Tag: film

• Refer Madness: Librarian as Point Guard

  Refer Madness spotlights strange, intriguing, or otherwise noteworthy stories from the library reference desk. On Tuesday I hosted a discussion at the library on the films of 2018. It was an informal time to swap favorites (or least favorites) from the year, and discuss the Oscar nominations that had just been announced. Opinions abounded, of […]

  January 25, 2019

  Film, Libraries, Refer Madness

  basketball, film, libraries

• Perfect Bid

  Remember Terry Kniess, the guy who made the perfect bid on the Showcase Showdown of The Price is Right? Someone made a documentary about the guy behind that bid, and it’s surprisingly thrilling. Ted Slauson is a math whiz and The Price is Right superfan who’s attended dozens of tapings of the show and even […]

  January 18, 2019

  Film, Television

  documentary, film, The Price is Right

• Why I love Kanopy, Hum, and System Information

  Want to give some love to three services I’ve enjoyed lately: Kanopy Kanopy is a free streaming service available through your public library. (If it isn’t, ask them to get it!) Abundant with titles from A24, The Criterion Collection, and other high-quality providers, it’s rife with a delightful array of foreign films, indies, and documentaries […]

  January 15, 2019

  Film, Music, Technology

  Apple, Criterion Collection, film, Hum, Kanopy, libraries, Macbook, music, songwriting

• Favorite films of 2009

  For some reason I can’t explain, I didn’t make a list of my top 10 films in 2009. My filmlog did get a little sparse that year, but I’m surprised I didn’t at least throw a list together, since I’ve been making best-of lists since 2007. Regardless, once I noticed the discrepancy, I figured now, […]

  January 7, 2019

  Film

  best of, film, lists

• Favorite films of 2018

  My theme for last year’s movies was the strength of women. This year, it’s time for some manly love. (Archer voice: “Phrasing!”) Since June, when I found out I was going to be a father, I’ve been keenly aware of how fatherhood has been portrayed in this year’s crop of movies. What strikes me now, […]

  January 4, 2019

  Film, Review

  Alfonso Cuarón, best of, Coen Brothers, fatherhood, film, John Cho, lists, Paul Dano, Spider-Man, Spike Lee, The Death of Stalin, Yorgos Lanthimos

• Revisiting my top films of 2008

  Ten years ago I ranked my top 10 films of 2008. (I also started filmlogging.) Since last year’s revisit of my top films of 2007 was so fun, I thought I’d make this an annual tradition. Here’s my original 2008 list: WALL-E Happy-Go-Lucky Man on Wire In Bruges Rachel Getting Married Shotgun Stories The Dark […]

  September 10, 2018

  Film

  best of, film, lists