Here are some of the leading contenders in the next hopeful Academy Award Winners. Which one is most likely to win? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/03/poll-what-will-win-best-picture-at-the-next-oscars.html
Twenty years after becoming the first African American to win two Oscars, Russell Williams, SOC/BA ’74, returned to Hollywood for the 83rd Academy Awards to commemorate that historic occasion. Williams won Oscars for his sound work on Glory and Dances with Wolves. Since 2002, he’s been an artist in residence at American University’s School of … Continue reading “AU Professr Russell Williams Returns to Oscarland”
Twenty years after becoming the first African American to win two Oscars, Russell Williams, SOC/BA ’74, returned to Hollywood for the 83rd Academy Awards to commemorate that historic occasion.
Williams won Oscars for his sound work on Glory and Dances with Wolves. Since 2002, he’s been an artist in residence at American University’s School of Communication.
“When I was a sound person, very few people wanted to hear what I had to say when I walked in the room,” Williams said, joking with WJLA-ABC 7’s Arch Campbell in an interview at the Kodak Theatre, site of the Oscarcast. “As a professor, they generally start off wanting to hear what I have to say.”
See Arch Cambell, ABC-7 and Russell Williams on the Red Carpet.
In addition to Glory and Dances with Wolves, Williams has also worked on many other films, including Field of Dreams. The District native has won two Emmy’s and is a producer as well.
Williams has been no stranger to Hollywood since joining the School of Communication, where he runs SOC’s Summer in L.A program.
Check out Williams’s tweets about his 20th-anniversary return to the Academy Award ceremony.
Listen to Russell Williams on WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show.
As seen in American Today.
It’s certainly debatable that Twitter during the Oscars was more entertaining than the Oscars themselves. Here are some of BestWeekEver’s favorite Oscar tweets.
It’s certainly debatable that Twitter during the Oscars was more entertaining than the Oscars themselves. Here are some of BestWeekEver’s favorite Oscar tweets.
Ernest Borgnine recently was the 47th recipient of the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards (Screen Actor’s Guild Award Ceremony). Check out the SAG Awards blog.Check out one of these titles available from the Media Services Home Use Collection. The Wild Bunch – HU DVD 4074 Bad day at Black Rock – HU DVD … Continue reading “Ernest Borgnine – Life Achievement Award”
The Wild Bunch – HU DVD 4074
Bad day at Black Rock – HU DVD 7254
Marty – HU DVD 5178
Gattaca – HU DVD 1949
Johnny Guitar – HU VHS 5268
Hustle – HU VHS 4870
From Here to Eternity – HU DVD 1729
The 83rd Academy Awards Oscar Nominations have been announced. The Media Services Home Use Collection has a few of these titles. Our collection also happens to have tons of films by nominated actors and directors, not to mention two nominated documentary films. Here’s an extensive list of films related to this year’s nominees.*means this one … Continue reading “83rd Academy Awards Oscar Nominations”
OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS
Social Network – HU DVD 7969 Oscar Nominee
Toy Story 3 – HU DVD 7770 and BLU-RAY DVD 7770 Oscar Nominee
Exit Through The Gift Shop – HU DVD 7959 Oscar Nominee (taken off home use for this semester)
GasLand – DVD 7968 Oscar Nominee (Media Services Only)
OSCAR NOMINATED Directors
Darren Aronofsky
The Fountain – HU DVD 3176
[Pi] – HU DVD 161
Requiem for a Dream – HU DVD 344
The Wrestler – HU DVD 5680
David Fincher
Alien 3 – HU DVD 887
Curious Case of Benjamin Button – HU DVD 5917
Fight Club – HU DVD 939*
The Game – HU DVD 2246
Panic Room – HU DVD 5337
Se7en – HU DVD 22
Social Network – HU DVD 7969 Oscar Nominee
Zodiac – HU DVD 2982
OSCAR NOMINATED Actors
JAVIER BARDEM
Goya’s Ghosts – HU DVD 4775
Love in the Time of Cholera – HU DVD 4114
No Country for Old Men – HU DVD 3982
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – HU DVD 4776
Before Night Falls – HU DVD 486
JEFF BRIDGES
Crazy Heart – HU DVD 7727
The Men Who Stare at Goats – HU DVD 7125
Iron Man – HU DVD 2763
Tideland – HU DVD 2916
Lost in La Mancha – HU DVD 234
Seabiscuit – HU DVD 7265
Texasville – HU DVD 1119
Tron – HU DVD 997
Cutter’s Way – HU DVD 5218
Heaven’s Gate – HU DVD 4307
Tucker: The Man and His Dream – HU DVD 5351
Fearless – HU DVD 292
The Last Picture Show – HU DVD 1118
White Squall – HU DVD 5530
The Fisher King – HU DVD 3108
The Big Lebowski – HU DVD 25
JESSE EISENBERG
The Social Network – HU DVD 7969 Oscar Nominee
The Squid and the Whale – HU DVD 1917
The Hunting Party – HU DVD 4461
Adventureland – HU DVD 6464
JAMES FRANCO
Howl – HU DVD 7957
Spiderman Trilogy – HU DVD 7121-7123
Pineapple Express – HU DVD 7083
The Company – HU DVD 964
Freaks and Geeks (TV) – HU DVD 3441
Batman Begins – HU DVD 3175
COLIN FIRTH
Single Man – HU DVD 7250
Apartment Zero – HU DVD 5184
Where the Truth Lies – HU DVD 2942
English Patient – HU DVD 4749
Girl with a Pearl Earring – HU DVD 809
Love Actually – HU DVD 3510
The Advocate – HU DVD 5768
Importance of Being Earnest – HU DVD 545
Valmont – HU DVD 4144
Shakespeare in Love – HU DVD 76
Pride and Prejudice (BBC) – HU DVD 2819
Christian Bale
3:10 to Yuma – HU DVD 7655
American Psycho – HU DVD 418
Batman Begins – HU DVD 3175
The Dark Knight – HU DVD 5408
Empire of the Sun – HU DVD 4708
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro = Howl’s Moving Castle – HU DVD 2979
I’m Not There – HU DVD 4217
The New World – HU DVD 1963
Newsies – HU DVD 2575
Pocahontas – HU DVD 245
The Prestige – HU DVD 3831
Rescue Dawn – HU DVD 3419
Swing Kids – HU DVD 533
Velvet Goldmine – HU DVD 687
John Hawkes
American Gangster – HU DVD 6514
Deadwood – HU DVD 7101-7129
Eastbound & Down – HU DVD 7041
Me and You and Everyone We Know – HU DVD 2480
Winter’s Bone – HU DVD 7969 Oscar Nominee
Jeremy Renner
28 Weeks Later – HU DVD 7248
The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford – HU DVD 5060
The Hurt Locker – HU DVD 6762
North Country – HU DVD 1931
The Town – Oscar Nominee Coming Soon!
Mark Ruffalo
All The King’s Men – HU DVD 3662
The Brothers Bloom – HU DVD 7061
Collateral – HU DVD 3855
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – HU DVD 1020
In The Cut – HU DVD 2353
The Kid’s Are All Right – HU DVD 7848 Oscar Nominee
Shutter Island – HU DVD 7517
Where the Wild Things Are – HU DVD 7028
You Can Count On Me – HU DVD 452
Zodiac – HU DVD 2982
Geoffrey Rush
Elizabeth – HU DVD 5491
Elizabeth: The Golden Age – HU DVD 5492
Finding Nemo – HU DVD 836
Frida – HU DVD 707
Intolerable Cruelty – HU DVD 5385
Munich – HU DVD 2172
Quills – HU DVD 1940
Shakespeare in Love – HU DVD 76
Annette Bening
American Beauty – HU DVD 1674
The American President – HU DVD 7800
The Grifters – HU DVD 207
Guilty By Suspicion – HU DVD 5386
The Kid’s Are All Right – HU DVD 7848 Oscar Nominee
Richard III – HU VHS 4478
The Siege – HU DVD 298
Valmont – HU DVD 4144
Nicole Kidman
Batman Forever – HU DVD 4703
Cold Mountain – HU DVD 857
Dogville – HU DVD 1100
Eyes Wide Shut – HU DVD 132
The Interpreter – HU DVD 1932
The Peacemaker – HU DVD 247
To Die For – HU DVD 5269
Jennifer Lawrence
Winter’s Bone – HU DVD 7969 Oscar Nominee
Natalie Portman
Closer – HU DVD 4080
Cold Mountain – HU DVD 857
Garden State – HU DVD 2709
Goya’s Ghosts – HU DVD 4775
The Other Boleyn Girl – HU DVD 7844
Paris, Je T’Aime = Paris, I Love You – HU DVD 3378
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – HU DVD 1640
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – HU DVD 1641
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of the Sith – HU DVD 1642
V For Vendetta – HU DVD 5558
Michelle Williams
Brokeback Mountain – HU DVD 1924
Dick – HU DVD 4049
If These Walls Could Talk 2 – HU DVD 5812
Shutter Island – HU DVD 7517
Synecdoche, New York – HU DVD 5557
Wendy and Lucy – HU DVD 5763
Amy Adams
Catch Me If You Can – HU DVD 698
Charlie Wilson’s War – HU DVD 4309
Doubt – HU DVD 5610 (taken off home use for this semester)
Julie & Julia – HU DVD 7096
Junebug – HU DVD 2279
Helena Bonham Carter
Alice in Wonderland (2010) – HU DVD 7719 and BLU-RAY DVD 7719
Big Fish – HU DVD 4712
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – HU DVD 7094
Conversations with Other Women – HU DVD 3607
Fight Club – HU DVD 939*
Hamlet – HU DVD 5914
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – HU DVD 6046
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – HU DVD 6045
Howards End – HU DVD 6273
Margaret’s Museum – HU DVD 1403
Room with a View – HU DVD 4005
Sweeney Todd – HU DVD 4111
Wallace & Gromit – HU DVD 1817
Wings of the Dove – HU DVD 2010
Melissa Leo
21 Grams – HU DVD 792
Frozen River – HU DVD 5921
Homicide, Life on the Street – HU DVD 2798-2801
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada – HU DVD 4227
Jacki Weaver
Picnic at Hanging Rock – HU DVD 66
Check out all the winners and nominees here. Best Motion Picture Nominees In Our Collection: The Social Network – HU DVD 7969 winner Winter’s Bone -HU DVD 7696 Alice in Wonderland– HU DVD 7719 and HU BLU-RAY DVD 7719 Toy Story 3 – HU DVD 7770 and HU BLU-RAY DVD 7770 winner The Kids Are … Continue reading “The 2011 Golden Globe Awards”
Check out all the winners and nominees here.
Best Motion Picture Nominees In Our Collection:
The Social Network – HU DVD 7969 winner
Winter’s Bone -HU DVD 7696
Alice in Wonderland– HU DVD 7719 and HU BLU-RAY DVD 7719
Toy Story 3 – HU DVD 7770 and HU BLU-RAY DVD 7770 winner
The Kids Are All Right – HU DVD 7848 winner
Best TV Series Nominees In Our Collection:
Dexter Seasons 1-4 – HU DVD 6631-6646
The Office Seasons 1-5 – HU DVD 4011-4028
Mad Men Seasons 1-3 – HU DVD 4541-4552
House Seasons 1-5 – HU DVD 5461-5483
Modern Family Season 1 – HU DVD 7701-7704
Glee Seasons 1 – HU DVD 7621- winner
Cecil B. DeMille Award:
Robert De Niro.
See our De Niro Blog Post!
The Washington Post answers some lingering unanswered questions.
Ricky Gervais did quite a job hosting the 2011 Golden Globes.Some say he was too harsh on the Hollywood elite, it appears that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was pleased with his performance.
The Gold Derby blog said:
And it seems that the HFPA is pleased with, if not proud of, the work of returning host Ricky Gervais. The organization issued the following statement:
We loved the show. It was a lot of fun and obviously has a lot of people talking. When you hire a comedian like Ricky Gervais, one expects in your face, sometimes outrageous material. Certainly, in this case, he pushed the envelope and occasionally went too far. The HFPA would never condone some of his personal remarks. Overall, however, the show was among the best we’ve ever had and we were pleased.
And, for his part, Gervais had the following to say about the reaction to his ribald humor:
I did every single introduction I was meant to. There just happened to be a long gap. This is because I was allowed to choose who I would introduce in advance. I obviously chose presenters who I had the best jokes for. (And who I knew had a good sense of humour). Everyone took it well and the atmosphere backstage and at the after show was great.
Thanks to this Youtube clip, you can be the judge.
Media Services’ Digital Media Studio and the New Media Center are jointly sponsoring a contest to promote multimedia work created in our labs. Submit your class assignments, win prizes and come to the festival screening May 1. Contest rules and application form.
Media Services’ Digital Media Studio and the New Media Center are jointly sponsoring a contest to promote multimedia work created in our labs. Submit your class assignments, win prizes and come to the festival screening May 1. Contest rules and application form.
I highly recommend attending this festival. It is one of the D.C. metro areas consistently best festivals. I’ve made the films link to their Internet Movie Database page, if possible, I’ve tracked down a trailer of the film, some of which DO NOT have English subtitles. However, all the films playing at the festival will … Continue reading “22ND AFI European Union Film Showcase At AFI Silver Theater”
I highly recommend attending this festival. It is one of the D.C. metro areas consistently best festivals. I’ve made the films link to their Internet Movie Database page, if possible, I’ve tracked down a trailer of the film, some of which DO NOT have English subtitles. However, all the films playing at the festival will have English subtitles.
Austria
Der Knochenman aka The Bone Man
Trailer
Fri, Nov 20, 9:30/Sat, Nov 21, 10:00
Belgium
“Panique au village” aka “A Town Called Panic”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 7, 7:00/Sun, Nov 8, 1:00
Bulgaria
Zift
Trailer
Fri, Nov 6, 9:30/Sat, Nov 7, 8:45
Czech Republic
“Nestyda” aka “Shameless”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 14, 7:30/Wed, Nov 18, 7:00
Trailer
Sun, Nov 22, 3:30/Mon, Nov 23, 7:00
Denmark
“Applaus” aka “Applause”
Tue, Nov 10, 7:00/Thurs, Nov 12, 7:00
“Fri os fra det onde” aka “Deliver Us from Evil”
Trailer
Fri, Nov 13, 9:45/Mon, Nov 16, 7:00
Estonia
“Disko ja tuumasõda” aka “Disco and Atomic War”
Trailer
Sun, Nov 8, 9:45/Tue, Nov 10, 9:00
Finland
“Haarautuvan rakkauden talo” aka “The House of Branching Love”
Trailer
Wed, Nov 11, 8:35/Sat, Nov 14, 5:00
France
“14-18, le bruit et la fureur” aka “14-18 Noise and Fury”
Trailer
Mon, Nov 9, 8:50/Thurs, Nov 12, 9:10
“Barbe Bleue” aka “Bluebeard”
Trailer
Mon, Nov 9, 7:05/Wed, Nov 11, 7:00
“L’enfer d’Henri-Georges Clouzot” aka “Henri-George Clouzot’s Inferno”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 21, 4:00/Sun, Nov 22, 7:45
Germany
“Alle Anderen” aka “Everyone Else”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 7, 3:30/Sun, Nov 8, 6:20
“Wolke Neun” aka “Cloud 9”
Trailer
Sun, Nov 8, 2:45 / Wed, Nov 11, 9:00
John Rabe
Trailer
Fri, Nov 13, 7:00/Sun, Nov 15, 7:00
Greece
“Athina – Konstadinoupoli” aka “Athens – Istanbul”
Trailer
Sun, Nov 8, 7:15/Thurs, Nov 12, 7:05
“Mikro eglima” aka “Small Crime”
Trailer
Sun, Nov 22, 6:00/Tue, Nov 24, 7:00
Hungary
“Made in Hungária” aka “Made in Hungary”
Trailer
Fri, Nov 6, 7:00/Sat, Nov 7, 2:45
“Nem vagyok a barátod” aka “I Am Not Your Friend”
Trailer
Thurs, Nov 19, 9:00/Tue, Nov 24, 9:00
Ireland
“Eamon”
Trailer
Fri, Nov 6, 5:00/Sat, Nov 7, 1:45/Wed, Nov 11, 7:05
Italy
“Pranzo di ferragosto” aka “Mid-August Lunch”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 14, 3:00/Sun, Nov 15, 5:15
Latvia
“Klucis – Nepareizais latvietis” aka “Klucis: The Deconstruction of an Artist”
Trailer
Sun, Nov 22, 9:45/Mon, Nov 23, 9:30
Lithuania
“Artimos sviesos” aka “Low Lights”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 21, 2:00/Sun, Nov 22, 1:30
Netherlands
“Rembrandt’s J’accuse”
Fri, Nov 6, 5:00/Sat, Nov 7, 12:00/Mon, Nov 9, 9:00
Poland
“Swinki” aka “Piggies”
Sat, Nov 7, 12:45/Mon, Nov 9, 7:00
“Tatarak” aka “Sweet Rush”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 7, 5:00/Tues, Nov 10, 7:05
Portugal
“Morrer Como Um Homem” aka “To Die Like a Man”
Trailer
Fri, Nov 6, 9:20/Sun, Nov 8, 8:45
Romania
“Cea mai fericita fata din lume” aka “The Happiest Girl in the World”
Trailer
Fri, Nov 6, 7:15/Sun, Nov 8, 12:45
“Nunta muta” aka “Silent Wedding”
Trailer
Tue, Nov 17, 9:15/Thurs, Nov 19, 7:00
“Politist, adj.” aka “Police, Adjective”
Trailer
Fri, Nov 20, 7:00
Slovakia
“La lune en moi” aka “The Moon Inside You”
Trailer
Sun, Nov 15, 3:00/Tue, Nov 17, 7:00
Slovenia
“Pokrajina St.2” aka “Landscape No.2”
Trailer
Tue, Nov 10, 9:15/Thurs, Nov 12, 9:15
Spain
“Ander”
Trailer
Mon, Nov 16, 9:00/Wed, Nov 18, 9:00
Sweden
“Mammut” aka “Mammoth”
Trailer
Thurs, Nov 5, 7:00/Sun, Nov 8, 5:00
“Flickan” aka “The Girl”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 14, 1:00/Sun, Nov 15, 1:00
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Trailer
Sat, Nov 7, 6:00/Sun, Nov 8, 3:00
United Kingdom
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Trailer
Sat, Nov 14, 9:30
“The Boat That Rocked” aka “Pirate Radio”
Trailer
Sat, Nov 7, 9:30
The Young Victoria
Trailer
Sat, Nov 21, 7:00
An interesting list worth checking out: http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8835/time-outs-50-greatest-animated-films-curated-by-terry-gilliam.html Media Services own 9 out of the top 10 listed: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)DVD 4709 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)DVD 6329 The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)VHS 4136 Fantasia (1940)DVD 4691 Toy Story (1995)DVD 7768 Spirited Away (2001)DVD 586 Yellow Submarine (1968)VHS 5100 Belleville Rendez-vouz (2003)DVD … Continue reading “Time Out’s 50 greatest animated films, with added commentary by Terry Gilliam…”
An interesting list worth checking out:
DVD 4709
DVD 6329
VHS 4136
DVD 4691
DVD 7768
DVD 586
VHS 5100
DVD 1225
DVD 183
Media Services does not own.Official Academy Awards Website Best picture – Slumdog millionaireBest actor in a leading roll – Sean Penn, MilkBest actress in a leading roll- Kate Winslet, The readerDirecting – Slumdog millionaireForeign language film – DeparturesMusic (song) – “Jai ho,” Slumdog millionaireMusic (score) – Slumdog millionaireFilm editing – Slumdog millionaireSound mixing – Slumdog millionaireSound editing – The … Continue reading “and the award goes to…”
Official Academy Awards Website
Best picture – Slumdog millionaire
Best actor in a leading roll – Sean Penn, Milk
Best actress in a leading roll- Kate Winslet, The reader
Directing – Slumdog millionaire
Foreign language film – Departures
Music (song) – “Jai ho,” Slumdog millionaire
Music (score) – Slumdog millionaire
Film editing – Slumdog millionaire
Sound mixing – Slumdog millionaire
Sound editing – The dark knight
Visual effects – The curious case of Benjamin Button
Documentary short – Smile Pinki
Documentary feature – Man on wire
Actor in a supporting roll – Heath Ledger, The dark knight
Short film (live action) – Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Cinematography – Slumdog millionaire
Makeup – The curious case of Benjamin Button
Costume design – The duchess
Art direction – The curious case of Benjamin Button
Short film (animated) – La maison en petits cubes
Animated feature film – Wall-E
Writing (adapted screenplay) – Slumdog millionaire
Writing (original screenplay) – Milk
Actress in a supporting roll – Penelope Cruz, Vicki Christina Barcelona
