{"id":1562,"date":"2009-01-13T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2009\/01\/13\/films-of-style\/"},"modified":"2009-01-13T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-13T23:07:00","slug":"films-of-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2009\/01\/13\/films-of-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Films of Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t“We are not recommending these films solely for their wardrobes–even though many of them are exemplary. These are films that will give your eyes a workout, either because of their breathtaking cinematography or because their is nothing like watching Cary Grant and Myrna Loy for two hours.” –From Tim Gunn’s<\/span> Guide to Quality Taste and Style<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the films from Tim Gunn’s<\/span> list that we have available for home use check out:<\/p>\n

Blow-Up<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 608)
Doctor Zhivago<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 4570)
Dark Victory<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 1819)
Persona<\/a> (HU<\/span> VHS 36)
The Palm Beach Story <\/a>(HU<\/span> DVD 2505)
The Philadelphia Story<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 2189)
All About Eve<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 3081)
Sleeper<\/a> (HU<\/span> VHS 2735)<\/span>
L’Avventura<\/span><\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 1242)
Devil Wears Prada<\/span> <\/a>(HU<\/span> DVD 4669)
Mildred Pierce<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 2187)
Last Year at Marienbad<\/span><\/a> (HU<\/span> VHS 2036)
Masculin<\/span> Feminin<\/span><\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 1802)
Funny Girl<\/a> (HU<\/span> VHS 5213)<\/span>
A Place in the Sun<\/a> (HU<\/span> DVD 4095)
The Draughtsman’s Contract<\/a> (HU DVD 5223)
Cleopatra<\/a> (HU DVD 5226)<\/p>\n

There are also several titles available for student viewing in the library:<\/p>\n

The Women<\/a> (VHS 3498)<\/span>
Fountainhead <\/a>(VHS 7229)
Valley of the Dolls <\/a>(VHS 7251)
Metropolitan<\/a> (<\/span>VHS 5082)
Prospero’s<\/span> Books<\/a> (VHS 2405)
Grey Gardens<\/a> (<\/span>DVD 971)
Shampoo <\/a>(<\/span>VHS 5213)
Desk Set<\/a> (<\/span><\/span>VHS 7579)<\/span><\/p>\n

There are just a few more that have yet to make it into our collection. If you are interested in any of these titles, feel free to submit a request for purchase<\/a>. If there is significant interest in a title, we may be able to purchase it.<\/p>\n

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer<\/span><\/a>
Funny Face<\/a>
Dinner at Eight<\/a>
Austin Powers<\/a>
Infamous<\/a>
The Go-between<\/a>

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