With Hurricane Sandy largely out of the way, the media now turns to the upcoming presidential election. Less than a week remains until the election, and without enough time for any more debates or major game-changing developments, the time has come for silly feature stories. TV Guide scored exclusive interviews with both President Obama and […]
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New Acquisitions – October 2012
Somehow it seems that we’re adding even more titles to our collection. This month has probably set some sort of record: we got over 200 titles this month, including 19 television shows. It would be silly to narrow it down to a few highlights, but you are guaranteed to find something you’ll love. Epic fantasy […]
Continue readingNew 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 readingNew Acquisitions – July 2012
The first silent film to win Best Picture since 1927! A rough-and-tumble action-thriller starring Kurt Russell! The American remake of the Swedish film adaptation of a popular novel series! A cheesy Japanese monster movie! Stand-up routines from a legendary comedy troupe! An epic 15-hour documentary on the history of film! A biography of the most […]
Continue readingSuperbowl XLVI Ads Directed by Filmmakers
As it turns out, many of the Superbowl XLVI ads were directed by filmmakers. Slashfilm.com does a great job of highlighting them along with embedded Youtubes of the ads themselves. Here are a few of them, check out Slashfilm.com for the rest. You can also go to NFL’s Superbowl XLVI Commercials page to see them […]
Continue reading100 Greatest TV Spots of All Time – Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 pm in Wechsler Theater
100 Greatest TV Spots of All TimeWednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m., Wechsler TheaterJoin us for a seven-decade romp through the history of broadcast advertising, featuring compelling ads from VW, FedEx, E*Trade, Budweiser, and more in an interactive presentation by Drew Babbs, a creative director and real-life mad man who will be teaching political advertising for […]
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 […]
Continue readingAV Club visits Wire locations in Baltimore Part 2
Check out the AV Club’s blog post on Baltimore: The Wire Locations part two. If you have not yet watched the entire series, get started and be warned; there are some spoilers in the video. In the video, the AV Club visit the location for Hamsterdam and the now semi-famous Novak’s Grocery. The post also […]
Continue readingAV Club visits Wire locations in Baltimore Part 1
The blog, the AV Club recently posted about visiting some Wire locations in Baltimore. Here’s what they have to say, and be sure to check out the video below. The Wire (Complete Series) – HU DVD 2861 – 2883 As The A.V. Club discovered, there’s an upside to having much of your perception of Baltimore […]
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