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Frost/Nixon

Q&A with Ron Howard on August 28

2008. 122 m. Ron Howard. Universal Pictures. UK/France/US. English. Rated R.

Ron Howard’s Academy Award-nominated film adaptation of Peter Morgan’s acclaimed play of the same name features actors Frank Langella and Michael Sheen reprising their roles from the Broadway and West End productions of the play. 

In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to mislead Frost, and the latter’s own team doubts that he can stand up to the former president, what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly candid and revealing interview before the court of public opinion.

Ticket Pricing:
August 27 screening: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
August 28 screening with Ron Howard Q&A: $30 (members), $35 (nonmembers)

"In Frost/Nixon Ron Howard turns this duel between Michael Sheen's glossy playboy and Frank Langella's shifty ex-President into a gripping tango of egos."
James Christopher, The Times (UK)
"Director Ron Howard has turned Peter Morgan's stage success into a grabber of a movie laced with tension, stinging wit and potent human drama."
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

SPECIAL EVENTS

Q&A with Filmmaker and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard

Q&A with Filmmaker and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard

Friday, Aug. 28 2026, 6:00

  • Ron Howard is one of this generation’s most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas Cinderella Man and Apollo 13 to the hit comedies Parenthood and Splash, he has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films. Howard directed and produced A Beautiful Mind starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe, which earned Howard an Oscar for Best Director and also won awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. He received his first Best Director of the Year award from the DGA for Apollo 13. The true-life drama also garnered nine Academy Award nominations, winning Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound. Howard’s more recent films include Rush, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, Pavarotti, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rebuilding Paradise, Hillbilly Elegy, We Feed People, Thirteen Lives, and Eden.

Tickets: $30 (members), $35 (nonmembers)

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This film is part of the Ron Howard Retrospective series.



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