September 4, 2026
HUGO (2011) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to cinema from director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese, HUGO (2011) 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, “HUGO unlocks the hearts of all who love the movies...
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...
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...
March 19, 2026
TAXI DRIVER (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on five of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest American films of all time – including both the original and the 10th anniversary editions, as well as among the greatest screen villains, movie quotes and thrills – TAXI DRIVER (1976) features iconic work from two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees, director Martin...
March 4, 2026
THE IRISHMAN (2019) – AFI Movie Club
A dark biographical epic following a mob hitman from his early days to his final days, THE IRISHMAN (2019) brings together three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Martin Scorsese, producer/star Robert De Niro and star Al Pacino – as well as Scorsese’s longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Also...
February 28, 2026
KUNDUN (1997) – AFI Movie Club
A biographical epic based on the life and writings of the Dalai Lama, KUNDUN (1997) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and edited by his longtime collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about KUNDUN. Where to stream KUNDUN KUNDUN - Reelgood
February 3, 2026
TAXI DRIVER – AFI Catalog Spotlight
February 3, 2026 TAXI DRIVER – AFI Catalog Spotlight In celebration of TAXI DRIVER’s 50th anniversary, AFI highlights exclusive materials from the AFI Archive and the AFI Catalog that document the history and making of the film. These two world-renowned resources reflect AFI’s ongoing commitment to preserving film history for future generations. Directed by Martin Scorsese,...
December 9, 2025
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese – who also makes an uncredited cameo in the film as a wedding photographer. The film also features editing by the director’s most frequent collaborator, editor – and AFI Honorary...
November 15, 2025
THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) – AFI Movie Club
A quarter century after THE HUSTLER, screen legend Paul Newman reprised his iconic role as pool shark “Fast Eddie” Felson in THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) – stepping into the role of mentor to hotshot newcomer Vincent Lauria, played by Tom Cruise. The film was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and...
August 4, 2025
AFTER HOURS (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Griffin Dunne as a hapless man facing the most harrowing night of his life, AFTER HOURS (1985) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and features editing by the director’s most frequent collaborator, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Thelma Schoonmaker. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about AFTER HOURS. Where to stream AFTER...
June 22, 2025
MEAN STREETS (1973) – AFI Movie Club
Noted by critics as one of the first films to portray Italian-American culture from the point of view of someone who had experienced it daily – and described by The Village Voice at the time as “a piece of urban ethnography, a realist rendering of a subculture that had never been shown on screen in...
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,...
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