A site that you will want to browse at least once is They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? if for no other reason than to marvel at their 1000 greatest films project. The list has been compiled by using the lists of over 1,000 individual critics’ and filmmakers’ top-tens from numerous film polls conducted by many […]
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Open Campus Screenings and Copyright
There is a common misconception of permissible uses of copyrighted videos on campus that I thought should be mentioned. On a fairly regular basis a student group or academic department asks for permission to use a library copy of a feature film for an open screening, believing they are permitted to without acquiring public performance […]
Continue readingA visit from Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon will be speaking this week at a screening of Sweet Honey In the Rock: Raise Your Voice, a documentary by filmmaker Stanley Nelson. The event, presented by the Center for Social Media and the American University Honors Program, will be at 6:30pm on Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Wechsler Theater in Mary […]
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One of AU’s treasures that everyone should know about is the The Center for Social Media. The Center champions films and filmmakers that bring to light issues of injustice and inequality in society. It’s a project of the School of Communication and is directed by faculty member Pat Aufderheide. Among the events on their current […]
Continue reading2004 and 2005 Academy Awards nominees for Best Feature Documentary
While I’m at it here are the 2005 Academy Awards nominees for Best Feature Documentary. Media Services call numbers included. Born into Brothels DVD 1518 The Story of the Weeping Camel DVD 1543 Supersize Me DVD 955 Tupac Resurrection – Not yet ordered Twist of Faith – on order And the 2004 Academy Awards nominees […]
Continue reading2006 Academy Awards – Best Feature Documentary Nominees
Media Services call numbers included. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room DVD 1700 Murderball DVD 1630 March of the Penguins DVD 1622 Darwin’s Nightmare – Not yet ordered Street Fight – Not yet ordered .
Continue readingTrue Films
If you’ve never looked at the True Films site edited by Kevin Kelly, it’s worth a stop. He’s a former editor of the Whole Earth Review and one of the founders of Wired magazine and he loves documentaries. The videos he describes are categorized and limited to what is commercially available at reasonable prices. Even […]
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This blog will be used as a platform for American University Library Media Services staff to post announcements of interesting new additions to our collections; new databases and books that might be of interest to film studies people; new subject listings (mediagraphies) of our holdings; useful film-studies-related websites; and links to news items related to […]
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