Today, August 17, Robert De Niro turned 67 years old. We’ve got tons of great De Niro films in our Home Use Collection. See a long list of them here, or check out this short list below: 1900 – HU DVD 2008 King of Comedy – HU DVD 739 Once Upon a Time in America […]
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Selected New Home Use Acquisitions
The limits of control – HU DVD 5979South Park: Season 4 – HU DVD 6951 – 6962Ponyo – HU DVD 6937The Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson – DVD 6911 – 6923The Last of the Mohicans – HU DVD 6905A Serious Man – HU DVD 6904O Lucky Man! – HU DVD 6903The Commitments – HU DVD […]
Continue readingTim Robbins & James Gandolfini Join The HBO Movie ‘Cinema Verite’
Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini are set to co-star opposite Diane Lane in HBO Films’ Cinema Verite. The movie, written by David Seltzer, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. The series by Oscar-winning doc filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond centered on Santa Barbara couple […]
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Suggestion from Chris–The Media Librarian!
Feature Films:Adaptation – HU DVD 699Groundhog Day – HU DVD 2351Election – HU DVD 3307Shane – DVD 300A Clockwork Orange – HU DVD 3274I Shot Andy Warhol – HU DVD 5546Welcome to the Dollhouse – HU DVD 1003Fargo – HU DVD 2393To Have and Have Not – HU DVD 1440Went the Day Well? – HU […]
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Althea’s List of Mostly Soppy Love Dramas Plus Kill Bill and Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty – HU DVD 4879Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – HU DVD 244Sabrina – HU DVD 5390Pride and Prejudice (BBC Version) – HU DVD 2819Gone with the Wind – HU DVD 9Dangerous Liaisons – HU DVD 5913Love Actually – HU DVD 3510Casablanca – HU DVD 150Dead Poets Society – HU DVD 303Kill Bill Vol. 1 – […]
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Mike’s Favorites
Narrative films:Videodrome – HU DVD 64Titus – DVD 197Fearless – HU DVD 292Brazil – HU DVD 360Underground – HU DVD 1342Battle Royale – HU DVD 880 Documentary films:The Fog Of War – HU DVD 791The Cove – HU DVD 6763RiP: A Remix Manifesto – DVD 6355Dig! – HU DVD 1862
Continue readingFor those of you about to graduate, a different perspective: Kicking & screaming HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 4842
Yes—graduation is a scary time. Many students just continue taking classes to avoid it, while other students hop right into graduate school. And still others remain soaked in ennui—letting life pass by because life sucks anyway. Kicking and Screaming is the directorial debut of film critics’ current indie darling, Noah Baumbach. This film really strikes […]
Continue readingOh Rat Farts!!! And other memorable movie moments to take your mind of the end of the semester.
Can’t wait until the semester is over? Need to relax before exams and final projects are due? Take a deep breath, and come to Media Services. We have a ton of films that can help you put things into perspective–below are some choice picks. (And remember: Caddyshack cures all.) Caddyshack HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 5038Rock […]
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Movies About People, Love Amy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – HU DVD 1020Happy Go Lucky – HU DVD 6888Graduate – HU DVD 29Ghost World – HU DVD 362Memento – HU DVD 256Harold and Maude – HU DVD 1962Hannah and Her Sisters – HU DVD 1065Lars and the Real Girl – HU DVD 4598Some Like It Hot – HU […]
Continue reading“Ohh! The tortures of the damned!” Media Services highlights a film from the collection: Vampire’s Kiss HU DVD 6548
This is one of my favorite weird movies, and my all-time favorite vampire movie. Nicholas Cage is at his best, playing a funny role but playing it seriously. Cage is Peter Loew, a yuppie with serious problems: he thinks he’s becoming a creature of the night. But when you think you are becoming a vampire […]
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