We’re proud of the variety and depth of the Media Services collection. In the interest of bringing you some highlights and deep cuts from our shelves, we’ll be posting unusual and interesting Top 10 lists of some of our favorite DVDs. When was the last time you watched a DVD bonus feature? At the risk […]
Continue readingThis film critic’s child grew up – with some help from the Terminator
Do you remember your first R-rated movie? Many people probably merged into the world of violent and dark films without great fanfare, but for others, graduating from PG-13 to R is a rite of passage and a sign that, yes, a parent figure thinks that you’re mature enough to enjoy that sort of movie. If […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – November 2014
As you recover from your sugar-induced comas this morning, you might be happy to learn that we have a few new items in our collection. We have two major highlights this month. Firstly, thanks to a generous donation, we have received a massive collection of Quebecois films. Secondly, we spent the better part of the […]
Continue readingSettle in for a night in Halloween town
Tomorrow is Halloween, which, in a rare moment of editorializing, I will declare is the greatest best holiday on the face of the earth. The library’s getting into the holiday spirit too; expect lots of the staff to be in costume tomorrow. And as part of the festivities, we’re going to show Halloweentown for free! […]
Continue readingAU Music Library gets to know Blind Joe Death
The AU Music Library continues to dig into our combined, meaty collection of DVDs about the DC music scene. This time, they’ve taken a look at In Search of Blind Joe Death (MUSIC LIBRARY DVD 77), a Kickstarted documentary about a Takoma Park resident and AU alum who became something of an experimental folk and […]
Continue readingToo much Jason? Our staff recommends obscure horror classics
The day will come that you are sick of watching Hocus Pocus. We all love the Halloween standards, but there are only so many times you can watch the same movies every year before you start looking for something different. According to our Pinterest page, we have over 180 horror films in our collection, but […]
Continue readingDrafthouse compiles the greatest movie deaths (WARNING: this is actually horrifying)
This Friday is Halloween, so we’ll be attempting to bring you spooky, scary, or otherwise horrifying posts this week! We’ll get the crazy stuff out of the way first. To celebrate the impending holiday, Alamo Drafthouse enlisted the filmmakers of the violent short film series The ABCs of Death 2 to curate a supercut of […]
Continue readingScreenings galore! More passes available at Media Services
Based on the number of early screening promos we’ve been running recently, we’re clearly in the midst of fall movie season. We never want to disappoint, so this week, we have two advance passes for you! Our passes this week are to see Jake Gyllenhaal go full sleazebag in Nightcrawler on Saturday, October 25th at […]
Continue readingAlamo Drafthouse CEO weighs in on the physical-vs-digital debate
The debate over the future of physical film has been simmering for a few years now, with major directors and film personalities carving out a place for the future of celluloid. This weekend, Tim League, film advocate and CEO of independent theater chain Alama Drafthouse Cinema, added his voice to the fray. League has a […]
Continue readingJoin SOC and the National Gallery of Art for a new world cinema festival
We certainly think that American University is a cultured place, but our on-campus film screenings are starting to feel more… prestigious. This year, the School of Communication struck up a multi-year partnership with the National Gallery of Art to bring a world cinema festival to AU while the NGA ia undergoing renovations. The SOC/NGA partnership […]
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