April 26, 2026
LITTLE WOMEN (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted and directed by Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN (2019) was recognized with a 2019 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “LITTLE WOMEN infuses a literary classic with new life – adapting Louisa May Alcott’s immortal words into a tale for our times. Greta Gerwig’s...
April 22, 2026
THE DEER HUNTER (1978) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring shattering performances from two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep – director Michael Cimino’s THE DEER HUNTER (1978) charts an epic, tragic path from a steelworker community in western Pennsylvania to Vietnam – earning recognition from the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all...
February 26, 2026
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (1991) – AFI Movie Club
From writer, director and star Albert Brooks, DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (1991) is an inspired comedy set in a waystation between our world and the next, where the recently deceased examine the choices they’ve made. Co-starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, the film also features honoree Shirley MacLaine in a cameo role – as...
January 26, 2026
ADAPTATION. (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Spike Jonze from a script by Charlie Kaufman ostensibly adapted from the book by Susan Orlean, ADAPTATION (2002) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep as the author and Nicolas Cage as Kaufman, as twins. The film was recognized with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of...
May 22, 2025
OUT OF AFRICA (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Marking the iconic pairing of Robert Redford and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, director Sydney Pollack’s OUT OF AFRICA (1985) is a sweeping romance set against the backdrop of 1913 British East Africa – and was named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s great love stories, with the unforgettable score by John...
April 15, 2025
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from the children’s novel by Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson’s meticulous stop-motion masterpiece FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009) features a star-studded voice cast that includes AFI Life Achievement Award honorees George Clooney and Meryl Streep. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about FANTASTIC MR. FOX. Where to stream FANTASTIC MR. FOX FANTASTIC MR. FOX -...
March 18, 2025
MAMMA MIA! (2008) – AFI Movie Club
A joyous jukebox musical exploding with exuberance and color, MAMMA MIA! (2008) features the multi-hyphenate talents of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, as well as the stunning cinematography of AFI Alum Haris Zambarloukos (AFI Class of 1994). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MAMMA MIA! Have Get The Picture delivered to...
October 24, 2024
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring a belt that launched a discourse on the power of fashion – and cerulean, specifically – to influence culture, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep in one of her most iconic roles, and was additionally recognized with an AFI AWARD as one of the most outstanding motion...
April 30, 2024
INTO THE WOODS (2014) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic stage musical adapted for the screen by director Rob Marshall with some help from the magic of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, INTO THE WOODS (2014) was honored in the year of its release with a 2014 AFI AWARD, recognizing it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to...
April 18, 2024
Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon Among Presenters at AFI’s Tribute to Nicole Kidman
Today, AFI announced that Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon will be among the presenters at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute in honor of Nicole Kidman, with Streep – recipient of the 32nd AFI Life Achievement Award – presenting the highest award for a career in film to Kidman. “Nicole...
April 17, 2024
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (1981) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from the 1969 post-modern novel by English author John Fowles, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (1981) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep – and earned the beloved icon an Academy Award® nomination for her dual portrait of the titular character in a period drama and the actress playing her in a filmed adaptation...
December 12, 2023
From the AFI Archive: Meryl Streep Interview in American Film Magazine from 1983
This interview was originally published in American Film Magazine in December 1983, and has been republished here in full. SILKWOOD promises to be one of the year's most talked-about films, and for good reason. It will undoubtedly revive the controversy over Karen Silkwood, the union activist whose mysterious death in 1974 elevated her to martyr status;...
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