Australian filmmaker Philippe Mora is at the Berlin International Film Festival this week to talk about his planned 3D biopic about surrealist artist Salvador Dali. That film sounds quite interesting (Alan Cumming is set to star), but while discussing 3D in general, the director dropped a bigger bombshell: He has discovered two short, 3D propaganda […]
Continue readingStar Wars Economics
Via: Personal LoansIllustrator Adolfo Arranz of Guardo, Spain puts a humorous twist on serious issues with his new “Tower Graphics-Data Visualization” series. His Star Wars themed tower graphic (created for Personalloans.org) gives us a look at how George Lucas’ net worth is around $3 billion. (As seen on the Laughing Squid blog)
Continue readingAU Alum, Chris Noll aka Chris Wylde is Buddy Mignon
AU alumnus, Christopher Noll, now goes by the name of Chris Wylde. From 1994 to 1998 he attended American University in Washington, DC and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre – Performance. He starred in several plays and musicals as well as the improvisational comedy troupe “Mission: IMPROV-able”. He hosted his own late night talk […]
Continue readingCriterion Collection Now Streaming on Hulu Plus
Hulu announced today that they will now be streaming films in the Criterion Collection through Hulu Plus for only $7.99/month. These fils will include the cool special features often found on Criterion Collection DVDs. Read Hulu’s announcement here. Hulu has created a page where one can easily browse the titles that are currently streaming. http://www.hulu.com/criterionSoon […]
Continue readingWes Anderson Films You Should See
Rushmore – HU DVD 3856Image discovered on TheMovieDoc. Here are some other films Wes Anderson films you should see. Bottle Rocket – HU DVD 1449 Rushmore – HU DVD 3856 Royal Tenenbaums – HU DVD 1937* Life Aquatic – HU DVD 5101 Darjeeling Limited – HU DVD 3945 Fantastic Mr. Fox – HU DVD 7046 […]
Continue readingThe Trilogy Meter
One trilogy that didn’t make’s its way onto the cool Trilogy Meter, that my top the whole list is the Toy Story trilogy. You be the judge. Also, check out some of the films mentioned above from the Media Services Home Use Collection! Toy Story – HU DVD 7768Toy Story – HU BLU-RAY DVD 7768Toy […]
Continue readingSoviet Communist Party saved 194 lost Hollywood silent films…
Pretty amazing stuff: In a large mahogany box embellished with silk pockets and Cyrillic lettering, 10 lost pieces of America’s cultural heritage recently landed in Culpeper, Va. – thanks, in a roundabout way, to the Soviet Union and a bureaucratic penchant for filing. The box, a gift from the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library to the […]
Continue readingStar Trek available for Home Use
Both Star Trek television series and the most recent film directed by JJ Abrams are available for Home Use here in Media Services. Star Trek, The Original Series (Seasons 1-3): HU DVD 6201 – 6225 Star Trek, The Next Generation (Seasons 1-7): HU DVD 6401 – 6449 Star Trek 2009: HU DVD 7084 Here are […]
Continue readingOur City Film Festival – Bablyon Central – Sunday, February 13 at 3:15pm
Babylon Central, the debut film of Thievery Corporation‘s Eric Hilton will be screened here in Washington, DC at the Fourth Annual Our City Film Festival on Sunday, February 13 at 3:15pm. Tickets are available here for $10. Where:Goethe Institute812 7th St NWWashington, DC Babylon Central Official Trailer: Interview clip with Eric Hilton
Continue readingErnest Borgnine – Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine recently was the 47th recipient of the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards (Screen Actor’s Guild Award Ceremony). Check out the SAG Awards blog.Check out one of these titles available from the Media Services Home Use Collection. The Wild Bunch – HU DVD 4074 Bad day at Black Rock – HU DVD […]
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