When it comes to Blu-ray, we’re just getting our feet wet. As more quality titles come out on Blu-ray, we’ll be sure to add to our collection and announce them here. Remember: Blu-ray DVDs can only be played on Blu-ray DVD players. We have one here in Media Services in viewing room 10. Please feel […]
Continue readingWatch full length episodes of the PBS series, “P.O.V.” for free.
“POV (a cinema term for “point of view”) is television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 275 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable […]
Continue readingMedia Services Staff Picks – Todd
Hard Boiled – HU DVD 3459 Trainspotting – HU DVD 1002 Clerks – HU DVD 1423Fallen Angels – HU DVD 5294 Apocalypse Now – HU DVD 27
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Acquisitions
Spider-Man – HU DVD 7121Spider-Man 2 – HU DVD 7122Spider-Man 3 – HU DVD 7123Juegos de Guerra – HU DVD 7124Men Who Stare at Goats – HU DVD 7125Madness of King George – HU DVD 7126Thunderheart – HU DVD 7127Last Detail – HU DVD 7128Junoon – HU DVD 7129Weight of Water – HU DVD 7130Science […]
Continue readingReservoir Dogs – Homage or Stealing?
Quentin Tarantino has always been a derisive filmmaker. However, what few of his fans know is how his love of cinema, back when he was a video store clerk may have made too much of an impression on his future films: http://current.com/shows/the-rotten-tomatoes-show/92405892_reservoir-dogs-homage-or-stealing.htm City on Fire vs. Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary)
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Acquisitions
Golden Age of Television – HU DVD 7091-3Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – HU DVD 7094Grass: A Nations Battle for Life – HU DVD 7095Julie and Julia – HU DVD 7096Bread and Chocolate – HU DVD 7097Il Divo – HU DVD 7098Invictus – HU DVD 7099Broken Embraces – HU DVD 7100Eurotrip – HU DVD 7131Vegas […]
Continue readingAU Library Video Tutorials Available on Youtube
The library has a youtube channel with a variety of useful videos. These brief videos give an overview of tools, databases, and software applications that will be useful in your research. They are all public, so subscribe here or just check them out! You can also find these tutorials on the How to… page on […]
Continue readingTis the Season – World Cup 2010
World Cup Fever is well underway and we’ve got some soccer films that should be of interest. They’re not all Home Use, but they’re all worth seeing. Any non-Home Use film can be comfortably viewed at one of our viewing stations here in Media Services. Check them out! Bend It Like Beckham – DVD 672Cup […]
Continue readingErrol Morris explains his motivation and how he created his “Interrotron”
http://www.errolmorris.com/content/eyecontact/interrotron.html
Continue readingSeinfeld Debuted 20 Years Ago!
On May 31, 1990, Seinfeld was first aired and has been responsible for millioins upon millions of laughs ever since. Seinfeld is arguably one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. According to Entertainment Weekly, NBC only committed to four episodes after airing the pilot of Seinfeld (originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles) the previous summer. […]
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