Tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday for reflection and service. If you planned to celebrate the holiday through film, perhaps the most obvious choice is to see Selma, which plays throughout DC (including at the Avalon and Mazza Gallerie theaters close to American). Reviews are spectacular, and squabbling over historical accuracy […]
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Внимание! Preview the next season of The Americans at the Spy Museum (21+)
We like to offer passes to upcoming film events, but even the best of those (like one in which Jake Gyllenhaal apparently took selfies with everyone in the audience) are restricted to traditional theater and Q&A settings. You may ask: do we have anything classier to offer? Just for you, discerning patron, we’re proud to […]
Continue readingSee Top Five with Chris Rock… WITH Chris Rock!
You may have seen Chris Rock in the news recently from his controversial routine on Saturday Night Live or his candid interview about race in Vulture. He’s in the middle of a publicity tour for Top Five, his upcoming semi-autobiographical comedy that’s gotten rave reviews since it’s premiere at TIFF this year, even generating some […]
Continue readingSee Fredrick Wiseman’s newest documentary with a director Q&A!
If you don’t know documentarian Fredrick Wiseman, you should. Wiseman has an absurdly prolific career, having directed dozens of documentaries since 1967. His first, Titicut Follies, is a incisive look at the American mental health system and the state of asylums in the 60s (we frequently recommend this one to faculty). His next film, National […]
Continue readingBe an extra on House of Cards… TOMORROW!
Time for a quick dispatch on the DC film front: House of Cards will be shooting in DC tomorrow, and they’re looking for extras! We got this news very last-minute, so we’ll keep this brief. DC’s local film office says that if you think you fit the profile of a “Mid-Westerner” and want to appear […]
Continue readingGet re-revenge this Thursday at a free Horrible Bosses 2 preview!
There’s a scene in Horrible Bosses where Jamie Foxx’s character (whose name is not repeatable here) admits to serving jail time for bootlegging a copy of Snow Falling on Cedars. We tell you this to warn you that such behavior will not be permitted at this week’s free preview screening of Horrible Bosses 2! Horrible […]
Continue readingSettle in for a night in Halloween town
Tomorrow is Halloween, which, in a rare moment of editorializing, I will declare is the greatest best holiday on the face of the earth. The library’s getting into the holiday spirit too; expect lots of the staff to be in costume tomorrow. And as part of the festivities, we’re going to show Halloweentown for free! […]
Continue readingJoin SOC and the National Gallery of Art for a new world cinema festival
We certainly think that American University is a cultured place, but our on-campus film screenings are starting to feel more… prestigious. This year, the School of Communication struck up a multi-year partnership with the National Gallery of Art to bring a world cinema festival to AU while the NGA ia undergoing renovations. The SOC/NGA partnership […]
Continue readingSee Kevin Hart in The Wedding Ringer MONTHS before it hits theaters!
Free advance movie passes have once more returned to Media Services! This time, we have passes to see The Wedding Ringer, an upcoming comedy in which Kevin Hart plays a for-hire best man for awkward grooms. Between Ride Along and the Think Like a Man a series, Kevin Hart has been on a hot streak, […]
Continue readingSee Men, Women & Children, then grab the T-Shirt!
As we head into October, we’re leaving behind summer blockbusters and heading straight into the prestige season, when award-contenders and major dramas are released for the discerning public. One of the more conspicuous debuts this week is Men, Women & Children, the latest film by director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Juno, Young Adult). […]
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