1. Blade Runner What it’s aboutIn a future where artificial humans called replicants live among us, a blade runner’s job is to find and retire them. But the line between human and machine isn’t so clear. As the story unfolds, the film asks big questions about memory, identity, and what it really means to be […]
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The Art of A24: Meaning Beneath the Surface
Exploring grief, identity, and relationships beneath five of A24’s most unforgettable films
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Long-Form Storytelling in Early 2000s Cable TV: The L Word
Spoiler Free When The L Word first aired on Showtime in 2004, it stood out not only for its LGBTQ+ representation but also for how it told its story. Unlike many TV shows at the time that had self-contained episodes, introducing and resolving conflicts within a single episode, The L Word used long-form storytelling, continuing […]
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25 Movies That Inspired Music Videos!
Lady Snowblood Lady Snowblood (1973), directed by Toshiya Fujita. Post Malone’s “rockstar ft. 21 Savage” official music video (2018), directed by Emil Nava. Blue Velvet Blue Velvet (1986), directed by David Lynch. Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Velvet” official music video (2012), directed by Johan Renck. Grease, Risky Business, & Say Anything Grease (1978), directed by […]
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Coded Bias and the Inequality of Algorithms
In this token-strewn, post-ChatGPT world, we lend great credence to The Algorithm. It determines our route to work in the morning, tells us what to watch next, manages our retirement fund, and rewrites our emails. It’s easy to take its output as optimal—unlike the imperfect human mind, The Algorithm is objective, mathematical, and logical… right? […]
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Introducing Qwest TV
Members of the American University community now have access to Qwest TV, a streaming network featuring documentaries, concerts, and archival footage about jazz music and more. Qwest TV was founded by 28-time Grammy winner Quincy Jones, who created it to celebrate Black & global music. You can visit the Qwest TV collection here. Whether you’re […]
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Streaming vs. the Material Media Comeback
As a Seinfeld fan, I’m lucky that the entire show is available to watch on Netflix. An episode here, an episode there. I’m free to pick and choose whichever I want without having the luck of the draw coming on late night cable. But what if that’s the only show I’m interested in watching on […]
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Kanopy Cinema Series and Upcoming Event!
One of the many resources available to faculty and students through the American University library is Kanopy, a streaming video platform primarily for educational and academic content. Kanopy offers a rotating collection of media with access to over 10,000 titles and it’s completely free to use with your AU library account! One of Kanopy’s newest […]
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Did You Know?: Every AU Student and Staff Member Has Access to Free Language Learning Videos
The university gives everyone with an AU email access to Films on Demand (FOD). Included in their library is a large number of language learning videos on Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Sign Language, and Spanish. We at Media Services are most excited about the American Sign Language (ASL) learning videos […]
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Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance
This year and every year, Transgender Awareness Week goes from November 13th to November 19th and culminates with Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. In 1999, transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance to honor the loss of a transgender woman named Rita Hester in 1998. Since then, November 20th has […]
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