I AM Preview Screening and Q&A with Tom Shadyac – Thursday at 2:10pm in Wechsler Theatre!!

You are invited to a special preview screening of I AM and Q&A with director Tom Shadyac on Thursday, March 24th at 2:10pm in the Mark Wechsler Theatre (Mary Gradon Center #315) at American University. Tom Shadyac’s writing/directing career was launched in 1994 with the Jim Carrey smash hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. In the […]

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Remembering Elizabeth Taylor (1932 – 2011)

Elizabeth Taylor, a voluptuous violet-eyed actress who lived a life of luster and anguish and spent more than six decades as one of the world’s most visible women for her two Academy Awards, eight marriages, ravaging illnesses and work in AIDS philanthropy, died Wednesday at age 79. Read more from the Washington Post Check out […]

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Media Services and Basketball – March Madness!!

If you’re in the basketball watching mood this month, here are some videos in the Media Services Home Use Collection that are basketball related… some more than others. There’s something here for everyone, so try one out! O HUDVD 1592Hoop Dreams HU DVD 1890 Finding Forrester HUDVD 5270Changemakers – HU DVD 6048High School Musical HU […]

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NPR Highlights Books to Film in 2011

In a recent article, NPR highlighted several books that are being turned into films this year. Read the entire article here, or check out a couple below: Adjustment Bureau (March 4) The Book: This rom-thriller is “loosely” based on the short story “Adjustment Team” by science fiction master Philip K. Dick. In Dick’s story, first […]

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