In a message dated 6/1/05 9:31:18 PM, sarah-andrews@uiowa.edu writes:
> Our library is planning to have a film festival this fall.=A0 We want to s=
how=20
> movies that have a focus on libraries or librarians, or perhaps books.=A0=20=
Does=20
> anyone have any suggestions for us?=A0
>=20
> We don't want something like The Big Sleep or The Station Agent--good=20
> movies, but the focus is not on the librarian or libraries.
>=20
Desk Set is the most obvious. Music Man, of course (I know, Maid Marion is a=
=20
stereotype, but I suspect many wouldn't mind if their lives were played by a=
=20
young Shirley Jones being courted by a young Robert Preston... Film=20
distributors would probably be played by Danny Devito and Rhea Pearlman, tho=
ugh Amy would=20
have more cause for complaint than I.)
If you do a videolib search, I believe that this topic came up several years=
=20
ago?
AND, if you did research (Google "Films about libraries" or "Films about=20
librarians"), you would come up with:
http://www.san-andreas-sla.org/faultline/March200212.htm
http://www.filmlibrarian.info/top10.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~movielibrarians/
http://emp.byui.edu/RAISHM/films/introduction.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html
though not on subject, here's the unusual
http://www.sonic.net/%7Eerisw/bdlib.html
and I'm SURE that a poll by videolib regarding likely participants would be=20
fascinating -- we want photos of Gary!
and even a documentary in the works!
http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (201) 767-3117 or (800) 603-1104 (in the US)
Fax: (201) 767-3035
Email: milefilms@aol.com
www.milestonefilms.com
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In a message dated 6/1/05 9:31:18 PM, sarah-andrews@uiowa.edu writes:
Our library is planni=
ng to have a film festival this fall.=A0 We want to show movies that have a=20=
focus on libraries or librarians, or perhaps books.=A0 Does anyone have any=20=
suggestions for us?=A0
We don't want something like The Big Sleep or The Station Agent--good movies=
, but the focus is not on the librarian or libraries.
Desk Set is the most obvious. Music Man, of course (I know, Maid Marion i=
s a stereotype, but I suspect many wouldn't mind if their lives were played=20=
by a young Shirley Jones being courted by a young Robert Preston... Film dis=
tributors would probably be played by Danny Devito and Rhea Pearlman, though=
Amy would have more cause for complaint than I.)
If you do a videolib search, I believe that this topic came up several years=
ago?
AND, if you did research (Google "Films about libraries" or "Films about lib=
rarians"), you would come up with:
http=
://www.san-andreas-sla.org/faultline/March200212.htm
http://www.filmlibra=
rian.info/top10.html
http://home.earth=
link.net/~movielibrarians/
http://emp=
.byui.edu/RAISHM/films/introduction.html
=
http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html
though not on subject, here's the unusual
and I'm SURE that a poll by videolib regarding likely participants would be=20=
fascinating -- we want photos of Gary!
and even a documentary in the works!
http://www.hollywoodlibrar=
ian.com/
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (201) 767-3117 or (800) 603-1104 (in the US)
Fax: (201) 767-3035
Email: milefilms@aol.com
www.milestonefilms.com