We have some fresh, new-to-DVD additions to the collection today! Home Use: Paddington 2 (DVD 16211) Thor: Ragnarok (DVD 16212) A Star is Born (DVD 16213) Bohemian Rhapsody (DVD 16214) Widows (DVD 16215) Mandy (DVD 16216)
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — DVD 7446
This week’s random movie is a two for one: DVD 7446 holds two silent movies, Salome and Lot in Sodom. here are our summaries for the films: Salomé: Salomé dances for King Herod and demands that the head of John the Baptist be brought to her on a platter Lot in Sodom: A lyrical interpretation […]
Continue readingThe Bechdel What?
What’s the theme of this week’s whiteboard? Why, the Bechdel Test, of course! The Bechdel Test originated in a 1985 strip of Dykes to Watch Out For, a comic by renowned cartoonist (and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient) Alison Bechdel. In order for a movie to pass her test, it must: Feature two or more named […]
Continue readingWomen’s History Month — Biopics About AU Women
It’s women’s history month, and I have thought long and hard about how I want to celebrate it here on the blog. I’ve decided that it’s the perfect time to celebrate AU alumnae on film. The first alumnae on my list is Alice Paul. Alice Paul was a suffragist, feminist, and a founder of the […]
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Weird Science (DVD 16208) St. Elmo’s Fire (DVD 16209) Green Book (DVD 16210)
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — Cosmopolis
Welcome back from spring break! Today’s random movie is DVD 10945, Cosmopolis. Here’s our summary: Eric Packer, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager, heads out in his tricked-out stretch limo, while remotely wagering his company’s massive fortune on a bet against the Chinese Yuan. Little does he know his perfectly ordered, doubt-free world is about to […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — Martin
This week’s random DVD is DVD 9156 — Martin. This 1978 film is a weird journey through Pittsburgh and its suburbs, seen through the eyes of a young man, Martin, who believes himself to be a vampire. Martin starts out sinister, and gets more so as the film progresses, going from drugging women in order […]
Continue readingNew DVDs!
We have several new DVDs for your viewing pleasure. Campus Use Mi querida Senorita (DVD 14973) Human Flow (DVD 16181) Border Politics: I Wonder Where Our Democracy is Headed (DVD 16179) Home Use Solas (DVD 14971) Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (DVD 9614) What Have I Done to Deserve This? (DVD 5585) Marxism: The […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — Billy the Kid
When the random number generator spat back DVD 5234 at me, I assumed this was going to be a documentary or biographical film about the infamous outlaw. Not so! Instead, Jennifer Venditti’s 2007 documentary follows Billy, an oddball, outsider teenager in rural Maine. The film won Best Documentary at the 2007 South by Southwest festival. […]
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Campus Use King Lear (DVD 7102) White Right (DVD 16148) Henry V (DVD 16170) Teacher of the year (DVD 16177) Hale County This Morning, This Evening (DVD 16178) Home Use Theeb (DVD 16172) Frontline. Weinstein. (DVD 16173) BlacKkKlansman (DVD 16175) I am Chris Farley (DVD 16176) Swing by Media Services and check them out!
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