Summer is a wonderful time to explore new interests and expand on old ones. One of our streaming resources that I had literally never clicked on is called medici.tv and it’s incredible! Medici.tv is an online streaming classical music platform that has videos of classical music performances from all over the world. It has some […]
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Movies At Random: Pour Le Mérite
Happy Monday! Today’s Movie At Random is HU DVD DVD 15045: Pour Le Mérite. This movie is of historical interest rather than enjoyment. It’s a Nazi propaganda film directed by Karl Ritter, described on container as “the most irresponsible and dangerous filmmaker of the Third Reich.” The DVD container includes the following summary: “The film traces […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday Errol Flynn!
Errol Flynn was born June 20th, 1909! I personally much prefer Kevin Kline playing Errol Flynn, but, since it’s his birthday, we would like to highlight: The Adventures of Robin Hood (HU DVD 3938), because obviously. Gentleman Jim (HU DVD 4979), because I like the word pugilist. Captain Blood (HU DVD 6595), because apparently our copy […]
Continue readingYvette Horner and the Authenticity of the Soundscape
On June 11th, 2018, the famed musician Yvette Horner passed away. She was perhaps best known here in the states as the accordion-playing symbol of the Tour de France, though she did have a career in other media and a following for her music (and possibly hair) alone as well, playing the accordion until she […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Lady and the Tramp
Happy Monday! Did you know that Media Services has a ton of family movies on Home Use? Well, today’s random movie is a childhood favorite, Lady and the Tramp (HU DVD 10062)! This movie is especially notable for the vocal talents of Peggy Lee, and for featuring a truly iconic kiss that has been parodied […]
Continue readingWe Welcome the Adult Losers Club
I completely unexpectedly loved It last year, and I just found out that they cast the adults for the sequel! You can read about it here, and there are definitely…choices…that have been made…but like everyone on the planet, I’m super excited for Isaiah Mustafa as Mike!
Continue readingMovies At Random: Paloma De Papel
Welcome back to my personal favorite feature, Movies At Random! If you haven’t heard, Media Services is operating out of the Information Desk for the summer, which means I can’t close my eyes, wander down the gemtrac, and pull out the weirdest looking DVD. No, instead, we’re letting the Google Random Number Generator determine our […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday Judy Garland!
Judy Garland was born June 10th 1922, which means it’s time for everyone to settle down and watch my favorite Judy Garland song: her tribute to Clark Gable, “You Made Me Love You.” Naturally there are far better versions of this song, but this is the sweetest tribute to Clark Gable, and I adore it.
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Welcome to the new Media Services wordpress blog. As you can see, we’re a bit of a construction zone right now, but have a little patience because we’ll be looking sharp in no time. We’ve got a lot of cool new features planned, and we’d hate for you to miss anything, so please take a […]
Continue readingNetflix’s new service Qwikster has already given up the ghost
For the moment, Netflix will NOT be spinning off it’s DVD delivery service.
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