[Videolib] Multi-region DVD/VHS combo decks

2011-11-03 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
Hi All, Sorry if this has been discussed before, but does anyone recommend a multi-region DVD/VHS combo deck (plays international DVDs and international VHS) that doesn't require a multi-system TV? Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian

[Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

2011-11-03 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
Here I go again... For November we like to feature videos that have something to do with food, eating, gathering, etc. A few example are Babette's Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, Home for the Holidays, and What's Cooking?. What are your favorites? Cheers, Matt __

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2011-11-03 Thread Rachel Gordon
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (though it's a bit dark but fun!) The Wedding Banquet Best, Rachel _ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:56 PM To:

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2011-11-03 Thread elizabeth mcmahon
Tampopo. Eating Raoul. Elizabeth    You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. --Monty Python From: Ball, James (jmb4aw)

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2011-11-03 Thread Karsten, Eileen
When I think of movies and food, my favorite is Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Of course, it is a little gruesome, but has some great shots of food. Eileen Karsten Lake Forest College kars...@lakeforest.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu

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2011-11-03 Thread Markus, Tim
Big night Tim Tim Markus Head of Cataloging The Evergreen State College Library Olympia, WA 98505 (360) 867-6124 mark...@evergreen.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James

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2011-11-03 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Big Night - On Nov 3, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) wrote: Here I go again… For November we like to feature videos that have something to do with food, eating, gathering, etc. A few example are Babette’s Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, Home for the Holidays, and What’s Cooking?. What

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2011-11-03 Thread Haller, Dorcas W.
Henry Jaglom's Eating, which not only is about food, but also about women and men. Dusty Haller Dorcas Haller Librarian/ Professor/ Department Chair Community College of Rhode Island Library One Hilton Street, Providence, RI 02909 Phone: 401-455-6085 Fax: 401-455-6087 dhal...@ccri.edu From:

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2011-11-03 Thread Danette Pachtner
Tortilla Soup (adaptation of Eat, Drink, Man, Woman) Delicatessen --Danette at Duke Here I go again... For November we like to feature videos that have something to do with food, eating, gathering, etc. A few example are Babette's Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, Home for the Holidays, and What's

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2011-11-03 Thread Cecilia Cygnar
Christmas in Connecticut-the original with Barbara Stanwyck and Sidney Greenstreet! Thanks, Cecilia Cygnar AV Fiction Librarian Niles Public Library District Niles, IL 60714 847-663-6616 ccyg...@nileslibrary.org mailto:ccyg...@nileslibrary.org Views expressed by the author do not

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2011-11-03 Thread Pat Mcgee
One of my favorites is Tampopo. Pat McGee Coordinator of Media Services Volpe Library and Media Center Tennessee Technological University Campus Box 5066 Cookeville, TN 38505 931-372-3544 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On

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2011-11-03 Thread Nellhaus, Tobin
Does Silence of the Lambs count? Tobin Nellhaus Librarian for Performing Arts, Media and Philosophy Coordinator for Humanities Collection Development 226 Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University 130 Wall Street, P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Tel: 203/432-8212 Fax: 203/432-8527

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2011-11-03 Thread Ledbetter, Terri
*snicker* Terri Beth Ledbetter Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 860-695-6370 860-722-6870 (fax) -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Nellhaus, Tobin Sent: Thursday, November 03,

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2011-11-03 Thread Mike Tribby
Dinner at Eight Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:mike.tri...@quality-books.com VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic

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2011-11-03 Thread Folmar David
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife her Lover From: Moore, Sharon A smo...@qvcc.commnet.edu Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 15:33:13 -0400 To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early... Chocolat Like Water for Chocolate Can

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2011-11-03 Thread Susan Albrecht
Ratatouille Diner Julie and Julia Or, as a real stretch, as we head nearer to the holiday season, how about A Christmas Story? All those Bumpas dogs eating the turkey, the meal at the Chinese restaurant Susan at Wabash From: Moore, Sharon A

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2011-11-03 Thread Jo Ann Reynolds
Fresh From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:56 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early... Here I go again... For November we

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2011-11-03 Thread Peterson, Erika Day - petersed
One of my colleagues is doing a food display this month, primarily books, but he's included-- when we're the food. So zombies, vampires... Sent from my iPhone On Nov 3, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Susan Albrecht albre...@wabash.edumailto:albre...@wabash.edu wrote: Ratatouille Diner Julie and Julia Or,

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2011-11-03 Thread Anthony Anderson
Any one mention Monty Python's The Meaning of Life? ;-) Cheers! Anthony *** Anthony E. Anderson Social Studies and Arts Humanities Librarian Von KleinSmid Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190

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2011-11-03 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
Fava beans and a nice chianti... __ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 On Nov 3, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Nellhaus, Tobin tobin.nellh...@yale.edu wrote: Does Silence of the Lambs count? Tobin Nellhaus

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2011-11-03 Thread Lisa Abbott
More good food movies: Big Night Julie Julia - ok to screen just the Julia parts ;-) Mostly Martha Lisa Abbott Associate Director World Trust Educational Services Social Impact through Film Dialogue 510-333-9325 skype: lmabbott www.world-trust.org On Nov 3, 2011, at 12:10 PM,

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2011-11-03 Thread Jessica Rosner
This one is not well known but totally brilliant, A CHINESE FEAST by Tsu Hark. It ends withsort of a cook off to the death between the good chef and the bad chef, basically like Samurai film with food. An earlier scene involving a petty criminal who becomes a chef to be with girlfriend and ends up

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2011-11-03 Thread Mandel, Debra
Sideways Christmas Tale Home for the Holidays The Celebration Meet the Fockers From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Lisa Abbott [l...@world-trust.org] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 6:34 PM To:

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2011-11-03 Thread Tatar, Becky
If we're getting down to scenes - the scene in Tom Jones, and the dinner in A Christmas Story where the mom is trying to get Randy to eat his dinner. Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209

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2011-11-03 Thread Mandel, Debra
Oh, and one of my favorites, Baghdad Cafe. On Nov 3, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Mandel, Debra d.man...@neu.edu wrote: Sideways Christmas Tale Home for the Holidays The Celebration Meet the Fockers From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu

[Videolib] food movies

2011-11-03 Thread Bahr, Philip
We just screened The Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love for our LGBTQ History Month film series this past month. It's a major foodie film. Lots of images of families gathering in the kitchen and eating together. Such a fun, happy film. Soul Kitchen from German-Turk director Fatih

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2011-11-03 Thread CAPLAN Victoria F
Hi Jessica, Thanks for recommending that A Chinese Feast, it's one of my family's favorites. We adore the scene w/ the big Garoupa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chinese_Feast If you liked that one, you might also enjoy Stephen Chow's The God of Cookery - which also has a cooking show-down