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...
March 29, 2025
THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Marshalling an all-star cast led by Matt Damon, AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro stepped behind the camera to produce and direct THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006) – photographed by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979) and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola, who served among the founding Trustees of AFI in...
March 6, 2025
RAGING BULL (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on both the original and 10th anniversary editions of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest movies of all time, RAGING BULL (1980) features the work of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro – as well as a script by AFI Alum...
January 26, 2025
CASINO (1995) – AFI Movie Club
The eighth iconic collaboration between AFI Life Achievement Award honorees Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, CASINO (1995) reteams the director and star for another epic crime drama, placing De Niro atop a star-studded marquee that includes Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and James Woods, with editing by AFI Honorary Degree recipient...
December 26, 2024
BRAZIL (1985) – AFI Movie Club
A surreal workplace dystopia co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, BRAZIL (1985) features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro among its cast – starring as resistance leader and terrorist Archibald Tuttle. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE Where to stream BRAZIL BRAZIL -...
October 3, 2024
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...
August 17, 2024
HEAT (1995) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro – marking the milestone of a birthday today – the iconic HEAT (1995) pits the legendary star opposite another powerhouse performer and recipient of AFI’s highest honor for a career in film, Al Pacino. Directed by Michael Mann and featuring an all-star ensemble cast that includes...
July 14, 2024
THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Brian De Palma from a script by David Mamet, THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) features an all-star cast that includes Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith, as well as two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Robert De Niro as Al Capone and Sean Connery in his Academy Award®-winning performance as...
June 30, 2024
THE MISSION (1986) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring a central performance by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro, director Roland Joffé’s THE MISSION (1986) features a stirring soundtrack from the great Ennio Morricone – whose work was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest cinematic scores of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE...
June 18, 2024
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. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP...
June 9, 2024
THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch-black comedy from director – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Martin Scorsese, THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) puts the spotlight on another recipient of the American Film Institute’s highest honor for a career in film: Robert De Niro, starring as a failed comic who kidnaps his idol, played by screen legend Jerry...
March 14, 2024
MEAN STREETS (1973) – AFI Movie Club
A defining crime drama of the 1970s, MEAN STREETS (1973) featured formative early work from two future AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – co-writer/director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MEAN STREETS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET...
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