December 7, 2023
THE FABELMANS (2022) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg based on his own childhood, THE FABELMANS (2022) also features the work of another honoree – composer and frequent collaborator John Williams – as well as two Alums of the AFI Conservatory, cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987) and co-editor Sarah Broshar (AFI...
March 26, 2023
WENDY AND LUCY (2008) – AFI Movie Club
From director Kelly Reichardt and star Michelle Williams, WENDY AND LUCY (2008) 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, “WENDY AND LUCY is a precisely observed portrait of life on the edge in America, where...
September 4, 2022
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Ang Lee and adapted by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry from an award-winning short story by Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) 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, “BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is one of the great...
June 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER
A campy, satirical send-up of homophobia, heteronormativity and conversion therapy, the cult classic BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER marked the feature directorial debut of Jamie Babbit – who served as a mentor and artist-in-residence for the 40th anniversary class of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women in 2014. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER - Reelgood GET THE LATEST...
May 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on April 6, 2020. Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the infamous outlaws, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID appears on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films – and the dynamic duo of Butch and Sundance were co-ranked...
September 13, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, directed by Ang Lee and adapted by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry from an award-winning short story by Annie Proulx, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2005 – 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. …
July 22, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WENDY AND LUCY
WENDY AND LUCY was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2008 – 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 Student Academy Award® winner Asher Jelinsky (AFI Class of 2018) announce WENDY AND LUCY: Movie Trivia about WENDY…
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