Promotional poster describing the details of the camera skills workshop. It will be held on Friday, October 4th, from 3 to 4pm in room B55 on the lower level of the library.

Coming Up: Camera Skills Workshop!

This Friday, October 4th, we’ll be hosting a basic camera skills workshop in room B55 of the library! This course is intended for those who are new to photography and will cover the functions and anatomy of cameras, how to know what settings to use for a given situation, and hands-on practice with our equipment. […]

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New Acquisitions!

Start the new semester by checking out our new media purchases! Start the new semester by checking out our new media purchases! Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (DVD 17204) Summer of Soul (DVD 17206) Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 (DVD 17209) Jojo Rabbit (DVD 17214) Ash is the Purest White (DVD Blu 17219) Drive […]

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Happy Birthday Judi Dench!

by Kevin Yates Happy birthday to Judi Dench! Born December 9th, 1934, Dench grew up drawn to theatre performance in small-town England. Her achievements include multiple BAFTA nominations and awards and even an Oscar win. She has been in many films and other productions, creating a long resume of theatrical performance. Most recently, her role in the infamous (for […]

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Happy Birthday Michelle Yeoh

by Asanat Odeyale Michelle Yeoh, a Chinese-Malaysian actress, was born on August 6, 1962. She rose to fame in the 1990s by starring in Hong Kong action films. However, she gained international recognition when she played Wai Lin the 1997 James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies and other martial arts films, such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.   Yeoh […]

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Happy Birthday Mindy Kaling!

by Jason Wieder Mindy Kaling was born on June 25, 1979. She is a comedian and actress. While Kaling has acted in several movies and television shows, she is most known for her character in The Office. Along with her role as Kelly Kapoor in the show, she also was a writer, producer, and executive director of […]

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Happy Birthday to Dev Patel and Dev Patel Only

by Emily Walsh Oh, it’s also your birthday today? Well, that’s too bad because today we’re only celebrating Dev Patel.   Known for his roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, and that Avatar the Last Airbender live-action remake we all collectively decided not to talk about, Patel has conquered our hearts and screens for over 10 years. Patel was the first-ever […]

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Happy Birthday Gurinder Chadha!

by Andrew McCarthy Happy birthday to director Gurinder Chadha! Chadha was born January 10th 1960 in Nairobi, Kenya. Her family later moved to the UK, and she studied at the University of East Anglia and the London College of Printing. Throughout her career, she’s worked in the radio industry, the news industry as a BBC reporter, as well as directed award-winning documentaries for […]

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Random Movie Monday — The Pianist

Today’s random movie is DVD 1794, The Pianist. It’s a fitting random movie for this week leading up to the Academy Awards, since this heartbreaking and at times gut-wrenching film was nominated for six awards, and won three, including Best Actor (Adrien Brody). Brody is still the youngest man in history to win the Best […]

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A Tribute to Albert Finney

Last week, we lost an icon of 20th century cinema. The actor Albert Finney, who personified the “angry young man” of British cinema of the 1950s, died on February 7th at the age of 82. Finney was born to a lower-middle class family in Salford, England, just outside of Manchester, in 1936. After attending the […]

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