Movieclips.com has now opened its service to users worldwide!!

MOVIECLIPS.com, host of the largest collection of officially licensed, high quality movies on the web, today opened up its service to users worldwide. Launched in December 2009, MOVIECLIPS.com is a premium online video destination offering audiences the largest and most diverse collection of movie scenes. MOVIECLIPS.com allows fans to find, watch, and share more than […]

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The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock – Errol Morris on photographic “fakery”

The New York Times is running an interesting multi-part essay by filmmaker Errol Morris on the photography of the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Iconic pictures by Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans came out of this government agency. As always Morris is interested in the role of the photographer/filmmaker in constructing reality. link

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Time Out’s 50 greatest animated films, with added commentary by Terry Gilliam…

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 […]

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A bad idea gets worse…

Disney to remove all extras from rental DVDs as well Following in Fox’s footsteps, Disney has announced that it will become the second studio to release two different “classes” of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, a “premium” version, and a bare-bones rental version. Starting in June with the movies Morning Light, Confessions of a Shopaholic and […]

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Cannes Competitors To Receive Online Showcase

Originally posted on imdb: Gilles Jacob, president of the Cannes Film Festival, has offered the festival’s website as a showcase for the first five minutes of each of the 20 films participating in this year’s competition. In a statement, Jacob said that the traditional movie trailer “extinguishes all desire” while it has been suggested that […]

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Robert Bresson article on BFI Sight & Sound

Taken from the BFI: Robert Bresson: Alias Grace Robert Bresson’s films are so singular an achievement they have inspired legions of fine directors. Here Olivier Assayas, Bruno Dumont, Paul Schrader, Eugène Green and Aki Kaurismäki pledge their allegiance, while Michael Brooke introduces his work http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49407 Robert Bresson titles available at AU Library Media Services: Diary […]

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