One of the interesting narratives in the film industry this year has been the dearth of heavy-hitting blockbusters. So far, the two highest-grossing movies of the year were released before the summer, and the biggest long-term success has come from 2013’s Frozen. Even with apes, Godzilla, and Transformers wreaking havoc in multiplexes, fewer people are […]
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New Acquisitions – June 2014
If the weather for the rest of June is going to be anything like it is now, we’re in for a scorching summer. Do you need a good reason to stay inside right about now? What better way to fight the heat than to curl up on the couch and watch movies until your eyes […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – May 2014
Adios, spring semester. Hello, summer! As we wrap up the academic year, the last of our new acquisitions are trickling in. That’s not to say we don’t have some fantastic new items. Among our favorite items are popular Mexican dramedy Instructions Not Included, debauchery anthem The Wolf of Wall Street, acclaimed Danish political series Borgen, […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – March 2014
Welcome back from spring break! Since you’ve been gone, we’ve been very busy. The AU Library is now home to many of the year’s biggest award nominees, including Captain Phillips, Blue is the Warmest Color, 12 Years a Slave, Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Prisoners, and Gravity. And if you’re feeling something lighter, we now also […]
Continue reading12 Years a Slave now available
A quick FYI: newly minted Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave is now available in Media Serviecs in the AU Library. The DVD for this film was just released yesterday, and given its current critical acclaim, we’ve made a point of getting this item onto the shelf as quickly as possible. It is available […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – February 2014
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? After a relaxing winter break, we’re back in at full steam with a bounty of great DVDs. Looking for something critically acclaimed? Fruitvale Station, Behind the Candelabra, and Breaking Bad will itch that scratch. Mindless entertainment? Pacific Rim and Man of Steel. Need some AU pride? History professor Peter […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – November 2013
Boy, has it been a busy month. We’re in the process of acquiring DVD copies of films only previously available as VHSes in our collection. While we probably won’t be buying Celebrity Deathmatch or Dance Workout with Barbie again, we’re hope you enjoy our expanding collection of old and forgotten gems. But we certaintly didn’t […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – October 2013
Been a while, hasn’t it? Since the start of the semester, we’ve had a slew of new DVDs show up in in the library. You might be most interested in big names like The Great Gatsby and the second season of HBO’s Girls, but the past few months of acquisitions cast a very wide and […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – July 2013
The summer rolls on, and in-between our trips to the theater and the beach, we’ve picked up some new movies. There are a few big crowd-pleasers, like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pitch Perfect, and the first season of The Newsroom. But also a number of interesting smaller titles. Learn about youth chess prodigies […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – May 2013
After a month-long hiatus, we’ve once again started receiving new movies. We’re in the process of playing catch-up. In addition to rounding out our collection of Best Picture nominees (now including Silver Linings Playbook and Django Unchained), we’ve updated our collection of Frontline and 30 for 30 episodes, added the last of the Twilight movies, […]
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