Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[m.loyer]

I look very favorably on a film that has won an festivals or awards.  That perks my attention and then I look at what the film is about.Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN  46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax:  574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org


 Original Message 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
Restored METROPOLIS
From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
Date: Fri, October 22, 2010 3:53 pm
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

You guys are terrific! Second half of this question: do you place  
greater value on festival films or does it depend on the film? For  
instance, we are releasing THE RED CHAPEL, which won Sundance in 2010.  
How relevant is the Sundance award to you or os hte subject alone  
compelling enough when you acquire titles?

I look forward to seeing you all in Kansas City.

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com

On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Tatar, Becky wrote:

> And of course, Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times.
>
> Becky Tatar
> Periodicals/Audiovisuals
> Aurora Public Library
> 1 E. Benton Street
> Aurora, IL   60505
> Phone: 630-264-4100
> FAX: 630-896-3209
> blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
> www.aurora.lib.il.us
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Steffen,  
> James
> M
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:26 PM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
> Restored METROPOLIS
>
> Dear Kino:
>
> Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog  
> and a
> regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow
> include Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely  
> read
> blogger Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).
>
> --James
>
> --
> James M. Steffen, PhD
> Film and Media Studies Librarian
> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun
> Music and Media Library Emory University
> 540 Asbury Circle
> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
> Phone: (404) 727-8107
> FAX: (404) 727-2257
> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>
> --
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
> From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
> Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
>METROPOLIS
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed;
>delsp=yes
>
> Dear Librarians,
>
> How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O.  
> Scott in
> today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
> selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
> film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
> outlets?
> "Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied  
> and
> widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
> mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
> been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
> studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
> its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
> Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with  
> title
> cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has  
> been
> discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
> further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."
>
> Read the complete article here:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
> opolis&st=cse
>
> Best,
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Elizabeth Sheldon
> Vice President
> Kino Lorber, Inc.
> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
> New York, NY 10018
> (212) 629-6880
>
> www.kinolorberedu.com
>
>
> --
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
> From: Kim Crowley 
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>RestoredMETROPOLIS
> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
> Message-ID:
><7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>
> I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
> kc
>
> Kim Crowley, Director
> Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
> 247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
> Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
> kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov
>
> read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/
> 
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf O

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Brigid Duffy]

I took typing.

Woodshop would have been more fun, and there is a lot to be said for  
learning how to make things that last..

See you in KC.


Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu



On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote:

> If only I had taken typing instead of woodshop in 8th grade but as a
> budding feminist for some reason I thought the ability to build a
> clock was more important than being able to type.
>
> The things you learn as you go along in life.
>
> A good weekend to all.
>
> Best,
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote:
>
>> You guys are terrific! Second half of this question: do you place
>> greater value on festival films or does it depend on the film? For
>> instance, we are releasing THE RED CHAPEL, which won Sundance in  
>> 2010.
>> How relevant is the Sundance award to you or os hte subject alone
>> compelling enough when you acquire titles?
>>
>> I look forward to seeing you all in Kansas City.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Elizabeth
>>
>> Elizabeth Sheldon
>> Vice President
>> Kino Lorber, Inc.
>> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
>> New York, NY 10018
>> (212) 629-6880
>>
>> www.kinolorberedu.com
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Tatar, Becky wrote:
>>
>>> And of course, Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times.
>>>
>>> Becky Tatar
>>> Periodicals/Audiovisuals
>>> Aurora Public Library
>>> 1 E. Benton Street
>>> Aurora, IL   60505
>>> Phone: 630-264-4100
>>> FAX: 630-896-3209
>>> blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
>>> www.aurora.lib.il.us
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
>>> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Steffen,
>>> James
>>> M
>>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:26 PM
>>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>>> Restored METROPOLIS
>>>
>>> Dear Kino:
>>>
>>> Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog
>>> and a
>>> regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow
>>> include Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely
>>> read
>>> blogger Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).
>>>
>>> --James
>>>
>>> --
>>> James M. Steffen, PhD
>>> Film and Media Studies Librarian
>>> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun
>>> Music and Media Library Emory University
>>> 540 Asbury Circle
>>> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
>>> Phone: (404) 727-8107
>>> FAX: (404) 727-2257
>>> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
>>> From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
>>> Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>>> Restored
>>>  METROPOLIS
>>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>> Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed;
>>>  delsp=yes
>>>
>>> Dear Librarians,
>>>
>>> How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O.
>>> Scott in
>>> today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
>>> selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what
>>> about
>>> film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream
>>> media
>>> outlets?
>>> "Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied
>>> and
>>> widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
>>> mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
>>> been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
>>> studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly
>>> after
>>> its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed
>>> by
>>> Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with
>>> title
>>> cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has
>>> been
>>> discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
>>> further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."
>>>
>>> Read the complete article here:
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
>>> opolis&st=cse
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Elizabeth
>>>
>>> Elizabeth Sheldon
>>> Vice President
>>> Kino Lorber, Inc.
>>> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
>>> New York, NY 10018
>>> (212) 629-6880
>>>
>>> www.kinolorberedu.com
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
>>> From: Kim Crowley 
>>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>>>  RestoredMETROPOLIS
>>> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
>>> Message-ID:
>>>  <7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>>>
>>> I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
>>> kc
>>>
>>> Kim Crowley, Director
>>> Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758

[Videolib] The Reel Mose and other books about theater workers

[Michael May]

I'm reading a fascinating and strange book about the life of a teenage motion 
picture projectionist in 1940s Texas:

The Reel Mose: An Autobiography of a Motion Picture Theater Projectionist by 
Earl Moseley, Denver City, Tex: ReelGraphic, 1986.

It has a great cover: http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/photoview.aspx?PHID=260

Has anyone read this? Or can anyone recommend other books about movie theater 
owners or workers?

Mike

Michael May
Adult Services Librarian
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
360 West 11th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA
Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244
Fax: 563-589-4217
Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us
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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[alex]

Thank you for contacting the Media Education Foundation. I am sorry to miss 
your message. I am attending the National Media Market and will return to the 
office on Friday, October 29th.  

If you have a question about sales or would like to place an order, please 
contact Kelly Marciano at 1-800-897-0089 x2201 or email her at 
ke...@mediaed.org. She will be happy to help you.

Otherwise, I will respond to your e-mail as soon as I can.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Best,
Alex

Alexandra Peterson | Marketing Coordinator
Media Education Foundation
60 Masonic Street | Northampton, MA 01060
TEL: 413.584.8500 x2205 | FAX: 413.586.8398

CHALLENGING MEDIA



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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Elizabeth Sheldon]

If only I had taken typing instead of woodshop in 8th grade but as a  
budding feminist for some reason I thought the ability to build a  
clock was more important than being able to type.

The things you learn as you go along in life.

A good weekend to all.

Best,

Elizabeth


On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote:

> You guys are terrific! Second half of this question: do you place
> greater value on festival films or does it depend on the film? For
> instance, we are releasing THE RED CHAPEL, which won Sundance in 2010.
> How relevant is the Sundance award to you or os hte subject alone
> compelling enough when you acquire titles?
>
> I look forward to seeing you all in Kansas City.
>
> Best,
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Elizabeth Sheldon
> Vice President
> Kino Lorber, Inc.
> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
> New York, NY 10018
> (212) 629-6880
>
> www.kinolorberedu.com
>
> On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Tatar, Becky wrote:
>
>> And of course, Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times.
>>
>> Becky Tatar
>> Periodicals/Audiovisuals
>> Aurora Public Library
>> 1 E. Benton Street
>> Aurora, IL   60505
>> Phone: 630-264-4100
>> FAX: 630-896-3209
>> blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
>> www.aurora.lib.il.us
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
>> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Steffen,
>> James
>> M
>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:26 PM
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>> Restored METROPOLIS
>>
>> Dear Kino:
>>
>> Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog
>> and a
>> regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow
>> include Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely
>> read
>> blogger Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).
>>
>> --James
>>
>> --
>> James M. Steffen, PhD
>> Film and Media Studies Librarian
>> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun
>> Music and Media Library Emory University
>> 540 Asbury Circle
>> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
>> Phone: (404) 727-8107
>> FAX: (404) 727-2257
>> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>>
>> --
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
>> From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
>> Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly  
>> Restored
>>   METROPOLIS
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed;
>>   delsp=yes
>>
>> Dear Librarians,
>>
>> How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O.
>> Scott in
>> today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
>> selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what  
>> about
>> film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream  
>> media
>> outlets?
>> "Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied
>> and
>> widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
>> mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
>> been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
>> studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly  
>> after
>> its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed  
>> by
>> Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with
>> title
>> cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has
>> been
>> discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
>> further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."
>>
>> Read the complete article here:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
>> opolis&st=cse
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Elizabeth
>>
>> Elizabeth Sheldon
>> Vice President
>> Kino Lorber, Inc.
>> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
>> New York, NY 10018
>> (212) 629-6880
>>
>> www.kinolorberedu.com
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
>> From: Kim Crowley 
>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>>   RestoredMETROPOLIS
>> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
>> Message-ID:
>>   <7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>>
>> I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
>> kc
>>
>> Kim Crowley, Director
>> Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
>> 247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
>> Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
>> kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov
>>
>> read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
>> [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sheldon
>> [elizab...@kinolorber.com]
>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: [V

Re: [Videolib] multicultural film series on the them of "Veteran"

[Filmakers Library]

Filmakers Library film on the Vietnam War  resistors may also be  
relevant to the Veterans theme.

Disobeying Orders: G. I. Resistance to The Vietnam War
This documentary focuses on the anti-war movement within the armed  
forces. It highlights the intersection of the civil rights and anti- 
war movements, and the ethics of whether to follow orders which one  
feels are immoral.

Sue E. Oscar
Filmakers Library
124 East 40th St
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-808-4980
Fax: 212 808-4983
e-mail: i...@filmakers.com
web: www.filmakers.com




On Oct 20, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Randal Baier wrote:

I wonder if I could enlist the help of folks on this project?:



1. A colleague of mine in multicultural counseling studies is trying  
to find a documentary film concerning an Iraq War vet trying to  
understand Islam. It is not the film of US military guard Terry  
Holdbrooks, who converted to Islam. It is another related story,  
about an American Iraqi War vet and Iraqi-American community college  
student meeting and working through their issues and differences. Any  
help would be appreciated. I seem to be striking out with a Google- 
fail brain freeze.


2. Said colleague would like to use this story as a kind of thematic  
lead for a series of 5-6 films on the theme of "Veteran/Veterans." In  
this context I think veteran can be widely interpreted, from  
something *about* veterans, in the sense of Coming Home perhaps (not  
a documentary, I realize) to videos more conceptual in approach.  
"Veterans" of immigration conflicts, for instance.


If any of you have some suggestions I would greatly appreciate any  
serious tips.




If any of you have some recent productions that might fit, that would  
be of interest also.




Randal Baier

Eastern Michigan University




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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
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Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[Marilyn Huntley]

I like Gary's plan. Some of us will not be privileged to attend NMM, and 
we could use a bit of entertainment while we plug away at our regular work.
Marilyn


On 10/22/2010 3:07 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote:
> Or, alternatively, Jessica and I can continue to snipe at each other in
> the void...pretty much the same thing we always do, but with fewer people
> to annoy.
>
> Gary
>
>
>> Since many of us will be at NMM, maybe we can declare a quiet week? I'll
>> be armed with an IPAD to keep up with email but would rather talk in
>> person in KC and have time to really visit with other colleagues and
>> vendor reps.
>> :)
>>
>> Christine Crowley
>> Dean of Learning Resources
>> Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
>> Northwest Vista College
>> 3535 N. Ellison Dr.
>> San Antonio, TX 78251
>> 210.486.4572 voice
>> 210.486.4504 fax
>>
>>
>
-- 
Marilyn B. Huntley,
Staff Assistant/ Film Specialist:
Scheduling; purchases, rentals, previews; licensing & copyright
ITS/A-V Services, 363 Burke Library,
Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323
Phone 315-859-4120; Fax 315-859-4185

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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Elizabeth Sheldon]

You guys are terrific! Second half of this question: do you place  
greater value on festival films or does it depend on the film? For  
instance, we are releasing THE RED CHAPEL, which won Sundance in 2010.  
How relevant is the Sundance award to you or os hte subject alone  
compelling enough when you acquire titles?

I look forward to seeing you all in Kansas City.

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com

On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Tatar, Becky wrote:

> And of course, Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times.
>
> Becky Tatar
> Periodicals/Audiovisuals
> Aurora Public Library
> 1 E. Benton Street
> Aurora, IL   60505
> Phone: 630-264-4100
> FAX: 630-896-3209
> blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
> www.aurora.lib.il.us
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Steffen,  
> James
> M
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:26 PM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
> Restored METROPOLIS
>
> Dear Kino:
>
> Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog  
> and a
> regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow
> include Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely  
> read
> blogger Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).
>
> --James
>
> --
> James M. Steffen, PhD
> Film and Media Studies Librarian
> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun
> Music and Media Library Emory University
> 540 Asbury Circle
> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
> Phone: (404) 727-8107
> FAX: (404) 727-2257
> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>
> --
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
> From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
> Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
>METROPOLIS
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed;
>delsp=yes
>
> Dear Librarians,
>
> How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O.  
> Scott in
> today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
> selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
> film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
> outlets?
> "Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied  
> and
> widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
> mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
> been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
> studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
> its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
> Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with  
> title
> cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has  
> been
> discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
> further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."
>
> Read the complete article here:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
> opolis&st=cse
>
> Best,
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Elizabeth Sheldon
> Vice President
> Kino Lorber, Inc.
> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
> New York, NY 10018
> (212) 629-6880
>
> www.kinolorberedu.com
>
>
> --
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
> From: Kim Crowley 
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>RestoredMETROPOLIS
> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
> Message-ID:
><7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>
> I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
> kc
>
> Kim Crowley, Director
> Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
> 247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
> Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
> kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov
>
> read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/
> 
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sheldon
> [elizab...@kinolorber.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
> METROPOLIS
>
> Dear Librarians,
>
> How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O.  
> Scott in
> today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
> selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
> film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
> outlets?
> "Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied  
> and
> widely imitated fil

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Tatar, Becky]

And of course, Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times.

Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL   60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurora.lib.il.us


-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Steffen, James
M
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:26 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
Restored METROPOLIS

Dear Kino:

Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog and a
regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow
include Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely read
blogger Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).

--James

--
James M. Steffen, PhD
Film and Media Studies Librarian
Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun
Music and Media Library Emory University
540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
Phone: (404) 727-8107
FAX: (404) 727-2257
Email: jste...@emory.edu

--

Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
METROPOLIS
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed;
delsp=yes

Dear Librarians,

How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O. Scott in
today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
outlets?
"Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied and
widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with title
cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has been
discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."

Read the complete article here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
opolis&st=cse

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com


--

Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
From: Kim Crowley 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
RestoredMETROPOLIS
To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
Message-ID:
<7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"

I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
kc

Kim Crowley, Director
Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov

read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sheldon
[elizab...@kinolorber.com]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
METROPOLIS

Dear Librarians,

How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O. Scott in
today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
outlets?
"Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied and
widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with title
cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has been
discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."

Read the complete article here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
opolis&st=cse

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[Tatar, Becky]

N - we won't all be there - and we'll miss you! :)

Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL   60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurora.lib.il.us

-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of CROWLEY,
CHRISTINE
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:02 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

Since many of us will be at NMM, maybe we can declare a quiet week? I'll
be armed with an IPAD to keep up with email but would rather talk in
person in KC and have time to really visit with other colleagues and
vendor reps.
:)

Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax


"We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal

-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:48 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

The form is at:

https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/video...@lists.berkeley
.edu

Unfortunately, you'll have to request your password (FORGET YOUR
PASSWORD?)
It's a stupid mail system, but I have no control.

gary

> Gary,
> I am on my way out of the office to go to NMM - can you remind me (and
> others) how to do the vacation hold?
> Thanks,
> rhonda
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of 
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:36 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews
>
> Friday...and not a minute too soon.
>
> I need (AGAIN) to remind all subscribers to this list about the
protocols
> for posting, and the difference between videolib and videonews.
>
> Videolib is a commercial-free discussion forum:  as such, unsolicited
(and
> that's an important distinction)notices, reviews, announcements, and 
> general information about commercial product (i.e. DVDs and other 
> video-related stuff)is not appropriate.  Now, that said, if someone on
the
> list asks for input about, say, DVDs on kiwi harvesting, distributors
and
> filmmakers who have titles to fit the bill can reply appropriately
(and
> briefly).
>
> Videonews is the list for new product and service announcements and 
> publicity.  I urge everyone on videolib to also subscribe to
videonews:
> the amount of traffic on the latter is really quite minimal, and, as
I've
> said repeatedly, I find the list a really good way to keep up with new
and
> interesting.
>
> Instructions for subscribing to both lists are posted at 
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html
>
> Let me know if you have questions.
>
> gary
>
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
>
> 510-643-8566
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
> --Francois Truffaut
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of 
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video 
> producers and distributors.
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of 
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video 
> producers and distributors.
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussi

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Steffen, James M]

Dear Kino:

Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog and a 
regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow include 
Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely read blogger 
Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).

--James

--
James M. Steffen, PhD
Film and Media Studies Librarian
Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
Emory University
540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
Phone: (404) 727-8107
FAX: (404) 727-2257
Email: jste...@emory.edu

--

Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
METROPOLIS
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed;
delsp=yes

Dear Librarians,

How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O. Scott
in today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
outlets?
"Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied
and widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with
title cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material
has been discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that
the further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."

Read the complete article here: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metropolis&st=cse

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com


--

Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
From: Kim Crowley 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
RestoredMETROPOLIS
To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
Message-ID:
<7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"

I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
kc

Kim Crowley, Director
Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov

read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] 
On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sheldon [elizab...@kinolorber.com]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored  
METROPOLIS

Dear Librarians,

How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O. Scott
in today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
outlets?
"Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied
and widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with
title cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material
has been discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that
the further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."

Read the complete article here: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metropolis&st=cse

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.


--

M

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[ghandman]

Or, alternatively, Jessica and I can continue to snipe at each other in
the void...pretty much the same thing we always do, but with fewer people
to annoy.

Gary


> Since many of us will be at NMM, maybe we can declare a quiet week? I'll
> be armed with an IPAD to keep up with email but would rather talk in
> person in KC and have time to really visit with other colleagues and
> vendor reps.
> :)
>
> Christine Crowley
> Dean of Learning Resources
> Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
> Northwest Vista College
> 3535 N. Ellison Dr.
> San Antonio, TX 78251
> 210.486.4572 voice
> 210.486.4504 fax
>
>
> "We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:48 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews
>
> The form is at:
>
> https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/video...@lists.berkeley
> .edu
>
> Unfortunately, you'll have to request your password (FORGET YOUR
> PASSWORD?)
> It's a stupid mail system, but I have no control.
>
> gary
>
>> Gary,
>> I am on my way out of the office to go to NMM - can you remind me (and
>> others) how to do the vacation hold?
>> Thanks,
>> rhonda
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
>> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
>> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:36 AM
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews
>>
>> Friday...and not a minute too soon.
>>
>> I need (AGAIN) to remind all subscribers to this list about the
> protocols
>> for posting, and the difference between videolib and videonews.
>>
>> Videolib is a commercial-free discussion forum:  as such, unsolicited
> (and
>> that's an important distinction)notices, reviews, announcements, and
>> general information about commercial product (i.e. DVDs and other
>> video-related stuff)is not appropriate.  Now, that said, if someone on
> the
>> list asks for input about, say, DVDs on kiwi harvesting, distributors
> and
>> filmmakers who have titles to fit the bill can reply appropriately
> (and
>> briefly).
>>
>> Videonews is the list for new product and service announcements and
>> publicity.  I urge everyone on videolib to also subscribe to
> videonews:
>> the amount of traffic on the latter is really quite minimal, and, as
> I've
>> said repeatedly, I find the list a really good way to keep up with new
> and
>> interesting.
>>
>> Instructions for subscribing to both lists are posted at
>> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html
>>
>> Let me know if you have questions.
>>
>> gary
>>
>>
>> Gary Handman
>> Director
>> Media Resources Center
>> Moffitt Library
>> UC Berkeley
>>
>> 510-643-8566
>> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
>> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>>
>> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
>> --Francois Truffaut
>>
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
> acquisition,bibliographic
>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
> in
>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
> serve
>> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
> channel of
>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> producers and distributors.
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
> acquisition,bibliographic
>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
> in
>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
> serve
>> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
> channel of
>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> producers and distributors.
>>
>
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
>
> 510-643-8566
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
> --Francois Truffaut
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[CROWLEY, CHRISTINE]

Since many of us will be at NMM, maybe we can declare a quiet week? I'll
be armed with an IPAD to keep up with email but would rather talk in
person in KC and have time to really visit with other colleagues and
vendor reps.
:)

Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax


"We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal

-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:48 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

The form is at:

https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/video...@lists.berkeley
.edu

Unfortunately, you'll have to request your password (FORGET YOUR
PASSWORD?)
It's a stupid mail system, but I have no control.

gary

> Gary,
> I am on my way out of the office to go to NMM - can you remind me (and
> others) how to do the vacation hold?
> Thanks,
> rhonda
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:36 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews
>
> Friday...and not a minute too soon.
>
> I need (AGAIN) to remind all subscribers to this list about the
protocols
> for posting, and the difference between videolib and videonews.
>
> Videolib is a commercial-free discussion forum:  as such, unsolicited
(and
> that's an important distinction)notices, reviews, announcements, and
> general information about commercial product (i.e. DVDs and other
> video-related stuff)is not appropriate.  Now, that said, if someone on
the
> list asks for input about, say, DVDs on kiwi harvesting, distributors
and
> filmmakers who have titles to fit the bill can reply appropriately
(and
> briefly).
>
> Videonews is the list for new product and service announcements and
> publicity.  I urge everyone on videolib to also subscribe to
videonews:
> the amount of traffic on the latter is really quite minimal, and, as
I've
> said repeatedly, I find the list a really good way to keep up with new
and
> interesting.
>
> Instructions for subscribing to both lists are posted at
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html
>
> Let me know if you have questions.
>
> gary
>
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
>
> 510-643-8566
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
> --Francois Truffaut
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a
channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] multicultural film series on the them of "Veteran"

[Elizabeth Stanley]

Hello, Randal,
 
Here are a few titles from Bullfrog Films you may want to consider on
the theme of "Veteran/Veterans":
 
1.  The Good War And Those Who Refused to Fight It - DVD
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/gwar.html  
"A fascinating compelling look at WWII conscientious objectors...Highly
Recommended. Editor's Choice."  * * * * Video Librarian
 
2.  Sir! No, Sir! - DVD  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/sir.html
"An impressive presentation...Sir! No Sir! makes a strong case that
history has been rewritten to erase the evidence of veterans'
participation in the antiwar movement. There's a lot of fascinating
material here for viewing, discussion, and, surely, debate. Excellently
filmed, edited, and engineered... Very highly recommended." Library
Journal 
 
"***Sir! No Sir! is a compelling tribute to men and women who exhibited
real courage and commitment on a different kind of battlefield--one that
will surely carry resonance... Recommended." Video Librarian's Best
Documentaries of the Year List
 
"The powerful, profound emotions evoked by Sir! No Sir!, a film about
the spontaneous to begin with, then organized, resistance on the part of
U.S. soldiers to the war in Vietnam remain with you long after the film
is over...In the film talking heads alternate with contemporary
documentary footage. The contrast between the unblemished faces of the
young men and women back when and their sometimes weathered, sometimes
serene present faces is so deeply affecting that finally, it's the
extraordinary moral and physical courage of the individuals who
instinctively and intellectually knew right from wrong that movingly
stays with you, and continues to stay. Highly Recommended." Rebecca
Adler, College of Staten Island, City University of New York,
Educational Media Reviews Online 
 
3. The Friendship Village - DVD
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/fv.html
An international group of veterans builds a village in Vietnam for
children with Agent Orange-related deformities.
 
Thanks,
Elizabeth 
Bullfrog Films



From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Randal Baier
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 2:30 PM
To: videolib
Subject: [Videolib] multicultural film series on the them of "Veteran"



I wonder if I could enlist the help of folks on this project?:




1. A colleague of mine in multicultural counseling studies is trying to
find a documentary film concerning an Iraq War vet trying to understand
Islam. It is not the film of US military guard Terry Holdbrooks, who
converted to Islam. It is another related story, about an American Iraqi
War vet and Iraqi-American community college student meeting and working
through their issues and differences. Any help would be appreciated. I
seem to be striking out with a Google-fail brain freeze.

2. Said colleague would like to use this story as a kind of thematic
lead for a series of 5-6 films on the theme of "Veteran/Veterans." In
this context I think veteran can be widely interpreted, from something
*about* veterans, in the sense of Coming Home perhaps (not a
documentary, I realize) to videos more conceptual in approach.
"Veterans" of immigration conflicts, for instance.

If any of you have some suggestions I would greatly appreciate any
serious tips.




If any of you have some recent productions that might fit, that would be
of interest also.




Randal Baier

Eastern Michigan University






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[Videolib] More praise for WB archives

[Ralph Tomlinson]

I'd second Jessica's statement. Do buy from Warner Archive. I have a list of
titles I hope to add to our library's collection from the archive, including
a number of the old Tarzan movies that I watched as a wee lad on Saturday
afternoon TV. It's an amazing collection. Amazon offers many of the titles,
too, but I think they're just ordering from WB and adding a few dollars for
their trouble. 

Ralph Tomlinson
Audio-visual/reference librarian
Adult Services
Olathe Public Library
201 E. Park Street
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 971-6850
rtomlin...@olatheks.org


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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[ghandman]

The form is at:

https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

Unfortunately, you'll have to request your password (FORGET YOUR PASSWORD?)
It's a stupid mail system, but I have no control.

gary

> Gary,
> I am on my way out of the office to go to NMM - can you remind me (and
> others) how to do the vacation hold?
> Thanks,
> rhonda
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:36 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews
>
> Friday...and not a minute too soon.
>
> I need (AGAIN) to remind all subscribers to this list about the protocols
> for posting, and the difference between videolib and videonews.
>
> Videolib is a commercial-free discussion forum:  as such, unsolicited (and
> that's an important distinction)notices, reviews, announcements, and
> general information about commercial product (i.e. DVDs and other
> video-related stuff)is not appropriate.  Now, that said, if someone on the
> list asks for input about, say, DVDs on kiwi harvesting, distributors and
> filmmakers who have titles to fit the bill can reply appropriately (and
> briefly).
>
> Videonews is the list for new product and service announcements and
> publicity.  I urge everyone on videolib to also subscribe to videonews:
> the amount of traffic on the latter is really quite minimal, and, as I've
> said repeatedly, I find the list a really good way to keep up with new and
> interesting.
>
> Instructions for subscribing to both lists are posted at
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html
>
> Let me know if you have questions.
>
> gary
>
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
>
> 510-643-8566
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
> --Francois Truffaut
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[Rosen, Rhonda J.]

Gary, 
I am on my way out of the office to go to NMM - can you remind me (and others) 
how to do the vacation hold?
Thanks, 
rhonda

-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of 
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:36 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

Friday...and not a minute too soon.

I need (AGAIN) to remind all subscribers to this list about the protocols
for posting, and the difference between videolib and videonews.

Videolib is a commercial-free discussion forum:  as such, unsolicited (and
that's an important distinction)notices, reviews, announcements, and
general information about commercial product (i.e. DVDs and other
video-related stuff)is not appropriate.  Now, that said, if someone on the
list asks for input about, say, DVDs on kiwi harvesting, distributors and
filmmakers who have titles to fit the bill can reply appropriately (and
briefly).

Videonews is the list for new product and service announcements and
publicity.  I urge everyone on videolib to also subscribe to videonews: 
the amount of traffic on the latter is really quite minimal, and, as I've
said repeatedly, I find the list a really good way to keep up with new and
interesting.

Instructions for subscribing to both lists are posted at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html

Let me know if you have questions.

gary


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

[ghandman]

Friday...and not a minute too soon.

I need (AGAIN) to remind all subscribers to this list about the protocols
for posting, and the difference between videolib and videonews.

Videolib is a commercial-free discussion forum:  as such, unsolicited (and
that's an important distinction)notices, reviews, announcements, and
general information about commercial product (i.e. DVDs and other
video-related stuff)is not appropriate.  Now, that said, if someone on the
list asks for input about, say, DVDs on kiwi harvesting, distributors and
filmmakers who have titles to fit the bill can reply appropriately (and
briefly).

Videonews is the list for new product and service announcements and
publicity.  I urge everyone on videolib to also subscribe to videonews: 
the amount of traffic on the latter is really quite minimal, and, as I've
said repeatedly, I find the list a really good way to keep up with new and
interesting.

Instructions for subscribing to both lists are posted at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html

Let me know if you have questions.

gary


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Kim Crowley]

I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
kc

Kim Crowley, Director
Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov

read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] 
On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sheldon [elizab...@kinolorber.com]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored  
METROPOLIS

Dear Librarians,

How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O. Scott
in today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
outlets?
"Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis,” surely one of the most intensely studied
and widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
studio UFA cut Lang’s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with
title cards that altered Lang’s meaning. Over the years new material
has been discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that
the further “Metropolis” recedes into history, the newer it becomes."

Read the complete article here: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metropolis&st=cse

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[Elizabeth Sheldon]

Dear Librarians,

How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O. Scott  
in today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your  
selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about  
film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media  
outlets?
"Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis,” surely one of the most intensely studied  
and widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and  
mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not  
been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German  
studio UFA cut Lang’s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after  
its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by  
Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with  
title cards that altered Lang’s meaning. Over the years new material  
has been discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that  
the further “Metropolis” recedes into history, the newer it becomes."

Read the complete article here: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metropolis&st=cse

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.