December 1, 2024
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS – AFI Catalog Spotlight
Celebrating the holiday season this year, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the Christmas classic MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944), which first played in theaters 80 years ago this month after its world premiere in late November 1944. Aside from being the film that famously connected Judy Garland with her future husband, director...
August 29, 2024
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) – AFI Movie Club
A bittersweet story told in seasonal vignettes, director Vincente Minnelli’s MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1945) stars the incomparable Judy Garland, who was named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time. The film had two songs included among AFI’s accounting of the art form’s greatest music – and was also named as...
August 28, 2024
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gene Kelly – who was also named by AFI as one of cinema’s greatest screen legends – AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) appears across four of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest American films of all time, including among the greatest love stories and musicals. Kelly’s bilingual...
November 22, 2023
THE PIRATE (1948) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli, THE PIRATE (1948) features the iconic, powerhouse pairing of Judy Garland and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gene Kelly – both named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE PIRATE. Have Get The Picture...
June 20, 2023
GIGI (1958) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli, GIGI (1958) was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed love stories of all time – with Maurice Chevalier’s wistful “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” also appearing on AFI’s list of the most memorable movie music. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about GIGI. Have...
April 17, 2023
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (1970) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay adapted by Alan Jay Lerner from his own stage production, ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (1970) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbra Streisand. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Have Get The...
April 15, 2023
THE BAND WAGON (1953) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli and ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest film musicals and most memorable movie songs (for “That’s Entertainment”), THE BAND WAGON (1953) features an effervescent lead performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE BAND WAGON. Have...
April 14, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gene Kelly, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS appears across five of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream AN AMERICAN IN PARIS AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global,...
July 17, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS is ranked as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time – with “The Trolley Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” landing on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs list of the greatest movie songs in cinematic history. Watch Mary-Louise Parker announce today’s film. Movie Trivia about MEET ME…
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