{"id":7498,"date":"2020-04-01T10:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=7498"},"modified":"2020-04-01T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:43:29","slug":"afi-launches-quarantine-movie-club-with-steven-spielberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2020\/04\/01\/afi-launches-quarantine-movie-club-with-steven-spielberg\/","title":{"rendered":"AFI launches quarantine movie club with Steven Spielberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Special guests will announce select movies of the day in short videos which will be posted on AFI website and shared on social media platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an attempt to keep the quarantine\nblues away during the&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, the American Film\nInstitute (AFI) has collaborated with master director Steven Spielberg to start\na film club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018AFI Movie Club\u2019 will kick off with \u201cThe\nWizard of Oz\u201d, Spielberg, who is an AFI trustee, said in a video shared on the\ninstitute\u2019s official Twitter page on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Hollywood Reporter, the club will be a daily virtual gathering \u201cto leverage our collective love of film on behalf of optimism in this time of global uncertainty\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stevenspeilberg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7499\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In his introductory message, Spielberg\nsaid of the 1939 musical classic, \u201cNow I know you think you\u2019ve seen it but\nthink again, because right now at this moment in history what better message is\nthere then, \u2018there\u2019s no place like home\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The viewer can watch the film by going to the\nlink: AFI.com\/MovieClub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iconic movies will be selected by AFI every\nday to bring the world to together, \u201ccreating a communal viewing experience\nduring these unprecedented times of&nbsp;social distancing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAFI\u2019s goal is to live in a world of art above\nanxiety. We\u2019re honoured to have Steven Spielberg, the greatest storyteller of\nour day, lead the way,\u201d said Bob Gazzale, president and CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special guests will announce select movies of\nthe day in short videos which will be posted on AFI website and shared on\nsocial media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special guests will announce select movies of the day in short videos which will be posted on AFI website and shared on social media platforms.\u00a0 In an attempt to keep the quarantine blues away during the&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, the American Film Institute (AFI) has collaborated with master director Steven Spielberg to start a film club. 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