Is clean water a right or a privilege? Today in Filmblogland, we look at the documentary film Tapped. This film explores the question of bottled water as a commodity. Should access to clean water be a basic right or should it be sold just like any other commodity? The film looks at those that privatize water… Continue reading Film Blog: Tapped (2009)
Category: Music and Video
Blog posts about AV materials.
Film Blog: Strangers On A Train (1951)
A couple of months ago I posted a Horror Film Series. I included many of Hitchcock’s most famous films like Psycho and The Birds. New in the collection is another Hitchcock film called Strangers on a Train. We now have two copies of Strangers on a Train in the library, and one is a Blu-ray version!… Continue reading Film Blog: Strangers On A Train (1951)
Film Blog: The Interrupters (2012)
This documentary focuses on three Violence Interrupters and former gang members. Their mission is to stop violence in Chicago by talking to the communities that need it the most. This documentary was filmed over a course of a year and was released in 2012. If you want a closer look at stopping gang violence in… Continue reading Film Blog: The Interrupters (2012)
Film Blog: “New” Old Hollywood Films
In the library, we recently added old Hollywood films. Two in particular are Bad Girls Film Noir and Forbidden Hollywood Collection. All the films were produced in the 1930s and 1950s. In other words, these films were made after the advent of sound, but before color. The films in Forbidden Hollywood Collection were produced before… Continue reading Film Blog: “New” Old Hollywood Films
Film Blog: The People vs. George Lucas (2010)
If you haven’t heard the big news, George Lucas recently sold his Star Wars franchise and Lucasfilms to Disney for a cool $4 billion. To learn more about the sell, you can read an article about it here. For someone who wanted total control over his films, this was quite a shock to many fans.… Continue reading Film Blog: The People vs. George Lucas (2010)