Let’s take a hot minute to talk about the most important category at the Academy Awards—Best Costume Design. Historical costume dramas a la Anna Karenina, The Great Gatsby, or The Duchess (basically any Keira Knightley movie) typically dominate this category, and that’s probably one of the reasons why it’s the award I most look forward […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — People Like Us: Social Class in America
The weather this morning is downright balmy compared to the last few weeks, and the high today is supposed to be a comfortable 56 degrees Fahrenheit. Since the weather is so comfortable, I guess it makes sense that today’s random movie examines something that makes Americans very uncomfortable– social class. People Like Us: Social Class […]
Continue readingJudge Movies and Win!
It’s that time of year again! All the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are busy watching and judging this year’s Oscar-nominated films and performances. Most films considered serious Oscar contenders are released between October and December of the preceding year, presumably so they’ll be fresh in everyone’s minds when nominees […]
Continue readingOur Latest Arrivals
We have a small batch of new acquisitions for your today: Home Use DVDs: Machines (DVD 14950) Lindy Lous Juror Number 2 (DVD 14951) The Founder (DVD 14952)
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday– Crash
Technically this is the first Monday of the semester, since MLK Day was last week, and we had a snow day the week before that. What will today’s random movie be? Will it be something light and cheerful for the start of the semester. Hahaha, no. This weeks that random number generator gave me Crash, which […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Tuesday — American Experience: Cold War Roadshow
Привет! This week’s random movie documents one of my personal favorite historical happenings– Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 road trip across the United States. DVD 11777 is one of PBS’ American Experience documentaries, and let me tell you, it’s a good one. Here’s our summary: The story of one of the most bizarre episodes in […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions
First new movies of the new year! We now have Sorry to Bother You on DVD and Blu-Ray. Sorry to Bother You — DVD 16159 Sorry to Bother You — BLU 16159
Continue readingRandom Movie Wednesday
Apologies for the late random movie, friends. We had a snow day on Monday, and we were too busy frolicking in the snow and napping to post a random movie. This week’s random movie is DVD 677 — Punch-Drunk Love. Here’s our summary: Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry […]
Continue readingSusan Zirinsky & Broadcast News
On March 6, Susan Zirinsky, an alum of AU’s School of Communications, will become the President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News: the first women in that position. Zirinsky comes to the role with an impressive resume. During her decades-long career at CBS, she’s covered the Watergate Scandal, the White House, and won one […]
Continue readingShutdown for What Now?
We compiled this rec list on December 20th with the that hope the shutdown wouldn’t actually happen… It’s still up.
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