“Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW on PBS goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle to probe the most important issues facing democracy and give viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world.” –PBS website. First started by Bill Moyers back in 2002, this news program gave issues more […]
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22ND AFI European Union Film Showcase At AFI Silver Theater
I highly recommend attending this festival. It is one of the D.C. metro areas consistently best festivals. I’ve made the films link to their Internet Movie Database page, if possible, I’ve tracked down a trailer of the film, some of which DO NOT have English subtitles. However, all the films playing at the festival will […]
Continue readingA list of the 100 greatest movie posters…
Very cool stuff. http://www.tccandler.com/best-posters/greatest-movie-posters/ #3.Pulp Fiction Movie Poster #2.Chinatown Movie Poster#1.The Sin of Nora Moran Movie Poster
Continue readingTime Out’s 50 greatest animated films, with added commentary by Terry Gilliam…
An interesting list worth checking out: http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8835/time-outs-50-greatest-animated-films-curated-by-terry-gilliam.html Media Services own 9 out of the top 10 listed: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)DVD 4709 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)DVD 6329 The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)VHS 4136 Fantasia (1940)DVD 4691 Toy Story (1995)DVD 7768 Spirited Away (2001)DVD 586 Yellow Submarine (1968)VHS 5100 Belleville Rendez-vouz (2003)DVD […]
Continue reading10 Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter
From PasteMagazine.com: 10 Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter (see the complete article here)…and their movies that you can check out from Media Services. 10. Robert Rodriguez – RobertRdzThe Sin City director just joined the world of Twitter (unless this is a fake) a couple of weeks ago when he gave the commencement speech to his […]
Continue readingNow Available for Home Use!
6 adventures originally presented in IMAX Theaters are now available for home use check out! MacGillivray Freeman’s Dolphins – HU DVD 3183 MacGillivray Freeman’s Coral Reef Adventure – HU DVD 3184 Hidden Hawaii – HU DVD 3185 The Great Barrier Reef – HU DVD 3186 Whales: An Unforgetable Journey – HU DVD 3187 Search for […]
Continue readingOn this day in history…
1870: Author Charles Dickens died at age 58. So Charles Dickens death is not as exciting as Mark Wahlberg’s birthday. BUT, his stories became the basis of a lot of movies. Here are two titles that were made and remade (and are available in our home use collection). Great Expectations (1946) – HU DVD 4777Great […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday Marky-Mark!
Lets party like its 1999…or 1989… One of my favorite part of other people’s birthdays is the opportunity to remind them of what they were doing 20 years ago. Mark Wahlberg, now famous for his performance as Det. Sgt. Dignam in The Departed (2006, HU DVD 2473), made his debut as a rapper with the […]
Continue readingHBO’s Screen on the Green cancelled for 2009…
HBO has canceled the long-running Screen on the Green program for 2009, according to a representative from HBO’s consumer affairs department. However, Crystal City is still running their outdoor movie nights, go here for more details: http://www.crystalcity.org/eventdetail.asp?IdEvent=412
Continue readingWall Street 2 Becomes a Reality
Wall Street was so dang good, it looks like we’re finally going to get another. Michael Douglas has spoken publicly about the project, saying, “I think it’s time to take another hard look at trading and the economy and what went wrong in the last few years.” Ironically, he made this statement at the premiere […]
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