December 28, 2024
GRAND HOTEL (1932) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring an all-star cast that includes Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford – both named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – GRAND HOTEL (1932) also features a line included on AFI’s list of the most memorable movie quotes: Garbo’s iconic “I want to be alone.” Visit the AFI...
May 6, 2023
MATA HARI (1931) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the remarkable true story of Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod’s espionage exploits during World War I, MATA HARI (1931) stars the incomparable Greta Garbo – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MATA HARI. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
August 10, 2022
NINOTCHKA (1939) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the incomparable Greta Garbo in a rare comedic performance – with posters at the time proclaiming “Garbo LAUGHS” – NINOTCHKA (1939) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest comedies and love stories. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, the film was co-written by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder –...
April 1, 2022
Charles K. Feldman – AFI Collection
Born this month in 1904, Charles K. Feldman—whose extensive collection of professional and personal papers are housed at the AFI Mayer Library Archive—was known as Hollywood’s first “Super Agent.” Pioneering one-picture deals as an alternative to the traditional long-term studio contracts that kept artists bound to one company, Feldman was the innovator behind the “package...
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