August 30, 2024
THE INCREDIBLES (2004) – AFI Movie Club
A valentine to both superheroes and the 1960s spy-fi aesthetic, THE INCREIDBLES (2004) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2004, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “THE INCREDIBLES lives up to its name in spectacular fashion. This clever...
January 22, 2024
JURASSIC PARK (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Brought to the screen by two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees and the Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees – respectively, director Steven Spielberg, composer John Williams and producer Kathleen Kennedy – JURASSIC PARK (1993) was also recognized by the American Film Institute among the most thrilling motion pictures of all time. Visit the...
September 16, 2023
PULP FICTION (1994) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Quentin Tarantino, PULP FICTION (1994) was counted by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time and was also included as one of the art form’s greatest thrills. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PULP FICTION. Have Get The Picture...
April 10, 2023
DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012) – AFI Movie Club
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino brought bloody vengeance to the screen with DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012), featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (Class of 1979). The film was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale,...
August 17, 2022
PULP FICTION (1993) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Quentin Tarantino, PULP FICTION (1994) was counted by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time on both the original list and its 10th anniversary edition – and was also included as one of the art form’s greatest thrills. Learn more about...
July 13, 2022
EVE’S BAYOU (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Inspired to write EVE’S BAYOU (1997) by memories of her own childhood trips to Louisiana, director Kasi Lemmons made her feature directorial debut with the film – working again with cinematographer and AFI Alum Amy Vincent (AFI Class of 1991), with whom she’d collaborated previously on the 1996 short film DR. HUGO. Learn more about...
June 3, 2022
JACKIE BROWN (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Starring an incomparable Pam Grier in the title role as a flight attendant who takes on a crime ring with the help of a soft-spoken bail bondsman, JACKIE BROWN (1997) was written and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino – and features an against-type performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De...
February 18, 2022
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016) – AFI Movie Club
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016) explores the history of racism and white supremacy in America through the writings of acclaimed novelist, essayist, playwright, poet and activist James Baldwin – including personal observances and remembrances of civil rights advocates Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Directed by Raoul Peck and narrated by...
February 7, 2022
AFI Movie Club: DJANGO UNCHAINED
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino brought bloody vengeance to the screen with DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012), shot by cinematographer and AFI Alum Robert Richardson (Class of 1979). The film was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. HOW TO WATCH Where...
September 1, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MENACE II SOCIETY
MENACE II SOCIETY is a teen drama set in L.A.’s Watts neighborhood explores issues of systemic racial injustice and violence – and features the acting talents of AFI Conservatory alum Bill Duke (Class of 1978) and AFI Trustee Jada Pinkett Smith, who, along with her husband Will Smith, has been a key supporter of AFI through…
October 4, 2019
THE BANKER World Premiere to Close AFI FEST 2019
THE BANKER, Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie, set as Closing Night Film for 33rd Edition of AFI FEST The 33rd edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of Apple’s new film THE BANKER, directed by George Nolfi (THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU) on Thursday, November 21 at the historic…
October 23, 2016
The AFI FEST Interview: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Director Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck joins us in person for the inaugural World Cinema Masters in Conversation section at AFI FEST. He will sit down for an in-depth discussion with Toronto International Film Festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey at the festival’s screening of I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. James Baldwin’s unfinished final book “Remember This House” was entrusted…
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