This month, the Media Services collection goes in exciting new directions! We’ve added our first anime television shows, including the legendary Cowboy Bebop, as well as ten new popular Bollywood titles. We also acquired a number of big blockbusters, the first Iranian production to win Best Foreign Language Film, a collection of orphaned films in […]
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New Acquisitions – August 2012
With the school year about to begin, it’s time for another batch of our newest DVDs. The highlight this month is the fourth season of Breaking Bad, one of the most popular shows in our collection. If you’re looking for something to watch before the upcoming party conventions, we’ve added a number of politically charged […]
Continue readingIf you like Total Recall… Philip K. Dick on screen
The remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger hit Total Recall opens in theaters tomorrow, but it’s not just a redux of a schlocky movie – it’s also a readaptation of the original short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” by science fiction visionary Philip K. Dick. Even though he saw rousing success in […]
Continue readingAlternative programming: The Olympics on film and television
The thirtieth Olympiad is well underway. If you don’t feel like watching gymnastics this evening, take the night off and check out one of these gold-quality videos from our collection. One Day in September — DVD 450Monty Python’s Flying Circus: Olympic Hide-and-Seek Final — HU DVD 771Olympia — DVD 1663Munich — HU DVD 2172Tokyo Olympiad […]
Continue readingStuff to watch from the Katzen Music Library
The Katzen Music Library has some new DVD acquisitions. Check them out: Annie Get Your Gun ~ DVD 214 Dancing Dreams ~ DVD 237 Nine ~ DVD 238 Bye Bye Birdie ~ DVD 239 That’s Entertainment III ~ DVD 240 South Pacific ~ DVD 241 Sunday in the Park with George ~ DVD 242 Sweeney […]
Continue readingSelected New Documentary Titles in Media Services
Check out these documentaries that were recently added to the Media Services collection. Can tropical rainforests be saved? – DVD 3311Two million women: Domestic violence – DVD 3312Orphans of Tibet – DVD 3313Untouchable? – DVD 3314Money lenders: Updated for year 2000 – DVD 3315Retrato de Teresa – DVD 4301Seeing Red – DVD 4303Brincando el charco […]
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Titles in Media Services
Check out these titles that were recently added to the Media Services Home Use Collection! Dazed and confused – HU DVD 97Ides of March – HU DVD 2884Manchurian candidate – HU DVD 2885Beginners – HU DVD 2886Melancholia – HU DVD 2888James and the giant peach – HU DVD 3455House of spirits – HU DVD 3456Dangerous […]
Continue readingFilmfest DC begins Thursday, April 12 and runs through Sunday, April 22!!
Welcome to Filmfest DC: April 12 – 22 The 26th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival…for people who love movies! Featured this year will be: The Lighter Side – A series of international comedies. Politics isn’t the only funny thing in Washington. Caribbean Journeys – New films from Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, the Dominican […]
Continue readingLinks of Interest
Here are some links we’ve stumbled upon this week that we think might interest you. Click away, you might learn something cool! Slashdot asks: How to best record remote video interviews: Ask.slashdot.org Get ready for another season of stiff drinks and sharp suits with a Mad Men Choose Your Own Adventure game: BuzzFeed Netflix and […]
Continue readingSelected New Documentary Titles in Media Services
Check out these documentaries that were recently added to the Media Services collection. Half Lives – DVD 9360 Kent State – DVD 9698 Napoleon: The End of a Dictator – DVD 9699 Camp de Thiaroye – DVD 9728 Eleanor Roosevelt – DVD 9729 The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela – DVD 9748 Novia Que Te […]
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