It’s Easter, and I love all the junk that goes with Easter including all the adorable bunny themed everything. That said, for this week we’re doing Five Films Featuring…Bad Things Happening To Bunnies. Bunnies probably represent innocence or something, which might be why they’re so heartbreakingly mutilated in movies. 1. What’s Opera, Doc (HU DVD 12736, […]
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The Lodger’s Magic Typing Box Thing
I did a post on The Lodger on my personal blog that I’m going to add a note about here in case anyone actually knows what the hell this thing is and how it works: I WANT IT.
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…One Actor Playing Two Roles In The Same Frame…PART TWO!!!
Oh my gosh, this one was so popular that I’m actually going to do an update. Here, according to our staff, are yet MORE movies featuring one actor playing two roles in the same frame, though we’ll just have to trust our collective memory on this one, because I can’t find pictures for some: Scott […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: De-Lovely
Today’s random movie is De-Lovely (HU DVD 12337). Kind of mixed reviews according to Wikipedia, but hey, Kevin Kline is in it so how bad could it be. Also, Kevin Kline sings in it so it’s worth watching just for that. Here’s our summary: A musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter. The film imagines […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…One Actor Playing Two Roles In The Same Frame
Certain members of the media services team are completely addicted to Counterpart, so for this week’s Five Films Featuring we’ve got…a single actor playing two roles in the same frame. 1. The Parent Trap (HU DVD 5305) Ummm…annoyingly, we only have the Lindsay Lohan version of this movie. BUT Natasha Richardson was one of my first […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Sansho the Bailiff
Today’s random movie is Mizoguchi’s Sansho the Bailiff (HU DVD 5910). There are some super interesting essays on Criterion about this film, and I learned on Wikipedia that apparently Terrence Malick wrote a stage play based on the film! Here’s our summary: Based on a medieval Japanese folktale, this is a story of an aristocratic […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…the Bradbury Building
This week’s Five Films Featuring comes from Media/Tech teammate Kit Crawford! Take it away Kit! *** Watching movies is not just about what goes on with the characters on the screen, but can sometimes be just as enthralling with what goes on the in the background. Considering how much is CGI these days in film […]
Continue readingWhat are you watching tonight?
Two of our students, Kenya and Hannah, have designed what I hope will be the first of many hilarious quizzes: AU Lib Media Presents: What Are You Watching Tonight? Give it a try!
Continue readingMovies At Random: Rice People
Today’s film is Rithy Panh’s 1994 film Rice People (HU DVD 6120). According to Wikipedia, this film was the first Cambodian film submitted to the academy awards. Here’s our summary: In order to grow a successful rice crop, Poeuv and Om fight disease, snakes, and more. When Poeuv dies, Om must forge on to take […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…A Musical Number (but not in a musical)
I personally love musicals, but I accept that the adorkability of, say, the ever under-appreciated Donald O’Connor is not every viewer’s cup of tea. Musical numbers make appearances in films for a variety of reasons, from romantic to ridiculous. Here are Five Films Featuring toe tapping ditties in films that are NOT musicals. 1. (500) […]
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