Welcome to another Monday. Today’s Movie At Random is the 2016 documentary Obit. : an inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk (HU DVD 14789). Not as depressing as it sounds! Vanessa Gould won much praise with the origami documentary Between the Folds in 2008, and Obit was well regarded as well. Here’s […]
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Movies At Random: La Cage Aux Folles
Happy Monday! Today’s Movie At Random is HU DVD 1603, La Cage Aux Folles. You might be familiar with the fantastic American remake with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, The Birdcage (HU DVD 667), which is also an amazing movie but not what the Google Random Number Generator ordered. Here’s our summary: Renato and Albin are […]
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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 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 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 readingMovies At Random: The Bad Seed
For the last random movie of May, we have the classic horror film The Bad Seed (HU DVD 4910). The plot summary on Wikipedia is too spoiler-y for my taste. But there’s a ton of interesting facts on the IMDB page, including one that is probably of interest only to me: Paul Henreid tried to buy […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: The War Lover
Today’s random movie is The War Lover (HU DVD 10437) starring Steve McQueen. This black and white 1962 war film got kind of meh reviews, according to Wikipedia. Based on the trailer below, it’s…uh…”of its time,” shall we say. (Check out that font though.) This film was also at some point subjected to the bizarre process […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Taxi
Today’s random movie is Jafar Panahi’s Taxi (HU DVD 13144). This movie looks so good based on the trailer below. The plot summary on Wikipedia kind of gives too much away, but it’s really interesting to read about the production of this film. Panahi himself is a major part of this story, as it came […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Wild Tigers I Have Known
Wild Tigers I Have Known (HU DVD 3048) by Cam Archer is our random DVD of the day. It was produced by Gus Van Sant, according to the cover, and has what appears to be the hippest of soundtracks by bands I’ve never heard of. Intriguingly, according to Wikipedia a recut version was released after […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Jupiter’s Wife
Jupiter’s Wife (HU DVD 4016) is a documentary about Maggie Cogan, a homeless woman living in Central Park with her pack of dogs who attracted the curiosity of filmmaker Michel Negroponte. From googling around, it’s unclear if this film really deals with the seriousness of homeless and mental illness. Maggie is described as beguiling and […]
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