Watch episodes of NOW, now.

“Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW on PBS goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle to probe the most important issues facing democracy and give viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world.” –PBS website. First started by Bill Moyers back in 2002, this news program gave issues more […]

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Oscars Betting Odds

Easyodds.com provides a table of odds being offered by 20 British bookmakers on all of the major Academy Awards categories. I don’t want to give anything away but A Serious Man has its work cut out for itself. link

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Screening Today @ AU: PBS Frontline “Flying Cheap” followed by panel discussion

The screening will begin at 7 o’clock in Wechsler Theater located on the 3rd floor of the Mary Graydon Center. “Flying Cheap” was co-produced by the School of Communication Investigative Reporting Workshop and FRONTLINE. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion, including David Fanning, the executive producer of FRONTLINE. A full description of […]

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Movieclips.com has now opened its service to users worldwide!!

MOVIECLIPS.com, host of the largest collection of officially licensed, high quality movies on the web, today opened up its service to users worldwide. Launched in December 2009, MOVIECLIPS.com is a premium online video destination offering audiences the largest and most diverse collection of movie scenes. MOVIECLIPS.com allows fans to find, watch, and share more than […]

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Selected New Home Use Titles

Eugenia Grandet – HU DVD 6764Point Break – HU DVD 6765The Brother From Another Planet – HU DVD 6766Sweet Mud – HU DVD 6767Laila’s Birthday – HU DVD 6768Streamers – HU DVD 6769The Girlfriend Experience – HU DVD 6770The Girl Can’t Help It – HU DVD 6771Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? – HU DVD 6772The […]

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Today in the AU Library: Lawrence Lessig Webcast

6 pm – 7:30 pm, Training and Events Room (library 1st floor) Open Video Community Day Webcast: Open Access advocate Lawrence Lessiglectures on copyright in the digital age and “fair use” which allowslimited use of copyrighted material for commentary, criticism,teaching and scholarship. Please Note: This is a webcast. Lawrence Lessig will not be here in […]

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Streaming Video: One Degree Matters

I went looking for distributors of films that will be screened in the upcoming Environmental Film Festival and discovered One Degree Matters is available in its entirety on Vimeo. Here’s the Film Festival’s blurb on it: ONE DEGREE MATTERS (Denmark, 2009, 57 min.) This documentary follows social and business leaders as they travel to Greenland […]

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Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees

They’ve upped the list to ten this year. Five aren’t yet on video but the other five can be found in the Media Services collection. Avatar – Not yet on video.The Blind Side – Not yet on video.District 9 – DVD 6686An Education – Not yet on video.The Hurt Locker – DVD 6762Inglourious Basterds – […]

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