Many organizations – Sight & Sound, the AFI, and IMDb to name a few – have created lists of what they consider the greatest films of all time. Now add Entertainment Weekly to that list. On Sunday, the weekly media magazine published a list of, in the view of its editorial staff, the greatest movies […]
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Learn Final Cut Pro X TODAY at the New Media Center
Although Media Services is understandably a bit less busy during the summer, the New Media Center is still going at it. Our series of summer training sessions continues today with the popular Final Cut Pro X Bootcamp, a two-hour session that teaches you the ins and outs of one of the most popular video-editing programs. […]
Continue readingBehold, the Pugs of Middle-earth
It’s very hot out to day, and we’re exhausted. Some weather outlets say it feels like 97° right now. Yikes. So, without comment, here are pictures of pugs dressed like the cast of Lord of the Rings.
Continue readingIWDRM is a mesmerizing tribute to iconic film images
I’ve been looking for an excuse to post this for a while, but no good one has come up. Consider it a little Tuesday pick-me-up. IWDRM is a blog that posts animated stills of famous movie scenes. That sounds confusing, and the results are somewhat confounding too. Pictures on the site combine animation with still […]
Continue reading“Fitzcardboardaldo” will make any Herzog fan’s week
This might be best to share without much context. Experimental artist and puppeteer Robin Frohardt recreated Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo in cardboard. We see creative tributes to movies all the time, but the sheer audacity of this project and its unusual choice of subject are laudable. And ironic, given Herzog’s tendency to make movies about impossible […]
Continue readingBig names in cinema compete at Cannes 2013
Today marks the start of the Cannes Film Festival, widely considered one of film’s most elite and prestigious events. Despite some concerns about the festival’s secrecy, ballooning size, and demographics, Cannes is still the gold standard for festivals, and its top prize, the Palme d’Or, remains one of the highest awards a filmmaker can receive. […]
Continue readingDig in: A comprehensive list of film’s greatest greasy eats
For a university community, the end of the academic year means more time to relax, stay outside, and giving in to some less-healthy foods. There’s nothing wrong with indulging once in a while. We wouldn’t have guessed that there’s a particularly great history of greasy food-related moments in film, but lo and behold, pop culture […]
Continue readingHot Docs: The Light in Her Eyes
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. The Light in Her Eyes (DVD 10782) tells the fascinating story of a Muslim preacher whose school has led to more women taking active involvement in the Islamic community. The filmmaker notes that western feminism tends to be secular; in contrast, the women […]
Continue readingGraphic designer breaks films down by color
For those with an interest in film and composition (which probably describes most of our audience), this is the coolest thing you’ll see all day. Roxy Radulescu, a graphic artist from Los Angeles, started Movies in Color, a blog that breaks iconic film stills down by color. In addition to showcasing the most prominent and […]
Continue readingSick of super heroes? 10 low-key movies to watch for this summer
Summer movie season unofficially kicks off this coming Friday with Iron Man 3. We have four months of slam-bang action and high-budget adaptations to look forward to, with a new major blockbuster coming out seemingly every week (the upcoming Iron Man–Great Gatsby–Star Trek trifecta looks like it’ll wreak havoc on the box office). But a […]
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