August 24, 2026
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Penny Marshall, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) goes to bat with an all-star lineup that includes Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Tom Hanks, who taught us all that “There’s no crying in baseball!” – named by the American Film Institute as one of the...
October 14, 2022
NOW AND THEN (1995) – AFI Movie Club
Now an unstoppable force behind the contemporary renaissance of prestige television – with credits including TWIN PEAKS, FREAKS & GEEKS, THE WEST WING, THE NEWSROOM, WEEDS, THE WALKING DEAD, HOMELAND and THE LEFTOVERS – AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of 1982) made her theatrical feature film debut with...
July 1, 2022
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
Released 30 years ago this month, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN was a box office sensation, becoming Columbia Pictures’ highest-grossing non-sequel opener to date and bringing international attention to the little-known All-American Girls Pro Baseball League (AAGPBL) which was established during World War II to entertain the public while male players were away at war....
January 6, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: NOW AND THEN
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on July 8, 2021. Now an unstoppable force behind the contemporary renaissance of prestige television – with credits including TWIN PEAKS, FREAKS & GEEKS, THE WEST WING, THE NEWSROOM, WEEDS, THE WALKING DEAD, HOMELAND and THE LEFTOVERS – AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna...
July 8, 2021
AFI Movie Club: NOW AND THEN
Now an unstoppable force behind the contemporary renaissance of prestige television – with credits including TWIN PEAKS, FREAKS & GEEKS, THE WEST WING, THE NEWSROOM, WEEDS, THE WALKING DEAD, HOMELAND and THE LEFTOVERS – AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of 1982) made her theatrical feature film debut with...
July 4, 2021
Movie Club Rewind: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on July 4, 2020. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN goes to bat with an all-star lineup that includes Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and AFI Life Achievement Award Recipient Tom Hanks – who taught us all that "There's no crying in baseball!"...
July 4, 2020
AFI Movie Club: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN goes to bat with an all-star lineup that includes Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and AFI Life Achievement Award Recipient Tom Hanks – who taught us all that “There’s no crying in baseball!” –one of AFI’s greatest movie quotes in cinematic history. Movie Trivia about A LEAGUE OF…
Donate today and join the nation’s strongest community of film lovers.
AFI is a 501c3 non-profit advancing the art of the moving image by empowering storytellers and inspiring audiences
