September 5, 2026
ONE FROM THE HEART (1982) – AFI Movie Club
From AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Francis Ford Coppola, ONE FROM THE HEART (1982) is one-of-a-kind – a lush and candy-colored musical drama set in Las Vegas but shot nearly entirely on soundstages, a method that the legendary director employed to create a sense of artifice. Visually stunning and evocative of the stage productions that...
May 14, 2026
THE CONVERSATION (1974) – AFI Movie Club
An enduring masterpiece written, produced and directed by another recipient of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Francis Ford Coppola and featuring fellow honoree Harrison Ford in an early role, THE CONVERSATION (1974) also includes work from two recipients of the AFI Honorary Degree – production designer Dean Tavoularis and editor/sound designer Walter Murch. Visit the...
March 18, 2026
THE GODFATHER (1972) – AFI Movie Club
Gathering together three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and co-writer/director Francis Ford Coppola – THE GODFATHER (1972) also features impeccable art direction from Dean Tavoularis and groundbreaking sound from “post production consultant” Walter Murch, both recipients of the AFI Honorary Degree. Secure in the pantheon of the greatest...
June 6, 2025
Where to Watch AFI’s Tribute to Francis Ford Coppola
THE AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA will air on TCM on Thursday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. The televised special celebrates Coppola’s career features tributes from co-stars and friends Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Al...
May 25, 2025
RUMBLE FISH (1983) – AFI Movie Club
Filmed back-to-back with THE OUSTIDERS – another adaptation of an S.E. Hinton novel – RUMBLE FISH (1983) stars Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke as two brothers with radically different dreams and aspirations. Shot in black and white and heavily influenced by German Expressionism and French New Wave, the film was co-written, directed and executive produced...
April 22, 2025
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to Present 50th AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola
Other participants include Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Ron Howard, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Ralph Macchio, Al Pacino and members of the Coppola Family The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg will present the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award to…
April 13, 2025
MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (1994) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Kenneth Branagh and produced by Francis Ford Coppola – soon to be honored as the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award – MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (1994) features a tragic and quintessentially human central performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro as the Creature. Visit the AFI Catalog to...
October 29, 2024
Francis Ford Coppola Named as the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoree
The AFI Board of Trustees announced today that Francis Ford Coppola will be the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Coppola at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 26, 2025. “Francis Ford Coppola...
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