July 24, 2026
AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) – AFI Movie Club
From director David O. Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) was honored with a 2013 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “AMERICAN HUSTLE is eight-track entertainment from the feet up – exposing the question, 'What is façade...
June 7, 2026
GHOST (1990) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a romance undeterred by death itself – as well as the determination required to convey love across the veil of between the living and the dead – GHOST (1990) appeared on the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s greatest love stories, with its iconic use of the Righteous Brothers’ classic...
April 7, 2026
THE DESCENDANTS (2011) – AFI Movie Club
From director Alexander Payne, THE DESCENDANTS (2011) features a central performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney – and was honored with a 2011 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “THE DESCENDANTS paints...
April 4, 2026
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) – AFI Movie Club
In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time – on both the American Film Institute’s original list and the 10th Anniversary edition – NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) appears at #4 on AFI’s list of the art form’s greatest thrills. Starring Cary Grant – named one of cinema’s great screen legends – NORTH BY NORTHWEST was directed by...
February 20, 2026
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) – AFI Movie Club
Sending two hapless male musicians undercover and on the run from gangster “Spats” Columbo, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) highlights the incomparable talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Billy Wilder and star Jack Lemmon – while also featuring timeless performances from Tony Curtis, Joe E. Brown and Marilyn Monroe – the...
February 14, 2026
CASABLANCA (1942) – AFI Movie Club
One of the American Film Institute’s most celebrated films, CASABLANCA (1942) first appeared at #2 on the original list of America’s greatest movies, remaining within the top three for the 10th anniversary edition a decade later. Apropos for Valentine’s Day, it’s also ranked #1 among cinema’s love stories – and was included among the art...
January 20, 2026
PATHS OF GLORY (1957) – AFI Movie Club
From director Stanley Kubrick, PATHS OF GLORY (1957) takes audiences into the trenches of World War I for a harrowing look at vanity, pride and hypocrisy on the front lines – featuring a performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Kirk Douglas as a colonel defending solders against a charge of cowardice. Visit the AFI...
January 7, 2026
GIANT (1956) – AFI Movie Club
An epic family drama as big as Texas, director George Stevens’ GIANT (1956) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest films ever made and features a legendary cast that includes AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean in his final film role. Visit the AFI Catalog to...
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...
November 17, 2025
FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson and starring Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster and AFI Honorary Degree recipient James Earl Jones, FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) was recognized by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s most inspiring screen stories. Its unforgettable line – “if you build it, he will come” – was...
November 15, 2025
THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) – AFI Movie Club
A quarter century after THE HUSTLER, screen legend Paul Newman reprised his iconic role as pool shark “Fast Eddie” Felson in THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) – stepping into the role of mentor to hotshot newcomer Vincent Lauria, played by Tom Cruise. The film was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Martin Scorsese and...
November 9, 2025
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from author Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) follows World War I veteran Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins as he navigates 1940s Los Angeles – taking work as it comes to him, even when he finds him in over his head after investigating the disappearance of missing woman played...
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