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Now in Media Services – Chronicles of the Refugee – DVD 7721 – 7723

Chronicles of the Refugee is a 6-part documentary film series looking at The global Palestinian refugee experience over the last 60 years. Starting with ‘al-Nakba’ (catastrophe) in 1948 (part I) and continuing through repeated community and individual expulsions (part II) and enduring discrimination by virtue of being Palestinian (part III), the first three episodes are … Continue reading “Now in Media Services – Chronicles of the Refugee – DVD 7721 – 7723”

Chronicles of the Refugee is a 6-part documentary film series looking at The global Palestinian refugee experience over the last 60 years. Starting with ‘al-Nakba’ (catastrophe) in 1948 (part I) and continuing through repeated community and individual expulsions (part II) and enduring discrimination by virtue of being Palestinian (part III), the first three episodes are more historical and informative, presenting an almost comprehensive review of 60 years of dispossession. The last three parts tackle many issues facing Palestinian refugees, and are meant to open up debate on taboo and contentious issues. Part IV deals with identity formation and the impact of being in diaspora. Part V looks at strategies for the Right of Return and who is doing what to achieve realization of this right. Part VI focuses on issues of leadership and representation, from the perspective of what kind of representation have Palestinians had over time and what do they want now.


Filmed in over 15 countries, with more than 250 interviews of Palestinian refugees who have lived in over 25 countries, this is the first documentary Film to look at the global Palestinian refugee experience over the last 60 years. The film presents Palestinian refugees who were displaced in 1948 and their descendants, and includes the wide range of age, socio-economic status, education level, etc.

Chronicles of the Refugee is an independently produced film made by Adam Shapiro, Perla Issa and Aseel Mansour, with a musical score by Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh. Funding for the project was made possible through individual contributions and the film is in no way associated with any organization, political party, faction or otherwise.

Film is in Arabic and English with subtitles.

Here’s a clip from Chronicles of the Refugee – DVD 7721 – 7723


Part I: “Nakba Dailies”
Part II: “Daily Nakbas”
Part III: “Homeland Without ID (papers)”
Part IV: “Identity Without a Homeland”
Part V: “Talk About Return”
Part VI: “Return of the Talk”

Adam Shapiro is co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, and has previously made the documentaries About Baghdad , Darfur Diaries , Becoming Nadya and Nowhere to Flee .

Perla Issa is a Palestinian from Lebanon, who recently produced a short documentary on Nahr Al-Bared . She also worked with Shapiro on the documentary Nowhere to Flee and was part of the team that produced the documentary series, Arabs and Terrorism.

Assel Mansour is an indpependant Palestinian filmmaker from Jordan. His Filmography includes: Little Feet ; Nightmares of Reality, co-director; and Alert Guns.

4th Brazilian Film Week – 3 Final Screenings Tonight at E St Cinema!

Tonight at 5:00pmSMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES (É proibido fumar, 2009) Anna Muylaert. 86min. Baby is a chain-smoking guitar teacher in her forties who craves a romantic relationship. When musician Max moves into the apartment next door, she sees the possibility of turning her lonely life around. Instead, she unexpectedly finds herself involved in a … Continue reading “4th Brazilian Film Week – 3 Final Screenings Tonight at E St Cinema!”


Tonight at 5:00pm
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES (É proibido fumar, 2009) Anna Muylaert. 86min.

Baby is a chain-smoking guitar teacher in her forties who craves a romantic relationship. When musician Max moves into the apartment next door, she sees the possibility of turning her lonely life around. Instead, she unexpectedly finds herself involved in a love triangle leading to a terrible jealous rage. A bad time to give up smoking. View trailer>>


Tonight at 7:30pm
A GASTRONOMIC STORY (Estômago, 2007) Marcos Jorge. 112 min.

The world is made of those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way: he cooks. He cooks first in a bar, then in an Italian Restaurant and then in prison – how did he end up in jail? He cooks and learns how to get by in a society divided between those who eat and those who get eaten. View trailer>>


Tonight at 10:00pm
OUT OF TUNE (Os desafinados, 2009) Walter Lima Jr. 131 min.

In the 60s, during the golden years of Bossa Nova, a group of musicians and composers form the band “Out of Tune”. They launch themselves into an independent trip to the US, where they eventually find love, reach a broad audience and achieve success in the record market. View trailer>>

All of the above screenings are at the E Street Cinema located at 555 11th St NW. The entrance is on E St between 10th and 11th St NW.

Remembering Tony Curtis (1925-2010)

The New York Times described Tony Curtis as “one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s Golden Age.” Read More… Here’s a short list of Tony Curtis related titles in our Home Use Collection:Celluloid Closet – HU DVD 5696Last Tycoon – HU DVD 718Some Like It Hot – HU DVD 396Spartacus – HU DVD 3272Sweet Smell … Continue reading “Remembering Tony Curtis (1925-2010)”

The New York Times described Tony Curtis as “one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s Golden Age.” Read More…

Here’s a short list of Tony Curtis related titles in our Home Use Collection:
Celluloid Closet – HU DVD 5696
Last Tycoon – HU DVD 718
Some Like It Hot – HU DVD 396
Spartacus – HU DVD 3272
Sweet Smell of Success – HU DVD 1296

Coal Miner’s Daughter – HU DVD5798 (co-produced by Tony Curtis)

3 Picks From Werner Herzog!

Werner Herzog was on WAMU 88.5FM last week talking about three films that he highly recommends you see: Treasure of the Sierra Madre – HU DVD 1022Viva Zapata – HU VHS 1657Swing Time – HU VHS 7048 Read about it here or… Listen to the WAMU/NPR segment here: Here is a list of some of … Continue reading “3 Picks From Werner Herzog!”

Werner Herzog was on WAMU 88.5FM last week talking about three films that he highly recommends you see:

Treasure of the Sierra Madre – HU DVD 1022
Viva Zapata – HU VHS 1657
Swing Time – HU VHS 7048

Read about it here or…

Listen to the WAMU/NPR segment here:

Here is a list of some of the Herzog films in our collection:
Death for Five Voices – HU DVD 460
Land of Silence and Darkness – HU DVD 1364
Signs of Life – HU DVD 1421
Wheel of Time – DVD 1563
White Diamond – DVD 1578
Grizzly Man – HU DVD 1682
Aguirre, The Wrath of God – DVD 1807
Rescue dawn – HU DVD 3419
Fitzcarraldo – HU DVD 3540
Enigma of Kaspar Hauser – HU DVD 3541
Even Dwarfs Started Small – HU DVD 3542
Lessons of Darkness/Fata Morgana – HU DVD 3543
Heart of Glass – HU DVD 3544
Little Dieter Needs to Fly – HU DVD 3545
Stroszek – HU DVD 3546
Nosferatu The Vampyre – DVD 3875
Encounters at the End of the World – DVD 5029
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans – HU DVD 7042

Woyzeck – VHS 4248
My Best Fiend – VHS 6287
Herdsmen of the Sun – HU VHS 6458
Cobra Verde – HU VHS 7088


Remembering Peter Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980)

Peter Sellers is considered one of the finest comedians of all time. He was quite an enigmatic individual off-screen and once said, “I feel ghostly unreal until I become somebody else again on the screen.” Here are some Peter Sellers titles available in Media Services. HU means it’s part of the Home Use Collection, except … Continue reading “Remembering Peter Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980)”

Peter Sellers is considered one of the finest comedians of all time. He was quite an enigmatic individual off-screen and once said, “I feel ghostly unreal until I become somebody else again on the screen.”

Here are some Peter Sellers titles available in Media Services. HU means it’s part of the Home Use Collection, except in the case of Dr. Strangelove, which is being taught in multiple classes this semester. Dr. Strangelove will need to be watched here in Media Services.

The Party – HU DVD 4160
Dr. Strangelove – HU DVD 37 (not Home Use this semester)
Being There – HU DVD 655
Lolita – HU DVD 3273
Ladykillers – VHS 5272

Full Metal Disney

If you liked Full Metal Disney, you may like Pulp Disney. Truthfully, we recommend the actual films, both of which we have here in Media Services in the Home Use Collection! Full Metal Jacket – HU DVD 1886Pulp Fiction – HU DVD 1244

If you liked Full Metal Disney, you may like Pulp Disney.

Truthfully, we recommend the actual films, both of which we have here in Media Services in the Home Use Collection!

Full Metal Jacket – HU DVD 1886
Pulp Fiction – HU DVD 1244

Happy 67th Birthday, Mr De Niro!!

Today, August 17, Robert De Niro turned 67 years old. We’ve got tons of great De Niro films in our Home Use Collection. See a long list of them here, or check out this short list below: 1900 – HU DVD 2008 King of Comedy – HU DVD 739 Once Upon a Time in America … Continue reading “Happy 67th Birthday, Mr De Niro!!”


Today, August 17, Robert De Niro turned 67 years old. We’ve got tons of great De Niro films in our Home Use Collection. See a long list of them here, or check out this short list below:

1900 – HU DVD 2008
King of Comedy – HU DVD 739
Raging Bull – HU DVD 1876
Bang the Drum Slowly – HU DVD 2180
The Mission – HU DVD 1664
The Godfather II – HU DVD 2542
Deer Hunter – HU DVD 1706
Mean Streets – HU DVD 1813
Sleepers – HU DVD 2005
Wag the Dog – HU DVD 1652
Ronin – HU DVD 1973
Taxi Driver – HU DVD 904
Brazil – HU DVD 360
Untouchables – HU DVD 996
Goodfellas – HU DVD 378

Tim Robbins & James Gandolfini Join The HBO Movie ‘Cinema Verite’

Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini are set to co-star opposite Diane Lane in HBO Films’ Cinema Verite. The movie, written by David Seltzer, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. The series by Oscar-winning doc filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond centered on Santa Barbara couple … Continue reading “Tim Robbins & James Gandolfini Join The HBO Movie ‘Cinema Verite’”

Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini are set to co-star opposite Diane Lane in HBO Films’ Cinema Verite. The movie, written by David Seltzer, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. The series by Oscar-winning doc filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond centered on Santa Barbara couple Pat Loud (Lane) and Bill Loud (Robbins), who split up during the filming, and their children, the eldest of whom, son Lance, became TV’s first openly gay character. For the rest of the story, click here.
Media Services owns the follow-up film to “An American Family,” called “American Family Revisited” (VHS 2641) and the very funny Albert Brooks’ spoof, “Real Life” (VHS 4876 or DVD 6108). Unfortunately, the original “An American Family” 12 part series has not been released on VHS or DVD. Rest assured, Media Services will purchase it once it does.