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...
May 28, 2024
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...
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...
December 13, 2023
RAGING BULL (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s list 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 Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969) and editing...
August 4, 2023
STARDUST (2007) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel by director Matthew Vaughn and co-writer Jane Goldman, STARDUST (2007) explores a magical realm of Stormhold – replete with enchantments both whimsical and treacherous – and features an all-star cast that includes Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O’Toole and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. Visit...
July 10, 2023
TAXI DRIVER (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest American films of all time, as well as among the greatest screen villains, movie quotes and thrills – TAXI DRIVER (1976) features iconic work from two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees, director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro, in addition to a touchstone screenplay from...
June 8, 2023
JOKER (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Todd Phillips and co-written by Phillips and AFI Alum Scott Silver (AFI Class of 1992), JOKER (2019) features a transformative and terrifying central performance from Joaquin Phoenix, headlining a stunning supporting cast that includes Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brian Tyree Henry and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. The film was...
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