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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The African Queen – HU DVD 6973 Marius – HU DVD 7001 Fanny – HU DVD 7002 César – HU DVD 7003 The Fanny Trilogy Special Features – HU DVD 7004 Goodbye Solo – HU DVD 7005 Executive Action – HU DVD 7006 The Last Wedding – HU DVD 7007 Los Olvidados – HU DVD […]
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Speaking of Money – DVD 6963 Meeting the Challenge – DVD 6964Chicken Soup – DVD 6965 Hot Bagels: The Hole Story – DVD 6966 Gefilte Fish – DVD 6967 Abel Raises Cain – DVD 6968 Frontline: The Triumph of Evil – DVD 6969 Holy Ghost People – DVD 6970 Pablo Neruda, Poet – DVD 6971 […]
Continue readingDennis Hopper, you will be missed.
From Giant to Easy Rider to Blue Velvet, Dennis Hopper was the consummate character who usually stole the show. His intensity was used to evoke fear, humor, and many times, obsession and insanity. He was only occasionally cast as something less than a lunatic. If you aren’t fully aware of the Hopper oeuvre, add these […]
Continue readingSony develops a rollable OLED screen…
Portable and rollable? Pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvTLg4i2_U&feature=player_embedded
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Liberia: an uncivil war – DVD 1079Frontline: The war briefing – DVD 1085 Frontline: The warning – DVD 1089Frida naturaleza viva – DVD 1090Dirt! the movie – DVD 1288Frontline World: Stories from a Small Planet (April 14, 2009) – DVD 2975Lawrence of Arabia: PBS/BBC Doc – DVD 3126The crash of 1929 – DVD 3810The civilian […]
Continue readingUCLA Preserved Silent Animation online
This new site is a small showcase for the UCLA Film and Television Archive. There are just eleven films so far but they promise more so bookmark it. Videos can be streamed or downloaded. link
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The limits of control – HU DVD 5979South Park: Season 4 – HU DVD 6951 – 6962Ponyo – HU DVD 6937The Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson – DVD 6911 – 6923The Last of the Mohicans – HU DVD 6905A Serious Man – HU DVD 6904O Lucky Man! – HU DVD 6903The Commitments – HU DVD […]
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You don’t know Dick – DVD 947Covered: the Hajab in Cairo, Egypt – DVD 4886Dream girls – DVD 5988Sisters and daughters betrayed – DVD 6001A world of differences – DVD 6052Sixteen decisions – DVD 6238Six billion and beyond – DVD 6256Extreme engineering: Woodrow Wilson Bridge – DVD 6259History and memory – DVD 6397Calling the ghosts […]
Continue readingTim Robbins & James Gandolfini Join The HBO Movie ‘Cinema Verite’
Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini are set to co-star opposite Diane Lane in HBO Films’ Cinema Verite. The movie, written by David Seltzer, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. The series by Oscar-winning doc filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond centered on Santa Barbara couple […]
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