July 10, 2026
TRAIN DREAMS (2025) – AFI Movie Club
A delicately bound collection of images that show, in the end, that every little thing’s important and worth holding onto, Clint Bentley’s TRAIN DREAMS (2025) earned an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “TRAIN DREAMS weaves together memory, time and place to create an art piece worthy...
July 3, 2026
BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) – AFI Movie Club
The sophomore feature from director Paul Thomas Anderson, BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) brings together an incredible ensemble cast to chronicle the rise and fall of the San Fernando Valley porn industry from the 1970s to the 1980s – and was shot with vivid period hues by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the...
November 30, 2024
FARGO (1996) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic crime dramedy from the Coen brothers, FARGO (1996) was included on the American Film Institute’s original list of the greatest American films, as well as among the art form’s greatest comedies – with Frances McDormand’s Marge Gunderson appearing on AFI’s list of the greatest screen heroes of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog...
July 26, 2023
AIR FORCE ONE (1997) – AFI Movie Club
When Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists, the President himself must take matters into his own hands to regain control of the plane and rescue the hostages in AIR FORCE ONE (1997). Director Wolfgang Peterson’s action thriller features a commanding central performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford, as well as supporting...
April 8, 2023
MAGNOLIA (1999) – AFI Movie Club
A tangled dramatic web presented in a poetic atmosphere by writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson, MAGNOLIA (1999) features cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MAGNOLIA. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE Where...
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