chrzlz
@chrzlz.bsky.social
Humanities librarian
Cinema & Media Studies Librarian / Librarian for Germanic Literature
Penn Libraries - Philadelphia
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Cinema & Media Studies Librarian / Librarian for Germanic Literature
Penn Libraries - Philadelphia
📽️📚 | 🏳️🌈
A Weekly Gathering for Those Who Fled the Nazis Ends After 82 Years www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/n...
A Weekly Gathering for Those Who Fled the Nazis Ends After 82 Years
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December 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A Weekly Gathering for Those Who Fled the Nazis Ends After 82 Years www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/n...
The Filthy Word That Filmmakers Swear By www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Filthy Word That Filmmakers Swear By
How directors and writers striving for a PG-13 rating have learned to ration the use of a four-letter obscenity.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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The Movie I Was Afraid to See www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The Movie I Was Afraid to See
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December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Movie I Was Afraid to See www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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I’m gonna bake manicotti tonight.
Without jarred sauce.
Without jarred sauce.
December 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’m gonna bake manicotti tonight.
Without jarred sauce.
Without jarred sauce.
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O'Brien's films are unique time capsules of rural American life using real locals instead of actors. Like many regional indie films from the early 2000s, it has vanished from distribution. No streaming. No new discs. It’s a gentle, funny look at "old vs. new" Vermont that deserves a second life.
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
O'Brien's films are unique time capsules of rural American life using real locals instead of actors. Like many regional indie films from the early 2000s, it has vanished from distribution. No streaming. No new discs. It’s a gentle, funny look at "old vs. new" Vermont that deserves a second life.
I’m concerned about what this will mean for non-theatrical licensing here in higher ed. Netflix content is already walled off to us.
Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I’m concerned about what this will mean for non-theatrical licensing here in higher ed. Netflix content is already walled off to us.
Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
Warner Bros. Discovery Said to Be in Exclusive Talks With Netflix www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Warner Bros. Discovery Said to Be in Exclusive Talks With Netflix
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December 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Warner Bros. Discovery Said to Be in Exclusive Talks With Netflix www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
It's disappointing to say goodbye to #Eurovision this next year. It's a serious annual holiday for us. I hope a fun, truly peace-promoting international contest that is really about music across cultures can emerge. It seems to be the end of #ESC as we know it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's disappointing to say goodbye to #Eurovision this next year. It's a serious annual holiday for us. I hope a fun, truly peace-promoting international contest that is really about music across cultures can emerge. It seems to be the end of #ESC as we know it.
I can't believe people in Stockholm are actually waiting in a 3-hour line, in Sweden, in November, to buy a Crunchwrap Supreme from Sweden's first ever Taco Bell. As an American, I'm both amused and horrified to know this.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I can't believe people in Stockholm are actually waiting in a 3-hour line, in Sweden, in November, to buy a Crunchwrap Supreme from Sweden's first ever Taco Bell. As an American, I'm both amused and horrified to know this.
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Breaking News: Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia said that they were boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation. Eurovision fans who support Palestinian rights have for years expressed concern at Israel’s involvement in the contest.
Eurovision Is in Turmoil as Israel’s Participation Leads to Boycott
The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Breaking News: Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia said that they were boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation. Eurovision fans who support Palestinian rights have for years expressed concern at Israel’s involvement in the contest.
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Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
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While I'm ranting: It takes time, nurturing, strategy, and deep knowledge of release patterns and regional idiosyncrasies to nurture a film from, say, October deep into awards season. That's how smaller movies used to make money. And I'm not seeing a lot of distributors eager to put in that effort.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
While I'm ranting: It takes time, nurturing, strategy, and deep knowledge of release patterns and regional idiosyncrasies to nurture a film from, say, October deep into awards season. That's how smaller movies used to make money. And I'm not seeing a lot of distributors eager to put in that effort.
It's so interesting that many of the works that are ephemeral & unlicenseable for libraries are not works of world cinema from the Global South, as I'd expect, but American films, indie films, documentaries, episodic series of all kinds--all seemingly right under our noses. 5/5
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It's so interesting that many of the works that are ephemeral & unlicenseable for libraries are not works of world cinema from the Global South, as I'd expect, but American films, indie films, documentaries, episodic series of all kinds--all seemingly right under our noses. 5/5
As librarians, do we have a mandate to ensure ongoing access? At this point in time, we are directing cultural heritage priorizations, and media librarians have choices to make in terms of what rights we pursue, as content goes more digital. 4/
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As librarians, do we have a mandate to ensure ongoing access? At this point in time, we are directing cultural heritage priorizations, and media librarians have choices to make in terms of what rights we pursue, as content goes more digital. 4/
As we move away from physical objects in our media collections, and it becomes more ephemeral, how do we help people access "locked content"? The business of film and media isn't always interested in improving access, or commodifying certain properties 3/
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As we move away from physical objects in our media collections, and it becomes more ephemeral, how do we help people access "locked content"? The business of film and media isn't always interested in improving access, or commodifying certain properties 3/
The data also shows that quite a few films from Japan were among the requested materials that the library was not able to acquire. My thought is that the distributors and filmmakers were likely impossible to reach or communicate with... 2/
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The data also shows that quite a few films from Japan were among the requested materials that the library was not able to acquire. My thought is that the distributors and filmmakers were likely impossible to reach or communicate with... 2/
So interesting to hear about "unlicenseable," unavailable films from Christine Smith as part of the Video Trust Conference. The most inaccessible films are recent films, from the U.S., and rather than long-form films, now episodic original series are less available. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So interesting to hear about "unlicenseable," unavailable films from Christine Smith as part of the Video Trust Conference. The most inaccessible films are recent films, from the U.S., and rather than long-form films, now episodic original series are less available. 1/
Would-be censors fortunately cannot disappear streaming content that #libraries have licensed for thematic promotions, and in conjunction with library displays. It's also onerous to do this with #ebooks in public library collections. #censorship
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Would-be censors fortunately cannot disappear streaming content that #libraries have licensed for thematic promotions, and in conjunction with library displays. It's also onerous to do this with #ebooks in public library collections. #censorship
Library policies can be your friend, if you have would-be censors in your community who check out controversial items en masse, in effect enacting #censorship by hoarding materials. Put rules in place to keep materials available and visible if they are on display.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Library policies can be your friend, if you have would-be censors in your community who check out controversial items en masse, in effect enacting #censorship by hoarding materials. Put rules in place to keep materials available and visible if they are on display.
Excited to be with my people online at the 2025 Video Trust Annual Conference this week. Media librarians, film distributors, people who appreciate media in libraries, please join us! Nov 11-12-13. videotrust.org/conferenceinfo #filmdistribution #medialibrarians #filmlibrarians
Conference Information — Video Trust
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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Excited to be with my people online at the 2025 Video Trust Annual Conference this week. Media librarians, film distributors, people who appreciate media in libraries, please join us! Nov 11-12-13. videotrust.org/conferenceinfo #filmdistribution #medialibrarians #filmlibrarians
The Penn Libraries has a vast range of films in its collections about #Indigenous Americans. Come see our display of films in Van Pelt!
Featured films available to stream - Native American Heritage Month: guides.library.upenn.edu/cims/NAHM
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeStudents #NAIS
Featured films available to stream - Native American Heritage Month: guides.library.upenn.edu/cims/NAHM
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeStudents #NAIS
Guides: Cinema & Media Studies: Featured Films & TV - November 2025
Guides: Cinema & Media Studies: Featured Films & TV - November 2025
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November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Penn Libraries has a vast range of films in its collections about #Indigenous Americans. Come see our display of films in Van Pelt!
Featured films available to stream - Native American Heritage Month: guides.library.upenn.edu/cims/NAHM
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeStudents #NAIS
Featured films available to stream - Native American Heritage Month: guides.library.upenn.edu/cims/NAHM
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeStudents #NAIS
Our closing keynote 11/13, Regina Longo on Sustaining Communities of Practice in Polarizing Times. Together we are fighting cuts, slash-and-burn tactics, that are paralyzing the work of #librarians, #archivists, national parks, public media. Join us! videotrust2025.sched.com 8/8
Video Trust Annual Conference 2025 Schedule
Check out the schedule for Video Trust Annual Conference 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our closing keynote 11/13, Regina Longo on Sustaining Communities of Practice in Polarizing Times. Together we are fighting cuts, slash-and-burn tactics, that are paralyzing the work of #librarians, #archivists, national parks, public media. Join us! videotrust2025.sched.com 8/8
Also on 11/12, Community-Driven VHS Digitization: The Academic Libraries Video Trust. An institutional partnership to help digitize and preserve aging and threatened #VHS collections. Save your library's old VHS tape, especially rare material that never made the leap to DVD! 7/8
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Also on 11/12, Community-Driven VHS Digitization: The Academic Libraries Video Trust. An institutional partnership to help digitize and preserve aging and threatened #VHS collections. Save your library's old VHS tape, especially rare material that never made the leap to DVD! 7/8
Then on 11/12, Made in #Michigan: Digitizing and preserving the #MichiganState WKAR Early Television Films Collection, a 16mm film collection from a public TV station undergoing #digitization and preservation, part of a congressionally funded project. #earlytv #tvhistory 6/8
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Then on 11/12, Made in #Michigan: Digitizing and preserving the #MichiganState WKAR Early Television Films Collection, a 16mm film collection from a public TV station undergoing #digitization and preservation, part of a congressionally funded project. #earlytv #tvhistory 6/8