August 27, 2026
MARS ATTACKS! (1996) – AFI Movie Club
In addition to the violent invaders from the red planet, Tim Burton’s MARS ATTACKS! (1996) features an all-star ensemble that includes Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Pam Grier, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Jack Black and AFI Life Achievement...
April 6, 2026
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sidney Poitier and appearing on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest movies of all time, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) is counted as one the art form’s most inspiring narratives, with Poitier’s Virgil Tibbs included among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, one whose defiant declaration –...
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...
May 31, 2025
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) – AFI Movie Club
A sweeping epic chronicling Russian life from Imperialism through the October Revolution, civil war and Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree David Lean and was included among the American Film Institute’s accounting of the greatest movies of all time, as well as among cinema’s greatest romances....
June 9, 2022
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sidney Poitier and appearing on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest movies of all time, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) is counted as one the art form’s most inspiring narratives, with Poitier’s Virgil Tibbs included among AFI’s greatest screen heroes, one whose defiant declaration –...
June 1, 2020
AFI Movie Club: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT is ranked #75 on AFI’s 10th anniversary list of the 100 greatest movies of all time and #21 on AFI’s list of the most inspiring movies ever. Sidney Poitier’s “Virgil Tibbs” is the 19th most heroic character on AFI’s list of 100 Years…100 Heroes & Villains, while “They call…
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