Let’s take a look at every home use DVD that crossed my desk in January! Some highlights include The Big Sick, a ridiculous number of seasons of Cheers, Season 1 of my favorite tv show to watch in hotel rooms, The Rifleman, and Quatermass and the Pit, a scifi serial. I have not seen The […]
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Art of the Title does Star Trek Discovery!!!
I’m not the most devoted Star Trek fan in the world, though I will admit to taking down Voyager episodes like handfuls of movie theater popcorn. (Side note, I totally contest this study. I am the worlds most introverted introvert and I eat my popcorn by shoving full fistfuls into my face, with many casualties […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: Night of the Shooting Stars
Today while perusing the dusty gemtrac, the movie Night of the Shooting Stars (HU DVD 5167) jumped out at me. The original title, La Notte de San Lorenzo, refers to the feast day of Saint Lawrence, a holiday associated with shooting stars. Here’s our summary: It is the Night of San Lorenzo, the night when […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…Cakes!
Happy Friday! It’s time for Five Films Featuring…CAKES! Originally I had wanted to do cupcakes, but holy cow it is hard to find cupcakes in movies. But, for our first pick: 1. Bridesmaids (HU DVD 9104) The saddest, loneliest, prettiest cupcake in the world. 2. Singing in the Rain (HU DVD 674) Not a real […]
Continue readingCan He Ever Be a Better Man?
This week we got in a really interesting documentary called A Better Man (DVD 14907) directed by a domestic abuse counselor who was herself a victim, Attiya Khan. It’s not Home Use, but I’m still really curious about it because the way it was made sounds so interesting. In the film, Khan and her abuser, […]
Continue readingScotch Cinema
I was doing some super serious research for work and came across this blog: Scotch Cinema. Which is pretty much what that name implies. Not much to say about Scotchka (see The Room, but actually don’t see it please), but lots of interesting shots of the drinks of choice in various tv shows and movies. […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: Holy Motors
Holy cow, I forgot about Holy Motors (HU DVD 11008)! Today, this DVD leapt off the shelf into my hands, and this one I’ve actually seen! This super weird Leos Carax movie stars Denis Lavant, whose acting generally leans towards hyper-physical mime-like motions, as an actor-like character inhabiting different roles. According to Wikipedia, Carax wrote […]
Continue reading“Bible films”
Here in DC, the controversial Museum of the Bible opened back in the fall. There are tons of movies based on the Bible, from religious and historical feature films to documentaries. But, did you know that you can do a keyword search for “Bible films” on our Media services website? Here’s what comes up: Killing […]
Continue readingEnjoy Some Lovely Stop Motion
This insanely cool video by Renana Aldor and Kobi Vogman explains the process of Lost-Wax casting. The video was made for the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and you can read more about it here: http://directorsnotes.com/2016/05/02/kobi-vogman-renana-aldor-hadrian-bronze-casting/ If you’re now in the mood for fantastic stop motion films, check out Kubo and the two strings (HU DVD […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: While the City Sleeps
Media services has so many movies that I’m always surprised by what I find. Today the movie While the City Sleeps (HU DVD 7621) caught my eye. This Fritz Lang film was released in 1956. Here’s our summary: “Ask mother” says the message scrawled in lipstick at a muder scene by an unknown serial killer who […]
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