February 17, 2025
LINCOLN (2012) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg (who co-produced alongside AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy) and featuring a score from honoree John Williams, LINCOLN (2012) was shot by AFI Alum Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987). The film earned an AFI AWARD in 2012, recognizing it as one of the year’s...
February 12, 2025
MINORITY REPORT (2002) – AFI Movie Club
A slick dystopian science-fiction thriller adapted from Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella and featuring the work of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams – MINORITY REPORT (2002) also boasts contributions from two alums of the AFI Conservatory – screenwriter Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984) and cinematographer...
December 2, 2024
WEST SIDE STORY (2021) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg, this stunning reimagination of the classic musical featured the work of two alums of the AFI Conservatory – cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987) and editor Sarah Broshar (AFI Class of 2005) – as well as American Film Institute Trustee Ariana DeBose and AFI Honorary...
June 19, 2024
THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Alice Walker Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) had a contractual stipulation by the author that she would serve as a project consultant and that the film’s production team – aside from the cast – would be African American, female or “people of the Third World.” Named among...
June 7, 2024
EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the creative efforts of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director/producer Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams – EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987) was also producer by Kathleen Kennedy, who today serves as Chair of the American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about EMPIRE OF THE...
February 26, 2024
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) – AFI Movie Club
With cinematography by AFI Alum Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987) and a story co-developed by Jeff Nathanson (AFI Class of 1987), INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) boasts contributions by no fewer than four AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas, star Harrison Ford and...
October 31, 2023
E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) – AFI Movie Club
A beloved family classic that finds a diminutive alien hiding in the suburbs with the help of some children – which includes a foray out into the neighborhood for Halloween trick-or-treating, and a passing meeting with a green screen icon from another galaxy – E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL appears on six of the American Film Institute’s...
March 20, 2023
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) – AFI Movie Club
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) boasts contributions by no fewer than four AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas, star Harrison Ford and composer John Williams – as well as an early credit for AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. Indiana Jones himself was named by...
January 4, 2023
AFI Impact: A Look Back at 2022
Because of the continued support of movie fans like you from around the world, whose dedication to this great art form is unmatched, the American Film Institute marched forward in its mission to inspire audiences and preserve film history this past year. Our work is possible because of you. And we wanted to share it...
October 3, 2022
AFI Spotlight Interview on THE FABELMANS’ Andrew Max Cahn and Katelynn Wheelock
Set to close AFI FEST 2022 on November 6, Steven’s Spielberg’s THE FABELMANS is not only a semi-autobiographical drama about the birth of a filmmaker, but also a love letter to cinema. A myriad of AFI Alumni collaborated on the ambitious project, including Supervising Art Director Andrew Max Cahn (AFI Class of 1992) and Assistant...
July 10, 2022
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) – AFI Movie Club
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) appears on both of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time – the original list as well as the 10th anniversary edition. It ranks #10 among the most heart-pounding screen adventures – and Indiana Jones himself was named by AFI as the second greatest screen hero...
July 4, 2022
JAWS (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Ominous and iconic, JAWS (1975) was brought to life by two AFI Life Achievement honorees – director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams. The film appears across the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest works of American cinema – earning recognition on both the original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of...
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