July 11, 2024
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART I (1981) – AFI Movie Club
A madcap romp through human history as only he could tell it, HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART I (1981) stars and is directed, written and produced by the incomparable Mel Brooks – recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
July 7, 2024
PAPER MOON (1973) – AFI Movie Club
The story of a con man and his unlikely accomplice during the Great Depression, PAPER MOON (1973) was directed by Hollywood maverick Peter Bogdanovich – the iconic filmmaker, journalist and scholar who was a longtime friend of the American Film Institute. An essential voice among other great artists who helped to articulate AFI’s educational mission...
August 19, 2023
BLAZING SADDLES (1974) – AFI Movie Club
Ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of all time, BLAZING SADDLES (1974) was co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Mel Brooks, who also appears in a dual role. Of the film’s placement on AFI’s list – at #6 – Brooks...
August 30, 2022
BLAZING SADDLES (1974) – AFI Movie Club
Ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of all time, BLAZING SADDLES (1974) was co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks, who also appears in a dual role. Of the film’s placement on AFI’s list – at #6 – Brooks has said, ““I am so angry at...
August 24, 2021
AFI Movie Club: WHAT’S UP, DOC?
From director Peter Bogdanovich comes WHAT’S UP, DOC? – a hilarious madcap escapade and a loving homage to not only the Looney Tunes cartoons that inspired its title but also the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The film earned honors on two of AFI’s lists of great American cinema – including among the funniest films of all time and...
August 7, 2020
AFI Movie Club: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is ranked by AFI as one of the funniest in cinematic history. Directed by AFI Life Achievement recipient Mel Brooks, this iconic comedy features an unforgettable sequence in which Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle perform the duet “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” which AFI ranked as #89 on the list of greatest movie songs…
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