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Jun 11, 2024 · Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John Huston and marking the first original screenplay from playwright Arthur Miller, THE MISFITS (1961) featured Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe – two shining stars named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest screen legends – both in their final film roles. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE MISFITS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day.
Jun 18, 2024 · Protected: RONIN (1998) – AFI Movie Club. An action thriller with white-knuckle car chases that rank among the art form’s most exciting, director John Frankenheimer’s RONIN (1998) features an all-star cast fronted by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about RONIN.
Jun 25, 2024 · Adapted from the novel by Fannie Flagg – who also co-wrote the screenplay – and featuring an all-star cast that includes Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Cicely Tyson, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (1991) marked the feature directorial debut of AFI Alum Jon Avnet (AFI Class of 1972) – who now helps to guide the mission of the American Film Institute itself in his role as Vice Chair for the AFI Board of Trustees. Visit the ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Protected: FREAKY FRIDAY (1976) – AFI Movie Club. Adapted from her own novel of the same name by author and composer Mary Rodgers – daughter of composer Richard Rodgers, of the legendary duo Rodgers and Hammerstein – FREAKY FRIDAY (1976) is a hilarious body-swap comedy featuring a young Jodie Foster – who later received an AFI Honorary ...
Jun 22, 2024 · AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film fans who love movies, exploring new finds and old favorites. Each day’s film is accompanied by fun facts and material from the AFI Archive to enrich your viewing experience. Don’t miss out on exclusive content – get the latest AFI Movie Club news delivered right to your inbox.
Jun 27, 2024 · Directed by Bennett Miller and co-edited by AFI Alum Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976), FOXCATCHER (2014) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2014, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “FOXCATCHER paints a complex, haunting portrait of America — from the gilded halls of the du Pont estate to the sweat-stained wrestling mats that serve as the stage to win Olympic gold. Their deadly intersection ...
1 day ago · This past weekend, MOTHER! director/writer Darren Aronosky (AFI Class of 1992), cinematographer Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992) and production designer Philip Messina presented and discussed their provocative film with AFI Conservatory Fellows on campus. The film stars Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence as a couple whose idyllic existence in a sprawling Victorian house — which she is painstakingly remaking — is disrupted by the brazen arrival of a pair of strangers, played by Ed ...
