November 5, 2026
ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) – AFI Movie Club
Returning to a cinematic Sherwood Forest with a raucous and rousing retelling of the legendary outlaw’s exploits, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) features Kevin Costner in the title role, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the Lady Marian and Alan Rickman as the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham, with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman joining...
November 4, 2026
ACE IN THE HOLE (1951) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Billy Wilder and star Kirk Douglas – ACE IN THE HOLE (1951) is an unflinching satire chronicling the efforts of an opportunistic journalist to orchestrate a media circus for his own personal gain – taking its inspiration from the tragic true story of...
November 3, 2026
GET OUT (2017) – AFI Movie Club
Both a psychological thriller and a deft social satire on racism in America, director Jordan Peele’s GET OUT (2017) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017, recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the...
November 2, 2026
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) – AFI Movie Club
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...
November 1, 2026
THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979) – AFI Movie Club
THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979) features appearance by no fewer than three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – Mel Brooks, Steve Martin and Orson Welles – along with a cavalcade of stars that include Milton Berle, James Coburn, Charles Durning, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas and Paul Williams. “Rainbow Connection” by...
November 1, 2026
GIANT – AFI Catalog Spotlight
November 1, 2026 GIANT (1956) – AFI Catalog Spotlight Released 70 years ago this month, director George Stevens’ epic GIANT (1956) casts an enduring shadow worthy of its name. A box office juggernaut that earned 10 Academy Award® nominations – including Best Picture, and a win for Stevens as director. In 1998, AFI named the...
October 31, 2026
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944) – AFI Movie Club
Set in Brooklyn on Halloween – where, according to a title card, “anything can happen –– and it usually does” – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944) is a madcap slapstick comedy from director and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Frank Capra. Named by the American Film Institute among the funniest films of all-time, the iconic...
October 30, 2026
What to Watch: AFI Alumni Projects | November 2026
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. THE GREATEST -Matthew Gross (AFI Class of 1987), Executive Producer Where to Watch: Prime on November 4 STICK, Season 2 -Jason Oldak (AFI Class of 2005), Cinematographer Where to Watch: Apple TV on...
October 30, 2026
CARRIE (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting the chilling 1974 novel from master of the genre Stephen King, Brian De Palma’s CARRIE (1976) stars Sissy Spacek as a young girl facing a terrifying adolescent surge, resulting in one of the most chaotic, harrowing climactic screen scenes of all time – which, in addition to the slow burn of her high school...
October 29, 2026
PSYCHO (1960) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement honoree Alfred Hitchcock, PSYCHO (1960) is the story of a boy and his mother. The film appears across six of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in the art form including the original and 10th anniversary editions, as well as among cinema’s greatest thrills and most iconic film scores....
October 28, 2026
THE EXORCIST (1973) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Ellen Burstyn (who was part of the inaugural AFI Directing Workshop for Women class) as a mother whose young daughter is possessed by the demon Pazuzu, THE EXORCIST (1973) is director William Friedkin’s terrifying adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Peter Blatty and appears on the American Film Institute’s list of cinema’s most...
October 27, 2026
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Bette Davis and Joan Crawford – both named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – director Robert Aldrich’s WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962) was included on AFI’s lists recognizing not only the art form’s greatest thrills, but also its most...
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