Classic stars’ quotes on moms and motherhood

Celebrating Mother’s Day, the next are 50 quotes from classic actors remembering their mothers and explaining what motherhood and parenting was or is for them. Some of the memories are sad, some are happy, some are full of nostalgia, some are funny, some are resentful. There are vivid descriptions and honest words. They are representative […]

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Support this great project! Playing Dead

Playing Dead: A Documentary About the Zombie Subculture Check out and support this fun and exciting project by former Media Services staff member, Eileen. All the details are on the project’s Kickstarter page, and can also be found below.Playing Dead on IMDBPlaying Dead on Facebook – “Like” it! ABOUT THIS PROJECT What is this film? PLAYING […]

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Access the Naxos Music Library streaming database through your iPhone or Android device!

 Check out this cool little introduction to mobile access to the Naxos Music Library streaming database. Apps are available for Android and iOS devices. The sound effects used to make this video came from from the Greg Smith Sound Effects Collection. Click this link if you’re curious about what kind of sound a 1,500-sound-effects collection […]

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Spring 2012 Exhibitions: In the Studio and Like. Comment. Share. Now until May 20, 2012 in the Katzen Arts Center 1st Floor Museum

 In the Studio Daniella Napolitano, Untitled, 2012. Amy Lokoff, I don’t know if I’m good at this…, 2012. Video. April 28 through May 20, 2012 American University undergraduate students explore process in the pursuit of perfection. Curated by Valerie McDonald and Neena Narayanan. ARTISTS: Antonio Forte, Evan Fowler, Amy Lokoff, Daniella Napolitano, Hannah O’Brien, Amanda […]

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Amos Vogel dies at age 91

Influential cinéaste, Amos Vogel died in his Greenwich Village apartment last Tuesday at the age of 91. He was best known as the founder of Cinema 16 and the first New York Film Festival, not to mention his bestselling book, Film as a Subversive Art.  See what the New York Times had to say, or […]

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Film Studies for Free

There are a lot of people, from Werner Herzog to Denis Leary, who would tell you to forgo film school and learn film making on the street. Well, if you’re not quite ready for that, how about this- Free, open access film studies resources. What more could you need?http://filmstudiesforfree.blogspot.com/

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