Deg wrote: >>> While I've enjoyed seeing these lists of top circs... I was hoping the >>> initial thread would springboard into a discussion of the top NON-feature >>> film used.<<<
Fair enough, Deg. But before I get to the docs, I've re-run my circ report so that it's updated, and there are some significant changes. Top FEATURES: 1. Monty Python's Life of Brian 2. Blade Runner (DVD) (definitely #1 overall, combining formats) 3. Angels in America 4. Black Robe 5. Pulp Fiction 6. Dr. Strangelove 7. Citizen Kane 8. A Clockwork Orange (VHS) (adding in DVD would move to #7) 9. Godfather, Part II (VHS) (adding in DVD would move to #6) 10. Twelve Monkeys 11. Gladiator 12. Blade Runner (VHS) 13. The Godfather 14. The Heiress (VHS) (adding in DVD would move to #9) 15. Brazil (Terry Gilliam) (VHS) 16. Ying Xiong = Hero 17. Casablanca (adding in VHS would move to #4) 18. Lord of War 19. Saving Private Ryan (adding in VHS would move to #5) 20. Adventures of Indiana Jones Um. We kinda look like an all-male campus, no? On the documentary front, I AM SO DEPRESSED!!!! It turns out 9 of our top 10 circulating docs are on VHS. So -- la, la, la, I can't hear you! -- I am pretending that's not the case and am reporting our top-circulating docs on *DVD*. Top DOCUMENTARIES: Planet Earth Super Size Me Guns, Germs and Steel Fahrenheit 9/11 Beside Myself: Wabash, Men and Coeducation (Russ Harbaugh) John Adams (HBO) Civil War (Ken Burns) Body of the Queen (from A History of Britain) Elegant Universe Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Founding Brothers Medici, Godfathers of the Renaissance Who Killed the Electric Car? "Deep Play" at Wabash (Russ Harbaugh) Awake Zion Wordplay Bowling for Columbine 1492, Conquest of Paradise American cinema Bowling for Columbine But honestly, WHY aren't people checking out all those awesome docs I've been buying?!? I've been working to promote through personal contact with profs, utilization of display space, running a "Green Issues" summer movie series and setting up a fb page devoted to our film collection. I wish I could just make people care! Susan at Wabash 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.
