Of the many film screenings happening around the DMV area this summer, none has a stronger pedigree and brand than the HBO- and Universal-sponsored Screen on the Green. Every Monday for the next four weeks, HBO will screen a classic film on the National Mall at sunset, around 8pm. This year’s festivities begin tonight with […]
Continue readingNetflix overshadows Emmy nominations; the future of television is here to stay
Remember how excited we were about the Oscars? After a few months, we finally managed to get over it and stop talking about Argo. But now award fever has hit once again: this morning, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for this year’s primetime Emmys. Many of the nominees are exactly what […]
Continue readingDC Digital Commons opens, offers powerful media resources
We’re very proud of the services and equipment available at the New Media Center; our training sessions and studio spaces had great attendance last year, and users are walking away with finished projects and greater knowledge of multimedia software. We’re always very happy when we see other universities and libraries offering these services too. Color […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: Ryan Week
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. Of the five notable movies coming out this week, three of them feature a Ryan in the lead role. Specifically, Ryan Reynolds appears […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – July 2013
The summer rolls on, and in-between our trips to the theater and the beach, we’ve picked up some new movies. There are a few big crowd-pleasers, like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pitch Perfect, and the first season of The Newsroom. But also a number of interesting smaller titles. Learn about youth chess prodigies […]
Continue readingExcellent! AFI Silver starts righteous 80s film series
We’ve posted in the past about summer film screenings, but this one takes the cake. Throughout the next few months, AFI Silver, located close to the Silver Spring metro stop, will be showing original prints of great films from the 1980s. These aren’t just DVD copies: you get to see the original things, as they […]
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: Playing catch-up
The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection. Phew! We already promoted the super-great robot beat-em-up Pacific Rim last week, so this time around, it’s time for a breather. There are […]
Continue readingAU Library closed tomorow; get Independence Day for Independence Day
Just a reminder: the American University Library will be CLOSED for Independence Day tomorrow, July 4th. We close at 6pm today in preparation for the holiday. If you’re planning on taking out any movies for the holiday, please do so today. Shockingly, we have two copies of Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day still available (HU DVD […]
Continue readingCosby revisits his sweaters, asks fans to pick the best
Time for some great non-news: Bill Cosby’s official website has opened a poll for fans to vote on the best of the now-legendary “Cosby sweaters,” the weird and colorful garments worn by Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show. Starting with the “Crew 32” and working down to the “Warmest 4,” Cosby’s sweater bracket is by […]
Continue readingEntertainment Weekly crowns Citizen Kane, The Wire the greatest
Many organizations – Sight & Sound, the AFI, and IMDb to name a few – have created lists of what they consider the greatest films of all time. Now add Entertainment Weekly to that list. On Sunday, the weekly media magazine published a list of, in the view of its editorial staff, the greatest movies […]
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