Today while perusing the dusty gemtrac, the movie Night of the Shooting Stars (HU DVD 5167) jumped out at me. The original title, La Notte de San Lorenzo, refers to the feast day of Saint Lawrence, a holiday associated with shooting stars. Here’s our summary: It is the Night of San Lorenzo, the night when […]
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Five Films Featuring…Cakes!
Happy Friday! It’s time for Five Films Featuring…CAKES! Originally I had wanted to do cupcakes, but holy cow it is hard to find cupcakes in movies. But, for our first pick: 1. Bridesmaids (HU DVD 9104) The saddest, loneliest, prettiest cupcake in the world. 2. Singing in the Rain (HU DVD 674) Not a real […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: Holy Motors
Holy cow, I forgot about Holy Motors (HU DVD 11008)! Today, this DVD leapt off the shelf into my hands, and this one I’ve actually seen! This super weird Leos Carax movie stars Denis Lavant, whose acting generally leans towards hyper-physical mime-like motions, as an actor-like character inhabiting different roles. According to Wikipedia, Carax wrote […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: While the City Sleeps
Media services has so many movies that I’m always surprised by what I find. Today the movie While the City Sleeps (HU DVD 7621) caught my eye. This Fritz Lang film was released in 1956. Here’s our summary: “Ask mother” says the message scrawled in lipstick at a muder scene by an unknown serial killer who […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month!
April is National Poetry Month! We have a great many documentaries and learning resources on poets (see our filmography here). But we also have some home use titles for you as well! Have you seen these poetry themed movies? ✰✰✰ Basketball Diaries (HU DVD 1990) – Teamed with his friends Mickey, Neutron and Pedro, high […]
Continue readingBeing There
David Cairns looks at Being There (HU DVD 655) in the most recent Anatomy of a Gag:
Continue readingJohn Hurt
Last week, we were saddened to hear of the passing of John Hurt. As Nigel Andrews in the Financial Times wrote: “A film blessed with his presence had at least one actor who looked as if he had been harrowed straight from Hell. Hurt could do you any suffering you wanted: noble, sardonic, wry, railing, […]
Continue readingTake a vacation to the worlds of Studio Ghibli
Ghibli films are notoriously immersive and transporting. From the forests of Princess Mononoke, to Yubaba’s bath house in Spirited Away, the worlds of Studio Ghibli are complex, beautiful, and utterly real. How is this feat accomplished? Here’s one take: Even if you’re not an anime fan, after watching Asher Isbrucker’s video essay, you might be inspired […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – December 2016
The library is closing up for winter in about three hours, and much like a student submitting a paper on Blackboard at 11:59, we’re going to publish our final new acquisitions for the year! You might notice a ton of new television shows this month. We’ve been catching up on television shows – recent (like […]
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