August 26, 2026
THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Brian De Palma from a script by David Mamet, THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) features an all-star cast that includes Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith, as well as two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Robert De Niro as Al Capone and Sean Connery in his Academy Award®-winning performance as...
August 14, 2026
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) – the (double-O) seventh theatrical outing of the world’s most famous secret agent and Sean Connery’s return to the role with a license to kill after George Lazenby’s brief tenure as...
June 11, 2026
DR. NO (1963) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond made his feature debut in DR. NO (1962) – portrayed by Sean Connery, who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2006, and whose iconic character introduction earned a place among AFI’s greatest movie quotes of all time....
May 30, 2026
ZARDOZ (1974) – AFI Movie Club
A strange science fiction epic in a far-flung future where humanity has been reduced to savagery and subjugated by an ostensible god in the form of uncanny floating head, writer-producer-director John Boorman’s ZARDOZ (1974) features a distinctive central performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
September 26, 2025
GOLDFINGER (1964) – AFI Movie Club
“Shocking, positively shocking.” Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action for GOLDFINGER (1964) – this time tasked with stopping the titular terrorist, who himself appeared on AFI’s list of cinema’s greatest villains. This third theatrical outing of the iconic agent also earned a...
August 27, 2025
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) – the fifth theatrical outing of the agent with a license to kill, with iconic author Roald Dahl this time adapting Ian Fleming’s iconic character for the screen. Bringing his...
June 15, 2025
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) – AFI Movie Club
The ultimate father/son movie, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE boasts contributions by no fewer than five AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas, stars Harrison Ford and Sean Connery and composer John Williams – as well as an early credit for AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. Indiana...
June 4, 2025
THE ROCK (1996) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Nicolas Cage and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery as an unlikely heroic duo, director Michael Bay’s THE ROCK (1996) ignites the screen with an action spectacle set against the beautiful backdrop of the San Francisco Bay and its most infamous prison. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about THE ROCK. Where...
April 16, 2025
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975) – AFI Movie Club
An epic adventure adapted from the short novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975) follows two scoundrels with delusions of grandeur – played by Michael Caine and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Sean Connery – and is co-written and directed by another recipient of that same award:...
March 5, 2025
THUNDERBALL (1965) – AFI Movie Club
“I think he got the point.” Named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen heroes, James Bond was back in action for THUNDERBALL (1965) – the fourth theatrical outing of the iconic agent with a license to kill. Suave and ruthless enough to have earned the nickname “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang...
July 6, 2024
MARNIE (1964) – AFI Movie Club
A “suspenseful sex mystery” according to the massive tagline splashed across its release poster, MARNIE (1964) is a psychological thriller with Tippi Hedren in the title role and features creative work from two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Alfred Hitchcock and star Sean Connery. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more...
March 17, 2024
DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (1959) – AFI Movie Club
DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (1959) had its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland, on a day dubbed “Walt Disney Day” and proclaimed a school holiday. The film then had its American premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, marking the first time a Disney feature played there. Along with King Brian of Knocknasheega and his leprechauns,...
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