February 12, 2026
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller, writer/director Anthony Minghella’s THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999) features an all-star ensemble that includes Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman – as well as editing by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Walter Murch. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE TALENTED MR....
January 8, 2021
DID YOU KNOW? This Prolific Mystery Writer Was Born 100 Years Ago This Month. Her First Novel Was Adapted Into Various Productions for Stage and Screen, Including the Alfred Hitchcock Classic STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
In addition to creating fictional—and cinematic—serial killers such as Tom Ripley, she wrote the lesbian opus The Price of Salt, which provided the source material for Todd Haynes’ 2015 hit CAROL. Patricia Highsmith was born on January 19, 1921, to a mother who later claimed she tried to abort the pregnancy and to parents that divorced ten…
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