Bottled Water: A Big Business with Big Problems(see AU master calendar entry) By Chris O’Brien, AU’s Director of Sustainability, Paul Wapner, Associate Professor, and Jennifer Jones, President of Eco-SenseView the documentary Tapped and get a behind-the-scenes look at the bottled water industry and its vast array of negative consequences, from production of the plastic bottles […]
Continue readingDisneyland Dream: Classic home movie now on DVD
54 years ago Robbins Barstow made Disneyland Dream about his family’s trip to Disneyland after winning a nationwide contest sponsored by Scotch tape. He now makes it available on DVD. From Boing Boing–“This is the most delightful historical Disneyland movie I’ve seen — including the old TV shows where Walt tours the park. Young Master […]
Continue readingWatch 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 […]
Continue readingOscars 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
Continue readingScreening 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 […]
Continue readingMovieclips.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 […]
Continue readingSelected 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 […]
Continue readingTONIGHT! KPU Presents: Robert Kenner (Director of Food Inc) – 8:15pm Ward 1
KPU Presents: Robert Kenner8:15 p.m., Ward 1Come see the Oscar-nominated director of the documentary Food Inc.Sponsor: Eco-Sense, ATV, New Media Center, Wellness CenterCome to AU Library Media Services to see this film at one of our viewing stations!Food Inc DVD 6527
Continue readingToday 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 […]
Continue readingStreaming 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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