Screening Today @ AU: PBS Frontline “Flying Cheap” followed by panel discussion

The screening will begin at 7 o’clock in Wechsler Theater located on the 3rd floor of the Mary Graydon Center. “Flying Cheap” was co-produced by the School of Communication Investigative Reporting Workshop and FRONTLINE. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion, including David Fanning, the executive producer of FRONTLINE. A full description of […]

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Movieclips.com has now opened its service to users worldwide!!

MOVIECLIPS.com, host of the largest collection of officially licensed, high quality movies on the web, today opened up its service to users worldwide. Launched in December 2009, MOVIECLIPS.com is a premium online video destination offering audiences the largest and most diverse collection of movie scenes. MOVIECLIPS.com allows fans to find, watch, and share more than […]

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Today in the AU Library: Lawrence Lessig Webcast

6 pm – 7:30 pm, Training and Events Room (library 1st floor) Open Video Community Day Webcast: Open Access advocate Lawrence Lessiglectures on copyright in the digital age and “fair use” which allowslimited use of copyrighted material for commentary, criticism,teaching and scholarship. Please Note: This is a webcast. Lawrence Lessig will not be here in […]

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Streaming Video: One Degree Matters

I went looking for distributors of films that will be screened in the upcoming Environmental Film Festival and discovered One Degree Matters is available in its entirety on Vimeo. Here’s the Film Festival’s blurb on it: ONE DEGREE MATTERS (Denmark, 2009, 57 min.) This documentary follows social and business leaders as they travel to Greenland […]

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Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees

They’ve upped the list to ten this year. Five aren’t yet on video but the other five can be found in the Media Services collection. Avatar – Not yet on video.The Blind Side – Not yet on video.District 9 – DVD 6686An Education – Not yet on video.The Hurt Locker – DVD 6762Inglourious Basterds – […]

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Netflix- window to our souls

The New York Times website has a great interactive map of Netflix data which shows the popularity of various movie rentals across zip codes. They’ve mapped twelve major urban areas including DC. The maps reveal unexpected patterns. Why does I Love You Man, the Paul Rudd tour de force, stand out in zip code 20057 […]

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