Days of Heaven
AFI Conservatory: Stevens led the AFI to launch the Center for Advanced Film Studies in Beverly Hills in 1969, to provide training for the nation's most promising screenwriters and directors. Graduates include David Lynch ("The Elephant Man"; "Twin Peaks"), Terrence Malick ("Badlands"; "Days of Heaven"; "The Thin Red Line"), and Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"; "Raging Bull").