowing thriller based on the real-life mission to capture Osama bin Laden, ZERO DARK THIRTY was honored with an AFI Award in 2012 – 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. Watch director KATHRYN…
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