Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Terra Blight (DVD 10630) shines a light on the hazardous environmental impact made by discarded personal electronics. Terra Blight challenges the myth that computers are making the world “greener.” In fact, our constant consumption of new tech may be filling our planet with […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Facebook Follies
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Facebook Follies (DVD 10640) tells the other side of the social media story. Whereas others focus on how social media rose to dominance, this documentary focuses on the consequences of our addiction to instantaneous sharing. The effects are felt everywhere, from the downfall […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Mr. Cao Goes to Washington (DVD 10616) challenges the political status quo with a look at Joseph Cao, a representative with an unconventional life story. Congressman Cao was Congress’s first Vietnamese-American, a non-white Republican elected by an African-American majority in New Orleans, and […]
Continue readingAt last! Free legal services for independent filmmakers
One of the most worrying parts of working on a big independent film project is the potential legal woes. Large producers tend to have lawyers on retainer, but for someone working on their capstone or getting feet wet in the world of independent filmmaking, a cease-and-desist over copyright or trademark infringement can be disruptive. A […]
Continue readingA. O. Scott: Film is alive and well
Back in September we posted an article asking if television had overtaken film as the medium of our time. It was part of a long string of opinion pieces writing the obituary for film culture. It seems only fair to post a rebuttal. New York Times film critic A. O. Scott has a new piece […]
Continue readingSee Elf on campus TONIGHT!
The AU United Methodist-Protestant Community has always been good about holding monthly movie screenings, and this time around is no different. In the spirit of the season, the AU Methodists will by showing Elf at 9pm in the Mary Graydon Center, Room 200. Finals have yet to rear their ugly head, so enjoy the holiday-themed […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement (DVD 10618) follows the story of Julian Bond, a civil right activist whose life story spans from the first marches on Washington and the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to […]
Continue readingMeet the Poster Printer
The library has a fun new addition: meet the poster printer! This dashboard-sized behemoth prints large-form posters for presentations and events. No longer will you have to awkwardly print out paragraphs and glue to them to CVS posterboard; you can design the whole poster with software available at the New Media Center. Price varies by […]
Continue readingSilent Film Online is free, substantial
Ends up that the lost Hitchcock isn’t the only silent film you can find online now. The American University Library now has a subscription to Silent Film Online, a database of streaming silent films. This isn’t a tiny collection: it has heavy hitters like Nosferatu, Battleship Potemkin, and Metropolis. If you’re an active member of […]
Continue readingHitchcock first’s film found! Watch online for free
Attention Hitchcock aficionados: one of the legendary director’s first films, 1923’s The White Shadow, was recently recovered in New Zealand and has been made available for free online. It is currently the earliest surviving Hitchcock film. The film, long presumed lost was only partly recovered. About half of the silent film (42 minutes) has survived, […]
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