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 […]
Continue readingGet advance passes to see Pacific Rim THIS TUESDAY!
A number of high-profile movies come out this week, including the kid’s mega-hit Despicable Me 2 and Gore Verbinski’s big-budget gamble, The Lone Ranger. Those are all fine and well. But our real excitement is reserved for next week’s Pacific Rim, a tribute to Japanese kaiju monster movies from Guillermo del Toro. So why post […]
Continue readingLearn Final Cut Pro X TODAY at the New Media Center
Although Media Services is understandably a bit less busy during the summer, the New Media Center is still going at it. Our series of summer training sessions continues today with the popular Final Cut Pro X Bootcamp, a two-hour session that teaches you the ins and outs of one of the most popular video-editing programs. […]
Continue readingBehold, the Pugs of Middle-earth
It’s very hot out to day, and we’re exhausted. Some weather outlets say it feels like 97° right now. Yikes. So, without comment, here are pictures of pugs dressed like the cast of Lord of the Rings.
Continue readingMedia Services at the Movies: White House Down
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. Okay, hear us out on this one. There was once a time when summer blockbusters were not superhero movies. They were just loud […]
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