March 16, 2023
THE APARTMENT (1960) – AFI Movie Club
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 – including both the original and 10th anniversary edition,...
January 14, 2023
STALAG 17 (1953) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder, STALAG 17 features an all-star cast that includes Robert Strauss, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger and Peter Graves – and a memorable, Academy Award-winning lead performance from William Holden, named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the...
December 7, 2022
ACE IN THE HOLE (1951) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Billy Wilder and star Kirk Douglas – ACE IN THE HOLE (1951) is an unflinching satire chronicling the efforts of an opportunistic journalist to orchestrate a media circus for his own personal gain – taking its inspiration from the tragic true story of...
November 23, 2022
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) – AFI Movie Club
A gripping film noir following an almost perfect crime, DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) appears across five of the American Film Institute’s iconic lists of the greatest American films and features two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees: writer/director Billy Wilder and star Barbara Stanwyck. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about DOUBLE INDEMNITY. HOW TO WATCH...
August 11, 2022
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the incomparable talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Billy Wilder and star Jack Lemmon – SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) also features timeless performances from Tony Curtis, Joe E. Brown and Marilyn Monroe – who was named by AFI, along with Lemmon, among the greatest screen legends of all time....
May 15, 2022
SUNSET BLVD. (1950) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder and starring William Holden – named by AFI among the greatest screen legends – and Gloria Swanson, SUNSET BLVD. (1950) is the quintessential LA film noir enshrined not only as a definitively dark encapsulation of the City of Angels, but also across the American Film Institute’s...
January 18, 2022
AFI Movie Club: DOUBLE INDEMNITY
A gripping film noir following an almost perfect crime, DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) appears across five of the American Film Institute’s iconic lists of the greatest American films and features two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – writer/director Billy Wilder and star Barbara Stanwyck. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream DOUBLE INDEMNITY DOUBLE...
December 3, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ACE IN THE HOLE
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder, today’s unflinching satire ACE IN THE HOLE chronicles an opportunistic journalist who orchestrates a media circus for his own personal gain – taking its inspiration from the tragic true story of legendary spelunker Floyd Collins. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ACE IN...
December 9, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
Appearing on AFI’s list of the greatest American movie comedies of all time, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Billy Wilder – and stars Marilyn Monroe, named by AFI as one of the greatest screen legends of all time. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch THE SEVEN…
August 4, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SUNSET BLVD.
SUNSET BLVD. is celebrating its 70th anniversary this month! The quintessential LA film noir is ranked #16 on AFI’s list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Billy Wilder directed the movie, and Gloria Swanson’s iconic lines “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up” and “I am…
April 2, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SOME LIKE IT HOT
SOME LIKE IT HOT features two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Billy Wilder and star Jack Lemmon! SOME LIKE IT HOT also appears on four of AFI’s lists of the greatest America films – most notably ranked #1 on the AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS, which chronicles the funniest films ever to grace the…
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