When we buy new items for the collection, sometimes they come with bonus guides full of interviews, essays, and commentary. These are super useful for anyone researching film or wanting to learn more about film history. We keep these guides stashed on shelves in the back corner of Media Services, and we realized that we […]
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RIP Abbas Kiarostami, defining voice of Iranian cinema
Over the weekend, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami died at age 76. Kiarostami was perhaps the greatest and most renowned Iranian filmmaker; he is the only to win a Palme d’Or, had an outsized influence on world cinema, and brought international attention to the Iranian film industry. His admirers include Martin Scorsese and Jean-Luc Godard, who […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – July 2016
This month, we’ve added some of the most critically movies of 2015 to our collection, including The Revenant, Creed, and Concussion. But we want to focus on a particular fascinating movie that probably passed under your radar. The Tribe is a Ukrainian crime movie filmed entirely in Ukrainian sign language. There are no translations or […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: The Purge: Election Year
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. To be honest, we dismissed The Purge at first as more thinly plotted horror about people breaking into your house. Maybe it was. […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: Independence Day: Resurgence
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. Marvel’s brand of interconnected, tonally similar action dominates the movie landscape today, but it’s difficult to understate what a massive effect Independence Day […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: Finding Dory
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. We can’t think of much new to say about Pixar. The studio has some of the best talent in animation – second only […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: Now You See Me 2
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. So, we have a weird relationship with Now You See Me. Years ago, we got a publicity package from the film’s producers, filled […]
Continue readingMeet the new canon of black film
As much as we enjoy poring over lists of the best films ever made, Aisha Harris and Dan Kois make a good point over at Slate: those lists are overwhelmingly white. And when film buffs follow those recommendations in search of the great art, they’ll watch predominantly white movies. We can lose sight of contributions […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: Popstar
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. Every generation gets the music mockumentary it deserves. This is Spinal Tap remains the definitive send-up of hair metal rockstar excess. Popstar: Never […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – June 2016
There has been an acquisition. Have you felt it? (We have other things this month, too, like Out 1, a twelve-hour odyssey by recently deceased French New Wave director Jacques Rivette. Follow the link to see what else we added.) Home Use Collection: Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens – HU DVD 1647Star Wars: […]
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