The American Ruling ClassAnatomy of a SpringrollBetween Midnight and the Rooster’s CrowThe Big Buy: Tom Delay’s Stolen CongressBooks not BarsBuena Vista Social ClubDam/AgeFather Roy: Inside the School of the AssassinsThe Future of FoodThe Life and Times of Allen GinsbergThe Life and Times of Hank GreenbergPrison LullabiesProfit Motive and the Whispering Wind – A Must See […]
Continue readingStreaming Video Alert: Ephemeral Films on Archive.org
From their website:Ephemeral films are non-fiction films usually made for educational, industrial, or promotional purposes. The two classic ephemeral film collections found on the Archive are the Prelinger Archives and AV Geeks. In addition to these classic collections, you may view guidance films from the post-World War II British government, drive-in movie intermission ads, and […]
Continue readingFilms on Demand is Here! 6500 educational programs available for instant viewing online by AU students and faculty
Films-On-Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easy for students to instantly view documentaries from Films Media Group (FMG) via the library catalog and for faculty members to incorporate these programs into their Blackboard pages. The database currently contains about 6500 videos and FMG has been adding about 600 new titles per […]
Continue readingRemembering Peter Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980)
Peter Sellers is considered one of the finest comedians of all time. He was quite an enigmatic individual off-screen and once said, “I feel ghostly unreal until I become somebody else again on the screen.” Here are some Peter Sellers titles available in Media Services. HU means it’s part of the Home Use Collection, except […]
Continue readingVintage Rod Serling interview with author James Gunn, circa 1970
The entire run of Twilight Zone is available in Media Services DVD 2671-2698. Also look for Serling interviewed by a young Mike Wallace from 1959 on “The Treasures of the Twilight Zone” DVD 6478.“>
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Titles
Youth in Revolt – HU DVD 4468Black Narcissus – HU DVD 7327Awesome I … Shot That! – HU DVD 7329The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring the Beatles – HU DVD 7339The Girl by the Lake – HU DVD 7340Topsy Turvy – HU DVD 7427Flying Down to Rio – HU DVD 7428As Good as […]
Continue readingFull Metal Disney
If you liked Full Metal Disney, you may like Pulp Disney. Truthfully, we recommend the actual films, both of which we have here in Media Services in the Home Use Collection! Full Metal Jacket – HU DVD 1886Pulp Fiction – HU DVD 1244
Continue readingNetflix Now Streams To iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Adding a feature Apple junkies have been clamoring for, Netflix upgraded its App Store application to allow it to stream movies and TV shows for subscribers. MacRumors reports Netflix keeps track of where you left off on our viewing escapades, so you can start streaming a video at home and then pick up where you […]
Continue readingHulu versus Hulu+
This is an interesting article in which the title says it all, “Over 88% of Hulu Plus Content is Already Available for Free on Hulu.com.” Read more of it here.
Continue readingRecent Acquisitions in Film Noir at Media Services!
Here at Media Services our film noir collection has grown considerably. Over the summer we included tons of classic film noir titles to our collection like Armored Car Robbery – HU DVD 7323 and Human Desire – HU DVD 7296. See a list of all our recently acquired film noir titles below. Scarlet Street – […]
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