January 22, 2026
TOOTSIE (1982) – AFI Movie Club
A gender-bending comedy both tender and biting, director Sydney Pollack’s TOOTSIE (1982) is an all-time classic that earned recognition from the American Film Institute as one of the greatest films of all time – on both the original and 10th anniversary lists – as well as one of the art form’s greatest comedies (ranked #2,...
May 22, 2025
OUT OF AFRICA (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Marking the iconic pairing of Robert Redford and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, director Sydney Pollack’s OUT OF AFRICA (1985) is a sweeping romance set against the backdrop of 1913 British East Africa – and was named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s great love stories, with the unforgettable score by John...
April 27, 2024
EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) – AFI Movie Club
Granting entrance into a world of erotic psychological delights and dangers, “fidelio” is the iconic password featured in Staley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) – the final film from the legendary director, featuring an all-star cast that includes Tom Cruise, Sydney Pollack and AFI Alum Todd Field (AFI Class of 1992) – as well as...
April 4, 2024
THE WAY WE WERE (1973) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the iconic pairing of Robert Redford and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Barbra Streisand for a bittersweet romantic drama, director Sydney Pollack’s THE WAY WE WERE (1973) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest love stories – with Streisand’s title song also counted among AFI’s ranking of cinema’s most...
April 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: TOOTSIE
TOOTSIE appears on three of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – most notably ranked #2 on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS list, which chronicles the funniest films ever to grace the silver screen. Watch J.J. Abrams Announce the Film: Movie Trivia about TOOTSIE –DID YOU KNOW it took star Dustin Hoffman…
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