The University College Cinema class here at AU is hosting a kick-ass Film Festival this spring. They are going to be screening six awesome films - from the Media Services Collection - in this semester, some that you may have heard of and some... maybe not. But the UC Cinema class guarantees to leave you coming back for more if you come to one of these screenings. They have a couple of cool surprise guests and events headed your way as well, so check back here for updates over the next few months. You can also find them on Facebook.
These 6:00pm screenings will take place at American University Library in the MudBox, which is located on the lower level.
That's right, Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, and Danny McBride are playing Mike D, Ad Rock, and MCA in the short film called "After the Party...". Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and John C. Reilly play the future Beastie Boys who use time travel to challenge their past selves in a dance battle... and yes there's a DeLorean involved. This film was one of the Sundance opening shorts. Check out these other blogs for more info.
"I don’t agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I’m prepared to make an exception for the ones I’m nominated for. The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me."
Netflix is offering streaming-only service in Canada and they're starting to heavily push that option in the US. Whether they can ramp up the selection of streaming titles without raising subscription costs precipitously is a big question. Will instant access trump the loss in quality and occasional network glitches inherent in streaming video? Will a major shift to streaming content consume so much bandwidth that it clogs the internet? According to Sandvine, a company that analyzes internet traffic, Netflix already accounts for 20% of the downstream traffic in the US during peak times and that's with their current assortment of mostly non-premium content.
The Washington Post answers some lingering unanswered questions.
Ricky Gervais did quite a job hosting the 2011 Golden Globes.Some say he was too harsh on the Hollywood elite, it appears that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was pleased with his performance.
And it seems that the HFPA is pleased with, if not proud of, the work of returning host Ricky Gervais. The organization issued the following statement:
We loved the show. It was a lot of fun and obviously has a lot of people talking. When you hire a comedian like Ricky Gervais, one expects in your face, sometimes outrageous material. Certainly, in this case, he pushed the envelope and occasionally went too far. The HFPA would never condone some of his personal remarks. Overall, however, the show was among the best we’ve ever had and we were pleased.
And, for his part, Gervais had the following to say about the reaction to his ribald humor:
I did every single introduction I was meant to. There just happened to be a long gap. This is because I was allowed to choose who I would introduce in advance. I obviously chose presenters who I had the best jokes for. (And who I knew had a good sense of humour). Everyone took it well and the atmosphere backstage and at the after show was great.
Thanks to this Youtube clip, you can be the judge.