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...

An epic masterpiece that spans both space and time, director Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR (2014) finds emotion and intimacy in the vastness of space thanks to stunning performances from its all-star cast – including Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow and Michael Caine – plus a small role from Matt Damon, who...

Chronicling a touchstone true legal case sometimes referred to as a turning point in the American perspective on slavery, AMISTAD (1997) is brought to the screen by a stellar ensemble cast led by Djimon Hounsou, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman – one of three honorees responsible for shining...