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 […]
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Movies 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) […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Moonfleet
To call this selection random would be basically a lie. BUT unless you’re psychic you probably weren’t thinking of it, so it’s random for you! Moonfleet (HU DVD 7928) is a 1955 Fritz Lang film that, according to Wikipedia, was a critical and financial failure upon release, but was rated among the 100 most essential […]
Continue readingOscar Predictions 2018
Today’s blog post is a truly excellent Oscars predictions article by Media/Tech Services team member Jean-Luc Botbyl. He is associate editor, writer, and host of the Comics Dash podcast @wethenerdy and, as it turns out, totally underutilized by our department because the below article is pretty damn awesome. Way to create work for yourself, buddy.You […]
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