Wall Street 2 Becomes a Reality

Wall Street was so dang good, it looks like we’re finally going to get another. Michael Douglas has spoken publicly about the project, saying, “I think it’s time to take another hard look at trading and the economy and what went wrong in the last few years.” Ironically, he made this statement at the premiere … Continue reading “Wall Street 2 Becomes a Reality”

Wall Street was so dang good, it looks like we’re finally going to get another. Michael Douglas has spoken publicly about the project, saying, “I think it’s time to take another hard look at trading and the economy and what went wrong in the last few years.” Ironically, he made this statement at the premiere of his film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Shia LaBeouf might take up the young trader role Charlie Sheen played in the ‘80s, and Oliver Stone is all about directing the film. The story will take place after Gordon Gekko has been released from prison. Will he still think greed is good? Will he give the financial morons who got us into our present economic mess more fuel for the fire? Who knows, but it’s hard not to be pumped about the prospect of this movie getting made.

Found at ew.com.

Cannes Competitors To Receive Online Showcase

Originally posted on imdb: Gilles Jacob, president of the Cannes Film Festival, has offered the festival’s website as a showcase for the first five minutes of each of the 20 films participating in this year’s competition. In a statement, Jacob said that the traditional movie trailer “extinguishes all desire” while it has been suggested that … Continue reading “Cannes Competitors To Receive Online Showcase”

Originally posted on imdb:

Gilles Jacob, president of the Cannes Film Festival, has offered the festival’s website as a showcase for the first five minutes of each of the 20 films participating in this year’s competition. In a statement, Jacob said that the traditional movie trailer “extinguishes all desire” while it has been suggested that great directors are at their best in the first and last reels. “Let’s hope that Internet users everywhere might drop their games and be tempted to rush to their nearest theater to find out what happens next,” he remarked. At a news conference, festival director Thierry Fremaux indicated that he expected the current worldwide economic crisis to have little effect on the festival. “We haven’t felt the slightest reluctance on anybody’s part, anyone saying ‘we have to watch out because of the crisis,'” he said, adding that Cannes would remain “the rendezvous for creators and the industry.”

Here is a list of the films in competition this year:

* “Broken Embraces”, Pedro Almodovar
* “Fish Tank”, Andrea Arnold
* “A Prophet”, Jacques Audiard
* “Vincere”, Dir: Marco Bellocchio
* “Bright Star”, Jane Campion
* “In the Beginning”, Xavier Giannoli
* “Map of the Sounds of Tokyo”, Isabel Coixet
* “The White Ribbon”, Michael Haneke
* “Taking Woodstock”, Ang Lee
* “Looking for Eric”, Ken Loach
* “Spring Fever”, Lou Ye
* “Kinatay”, Brillante Mendoza
* “Enter The Void”, Gasper Noe
* “Thirst”, Park Chan-wook
* “Les Herbes Foilles”, Alain Resnais
* “The Time That Remains”, Elia Suleiman
* “Inglourious Basterds”, Quentin Tarantino
* “Vengeance”, Johnnie To
* “Face”, Tsai Ming-liang
* “Antichrist”, Lars von Trier

Selected New Acquisitions This Week

Motherland Afghanistan – DVD 5641A Jihad for Love – DVD 5640America Betrayed – DVD 5639Strait Through the Ice – DVD 5629Is It True What They Say About Ann? – DVD 5628Rick Steves’ Iran – DVD 5626Inside the Meltdown – DVD 5620

Motherland Afghanistan – DVD 5641
A Jihad for Love – DVD 5640
America Betrayed – DVD 5639
Strait Through the Ice – DVD 5629
Is It True What They Say About Ann? – DVD 5628
Rick Steves’ Iran – DVD 5626
Inside the Meltdown – DVD 5620

TONIGHT! – Discover World Cinema – Sunday, April 19 @ 7pm – XXY

XXY (Dir: Lucia Puenzo. Argentina) 86 minutes – 2007The dramatic story of a 15-year-old hermaphrodite, born with what the doctors call ’ambiguous genitalia,’ whose parents moved from Buenos Aires to an isolated cabin outside of Piriápolis, Uruguay, to protect their child from prejudice. Short: The pick-up artist (2006. 13 min. Dir: Steffen Weinert. Germany) Olli … Continue reading “TONIGHT! – Discover World Cinema – Sunday, April 19 @ 7pm – XXY”


XXY (Dir: Lucia Puenzo. Argentina) 86 minutes – 2007
The dramatic story of a 15-year-old hermaphrodite, born with what the doctors call ’ambiguous genitalia,’ whose parents moved from Buenos Aires to an isolated cabin outside of Piriápolis, Uruguay, to protect their child from prejudice.

Short: The pick-up artist (2006. 13 min. Dir: Steffen Weinert. Germany) Olli only wants to have noncommittal sex, but that becomes difficult when he meets the 6-year-old daughter of his one-night stand.

The Discover World Cinema video series is open to all and visitors are welcome to bring a snack. The series is coordinated by the American University library with support from Friends of the AU Library.
Sundays, 7 – 9 pm Media Classroom – Lower Level of the American University Library4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20016Future Discover World Cinema events are located here:

Media Services Recommends…Annie’s Awesomely Amazing Adventurous Movies

Across the universe – HU DVD 3985Amelie – HU DVD 401Catch me if you can – HU DVD 698Dazed and confused – HU DVD 97Dick – HU DVD 4094Doctor Zhivago – HU DVD 4570Everything is illuminated – HU DVD 2041Marie Antoinette – HU DVD 3830Pan’s Labyrinth – HU DVD 2770Royal Tenenbaums – HU DVD 1937Little … Continue reading “Media Services Recommends…Annie’s Awesomely Amazing Adventurous Movies”

Across the universe – HU DVD 3985
Amelie – HU DVD 401
Catch me if you can – HU DVD 698
Dazed and confused – HU DVD 97
Dick – HU DVD 4094
Doctor Zhivago – HU DVD 4570
Everything is illuminated – HU DVD 2041
Marie Antoinette – HU DVD 3830
Pan’s Labyrinth – HU DVD 2770
Royal Tenenbaums – HU DVD 1937
Little Miss Sunshine – HU DVD 2375
Vicky Christina Barcelona – HU DVD 4776

AMC – B-Movie Classics Streaming on amctv.com

There are loads of b-movies streaming on amctv.com.  Go to the site and choose from the following genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime/Thriller, Western  

There are loads of b-movies streaming on amctv.com

Go to the site and choose from the following genres:

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime/Thriller, Western  

TONIGHT! – Discover World Cinema – Sunday, April 12 – Campfire

Campfire (Dir: Joseph Cedar. Israel) 96 minutes – 2004A 42 year-old widowed mother of two teenage daughters wants to join the founding group of a new settlement in the West bank. This is about their struggles with the acceptance committee and their living as an outcast in the settlement.Short: In the box (1999. 7 min. … Continue reading “TONIGHT! – Discover World Cinema – Sunday, April 12 – Campfire”

Campfire (Dir: Joseph Cedar. Israel) 96 minutes – 2004
A 42 year-old widowed mother of two teenage daughters wants to join the founding group of a new settlement in the West bank. This is about their struggles with the acceptance committee and their living as an outcast in the settlement.
Short: In the box (1999. 7 min. Michal Struss. Slovakia) – An animated film about space. About a wooden puppet. About a box. And, about the quest for freedom.

The Discover World Cinema video series is open to all and visitors are welcome to bring a snack. The series is coordinated by the American University library with support from Friends of the AU Library.
Sundays, 7 – 9 pm Media Classroom – Lower Level of the American University Library
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20016
Future Discover World Cinema events are located here:
http://www.library.american.edu/about/events/index.html

Selected New Home Use This Week

A Nightingale’s Prayer – HU DVD 5619Adrift on the Nile – HU DVD 5618Go for Zucker – HU DVD 5617Long Day’s Journey into Night – HU DVD 5611Doubt – HU DVD 5610Best of Youth – HU DVD 5609Daughter of Keltoum – HU DVD 5608The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T – HU DVD 5607Assassination of Jesse … Continue reading “Selected New Home Use This Week”

A Nightingale’s Prayer – HU DVD 5619
Adrift on the Nile – HU DVD 5618
Go for Zucker – HU DVD 5617
Long Day’s Journey into Night – HU DVD 5611
Doubt – HU DVD 5610
Best of Youth – HU DVD 5609
Daughter of Keltoum – HU DVD 5608
The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T – HU DVD 5607
Assassination of Jesse James – HU DVD 5606
The Other – HU DVD 5605