August 15, 2026
LES MISÉRABLES (2012) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting the musical phenomenon for the scope and scale of theatrical cinema, director Tom Hooper’s LES MISÉRABLES (2012) was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “LES MISÉRABLES dreams a...
January 28, 2026
A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe, A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “A BEAUTIFUL MIND is one of the few films ever to suggest that the life...
December 26, 2025
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) – AFI Movie Club
From director Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the moving image. According to the official rationale, “MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD...
October 24, 2025
GLADIATOR (2000) – AFI Movie Club
In addition to star Russell Crowe’s General Maximus Decimus Meridus being named by the American Film Institute’s greatest screen heroes of all time, GLADIATOR (2000) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “GLADIATOR updates the...
July 30, 2015
Russell Crowe Remembers Late Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie
Earlier this week, Russell Crowe stopped by AFI for a special showing of his feature film directorial debut, THE WATER DIVINER, which was followed by a special post-screening talk with the Oscar-winner and AFI Conservatory Fellows – all part of the Conservatory’s Harold Lloyd Masters Seminar series. One of the things Crowe touched upon during…
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