March 2, 2026
PLANET OF THE APES (1968) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic sci-fi masterpiece that appears on two of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – cinema’s most heart-pounding thrills and the art form’s most iconic quotes – PLANET OF THE APES (1968) stars screen legend Charlton Heston as a misanthropic astronaut stranded alone on the strange and uncanny world. Heston was the third Chair...
January 24, 2026
CLEOPATRA (1963) – AFI Movie Club
A lavish and utterly massive spectacle that fills the screen with pomp and circumstance worthy of Egypt’s queen, CLEOPATRA (1963) features an all-star cast that includes Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and, in the title role, the incomparable Elizabeth Taylor – recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award and named by AFI among the greatest screen...
June 28, 2023
MACBETH (1948) – AFI Movie Club
A stark cinematic rendering of one of the immortal Bard’s most enduring masterworks, MACBETH (1948) bubbles and burns with rich, literate atmosphere by one of the art form’s modern masters, director and star Orson Welles – recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award in recognition of his own inarguable contributions to our global cultural heritage....
August 2, 2021
AFI Movie Club: PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
This iconic sci-fi masterpiece appears on two of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – cinema’s most heart-pounding thrills and the art form’s most iconic quotes. Screen legend Charlton Heston, who stars as a misanthropic astronaut stranded alone on the strange and uncanny PLANET OF THE APES, was the third Chair of the American Film Institute’s Board...
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