December 26, 2025
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) – AFI Movie Club
From director Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the moving image. According to the official rationale, “MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD...
December 25, 2025
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) – AFI Movie Club
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” Featuring the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Frank Capra and star James Stewart – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) was twice named by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time, as well as among the top ten fantasy...
December 24, 2025
THE APARTMENT (1960) – AFI Movie Club
Set partially around an office party on Christmas Eve, THE APARTMENT (1960) features no fewer than three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director, producer and co-writer Billy Wilder, as well as stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine! THE APARTMENT also appears on four of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest America films...
December 23, 2025
THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Christopher Nolan, featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Wally Pfister (AFI Class of 1988) and starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman opposite a stellar cast led by Christian Bale and a transformative performance from Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it...
December 22, 2025
BLAZING SADDLES (1974) – AFI Movie Club
A chaotic interruption of a filmed movie musical, in progress, is just one wild moment among the myriad, rapid fire hysterics in BLAZING SADDLES (1974), ranked by the American Film Institute at #6 among the greatest filmed comedies of all time. Co-writer, director and star (in a dual role), AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Mel Brooks has said of the film’s...
December 21, 2025
MODERN TIMES (1936) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by star Charlie Chaplin – counted by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest screen legends– MODERN TIMES (1936) was included on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of all time, as well as among the art form’s great comedies. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn...
December 20, 2025
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews in one of her most iconic roles – and, indeed, one of the most iconic roles across the art form itself! – THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) earned its place across six of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating film’s finest – first appearing on the original...
December 19, 2025
20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957) – AFI Movie Club
An early feature from AFI Honorary Degree recipient Ray Harryhausen, 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957) is a science-fiction signpost in the career of the legendary animator and special effects innovator – featuring his handiwork on the menacing ymir and the creature’s spaceship, as well as an elephant in a climactic battle. Harryhausen himself appears...
December 17, 2025
GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) – AFI Movie Club
Bringing together Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra as charming criminal gamblers in a candy-colored musical written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz – adapted from the Broadway hit – GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest musicals, with Brando’s “Luck Be a Lady”...
December 16, 2025
BULL DURHAM (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Promoted as “the greatest show on dirt” and marking the directorial debut of Ron Shelton, BULL DURHAM (1988) was recognized by the American Film Institute not only among the art form’s great comedies and as the fifth greatest among the top ten sports movies of all time – but is also marked by the sizzling...
December 15, 2025
ALL THAT JAZZ (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Helmed by legendary choreographer, actor, dancer and stage director Bob Fosse, the semi-autobiographical ALL THAT JAZZ (1979) was named by the American Film Institute as one of the art form’s great filmed musicals. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about ALL THAT JAZZ. Where to stream ALL THAT JAZZ ALL THAT JAZZ - Reelgood
December 14, 2025
THE FABELMANS (2022) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg based on his own childhood, THE FABELMANS (2022) also features the work of another honoree – composer and frequent collaborator John Williams – as well as two alums of the AFI Conservatory, cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (AFI Class of 1987) and co-editor Sarah Broshar (AFI...
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