September 19, 2023
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) – AFI Movie Club
A landmark of the science-fiction genre and a towering artistic achievement that traces humanity’s evolution from its humblest beginnings to its transcendence of corporeal form, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) earned acknowledgement across six of the American Film Institute’s lists recognizing the art form’s most essential works. Named by AFI as the #1 science fiction film...
September 14, 2023
THE SHINING (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the talents of Shelley Duvall and AFI Life Achievement Award winner Jack Nicholson, director Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING (1980) appears on three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating the best of the art form – including among the art form’s greatest thrills and movies quotes, as well as recognition of Nicholson’s terrifying Jack...
August 23, 2023
PATHS OF GLORY (1957) – AFI Movie Club
From director Stanley Kubrick, PATHS OF GLORY (1957) takes audiences into the trenches of World War I for a harrowing look at vanity, pride, futility and hypocrisy on the front lines – featuring a performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Kirk Douglas as a colonel defending solders against a charge of cowardice. Visit the...
June 26, 2023
SPARTACUS (1960) – AFI Movie Club
Alongside an all-star ensemble that includes Woody Strode, Lawrence Olivier (named by AFI among the greatest screen legends of all time), Tony Curtis, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov and John Gavin, AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Kirk Douglas led SPARTACUS (1960) to recognition on several of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating excellence in...
May 28, 2023
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from the book by Anthony Burgess, the harrowing near-future vision depicted in director Stanley Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) earned the film recognition on the American Film Institute’s accounting the greatest films of all time – both the original and the 10th anniversary edition – as well as on AFI’s lists of the art...
April 3, 2023
THE SHINING (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the talents of Shelley Duvall and AFI Life Achievement Award winner Jack Nicholson, director Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING (1980) appears on three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating the best of the art form – including recognition of Nicholson’s terrifying Jack Torrance as one of the screen’s greatest villains. Visit the AFI Catalog...
August 3, 2022
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch-black satire from director Stanley Kubrick, DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964) appeared on the American Film Institute’s original list of the greatest American films – and again on the 10th anniversary edition, as well as at #3 on AFI’s list of the funniest films of...
June 11, 2022
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) – AFI Movie Club
A landmark of the science-fiction genre and a towering artistic achievement that traces humanity’s evolution from its humblest beginnings to its transcendence of corporeal form, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) earned acknowledgement across six of the American Film Institute’s lists recognizing the art form’s most essential works. Named by AFI as the #1 science-fiction film and...
October 30, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE SHINING
THE SHINING features the talents of Shelley Duvall and AFI Life Achievement Award winner Jack Nicholson and appears on three of the American Film Institute’s lists, including recognition of Nicholson’s terrifying Jack Torrance as one of the screen’s greatest villains. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch THE SHINING Now THE SHINING – Reelgood Watch Freida…
May 5, 2020
AFI Movie Club: SPARTACUS
AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Kirk Douglas helped lead SPARTACUS to recognition on several of AFI’s lists of the greatest films of all time – including a ranking at #5 of the greatest epics in cinematic history. Watch Michael and Cameron Douglas announce the film: Movie Trivia about SPARTACUS -DID YOU KNOW that screenwriter Dalton…
April 3, 2020
AFI Movie Club: DR. STRANGELOVE
STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB appears on several of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – including #3 on the AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS! Watch Robert De Niro announce the film: Movie Trivia about DR. STRANGELOVE: –DID YOU KNOW Peter Sellers was originally signed on to play…
April 1, 2016
Isaac Asimov on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY first premiered in the U.S. on April 2, 1968. As the visual masterpiece turns 48 this week, read an essay penned by science writer Isaac Asimov about the film for a 1977 issue of American Film. Science fiction, at least in the world of film, had, ever since the ’30s,…
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