July 12, 2023
MARATHON MAN (1976) – AFI Movie Club
“It is safe?” The chilling code phrase from director John Schlesinger’s MARATHON MAN (1976) earned a place among the American Film Institute’s list of the most memorable movie quotes of all time – with Laurence Olivier’s evil Dr. Szell appearing among the art form’s most terrifying villains. With a central performance from AFI Life Achievement...
June 18, 2023
KRAMER VS. KRAMER (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring nuanced and heartbreaking performances from AFI Life Achievement Award honorees Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, KRAMER VS. KRAMER (1979) explores the fallout from the dissolution of a marriage – including its lasting effects on all parties involved, especially where concerned with the care and custody of the couple’s young child. Visit the AFI Catalog...
December 29, 2022
MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) appeared on both of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films of all time – the original and the 10th anniversary edition. The iconic quote from Hoffman’s Ratso Rizzo – “I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” – was counted...
December 18, 2022
LITTLE FOCKERS (2010) – AFI Movie Club
Produced by AFI Trustee Jay Roach, LITTLE FOCKERS (2010) features the talents of three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Robert De Niro (who also produced), Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand – as well as an all-star cast of American film’s finest that includes Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, Jessica...
April 23, 2022
THE GRADUATE (1967) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Mike Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman – both recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film – THE GRADUATE (1967) earned recognition across several of AFI’s lists of film’s finest. Among its well-deserved accolades, THE GRADUATE appeared on both lists of the greatest American films of...
July 12, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ISHTAR
The story of a clueless singer-songwriter duo whose delusions of grandeur position them at the center of an international incident, ISHTAR was written and directed by comedy icon Elaine May and stars two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – Warren Beatty (who also produced) and Dustin Hoffman. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ISHTAR ISHTAR...
April 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Starring AFI Life Achievement honoree Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, MIDNIGHT COWBOY appears across a number of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time – including both its original and 10th anniversary edition of AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES, as well as the American Film Institute’s celebrations of cinema’s greatest songs and movie quotes. HOW TO...
November 13, 2020
AFI Movie Club: LITTLE BIG MAN
A revisionist western that satirized and subverted the mythology of the genre – and of America itself, LITTLE BIG MAN stars AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Dustin Hoffman. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch LITTLE BIG MAN Now LITTLE BIG MAN – Reelgood Watch Chris Eyre’s introduction of the film: Trivia About Today’s Movie DID…
April 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: TOOTSIE
TOOTSIE appears on three of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – most notably ranked #2 on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS list, which chronicles the funniest films ever to grace the silver screen. Watch J.J. Abrams Announce the Film: Movie Trivia about TOOTSIE –DID YOU KNOW it took star Dustin Hoffman…
January 13, 2020
Did You Know? The first X-rated film to be nominated for an Academy Award was…
Fifty years ago this year, MIDNIGHT COWBOY was the first X-rated film to be nominated for and win an Academy Award. It won an Oscar for Best Picture, Directing and Writing at the 42 Academy Awards on April 7, 1970. Despite the X-rating, which prevented a wide release, it became one of the top-grossing films…
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