February 21, 2026
12 ANGRY MEN (1957) – AFI Movie Club
Placing a dozen disparate characters into a small and sweltering room to determine the fate of a young man accused of killing his father, director Sidney Lumet’s 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) earned its place on no fewer than five of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in the art form – including among the...
August 31, 2025
SHAMPOO (1975) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Hal Ashby and named one of the funniest films of all time by the American Film Institute, SHAMPOO (1975) stars inarguable and incomparable film legend and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty, who also produced the film and co-wrote it with AFI Honorary Degree recipient Robert Towne. Another degree recipient – Richard...
August 3, 2025
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Written by William Goldman and directed by Alan J. Pakula, ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) features the iconic pairing of Robert Redford and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman – whose portrayal of journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, respectively, earned a place among AFI’s ranking of cinema’s greatest heroes of all time. The...
June 3, 2025
HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978) – AFI Movie Club
Co-written, co-directed and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Warren Beatty, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978) was adapted from the 1941 film, HERE COMES MR. JORDAN. Initially, Beatty approached Peter Bogdanovich, Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn to direct before deciding to helm the picture himself with co-director Buck Henry – marking the feature film directing...
May 7, 2024
THE VERDICT (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by David Mamet and starring Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden and James Mason, THE VERDICT (1982) was not only named by the American Film Institute among the most inspiring films but was also counted among the top ten courtroom dramas of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog...
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