September 1, 2026
THE CAMERAMAN (1928) – AFI Movie Club
Silent film star Buster Keaton brings his signature humor – sweet, deadpan and impossibly athletic– to THE CAMERAMAN (1928), the story of a hapless tintype portrait photographer who upgrades to a film camera in order to impress a woman who works as a secretary for MGM Newsreels. A timeless and singular performer, Keaton was named...
April 11, 2026
STEAMBOAT BILL JR. (1928) – AFI Movie Club
Starring the great stoneface Buster Keaton – named by AFI among the greatest American screen legends – STEAMBOAT BILL JR. (1928) is a landmark silent comedy featuring some of the art form’s most iconic images, many set during the film’s climactic cyclone. As havoc is wrought up the small town of River Junction, Keaton proves...
March 11, 2026
SHERLOCK JR. (1924) – AFI Movie Club
From director and star Buster Keaton – named by AFI among the greatest American screen legends – this landmark comedy, SHERLOCK JR. (1924), looks to the art form itself for an exploration of fantasy versus reality. This groundbreaking and pioneering film is ranked among the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest film comedies of...
December 5, 2025
THE GENERAL (1926) – AFI Movie Club
Stranded not only behind enemy lines, but underneath a table in a cabin filled by the enemy soldiers, our hapless hero observes the object of his affection – and the motivation for his breakneck chase – through a small hole in the tablecloth. From co-director, co-writer and star Buster Keaton – named by AFI among...
January 28, 2022
AFI Movie Club: SHERLOCK, JR.
From director and star Buster Keaton – named by AFI among the greatest American screen legends – this landmark comedy, SHERLOCK JR. (1924), looks to the art form itself for an exploration of fantasy versus reality. This groundbreaking and pioneering film is ranked among the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest film comedies of...
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