Oscar Cleanup Giveaway

We’ve been excited about the Oscars for a while, and now that they’re over, there’s sort of a big void left. What better way to fill that void than to give away some Oscar-nominated movies? We’re giving away six Oscar-nominated movies: The Artist Argo Flight The Iron Lady Pulp Fiction Sting For a chance to […]

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It’s the Oscars!

The Oscars are tonight! After weeks of buildup, speculation, and the most use of the word “Argo” on record, the Academy will reveal the results of the most prestigious and contentious film awards ceremony at 8pm in the Dolby Theatre. We’re very excited in Media Services, if you couldn’t tell from our weeks of Academy […]

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Non-news of the day: Palestinian director Emad Burnat detained 90 minutes at LAX on his way to the Academy Awards

Burnat’s film Five Broken Cameras has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category. While in detention Burnat texted Michael Moore for help. Moore tweeted about it and all was good. The immigration folks hadn’t been briefed on what an official Academy Award nomination looks like. BTW we recently added Five Broken Cameras to the […]

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Hot Docs: Kansas vs Darwin

Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Kansas vs Darwin (DVD 10562) addresses the ongoing argument between the theory of evolution and intelligent design by focusing on a specific, famous battle with the Kansas State Board of Education. In 2005, the school board considered requiring teaching intelligent design to be […]

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Burning question: Does Best Picture matter?

With all the Oscar hullabaloo (of which we’re guilty as well), it’s easy to accept that the Oscars matter, that the acting winners represent the fines that Hollywood offers, and that an institution as venerated as the Academy is the official tastemaker. Take a step back and read this interesting and controversial opinion from Rob […]

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Even more short films screening in DC

Continuing yesterday’s theme, there are more and more opportunities to see what’s new in the burgeoning short film scene. This weekend, DC Shorts will present a series of award-winning short films, including previous Oscar contenders (and some of this year’s nominees). The hour-and-a-half showcase costs $12 and runs twice daily throughout the weekend. Take advantage […]

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