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 […]
Continue readingSelected New Acquisitions
The union: The business behind getting high – DVD 6878Edward Said on Orientalism – DVD 6877Beauty mark: Body image and the race for perfection – DVD 6876The codes of gender: Identity + performance in pop culture – DVD 6875Voodoo and the Church in Haiti – DVD 6874
Continue readingWerner Herzog’s Rogue Film School – get a head start at Media Services
Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School is sort of a world roving version of Socrates’ Academy. Number 8 of the school’s manifesto gives you an idea –Related, but more practical subjects, will be the art of lockpicking. Traveling on foot. The exhilaration of being shot at unsuccessfully. The athletic side of filmmaking. The creation of your […]
Continue readingWanna play a DVD from another country on your laptop?
Generally it can be done but it probably should only be considered as a last resort if an all-region player is unavailable. Briefly, most DVDs are coded to play in specific regions. The format used in the US, US territories, and Canada is Region 1. The format used in Europe, the Middle East, and South […]
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Suggestion from Chris–The Media Librarian!
Feature Films:Adaptation – HU DVD 699Groundhog Day – HU DVD 2351Election – HU DVD 3307Shane – DVD 300A Clockwork Orange – HU DVD 3274I Shot Andy Warhol – HU DVD 5546Welcome to the Dollhouse – HU DVD 1003Fargo – HU DVD 2393To Have and Have Not – HU DVD 1440Went the Day Well? – HU […]
Continue readingHemispheric Institute Digital Video Library: An archive of performing arts on video from across the Americas
From their website: The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library, a collaboration between New York University Libraries and NYU’s Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, provides a digital venue for documenting the expression of social and political life through performance in the many cultures and political landscapes of the Americas. The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library […]
Continue reading10 Google Video (FREE, FREE, FREE) Documentaries You Have To Watch
Check them out: http://www.nichegeek.com/10_google_documentaries_you_have_to_watch
Continue readingMaura recommends: Passion Fish
In this beautiful film, John Sayles is at his most compassionate and subtle. The premise is simple: a soap opera star on her way to getting her legs waxed, is side-swiped by a taxi and loses the use of the lower half of her body. While that is where the film begins, the story centers […]
Continue readingDigital Media Studio workrooms now available for overnight use!
The DMS workstations can now be reserved for overnight use the nights the library is open 24 hours (Monday 12:00AM through Friday 8:00AM). Access is by reservation only and users must have a signed Borrower’s Agreement for Library Technology form on file at Media Services. Once on file, users can reserve an evening (midnight – […]
Continue readingMedia Services Recommends…Althea’s List of Mostly Soppy Love Dramas Plus Kill Bill and Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty – HU DVD 4879Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – HU DVD 244Sabrina – HU DVD 5390Pride and Prejudice (BBC Version) – HU DVD 2819Gone with the Wind – HU DVD 9Dangerous Liaisons – HU DVD 5913Love Actually – HU DVD 3510Casablanca – HU DVD 150Dead Poets Society – HU DVD 303Kill Bill Vol. 1 – […]
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