Director Sidney Lumet, who died Saturday of lymphoma, was the bigscreen’s prime purveyor of films that addressed themes of justice and the corruption of power, almost always in a New York setting. In films including “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Prince of the City,” “The Verdict” and “Q&A,” he explored the always-fragile justice system and the […]
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Selected New Home Use Titles
Solar Anus Cinema – HU DVD 8081Bob Roberts – HU DVD 8082Animal Kingdom – HU DVD 8083The Milk of Sorrow – HU DVD 8084Platoon – HU DVD 1158*Kitten with a Whip – HU DVD 8085Veer-Zaara – HU DVD 8086Devdas – HU DVD 8087Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – HU DVD 8088Dogtooth – HU DVD 8089The […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday to Al (63), Chris (68), and Ewan (40)!
Today is the birthday of Al Gore, Christopher Walken and Ewan McGregor. Check out one of these films in honor of their birthday!Ewan McGregor The Ghost Writer—HU DVD 8010 The Men Who Stare at Goats—HU 7125 Pillow Book – HU DVD 8037 Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace—HU DVD 1640 Star Wars Episode II: Attack […]
Continue reading5 Movies That Changed Hollywood
Entertainment Weekly did a short piece highlighting their picks of “5 movies that changed Hollywood.” Here they are: 5 Movies that Changed Hollywood“Our picks for the flicks of the past 20 years that infused filmmaking with a new spirit.”By Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – HU DVD 1792 Steven Soderbergh wasn’t the […]
Continue readingRemembering Elizabeth Taylor (1932 – 2011)
Elizabeth Taylor, a voluptuous violet-eyed actress who lived a life of luster and anguish and spent more than six decades as one of the world’s most visible women for her two Academy Awards, eight marriages, ravaging illnesses and work in AIDS philanthropy, died Wednesday at age 79. Read more from the Washington Post Check out […]
Continue readingMedia Services and Basketball – March Madness!!
If you’re in the basketball watching mood this month, here are some videos in the Media Services Home Use Collection that are basketball related… some more than others. There’s something here for everyone, so try one out! O HUDVD 1592Hoop Dreams HU DVD 1890 Finding Forrester HUDVD 5270Changemakers – HU DVD 6048High School Musical HU […]
Continue readingRemembering Christopher Wallace aka the Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) was an American rapper. He was popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film Let’s Do It Again), Big Poppa and The Black Frank White (after the main character of the 1990 film King of New York), but primarily by […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday, Juliette!!
Today, March 9, is the birthday of french actress, Juliette Binoche. Unfamiliar with her work? Check out one of her films from the Media Services Home Use Collection. Window of Saint-Pierre — HU DVD 269 The Night is Young — HU DVD 435 Caché — HU DVD 2063 Three Colors, Blue — HU DVD 2137 […]
Continue readingHollywood star Jane Russell dies at 89
Former Hollywood actress and sex symbol, Jane Russell has died at the age of 89. Read more.Obituary: Jane Russell Come to Media Services and check out the following Jane Russell classics from our Home Use Collection.Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – HU DVD 244His Kind of Woman – HU DVD 2409
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Inception – HU DVD 8000And Now for Something Completely Different – HU DVD 8001Word is Out – HU DVD 8002Broadcast News (Criterion) – HU DVD 3501 copy 1Broadcast News – HU DVD 3501 copy 2Brooklyn’s Finest – HU DVD 7991The Town – HU DVD 7992Alligator – HU DVD 7988True Grit – HU DVD 7989Space Jam […]
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