November 27, 2025
ROCKY (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Though the studio was initially interested in proven stars such as James Caan, Burt Reynolds and Ryan O’Neal – and in fact offered writer Sylvester Stallone $275,000 for the rights to his script if he’d walk away – the young up-and-comer was adamant that he play the title role in ROCKY (1976), and the rest...
October 10, 2023
U.S. Premiere of LEE Starring Kate Winslet and SLY Documentary Added to AFI FEST
AFI FEST is excited to announce two additional titles to the film festival’s programming! The U.S. Premiere of LEE, starring Academy Award®-winning actress Kate Winslet, has been added to the Special Screenings section of the festival. Winslet, who also serves as a producer on the film, stars as Lee Miller, the war correspondent whose bold…
January 4, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: CREED
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on October 6, 2020. Sylvester Stallone’s iconic character passes the gloves to a new generation of Philadelphia fighter in Ryan Coogler’s CREED (2015), starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson. This new addition to the Rocky franchise was produced by AFI alum William Chartoff (Class...
October 6, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CREED
Sylvester Stallone’s iconic character passes the gloves to a new generation of Philadelphia fighter in Ryan Coogler’s CREED, starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson. This new addition to the Rocky franchise was produced by AFI alum William Chartoff (Class of 1989). Click Here to Find Out How to Watch CREED Now CREED – Reelgood In this exclusive…
May 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ROCKY
ROCKY is ranked on both AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time! Rocky Balboa punches his way to #7 in the pantheon of AFI’s greatest screen heroes, and the film lands at #4 as one of the most inspiring movies ever. And the ROCKY theme song – “Gonna Fly…
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