The most recent batch of Academy Award contenders to come out – 12 Years a Slave, The Contender, Gravity, etc. – all come from renowned or at least established directors. Except for perhaps Neil Blomkamp and Benh Zeitlin, few directors can claim that their first films received Oscar nods. Where, then, did these acclaimed directors […]
Continue readingHow digital film changes the racial politics of cinematography
Many filmmakers have reacted negatively to the industry’s transition from physical film to digital recordings. For all its benefits – immediate playback, easier editing, color correction – some argue that digital filming loses some the warm qualities that make physical film prints enticing. They aren’t convinced of the benefits, so physical film still has a […]
Continue readingReminder: Closing early today at 9pm
Because of scheduled campus-wide power outages, the library will close at 9pm tonight. Please keep this in mind if you’re planning to watch movies in the library… or even watch movies on your own! Many of the residence halls will not have power for several hours.
Continue readingWin a FREE 1TB HARD DRIVE for coming to the New Media Center!
Midterms season is in full swing, and students are starting work on their big end-of-year projects. But where do you store your giant video project? If only you could get a new flash drive or hard drive for free… Good news: our friends at the New Media Center are giving them away! If you attend […]
Continue readingBrave our Halloween giveaway and you might win a free movie!
We’ve been getting into the Halloween spirit for a while now. Time to share some of it with you! In preparation for everyone’s favorite terror-based holiday, we’re giving away digital copies of True Blood Season 4, Hitchcock, and Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2, Which one will you get? It’s random! Maybe that’s the scariest part. […]
Continue readingIs “cinema” having a crisis? Not quite, says A. O. Scott
A. O. Scott is one of the most notable film writers who actively engages questions about the future of the moving image medium. His articles, though controversial, always offer a unique and thoughtful perspective on the impending and foreboding issues facing the film industry. Scott is deeply familiar with the exodus of creative talent away […]
Continue readingBe the first for Last Vegas!
Summer movie season may be over, but that’s not stopping us from giving out movie passes! This time around, we’ve acquired passes to Last Vegas, the new comedy film in which Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, and others essentially play themselves having a bachelor party. We’re never ones to turn down an opportunity to hang […]
Continue readingTired of Michael Myers? Try scary television
Halloween is approaching in three weeks, and with the weather outside finally feeling appropriately fall-y, we’re getting into the spirit! Normally at this point we would tell you about the scary movies in our collection that you can find through our Pinterest page, but we want to take a second to look at the less-examined […]
Continue readingWhy widescreen? All aspect ratio questions answered in 18 minutes
The average media consumer is probably familiar with two aspect ratios, 4:3 and 16:9. Those are the dimensions commonly associated with standard-definition and high-definition TVs, respectively. Most media we consume has been formatted into one of these ratios for the sake of home viewing, but as you’d know if you’ve ever had to watch a […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – October 2013
Been a while, hasn’t it? Since the start of the semester, we’ve had a slew of new DVDs show up in in the library. You might be most interested in big names like The Great Gatsby and the second season of HBO’s Girls, but the past few months of acquisitions cast a very wide and […]
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