December 14, 2025
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...
April 8, 2024
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) follows an eccentric family who take an epic cross-country road trip in support of their daughter’s beauty pageant dreams. Starring Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Steve Carell and Paul Dano, the film was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2006 and, according to...
June 2, 2023
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) – AFI Movie Club
An epic descent into a heart of darkness characterized by greed, compulsion and power above all else, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) culminates in a harrowing confrontation in a private bowling alley – in which the struggle between ambition and morality reaches its conclusion. The film was recognized in the year...
January 13, 2023
12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Steve McQueen and featuring a staggering central performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013) 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, “12 YEARS A SLAVE is a story amazing – and...
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