Media Services’ first new acquisition of 2020 is…. The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang! This movie (BLU 16732) was snubbed by the Academy, but Awkwafina made history at the Golden Globes when she became the first woman of Asian descent to win in a leading actress film category. Yes, it took until 2020 for that […]
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Looking for something to do this month? How about a festival screening the best new German language films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland? You can find a full film list and a call for volunteers at www.filmneu.com All the screenings take place at E Street Cinema.
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Then check out these movies, which feature all kinds of limbo and liminal stages before (and after) death.
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Happy Monday, dear readers! This week’s random movie is not a movie, but a tv show. Season Six of Oz, to be exact– DVD 15153. Here’s our summary. In this final season of Oz, Schillinger has revenge on his mind, Cyril is facing execution, Beecher is hoping for parole, and McManus is finding solace in […]
Continue readingIn the Executioner’s Shadow: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
AU’s very own Richard Stack, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States is pleased to present a screening of In the Executioner’s Shadow, in recognition of World and and Europe Against the Death Penalty Day. The screening will take place Thursday, October 10th, 2019, from 3:00 pm-5:15 pm at […]
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American Experience: Woodstock (DVD 16488) Shadow (DVD 16489)
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Today’s random movie is a miniseries — 2013’s Bonnie & Clyde (DVD 11487). Here’s our summary: Based on the true story of Clyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber who sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet. The two embark on one of the most infamous bank-robbing sprees in history. The […]
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And we’re back! We’re reaching way back in cinema history for today’s random movie, The Winning of Barbara Worth(DVD 7504). Here’s our summary: Gorgeous young Barbara Worth wants one thing– to help her adopted father turn their dusty desert town into farmland. But when a wealthy land developer is hired to build a dam and […]
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We now own the complete series of Masters of Sex! If you’re looking to ignore homework, then this tv series is an excellent way to do it. Masters of Sex Season 1 (DVD 16473) Masters of Sex Season 2 (DVD 16474) Masters of Sex Season 3 (DVD 16475) Masters of Sex Season 4 (DVD 16476)
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Get ’em while they’re hot, and before we close tomorrow! Racing Extinction (DVD 16298*) John Carter (DVD/BLU 16467) Europa Report (DVD 16468) Court (DVD 16469) Sickies Making Films (DVD 16470) Space Battleship Yamato (DVD/BLU 16741) The Odessa File (DVD 16742)
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