It’s spring break here at American University, but that doesn’t mean that the rest of the world is on pause. Austin is currently hosting South by Southwest (SXSW), an annual film/music/silly cat festival that attracts big names in media. SXSW festival entrants have launched careers, won top Oscars, and made people look at the world […]
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Greg Smith SFX Collection updated
SOC Professor Greg Smith has previously provided the AU Library with an expansive sound effect library free for anyone free for anyone to use – AU community member or otherwise. It’s a very useful resource, especially for people working off-campus who are looking for sounds for one of their projects. Today we added over 400 […]
Continue readingHot Docs: How to Start a Revolution
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. How to Start a Revolution (DVD 10642) travels the globe to demonstrate the influence of Gene Sharp, a noted political scientist whose writings on nonviolent revolution and protest have been used worldwide. From Eastern Europe at the end of the Cold War to […]
Continue readingThe Oscar giveaway is over
Thanks to everyone on the blog, Facebook, Twitter, and at the desk who entered our movie giveaway. The turnout was very strong! We’ve notified the winners. Look for another movie giveaway in the future!
Continue readingHot Docs: A Wild Idea
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. A Wild Idea (DVD 10631) covers one of the most intriguing economic and environmental deals in recent memory: international interests will pay Ecuador not to tap the massive oil reserves near the Amazon River. It’s a radical idea that could save a region, […]
Continue readingSmall-run theater raises questions: can film stick around?
Over the summer, we put most of our 16mm film collection into storage. Some might argue that film is a richer and more expressive medium than video, but you don’t have to be plugged into the industry to realize that digital video is quickly replacing film. Movie theaters remain one of the last bastions of […]
Continue readingOscar Cleanup Giveaway
We’ve been excited about the Oscars for a while, and now that they’re over, there’s sort of a big void left. What better way to fill that void than to give away some Oscar-nominated movies? We’re giving away six Oscar-nominated movies: The Artist Argo Flight The Iron Lady Pulp Fiction Sting For a chance to […]
Continue readingNon-news of the day: Palestinian director Emad Burnat detained 90 minutes at LAX on his way to the Academy Awards
Burnat’s film Five Broken Cameras has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category. While in detention Burnat texted Michael Moore for help. Moore tweeted about it and all was good. The immigration folks hadn’t been briefed on what an official Academy Award nomination looks like. BTW we recently added Five Broken Cameras to the […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Kansas vs Darwin
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Kansas vs Darwin (DVD 10562) addresses the ongoing argument between the theory of evolution and intelligent design by focusing on a specific, famous battle with the Kansas State Board of Education. In 2005, the school board considered requiring teaching intelligent design to be […]
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