Thanks, Nancy. It was difficult to pick. Your choices are among my absolute faves, too! This was sort of an interesting exercise: made me realize what a basically old fashioned cinema guy I really am (at least apropos to horror)...slashers, torture porn, and even Bava and Argento don't really do it for me. Give me Val Lewton any day.
gary (Damn! I just realized that I forgot to include Carnival of Souls in my list...) > Thanks Gary! > > Here are my picks -- Happy Halloween! > > http://nfriedland.blogspot.com/ > > Nancy > > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:12 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > >> http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2010/10/26_scarymovies.shtml >> >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Nancy E. Friedland > Librarian for Butler Media, Film Studies & Performing Arts > Columbia University > 206 Butler Library > 535 West 114th Street > New York, New York 10027 > Phone: 212.854.7402 > 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.
