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Today’s AFI Get the Picture film is THE WOMAN KING (2022) starring Viola Davis and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Learn more about the film and where to watch.| American Film Institute
BUCK AND THE PREACHER (1972) – AFI Movie Club Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree and founding American Film Institute Vice-Chair Sidney Poitier opposite Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee, BUCK| American Film Institute
AFI Conservatory Alumni Honored with 2025 Emmy Award Nominations The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have announced the 2025 Emmy Award nominations, celebrating the remarkable talent cultivated at the Americ| American Film Institute
What to Watch: July 2025 Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.EDDINGTON –Ari Aster (AFI| American Film Institute
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) – AFI Movie Club A pitch-black noir featuring stunning cinematography by the legendary James Wong Howe, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) stars Burt Lancaster – named by| American Film Institute
GASLIGHT (1944) – AFI Movie Club With its notoriety elevated in recent years for having been the inspiration for a common cultural slang, director George Cukor’s GASLIGHT (1944) was| American Film Institute
THE ROCK (1996) – AFI Movie Club Pairing Nicolas Cage and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery as an unlikely heroic duo, director Michael Bay’s THE ROCK (1996) ignites t| American Film Institute
CODA (2021) – AFI Movie Club The story of a “CODA” – or child of deaf adults – pursuing her own path was brought to the screen with humor and empathy by writer/director Si| American Film Institute
PHILADELPHIA (1993) – AFI Movie Club Among the first major motion pictures to address the AIDS crisis, PHILADELPHIA (1993) is a work of power and empathy that appears across three of the| American Film Institute
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) – AFI Movie Club A sweeping epic chronicling Russian life from Imperialism through the October Revolution, civil war and Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO| American Film Institute
VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) – AFI Movie Club Written, directed and produced by the late, great Blake Edwards, VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) features an iconic performance from AFI Life Achievement Award| American Film Institute
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) – AFI Movie Club Ranked by the American Film Institute at #4 among cinema’s greatest love stories of all time, ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) features the iconic and incompara| American Film Institute
THE NAMESAKE (2007) – AFI Movie Club THE NAMESAKE (2007), which follows a young Indian American (Kal Penn) caught between his family roots in Calcutta and life in America, is directed by| American Film Institute
What to Watch: June 2025 Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.DEPT. Q –Scott Frank (AFI| American Film Institute
AFI Conservatory Presents Exclusive Three-day Seminar Series Exploring Storytelling and AI The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that it is presenting| American Film Institute
MY FAIR LADY (1964) – AFI Movie Club Celebrated by the American Film Institute as one of the art form’s great love stories and great musicals, MY FAIR LADY (1964) was also recognized on| American Film Institute
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) – AFI Movie Club A colorful and atmospheric entry into his iconic cycle of films adapting the work of Edgar Allan Poe, THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) was shot in l| American Film Institute
AFI Reveals Date for AFI AWARDS 2025 Luncheon AFI announced today that the AFI AWARDS 2025 honorees-only event will take place on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at| American Film Institute
What to Watch: May 2025 Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.BURT –Joe Burke (AFI Class| American Film Institute
Today’s AFI Get the Picture film is BADLANDS (1973) from director Terrence Malick and stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. Learn more about the film and where to watch.| American Film Institute
MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971) – AFI Movie Club Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest westerns, director Robert Altman’s MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971) pairs Julie Ch| American Film Institute
Featuring the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Frank Capra and star James Stewart – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) was twice named by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time, as well as among the top ten fantasy films in the art form’s history. The beloved holiday classic appears on AFI’s lists of the art form’s most iconic love stories and inspiring triumphs| American Film Institute
Written, directed and produced by Nancy Meyers, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003) features the remarkable pairing – and undeniable chemistry – of two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients: Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE[vc_row disable_| American Film Institute
Brought to the screen by two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees and the Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees – respectively, director Steven Spielberg, composer John Williams and producer Kathleen Kennedy – JURASSIC PARK (1993) was also recognized by the American Film Institute among the most thrilling motion pictures of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about JURASSIC PARK. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day.| American Film Institute
Marking the feature directorial debut of Rob Reiner and the mockumentary as a significant cinematic subgenre, THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) was co-written by Reiner and stars Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer – earning a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THIS IS SPINAL TAP. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day.| American Film Institute
Starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten as her mysterious namesake uncle, SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Alfred Hitchcock. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SHADOW OF A DOUBT. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE[vc_video link=| American Film Institute
Featuring the four Marx brothers – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo, the latter in his final role as the group’s straight man – DUCK SOUP (1933) finds them bringing their unique brand of chaos to the small country of Freedonia, where Groucho’s Rufus’ T. Firefly is installed as the country’s leader. The brothers themselves were collectively named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s greatest stars – and this anarchic outing was the most celebrated among their filmograph...| American Film Institute
Co-written, co-directed and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978) was adapted from the 1941 film, HERE COMES MR. JORDAN. Initially, Beatty approached Peter Bogdanovich, Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn to direct before deciding to helm the picture himself with co-director Buck Henry – marking the feature film directing debuts for both Beatty and Henry. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about HEAVEN CAN WAIT. Have Get The Picture delivered to your...| American Film Institute
The story of an idealistic young senator who naively takes on Washington corruption, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) is a beloved film that appears on four of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – on both the original and 10th anniversary editions as well as among the art form’s most inspiring stories – with Jimmy Stewart’s character, Jefferson Smith, named one of cinema’s most inspiring screen heroes by AFI. Stewart was also honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award i...| American Film Institute
Adapted from author Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) follows World War I veteran Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins as he navigates 1940s Los Angeles – taking work as it comes to him, even when he finds him in over his head after investigating the disappearance of missing woman played by Jennifer Beals. Directed by AFI Alum Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986), the neo-noir stars AFI Life Achievement honoree Denzel Washington and was edited by AFI Alum Carole Krav...| American Film Institute
Director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Norman Jewison’s rousing film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971) stars Topol as Tevye – a poor Jewish dairyman in Czarist Russia whose daughters wish to break with tradition by marrying for love rather than by arrangement. Scored by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John Williams, the film appears on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 most inspiring films in cinema history. Visit the AFI C...| American Film Institute
Directed by the legendary Howard Hawks, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939) features an all-star ensemble thrown together in the remote town of Barranca – including Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth and Cary Grant – the latter two named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day.| American Film Institute
Written, produced and directed by AFI Trustee and AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt and Albert Brooks, BROADCAST NEWS (1987) earned a place among AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS, the American Film Institute’s ranking of the funniest films in the history of the American art form. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about BROADCAST NEWS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE| American Film Institute
Starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, director David Cronenberg’s THE FLY (1986) is a “body horror” classic with iconically gruesome visuals that are unsettling, unflinching and unforgettable. Financed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks’ production company, the macabre masterpiece is produced by AFI Alum Stuart Cornfeld (Class of 1975). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE FLY. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day.| American Film Institute
Directed by legendary horror icon John Carpenter and named one of the greatest thrills in the history of the art form, THE THING (1982) was included among the inarguable programming that made up AFI’s NIGHT AT THE MOVIES in 2013 – a veritable fireworks display of great American films, each presented by an artist responsible for bringing it to life. Star Kurt Russell was on hand to introduce the film, which also appeared on AFI’s ranking of the art form’s most heart-pounding adventures...| American Film Institute
Featuring the talents of Shelley Duvall and AFI Life Achievement Award winner Jack Nicholson, director Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING (1980) appears on three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating the best of the art form – including among the art form’s greatest thrills and movies quotes, as well as recognition of Nicholson’s terrifying Jack Torrance as one of the screen’s greatest villains. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE SHINING.[/v| American Film Institute
Ranked by AFI as the greatest mystery film in the American canon, VERTIGO (1958) features the talents of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Alfred Hitchcock and star James Stewart. In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time – on both the American Film Institute’s original list and the 10th Anniversary edition – VERTIGO appears among the art form’s greatest thrillers and greatest love stories, with the haunting score by Ber| American Film Institute
Featuring a belt that launched a discourse on the power of fashion – and cerulean, specifically – to influence culture, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep in one of her most iconic roles, and was additionally recognized with an AFI AWARD as one of the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is the haute couture of Hollywood filmmaking. Lovingly fashioned with style, romance and ...| American Film Institute
“How did he do such fantastic stunts with such little feet?” The dying words of Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Kormann) over the hand and footprints of Douglas Fairbanks in the Chinese Theatre forecourt are among the myriad, rapid fire hysterics in BLAZING SADDLES (1974), ranked by the American Film Institute at #6 among the greatest filmed comedies of all time. Co-writer, director and star (in a dual role), AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Mel Brooks ...| American Film Institute
Directed by Josef Von Sternberg and starring John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith and the luminous Marlene Dietrich – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) charts the epic rise of Catherine the Great and, according to the film’s own credits, features a “supporting cast of 1000 players.” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE SCARLET EMPRESS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inb...| American Film Institute
Groundbreaking for its use of popular music in lieu of a traditional score, AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) was co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Lucas – based largely on his own experiences in Modesto, CA – and also features a breakout early role for AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford. Legendary cinematographer – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Haskell Wexler served as a visual consultant on the film. Learn more about AMERICAN GRAFFITI in...| American Film Institute
Appearing on three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating milestones in the art form – including the original list of the greatest movies of all time, as well as cinema’s greatest thrills and cheers – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) was brought to Earth by two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees, director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.[vc_row c| American Film Institute