November 11, 2024
BIG (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Penny Marshall’s sophomore feature, BIG (1988), was a record-breaking release that made her the first female director to gross more than $100 million at the box office. BIG was also a massive success for star Tom Hanks – earning the AFI Life Achievement Award honoree his first Academy Award® nomination. The story of a boy who...
October 15, 2024
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Penny Marshall, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) goes to bat with an all-star lineup that includes Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Tom Hanks, who taught us all that “There’s no crying in baseball!” – named by the American Film Institute as one of the...
October 9, 2024
FORREST GUMP (1994) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Tom Hanks, FORREST GUMP (1994) was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest movies of all time – both on the original list and its 10th anniversary edition – and appears as well on AFI’s lists of the cinema’s most inspiring stories...
September 3, 2024
World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis Film HERE Announced as Centerpiece Gala for AFI FEST presented by Canva
BUY PASSES The World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis’ HERE – starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright – will debut as the Centerpiece Screening at this year's AFI FEST presented by Canva! HERE will be celebrated at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday, October 25, 2024. Reuniting the director, writer and stars of FORREST GUMP–a modern classic...
July 26, 2024
APOLLO 13 (1995) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring one of the defining performances from beloved icon – and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard’s APOLLO 13 (1995) also appears on two of the American Film Institute’s lists recognizing excellence in the art form, with AFI naming it among cinema’s greatest inspirational narratives and its most famous line...
September 23, 2023
YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) – AFI Movie Club
From co-writer/director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Nora Ephron comes YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998), the quintessential romantic comedy that pits an independent bookseller against a juggernaut superstore – both in business and in romance, when the key principals of each connect across the anonymity of the burgeoning internet. The film features the iconic...
July 2, 2023
CAST AWAY (2000) – AFI Movie Club
Equal part isolating island adventure, existential exploration and bravura example of excellence in the art form, director Robert Zemeckis’ CAST AWAY (2000) features a stellar solo performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Tom Hanks – acting opposite a volleyball named Wilson. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about CAST AWAY. Visit the AFI Catalog...
May 29, 2023
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) – AFI Movie Club
Bringing the visceral chaos of D-Day to the screen and hauntingly examining the tolls of war, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN’s (1998) odyssey behind enemy lines was masterfully realized by three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Steven Spielberg, star Tom Hanks and composer John Williams. Shot by AFI Conservatory alum Janusz Kaminski (AFI...
May 12, 2023
TOY STORY (1995) – AFI Movie Club
A groundbreaking computer-generated feature that launched Pixar Animation Studios, TOY STORY (1995) was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest American films ever made – and features among its all-star voice cast an iconic performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Tom Hanks. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TOY STORY....
October 6, 2022
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a charming con man on the run, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) features three AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Steven Spielberg, composer John Williams and star Tom Hanks – as well as two AFI Conservatory Alumni, writer Jeff Nathanson and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (both AFI Class of 1987)....
July 1, 2022
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
Released 30 years ago this month, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN was a box office sensation, becoming Columbia Pictures’ highest-grossing non-sequel opener to date and bringing international attention to the little-known All-American Girls Pro Baseball League (AAGPBL) which was established during World War II to entertain the public while male players were away at war....
January 19, 2022
AFI Movie Club: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a charming con man on the run, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) features three AFI Life Achievement Awards honorees – director Steven Spielberg, composer John Williams and star Tom Hanks – as well as two AFI Conservatory Alumni, writer Jeff Nathanson and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (both AFI Class of 1987)....
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