David Mills, who won two Emmy awards for his HBO miniseries “The Corner”, died in New Orleans on Tuesday (March 30) where he was working on his upcoming HBO series “Treme.” Mills, who began his career as a features writer for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post, wrote mostly for […]
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Second Annual Eco-Comedy Video Competition – Finalists!!
The Second Annual Eco-Comedy Video Competition received 75 entries this year from all over the world. All submissions are now available for you to enjoy here, under the video responses heading, and the finalists have been included in this post. You can also find them on the Center’s website at www.environmentalfilm.org. Jordan Ballantine and Blathnaid […]
Continue readingNow if it was a Disney movie that was being ripped off…
You can bet a big dollar lawsuit would have been in the works, real quick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4GR0DconsU&feature=player_embedded Kimba The White Lionvs. The Lion King
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Phil’s Hopefully-Not-Too-Depressing Phavorites
Network – HU DVD 26Apocalypse Now – HU DVD 27O Brother, Where Art Thou? – HU DVD 271This is Spinal Tap – HU DVD 538Fight Club – HU DVD 939The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – HU DVD 1001The Hudsucker Proxy – HU DVD 1054The Last Emperor – HU DVD 4098The Producers – HU […]
Continue readingSnag Films is loaded with great documentaries for instant viewing
At present there are a reported 850 films available. The list includes work from ITVS, PBS, National Geographic, and several notable independents including Icarus Films and Kartemquin Films. Titles that might be familiar include: The American Ruling Class, Biggie and Tupac, Cosmos, Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins, The Life and Times of Allen […]
Continue readingWatch Logorama now – before it disappears
The 2010 Academy Award winner for animated short is kind of a mix of Pulp Fiction, Die Hard, and Dark Knight all animated with corporate logos. Brilliant but stay away if you would take offense at Big Boy, Ronald McDonald, and the Michelin Man cussing and shooting things up. Logorama at Vimeo
Continue readingA Contest for Multimedia Work at AU
Media Services’ Digital Media Studio and the New Media Center are jointly sponsoring a contest to promote multimedia work created in our labs. Submit your class assignments, win prizes and come to the festival screening May 1. Contest rules and application form.
Continue readingTONIGHT – Tuesday, March 23 at 7pm – Nick Clooney Presents… Movies that Chnaged Us
Tuesday March 23 at 7pm in Ward 2The Movies that Changed Us Join Nick Clooney for an evening of clips from Birth of a Nation (1915), Love Me Tonight (1932), Triumph of the Will (1935), and the Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Discover how each of these films helped change the country’s political and […]
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Titles
The Red Shoes – HU DVD 105The Front – HU DVD 343Our Daily Bread – HU DVD 478W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films – HU DVD 507My Life as a Dog – HU DVD 508Beat Street – HU DVD 662Faraw! – HU DVD 2328Haramuya – HU DVD 2329Ponyo – HU DVD 6937South Park (Seasons 1-4) – […]
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