March 9, 2024
HIGHLANDER (1986) – AFI Movie Club
“There can be only one.” Blade-wielding immortals clash across generations in competition over a mysterious and powerful prize in HIGHLANDER (1986), directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about HIGHLANDER. Have Get The Picture delivered...
January 29, 2024
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Alum John McTiernan (AFI Class of 1975), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990) features a starring performance by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery as a Russian submarine commander hoping to defect, as well as a supporting role from AFI Honorary Degree recipient James Earl Jones. Visit the AFI Catalog to...
June 11, 2023
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes – whose iconic character introduction and drink order appeared among AFI’s greatest movie quotes of all time – James Bond began his larger-than-life cinematic legacy with a portrayal from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery, who returned for a second installment...
January 8, 2023
THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Brain 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...
March 17, 2021
AFI Movie Club: DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE
The opening credits for DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE include the following statement, signed with Walt Disney’s signature: "My thanks to King Brian of Knocknasheega and his leprechauns, whose gracious co-operation made this picture possible." In addition to Disney’s cinematic collaboration with the wee folk, the film also features AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery in an early role. The effects work on DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE has inspired many films...
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