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 2013_MD_AFI75_130915 | 187 | AFI -- AFI 75th Anniversary -- Presentation (incl Private Reception)
Celebrate the Silver!
An event to celebrate 75 years of the Silver Theatre and looking forward to another new decade ahead...
Sunday, September 15, 2013
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
2:00 pm Recreation of Inaugural Screening in the original 1938 theater, FOUR DAUGHTERS. Hosted by WJLA's... |
| 2018_MD_Firstenberg3_180326 | 124 | AFI -- An Evening with Jean Picker Firstenberg (w/Cokie Roberts, James Hindman, Ray Barry, etc) -- All Else
An Evening with Jean Picker Firstenberg
Special Features: Moderated by Emmy Award-winning ABC & NPR journalist Cokie Roberts. Book sales/signing starting at 6:15; program begins at 7:30.
Jean Picker Firstenberg led AFI for more than 27 years, and the 2003 launch of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural... |
| 2018_MD_Firstenberg_180326 | 104 | AFI -- An Evening with Jean Picker Firstenberg (w/Cokie Roberts, James Hindman, Ray Barry, etc) -- Program
An Evening with Jean Picker Firstenberg
Special Features: Moderated by Emmy Award-winning ABC & NPR journalist Cokie Roberts. Book sales/signing starting at 6:15; program begins at 7:30.
Jean Picker Firstenberg led AFI for more than 27 years, and the 2003 launch of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural... |
| 2023_MD_Barry_230331 | 201 | AFI -- Celebrating Ray Barry -- Ceremony
Please join us as we celebrate Ray Barry upon his retirement and honor his nearly 50 years with the American Film Institute and his leadership of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.
In-Present Speakers:
* Introduction and Emcee: Bob Gazzale
* George Stevens, Jr.
* Jean Picker... |
| 2023_MD_Barry3_230331 | 206 | AFI -- Celebrating Ray Barry -- Reception
Please join us as we celebrate Ray Barry upon his retirement and honor his nearly 50 years with the American Film Institute and his leadership of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. |
| 2010_MD_Fair_Game_101019 | 116 | AFI -- DC LaborFest (2010) -- Film: "Fair Game" (w/Doug Liman, Valerie Plame-Wilson, and Joe Wilson)
Indoor speakers in sequence:
-- Ray Barry (AFI)
-- Doug Liman (director)
-- Panel with Doug Liman, Valerie Plame-Wilson, Ambassador Joe Wilson, and Neal Conan
Closing Night Presentation! FAIR GAME
In Person: Director Doug Liman, Valerie Plame-Wilson and Ambassador Joe Wilson!
Washington, DC,... |
| 2008_MD_So_Long_081106 | 244 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2008) -- "I've Loved You So Long" (w/Philippe Claudel) (incl reception)
Speakers in sequence:
-- Murray Horwitz, Director and COO of the American Film Institute's Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
-- Ambassador John Bruton, European Union Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the USA
-- Murray Horwitz again
-- Philippe Claudel, author... |
| 2009_MD_YVictoria_091121 | 142 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2009) -- "Young Victoria" (incl reception)
Speakers in sequence:
-- Ray Barry (AFI)
-- Todd Hitchcock (AFI)
Closing Night! The Young Victoria.
Reception to follow screening, including champagne tasting and Belgian beer tasting!
Working from a sharp script by Julian Fellowes (GOSFORD PARK), director Jean-Marc Vallee (C.R.A.Z.Y.)... |
| 2010_MD_Illegal_101104 | 143 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2010) -- "Illegal" (incl receptions)
Speakers in sequence:
-- Ray Barry (AFI)
-- João Vale de Almeida (head of the EU delegation)
AFI European Union Film Showcase:
The best of European cinema...without the jet lag.
AFI presents the 23rd AFI European Union Film Showcase, a selection of new films from EU member states including... |
| 2011_MD_Tinker_111121 | 189 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2011) -- "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (w/Thomas Alfredson and Gary Oldman)
Closing Night
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
Scheduled to appear: director Tomas Alfredson and actor Gary Oldman
Tomas Alfredson (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, 2009 AFI European Union Film Showcase) directs an all-star cast in this new adaptation of John le Carré's 1974 Cold War spy novel, previously the... |
| 2012_MD_Quartet_121109 | 125 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2012) -- "Quartet" opening event (incl reception)
Tonight, AFI Silver Theatre will celebrate the Opening of the 25th AFI European Union Film Showcase. The evening begins with a screening of QUARTET (Runtime 99 min), followed by a reception in the Silver II and Atrium Lobbies, hosted by Francois Rivasseau, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European... |
| 2014_MD_Bovery_141220 | 176 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2014) -- "Gemma Bovery" (incl reception)
Closing Night:
GEMMA BOVERY
Post-screening reception sponsored by the European Union Delegation to the USA
Adapted from the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds (TAMARA DREWE), this breezy retelling of Gustave Flaubert’s literary classic delivers many wicked delights. Ex-publisher Martin Joubert (Fabrice... |
| 2014_MD_Imitation_141205 | 164 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2014) -- "Imitation Game" (w/Major General Buster Howes) (incl reception)
THE IMITATION GAME
Introduction by Major General Buster Howes, Royal Marines, British Defence Attaché, Washington, DC
Benedict Cumberbatch gives a stirring performance as Alan Turing, the British mathematician and cryptologist who led the top-secret team of code-breakers housed at Bletchley Park. His... |
| 2014_MD_Warsaw_Uprising_141203 | 215 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2014) -- "Warsaw Uprising" (w/Jan Ołdakowski) (incl reception)
WARSAW UPRISING
In person: producer Jan Ołdakowski, director of the Warsaw Uprising Museum
Working with six hours of authentic documentary and newsreel footage filmed in Warsaw in the summer and fall of 1944, director Jan Komasa (SUICIDE ROOM) has fashioned a remarkable one-of-a-kind film: a... |
| 2015_MD_Perfect_Day_151201 | 89 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2015) -- "A Perfect Day" (w/Fernando León de Aranoa) -- Presentation
PERFECT DAY, A (2015)
Opening Night Dec 1: Q&A with filmmaker Fernando León de Aranoa and post-screening reception.
The Balkans, 1995: Fighting has wound down and peace talks have begun, but problems still confront Mambrú (Benicio Del Toro) and his colleagues at NGO Aid Across Borders, including... |
| 2016_MD_Still_Crazy_161201 | 146 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2016) -- "Still Crazy" opening event w/reception
LIKE CRAZY (2016)
[LA PAZZA GIOIA]
Beatrice is a strong-willed though undeniably delusional mental patient at a facility in Tuscany. Villa Biondi used to belong to Beatrice's aristocratic family, but now it's a psychiatric hospital for women. Beatrice tells herself that she's just there for a rest... |
| 2017_MD_Borg_McEnroe_171201 | 98 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2017) -- "Borg vs McEnroe" opening event w/reception
BORG VS MCENROE
Special Features: Opening Night show Dec 1 features post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Sweden
The feature narrative debut from Danish documentarian Janus Metz (ARMADILLO) chronicles the lead-up to the 1980 Wimbledon final between then four-time champ Björn Borg... |
| 2022_MD_Place_In_Sun_221016 | 149 | AFI -- Film Noir Festival (2022) -- "A Place In The Sun" (w/George Stevens Jr. and Eddie Muller)
A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
Special Features: Oct. 16: Intro by Film Noir Foundation's Eddie Muller, plus a post-screening conversation with AFI founder George Stevens Jr., author of "My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington." Books will be available for sale/signing.
This... |
| 2014_MD_Book_Of_Life_141005 | 107 | AFI -- Latin American Film Festival (2014) -- "Book of Life" (w/Jorge R. Gutierrez)
THE BOOK OF LIFE—in 3-D!
Q&A with filmmaker Jorge R. Gutierrez
From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge R. Gutierrez comes an animated comedy inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. The film follows Manolo (voiced by Diego Luna), a young man who is torn between pleasing his... |
| 2015_MD_Triangle_150312 | 181 | AFI -- New African Films Festival (2015) -- "Triangle: Going to America" (w/Theodros Teshome) (incl reception)
Opening Night: TRIANGLE - GOING TO AMERICA
Q&A with filmmaker Theodros Teshome at both shows; post-screening reception on Opening Night, March 12
Also at the opening night were the stars Solomon Bogale and Muluken Teshome.
Kaleab (Solomon Bogale) and Jemal (Muluken Teshome), like many of their... |
| 2014_MD_FourthR_140307 | 112 | AFI -- Opening reception for "Behind the Fourth Wall" exhibit
Opening reception for new exhibit: Behind the Fourth Wall, Actors and Directors on the Set, Photographs 1926-2001 |
| 2022_MD_Fabelmans_221115 | 80 | AFI -- "The Fabelmans" Thank You Event
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center cordially invites you to a special "Night at the Movies" featuring an Advance Screening of Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans".
Meet and greet with AFI Staff
Complimentary drinks and concessions
Screening, introduced by Sue Spielberg, Stephen Spielberg's... |
| 2019_MD_Presidents_190529 | 178 | AFI and Washington Monthly -- Fourth Estate Film Series (2019) -- "All the President's Men" (w/Bob Woodward and Paul Glastris)
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
Special Features: Intro by Washington Monthly digital editor Eric Cortellessa. Post-screening Q&A with Washington Monthly editor in chief Paul Glastris and legendary journalist Bob Woodward
"Follow the money." Deep Throat's admonition has guided whistleblowers and reporters... |
| 2019_MD_Broadcast_News_190605 | 158 | AFI and Washington Monthly -- Fourth Estate Film Series (2019) -- "Broadcast News" (w/James L. Brooks and Jane Mayer)
BROADCAST NEWS
Special Features: Panel discussion with Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James L. Brooks and New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer, moderated by Washington Monthly digital editor Eric Cortellessa. Introductory remarks were provided by Washington Monthly editor in chief Paul Glastris.
One... |
| 2013_DC_Herblock_130620 | 175 | AFI Docs 2013 -- "Herblock -- The Black and the White" (w/Michael Stevens, George Stevens Jr., and Ben Gazzale) (incl reception) @ Newseum
Herblock -- The Black and the White:
Filmmaker Michael Stevens paints a lively portrait of influential Washington Post editorial cartoonist Herbert Block whose distinguished 55-year career spanning 13 presidents earned him three Pulitzer Prizes and the Medal of Freedom. Covering a time when cartoons... |
| 2016_DC_Lear_160626 | 222 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" (w/Norman Lear, Heidi Ewing, and Rachel Grady) @ Newseum
NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU
Closing Night Gala
Dir. Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady; 2015; 91 min
At 93, an energetic, funny and thoughtful Norman Lear looks back on a career that defined television comedy in the 1970s and beyond, including classics such as ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONS... |
| 2016_DC_Zero_Days_160622 | 135 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Zero Days" (w/Alex Gibney, Ann Hornaday, David Sanger, Liam O'Murchu, and Eric Chien) @ Newseum
Zero Days
Opening Night Gala
North American Premiere
When independent Internet technicians discovered a chillingly powerful computer virus unlike anything they'd seen before, signs pointed not merely to recreational or criminal hackers, but to a high-stakes game of cyber warfare between nations.... |
| 2011_MD_Swell_110620 | 119 | AFI Silverdocs 2011 -- "Swell Season" (w/Chris Dapkins, Nick August-Perna, and Bob Boilen)
THE SWELL SEASON:
Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Nick August-Perna 2011
Starring in the 2007 sleeper hit, ONCE, and winning an Academy Award for best original song ("Falling Slowly") was just the beginning of a profound artistic journey for folk-rock musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.... |
| 2010_MD_VPlaza_Open_100708 | 63 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Veterans Plaza opening day
First day it was opened. I missed the formal ceremony (I didn't know about it) but I got there afterward.
People here include Ike Leggett, Councilmember Marc Elrich, and Ray Barry. |
| 2011_MD_Stevens_110113 | 39 | Natl Archives & AFI -- "John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums" (w/George Stevens, Jr.)
Speakers in sequence:
-- Ray Barry (AFI)
-- Marvin Pinkert, Executive Director, Center for the National Archives Experience.
-- George Stevens, Jr.
JOHN F. KENNEDY: YEARS OF LIGHTNING, DAY OF DRUMS:
In person: George Stevens, Jr., the widely honored film and television producer, former head... |
| 2015_DC_Nelson_150619 | 52 | Natl Archives & AFI Docs 2015 -- Guggenheim Symposium Honoring Stanley Nelson @ National Archives
GUGGENHEIM SYMPOSIUM
For over 25 years Stanley Nelson has dedicated himself to creating a series of profound, intelligent and revealing documentaries on long neglected or misinterpreted chapters of African American History. These powerful works have made him one of the most acclaimed and important... |
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| 2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
| 2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |