As highlighted on Hyperallergic, The Jim Henson Exhibition is now a permanent feature of the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY. I find muppets incredibly strange, but was interested to learn about the Anything Muppets, which can become a variety of different characters. Read the article here to find about more about this […]
Continue readingBlade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 comes out tomorrow, October 6th, playing basically everywhere.It’s supposed to be a not-awful sequel, which is easy to believe after watching the trailer: Naturally, the library has Blade Runner (HU DVD 1064), as well as Villeneuve’s Incendies (HU DVD 3563), Prisoners (HU DVD 11188), and Sicario (DVD 12919). Oh, and Arrival (HU […]
Continue readingIt’s Buster Keaton’s Birthday!
Celebrate by checking out one of our quietly awesome streaming databases, Silent Film Online! via GIPHY
Continue readingNew Acquisitions: September 2017
September has brought us a TON of television and some pretty great movies! Binge watch Gilligan’s Island, or Wallander! On the movie front, we got an eerie Nicole Kidman movie, Birth, and John Wick 2. (Yes, we have the original too.) Intrigued? Come check one out! September New Acquisitions 19-2. Season 1, Discs 1 – […]
Continue readingFrustrated with Netflix? Check Cinesift!
Cinesift, a movie rating aggregator and competitor to Rotten Tomatoes, has an awesome service that will tell you which quality films are available on Amazon Prime and Netflix. If you’re bored and the lesser dregs of Netflix will not satisfy your viewing needs, try their new search features to find a film worth watching that’s […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday Peter Lorre
To celebrate Peter Lorre’s birthday (June 26, 1904), here are some of BFI’s 10 essential Peter Lorre performances from our collection. (THOSE EYES!!) M (HU DVD 56): Drama based on the actual case of the Dusseldorf murderer of children who is hunted by police, but is caught and tried by the city’s criminals. The Man Who […]
Continue readingThe Phantom Image
In the TLS, Martin Scorsese responds to a review of his film Silence. His article, “Standing up for cinema,” lives up to its title: it stands up for a much maligned creative process, and an undervalued creative product. Scorsese makes many good points, in so many beautiful lines. Definitely worth a read. If you feel inspired, […]
Continue readingBorder Crossing Humor
Interesting piece on Woody Allen’s humor by Peter Berger, including this intriguing idea: “I think that one of the traits of sophistication is the capacity to cross borders between different cultural relevancies. Humor is often, intentionally or not, the result if not the very technique of such border-crossing.” Zelig (HU DVD 2082) is my recommended […]
Continue readingFor the silent film treasure hunter…
Imogen Sara Smith highlights Mostly Lost on Criterion. Definitely worth a read. On eventbrite, the description of the Mostly Lost workshop is: The Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus presents “Mostly Lost 6: A Film Identification Workshop” on June 15-17, 2017 in Culpeper, Virginia. “Mostly Lost” will feature the screenings of unidentified, […]
Continue readingTake a study break with a short streaming film!
Sure you could surrender your study breaks to Hulu, but AU also has streaming access to many short films that are arresting, important, and worth seeing. Here are three you might enjoy: A Trip to the Moon (13 minutes): This drama, by director Georges Melies, features Victor Andre, Bleuette Bernon, and Brunnet in a beautifully restored black […]
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