The 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 […]

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Random 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 […]

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Random 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 […]

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New 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 […]

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Random 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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New Acquisitions

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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AU’s Oscar Ballot – How Did We Do?

84 AU community members entered our Oscar Ballot contest. Our winner got 16 correct, while one ballot only got 4 correct. There were some good surprises during the ceremony Sunday night (like Olivia Colman winning her well-deserved best actress statuette), and some not so-great surprises (Green Book winning Best Picture? Really?), overall our entrants were […]

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