Documentary film about Yacouba Sawadogo, a peasant farmer from northern Burkina Faso who has become a pioneer in the fight against desertification and hunger. His work over a quarter century has resulted in the successful rehabilitation of farmland, the regrowth of forests, the return of former residents to their homeland, and praise from international organizations. […]
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Hot Docs: La Americana now available in Media Services
A documentary following a single mother from Bolivia who has come to work as an illegal immigrant in New York City, in order to support her daughter’s medical needs. The daughter’s life without her mother is also featured, as is the mother’s relationship with her new boyfriend who also an illegal immigrant. DVD 6881 Film […]
Continue readingOriginal Beats: A film on Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso
Original Beats is a short documentary film by Francois Bernadi on Gregory Corso and Herbert Huncke. Huncke was the original Beat. He coined the term, lived the life and was on the road long before Kerouac. Here he talks about his life as petty criminal, drug user and Beat writer. Corso believed the poet and […]
Continue readingFilmography – Films on Filmmaking and Filmmakers
The Media Services contribution to the Library Subject Guides is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the ALADIN catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. For complete up-to-date holdings (including VHS tapes) please refer to the library […]
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Titles in Media Services
Check out these titles that were recently added to the Media Services Home Use Collection: Man with a movie camera – HU DVD 32 Tin drum – HU DVD 40 Nanook of the north – HU DVD 209 Little Buddha – HU DVD 253 Aventurera – HU DVD 1304 To kill a mockingbird – HU […]
Continue readingThis Just In: More scary movies!!
That’s right, just yesterday a few more spooky films were added to the Home Use Collection. Take one home this weekend. Also, don’t forget about the most recent entry about scary movies, which also links to other films that will be perfect to check out this Halloween weekend. Beetle Juice – HU DVD 9030 Masters […]
Continue readingScary Movies
It’s scary movie time again. Here are 22 titles that should help to get you in the Halloween spirit. Also don’t forget about our our previous scary movie suggestions. You can find those here. 28 Weeks Later – HU DVD 7248 Alien – HU DVD 885* The Brood – HU DVD 1400 The Crazies – […]
Continue readingLive Action Test Footage from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
Film archivist lostvocals4 has posted live action test footage for the mad tea party scene in Disney’s 1951 animated rendition of Alice in Wonderland. Upon comparing the live action test to the final film, the archivist discovered much of the test audio was used in the final film. lostvocals4 says: “Walt Disney often filmed actors […]
Continue readingArrested Development: Breaking News!
NEW YORK (AP) The Bluth family’s frozen banana stand may be back in business. At an “Arrested Development” reunion Sunday at the New Yorker Festival, the creators and cast announced plans for a new TV show that spins off the short-lived but critically acclaimed TV show, which went off the air in 2006 after just […]
Continue readingFox Considering An All-’Simpsons’ TV Channel
THE SIMPSONS: Season 1 – Season 3 – HU DVD 6581 – 6591 Where can The Simpsons, television’s longest-running American prime time, scripted series, go from here? If Fox executives have their way, everyone’s favorite yellow family might get their own TV channel. At a recent media conference, News Corp.’s Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey […]
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