June 7, 2026
GHOST (1990) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a romance undeterred by death itself – as well as the determination required to convey love across the veil of between the living and the dead – GHOST (1990) appeared on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest love stories, with its iconic use of the Righteous Brothers’ classic...
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...
July 23, 2022
GHOST (1990) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a romance undeterred by death itself, GHOST (1990) appeared on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest love stories – with its iconic use of the Righteous Brothers’ classic “Unchained Melody” also ranking among the greatest movie songs of all time. Learn more about GHOST in the AFI Catalog....
July 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SISTER ACT
One of the 500 films nominated for AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS, the box office hit SISTER ACT stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer who joins a convent after being placed in witness protection. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SISTER ACT SISTER ACT - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is...
January 10, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE COLOR PURPLE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on May 27, 2020. THE COLOR PURPLE, based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ranks #51 on AFI’s list of the most inspiring films in American history. Steven Spielberg, who directed the film, was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995....
May 27, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE COLOR PURPLE
THE COLOR PURPLE, based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ranks #51 on AFI’s list of the most inspiring films in American history. Steven Spielberg, who directed the film, was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995. Watch KERRY WASHINGTON announce the film: Movie Trivia about TODAY’S FILM -DID YOU KNOW that…
September 13, 2017
AFI FEST to Present Robert Altman Retrospective – Watch Videos
Today AFI has announced an inaugural, annual retrospective to spotlight one filmmaker of global significance, as part of AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi, running November 9–16, 2017, in Hollywood, CA.
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