
June 26, 2022
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) – AFI Movie Club
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) is ranked by AFI as one of the funniest films in the art form’s history. Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award 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...

June 6, 2022
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on three of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating milestones in the art form – including the original list of the greatest movies of all time, as well as cinema’s greatest thrills and cheers – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) was brought to Earth by two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees, director...

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…

April 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: TOOTSIE
TOOTSIE appears on three of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – most notably ranked #2 on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS list, which chronicles the funniest films ever to grace the silver screen. Watch J.J. Abrams Announce the Film: Movie Trivia about TOOTSIE –DID YOU KNOW it took star Dustin Hoffman…

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