{"id":657,"date":"2013-05-06T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T21:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2013\/05\/06\/media-services-at-the-movies-the-great-gatsby\/"},"modified":"2013-05-06T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T21:04:00","slug":"media-services-at-the-movies-the-great-gatsby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2013\/05\/06\/media-services-at-the-movies-the-great-gatsby\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Services at the Movies: The Great Gatsby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The summer blockbuster season is here! “Media Services at the Movies” will look at what big movie is coming out this week, then offer a few movies like it from our collection.<\/i><\/p>\n

Baz Luhrmann isn’t the first director to adapt The Great Gatsby<\/i> for the screen<\/a>, but he might be the last. Where previous film versions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great novel were criticized for their staidness, Luhrmann’s Gatsby<\/i> has drawn equal parts attention and scorn for its flamboyant, colorful aesthetics (shot in 3D nonetheless). Some are now questioning if the novel is even filmable. But in a way, the Golden 20s are the perfect fit for Luhrmann: it’s all about the style.<\/p>\n

Luhrmann’s Gatsby<\/i> has us thinking about the 1920s, Prohibition, and over-the-top extravagance. If you can’t make it to the theaters this weekend, one of these movies might scratch the same itch.<\/p>\n

Romeo + Juliet<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 75
Moulin Rouge!<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 297
Chicago<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 626
The Great Gatsby (1974)<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 722
Strictly Ballroom<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 882
Prohibition<\/a> \u2013 DVD 9121 – 9123
Boardwalk Empire<\/a>, Season 1 \u2013 HU DVD 9421
Boardwalk Empire<\/a>, Season 2 \u2013 HU DVD 9422\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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