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.
Continue readingRandom Movie… Tuesday?
Hey y’all. Your favorite mod got distracted yesterday and forgot to post this week’s random movie. Without further ado, I present to you DVD 12769, The Slumber Party Massacre Collection. This set includes Slumber Party Massacre I, Slumber Party Massacre II, and Slumber Party Massacre III. If you inferred that all of these films involve […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — You Only Live Once
Happy New Year! Our first random movie of the year is DVD 746, You Only Live Once, one of the first movies of the film noir genre. Here’s our summary: An ill-fated young couple are separated when he is put in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. You Only Live once was Fritz Lang’s second American film, […]
Continue readingNew African Feature Films Filmography
Ever hear the phrase “there’s an app for that?” Well, the Media Services version of that is “there’s a filmography for that.” We have over a hundred filmographies available on the library website, covering everything from Swedish cinema to LGBTQ films. We recently updated our African Feature Films filmography. We break down, country by country, […]
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