Errol Flynn was born June 20th, 1909! I personally much prefer Kevin Kline playing Errol Flynn, but, since it’s his birthday, we would like to highlight: The Adventures of Robin Hood (HU DVD 3938), because obviously. Gentleman Jim (HU DVD 4979), because I like the word pugilist. Captain Blood (HU DVD 6595), because apparently our copy […]
Continue readingYvette Horner and the Authenticity of the Soundscape
On June 11th, 2018, the famed musician Yvette Horner passed away. She was perhaps best known here in the states as the accordion-playing symbol of the Tour de France, though she did have a career in other media and a following for her music (and possibly hair) alone as well, playing the accordion until she […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Lady and the Tramp
Happy Monday! Did you know that Media Services has a ton of family movies on Home Use? Well, today’s random movie is a childhood favorite, Lady and the Tramp (HU DVD 10062)! This movie is especially notable for the vocal talents of Peggy Lee, and for featuring a truly iconic kiss that has been parodied […]
Continue readingWe Welcome the Adult Losers Club
I completely unexpectedly loved It last year, and I just found out that they cast the adults for the sequel! You can read about it here, and there are definitely…choices…that have been made…but like everyone on the planet, I’m super excited for Isaiah Mustafa as Mike!
Continue readingMovies At Random: Paloma De Papel
Welcome back to my personal favorite feature, Movies At Random! If you haven’t heard, Media Services is operating out of the Information Desk for the summer, which means I can’t close my eyes, wander down the gemtrac, and pull out the weirdest looking DVD. No, instead, we’re letting the Google Random Number Generator determine our […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday Judy Garland!
Judy Garland was born June 10th 1922, which means it’s time for everyone to settle down and watch my favorite Judy Garland song: her tribute to Clark Gable, “You Made Me Love You.” Naturally there are far better versions of this song, but this is the sweetest tribute to Clark Gable, and I adore it.
Continue readingWelcome
Welcome to the new Media Services wordpress blog. As you can see, we’re a bit of a construction zone right now, but have a little patience because we’ll be looking sharp in no time. We’ve got a lot of cool new features planned, and we’d hate for you to miss anything, so please take a […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: The Bad Seed
For the last random movie of May, we have the classic horror film The Bad Seed (HU DVD 4910). The plot summary on Wikipedia is too spoiler-y for my taste. But there’s a ton of interesting facts on the IMDB page, including one that is probably of interest only to me: Paul Henreid tried to buy […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: The War Lover
Today’s random movie is The War Lover (HU DVD 10437) starring Steve McQueen. This black and white 1962 war film got kind of meh reviews, according to Wikipedia. Based on the trailer below, it’s…uh…”of its time,” shall we say. (Check out that font though.) This film was also at some point subjected to the bizarre process […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Taxi
Today’s random movie is Jafar Panahi’s Taxi (HU DVD 13144). This movie looks so good based on the trailer below. The plot summary on Wikipedia kind of gives too much away, but it’s really interesting to read about the production of this film. Panahi himself is a major part of this story, as it came […]
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