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...
September 14, 2025
ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut, ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time – on both the original and 10th anniversary edition lists – as well as...
October 30, 2023
THE EXORCIST (1973) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Ellen Burstyn (who was part of the inaugural AFI Directing Workshop for Women class) as a mother whose young daughter is possessed by the demon Pazuzu, THE EXORCIST (1973) is director William Friedkin’s terrifying adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Peter Blatty and appears on the American Film Institute’s list of cinema’s most...
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