Franco Zeffirelli, the famed director behind many a Shakespeare adaptation, died in Rome this weekend at the age of 96. His earliest days seemed to predestine him for the drama he would become celebrated for. Born out of wedlock in Florence, Italy, his mother made up his surname based on a mistranslation of a Mozart […]
Continue readingNew DVDs! New DVDs!
We have a lot of American History-themed new acquisitions this week, as well as some classic sci-fi and the last of the Best Picture nominees. All of the DVDs are Home Use and free for you to rent from the library. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (DVD 16255) Fire Song (DVD 16256) […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday: Alucarda
It’s a beautiful day outside, so we’re here to bring you… something else. This week’s random movie is DVD 10068, Alucarda. Here’s our summary: A strange friendship develops between two young girls at a convent, Justine and Alucarda, and their relationship destroys the lives of those around them in a torrent of blood, death and […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — The American Fiddle Method
What better way to start off the work week than a deep dive into American Fiddle Music? That’s where this week’s random movie (DVD 509) led me, and I am so, so pleased. Here’s our summary: Fiddle teacher Brian Wicklund guides the student through the basic skills of learning the fiddle, including bow and fiddle […]
Continue readingRemembering Doris Day
Doris Day, the acclaimed and beloved actress died this past Monday, May 13th. For many people, Day is the face of post-war American cinema, and is known not only for her films, but her crooning voice. Day was born in Ohio in 1922, and was a near-professional dancer before a car accident shattered her leg. […]
Continue readingRandom Movie Monday — The Nin9s
This week’s random movie is DVD 5108, The Nines. Here’s our summary: The lives of an actor, a television game show personality, and a videogame designer are intertwined, and the lines between fantasy and reality become blurred. Three linked stories that exist in distinct but overlapping parallel universes, each challenging the other’s claim to reality […]
Continue readingThe Myth of Kanopy
We here at Media Services recently changed our Kanopy subscription. Before this semester, library users could watch any Kanopy film at any time, no questions asked. Though Kanopy looks (and markets itself) as the educational equivalent of Netflix or Amazon Prime, instead of paying a flat fee of x dollars/month, the library paid $150 per […]
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Happy finals season! This week’s random movie is DVD 9895, Silent Naruse, is a collection of two early works of Japanese filmmaker Mikio Naruse. The two films, Flunky, Work Hard and No Blood Relations are Naruse’s first two films. Both are silent films. Here’s our summary: Flunky, Work Hard (1931, 28 min): An atypical breezy […]
Continue readingVery DC New Acquisitions
We have two new DVD acquisitions today, both of which are very, very appropriate for DC. Vice (DVD 16238) On the Basis of Sex (DVD 16239) You can rent Vice now from the Media Services collection, and On the Basis of Sex on Sunday when I return it.
Continue readingTV Shows for Days
All of today’s new acquisitions are TV shows! We’ve got: The Americans: The Complete Final Season (DVD 14323) The Leftovers: The Complete First Season (DVD 16235) The Leftovers: The Complete Second Season (DVD 16236) The Leftovers: The Complete Third Season (DVD 16237)
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