October 3, 2022
HUGO (2011) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to cinema from director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese, HUGO (2011) was also 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...
September 23, 2022
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. HOW TO WATCH Where...
September 3, 2022
GOODFELLAS (1990) – AFI Movie Club
Included among the American Film Institute’s accounting of the greatest films of all time – both the original list and its 10th anniversary edition – GOODFELLAS (1990) features the contributions of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees, director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about GOODFELLAS. HOW...
August 2, 2022
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...
May 7, 2022
I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING (1945) – AFI Movie Club
A classic romantic drama from directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING (1945) is set on the windswept Isle of Mull in the Scottish Hebrides – the stormy archipelago weather bringing together two souls who might otherwise never have found each other. A special presentation of the film marked the launch...
December 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Based on the 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993) was directed by Martin Scorsese, the recipient of the 25th AFI Life Achievement Award. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE AGE OF INNOCENCE THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB...
October 5, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Following a widow on her journey across the American Southwest in search of a better life for herself and her young son, ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Martin Scorsese, and stars Ellen Burstyn – already an acting titan when she appeared in the film, which was released the same…
June 16, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WOODSTOCK
The iconic documentary, WOODSTOCK, captured the landmark Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York during the twilight of the 1960s. The film represents a pivotal convergence in music, political activism and countercultural history. Watch Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple announce today’s film. Movie Trivia about WOODSTOCK –DID YOU KNOW the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, NY, attracted…
April 12, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BEN-HUR
BEN-HUR ranks #100 on AFI’s 10th anniversary list of the greatest American movies of all time and #49 for the most thrilling. The film’s star Charlton Heston served as the chairman of the American Film Institute from 1973-1983! Watch Ben Mankiewicz from Turner Classic Movies announce the film: Movie Trivia about BEN-HUR –DID YOU KNOW…
November 17, 2019
Watch: Martin Scorsese Tribute at AFI FEST 2019
On November 15, AFI FEST presented by Audi honored AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese with a Tribute at the TCL Chinese Theatre. The packed audience greeted the legendary filmmaker with a standing ovation. In the Q&A with AFI President & CEO Bob Gazzale, Scorsese spoke about the early years…
November 5, 2019
Just Added to AFI FEST 2019: A Tribute to Martin Scorsese
AFI announced today that AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will honor Martin Scorsese with a Tribute on Friday, November 15 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. The evening will celebrate the AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award® winner’s indelible impact on culture as one cinema’s most acclaimed filmmakers. “Martin Scorsese is an American…
February 3, 2017
Watch: Martin Scorsese on the Making of SILENCE
The one and only Martin Scorsese visited the AFI Campus recently to discuss making his spiritual epic SILENCE (an AFI AWARDS 2016 Official Selection), the master filmmaker’s decades-long labor of love that explores apostasy and crises of faith in 17th-century Japan. The film features Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver as Jesuit missionaries dispatched to Japan to…
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