Electra Glide in Blue
Library programming on biker movies and cult classics could make excellent use of Electra Glide in Blue. The classic 1970s film Electra Glide in Blue would be suitable for academic courses in high...
View ArticleZander the Great
Zander the Great is a classic film from the 1920s that would work best in a library screening of forgotten silent films, and for those students studying early modern film in cinema studies classes.
View ArticleEasy Virtue
Easy Virtue is an interesting artifact of the 1920s. Fans of silent films and Alfred Hitchcock may be particularly interested in this title. Public libraries should consider adding Easy Virtue to drama...
View ArticleThe Farmer’s Wife
Anyone looking to expand their silent film or Hitchcock collections should consider The Farmer’s Wife above all others. Highly Recommended for romantic comedy and classic film shelves in public libraries.
View ArticleEyes of Laura Mars (Special Edition)
Eyes of Laura Mars captures the glamor and grit of 1970s New York in a highly entertaining style. Librarians should consider this title for supernatural thriller public library shelves or college-level...
View ArticleTentacles
Some mainstream-collections buyers may be grateful for the relative inoffensiveness of Tentacles compared to T&A and gore of what has come to be known as "sharksploitation," but that's it. Not...
View ArticleThe Ring
The Ring is among Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films. It also remains a crowd-pleaser after all these years despite being a silent film. If you are expanding your classic film collections to include...
View ArticleDay of Triumph
Day of Triumph manages to capture the essence of Biblical stories with an earnest and sincere approach. Ideally suited for religious film collections (and mainstream ones, particularly around Easter)...
View ArticleFilm Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema VIII
Film noir buffs and fans of classic cinema will appreciate these rarities, which have never before been on home video. Libraries would benefit with the films in the collection, especially the clever...
View ArticleFill ‘er Up with Super (Le Plein de Super)
Fans of John Cassavetes' films about masculinity and its discontents will find a lot to love in this nicely acted, sensitively-directed look at male friendship. Fill 'er Up with Super would be suitable...
View ArticlePalace of Pleasure
Palace of Pleasure is a therapeutic collage made of previous films by John Hofsess. It is a modern take on classical film, breaking boundaries and taking a new creative direction.
View ArticleThe Manxman
Those studying Hitchcock or early British films will want to see The Manxman, as it is the strongest textually and cinematically of any of Hitchcock’s silent films. Highly Recommended.
View ArticleThe Wounded Man
The Wounded Man is a stellar film and can be educational to those who want to learn more about sexuality and sexual expression. It is also a good way to bring understanding to the struggles different...
View ArticleThe Sunday Woman (La Donna della Domenica)
College film studies instructors will find The Sunday Woman useful to illustrate commedia dell'arte. A Sunday Woman belongs on International, Italian, and Commedia dell'arte shelves in academic and...
View ArticleYakuza Graveyard (Yakuza no Hakaba: Kuchinashi no Hana)
Yakuza Graveyard would be suitable for Japanese-language and crime film collections in academic and public libraries. Yakuza Graveyard would fit into film series on Japanese cinema of the 1970s or the...
View ArticleBig Time Gambling Boss (Bakuchiuci: Sôchô Tobaku)
Big Time Gambling Boss would fit with International, Japanese-language, and crime film shelves in public libraries. In a larger context for audiences, it could provide contrast with the 1970s films of...
View ArticleBacktrack AKA Catchfire (Special Edition)
Backtrack would be suitable for noir, crime, and thriller collections in public libraries. Library programming on visual art in 20th-century cinema could make creative use of Backtrack since Hopper was...
View ArticleEntre Nous
Entre Nous would benefit library programming on French-language cinema, films about postwar France, the Jewish experience in WWII-era Europe, the work of Diane Kurys or Isabelle Huppert, international...
View ArticleThe Lady Vanishes
If you’re looking to expand your Hitchcock or classic film collections, The Lady Vanishes is a no-brainer: The film often appears on various ‘Best Film’ lists—for good reason—and has a Metacritic...
View ArticleYoung and Innocent
If you’re looking to fill out your classic film or Hitchcock collections, Young and Innocent is a solid choice: Of Hitchcock’s British films, Young and Innocent remains surprisingly popular.
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