November 18, 2024
THE BIRDCAGE (1996) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as South Beach club owners navigating an introduction to their son’s would-be in-laws, THE BIRDCAGE (1996) also features Gene Hackman as a United States senator for whom the loving couple must put on a charade for the benefit of familial harmony. The film was written by Elaine May and...
October 17, 2024
WORKING GIRL (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing across three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in the art form – including among the most inspiring films, the greatest love stories and cinema’s greatest songs – WORKING GIRL (1988) was brought to the screen by two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award, director Mike Nichols and star Harrison Ford....
September 11, 2024
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 Top 100 lists. Among its well-deserved accolades, it appeared on both lists of the greatest American films of all time...
September 6, 2023
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (1966) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films and cinema’s greatest love stories, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF? (1966) features the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – legendary star Elizabeth Taylor and director Mike Nichols making his feature film debut – as well as AFI Honorary Degree recipients Haskell...
December 15, 2022
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films and cinema’s greatest love stories, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF? (1966) features the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – legendary star Elizabeth Taylor and director Mike Nichols making his feature film debut – as well as AFI Honorary Degree recipients Haskell...
June 4, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ANGELS IN AMERICA
ANGELS IN AMERICA was brought to life with empathy and artistry by an exquisite creative ensemble that includes three AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Mike Nichols and stars Al Pacino and Meryl Streep. Recognized with an AFI AWARD as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image,...
May 28, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WORKING GIRL
WORKING GIRL appears on three of AFI’s lists, including being named one of the most inspiring films and one of the greatest love stories. AFI Life Achievement Award recipients Harrison Ford (2001) and Mike Nichols (2010) worked together to bring WORKING GIRL to the silver screen. Watch Jon Hamm announce the film: Movie Trivia about…
July 21, 2014
Celebrating The Life Of Mike Nichols
Genius is a word oft overused in our world, but not in the case of Mike Nichols. His artistry spanned all forms of modern storytelling – movies, television and the stage – and his gifts across five decades will continue to inspire artists and audiences alike in the decades to come. AFI presented him the...
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