What else did Mrs. Peacock from Clue do?

Longtime actress Eileen Brennan died yesterday at age 80. Though perhaps best known to modern audiences as Mrs. Peacock from the 1985 movie Clue, Brennan had a rich career on stage and screen. She got her biggest early break in Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show, followed closely by a supporting role in the Best […]

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Bradley Manning documentary streaming via library

Given the recent controversy surrounding the Bradley Manning trial verdict, it seems appropriate to link to The Forgotten Man, a streaming documentary about Manning’s story and his role in the Wikileaks scandal. The 43-minute video is an excellent primer for those wishing to learn about the Manning case. The video is viewable through the ALADIN […]

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Media Services at the Movies: 2 Guns

The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. As we drift towards the traditional end of summer movie season, the deluge of notable new releases has slowed down. This week, we’re […]

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Media Services at the Movies: Blue Jasmine

The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. Truth be told, we don’t know much about Blue Jasmine. All the plot descriptions available are vague at best, only explaining that the […]

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E.T. kicks off Screen on the Green

Of the many film screenings happening around the DMV area this summer, none has a stronger pedigree and brand than the HBO- and Universal-sponsored Screen on the Green. Every Monday for the next four weeks, HBO will screen a classic film on the National Mall at sunset, around 8pm. This year’s festivities begin tonight with […]

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Media Services at the Movies: Ryan Week

The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. Of the five notable movies coming out this week, three of them feature a Ryan in the lead role. Specifically, Ryan Reynolds appears […]

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New Acquisitions – July 2013

The summer rolls on, and in-between our trips to the theater and the beach, we’ve picked up some new movies. There are a few big crowd-pleasers, like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pitch Perfect, and the first season of The Newsroom. But also a number of interesting smaller titles. Learn about youth chess prodigies […]

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