January 1, 2026
THE GOLD RUSH (1925) – AFI Movie Club
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 set in the Klondike that find the luckless little tramp making New Year’s entertainment of two bread rolls on forks. Originally released in 1925...
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...
August 1, 2025
THE GOLD RUSH (1925) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This month, the AFI Catalog celebrates the 100 year anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece THE GOLD RUSH, which was released nationally on August 16, 1925 after a world premiere in Los Angeles in late June. The film – strikingly Chaplin’s most ambitious picture to date[i]– was a box-office sensation that continues to resonate today as...
April 9, 2025
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...
February 20, 2025
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. Have...
February 13, 2024
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 the 10th anniversary edition of the greatest...
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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