
December 30, 2022
THE KID (1921) – AFI Movie Club
A tender-hearted comedy-drama about a Tramp and the boy he takes under his wing to raise, THE KID (1921) was written, directed, produced and edited by star Charles Chaplin – named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE KID. HOW...

September 30, 2022
THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) – AFI Movie Club
A thinly veiled condemnation of the hubris and arrogance of Adolf Hitler – produced and released at the height of the German fascist’s global overreach – THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) tackles the harsh subject matter with the humanity that characterized much of its director’s iconic work, earning a place on the American Film Institute’s list...

May 25, 2022
CITY LIGHTS (1931) – AFI Movie Club
A tender-hearted tale that is also arguably the quintessential cinematic story featuring Charlie Chaplin’s beloved “tramp,” CITY LIGHTS (1931) ranked #1 on the American Film Institute’s 10 Top 10 list of the art form’s greatest romantic comedies and has appeared six times on AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – including #11 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies –...

December 31, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE GOLD RUSH
From the legendary Charlie Chaplin – ranked by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest screen legends of all time – comes THE GOLD RUSH (1925), a beloved comedy that has appeared across three of AFI’s iconic lists, including on both the original and anniversary editions of the greatest films of all time,...

September 26, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CITY LIGHTS
CITY LIGHTS ranks #1 on the American Film Institute’s 10 Top 10 list of the art form’s greatest romantic comedies, and has appeared six times on AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – including #11 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition. AFI also named the film’s star and director Charlie Chaplin #10 among cinema’s greatest…

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