July 29, 2026
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (2014) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton and directed, co-written and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu, BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) was recognized in 2014 with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) sings...
July 27, 2026
KING KONG (2005) – AFI Movie Club
A lush and lavish contemporary retelling of the classic cinematic fable that originally appeared across six of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time, director Peter Jackson’s KING KONG (2005) takes audiences into the primordial world of Skull Island – earning recognition in the year of its release with an...
August 8, 2024
KING KONG (2005) – AFI Movie Club
A lush and lavish contemporary retelling of the classic cinematic fable that originally appeared across six of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time, director Peter Jackson’s KING KONG (2005) takes audiences into the primordial world of Skull Island – earning recognition in the year of its release with an...
April 18, 2024
Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon Among Presenters at AFI’s Tribute to Nicole Kidman
Today, AFI announced that Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon will be among the presenters at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute in honor of Nicole Kidman, with Streep – recipient of the 32nd AFI Life Achievement Award – presenting the highest award for a career in film to Kidman. “Nicole...
October 19, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MULHOLLAND DRIVE
Naomi Watts, Laura Harring and Justin Theroux star in MULHOLLAND DR. – a surrealist neo-noir from the mind of writer/director David Lynch (AFI Class of 1970). Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, film earned an AFI AWARD when it was released, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding motion pictures. The official rationale said that, “MULHOLLAND DR. is a classic example of the poetry...
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