We have collected a variety of amazing different playlists on youtube. Our own personal favorite youtube playlists, we think are too amazing to not share!!!
Music festival season is in full swing! We have missed them just as much as you have. If your favorite festival has been canceled this year or can’t go see them in person, we have found some live performances that will make you feel like you are right there!
We also have found some Biopic’s and Music Documentaries for those of you who want to know a bit more behind the scenes knowledge of your favorite musician or band.
On a beautiful June weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love, the Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward, capturing a decade’s spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll.
Monterey featured career-making performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, but they were just a few of the performers in a wildly diverse lineup that included Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Who, the Byrds, Hugh Masekela, and the extraordinary Ravi Shankar.
With his characteristic verite style–and a camera crew that included the likes of Albert Maysles and Richard Leacock–D. A. Pennebaker captured it all, immortalizing moments that have become legend: Pete Townshend smashing his guitar, Jimi Hendrix burning his, Mama Cass watching Janis Joplin’s performance in awe.
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen, earning them a 1965 BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
Nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen, Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment) and a Grammy (Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media).
Even now Woodstock has deep, lasting meaning. Its mix of music, culture and idealism resonates across the years. It gave youth a voice, changing the music business and social movements forever. Its legacy is strong half a century later. Get inside the story with host Mark Goodman, Ritchie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, John Sebastian, organizer Michael Lang, and Woodstock historian Wade Lawrence.
The history of the Fyre Music Festival, from its creation through its unraveling. The Fyre Festival was billed as a luxury music experience on a posh private island, but failed spectacularly in the hands of a cocky entrepreneur.
Live at the Hollywood Bowl is the third official live album by the American rock band the Doors, released in May 1987 by Elektra Records. The concert was recorded on July 5, 1968, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, the Doors’ hometown
Over the course of six weeks during the summer of 1969, thousands of people attend the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, culture, music and fashion.
We have a lot of new items here in the Library! Below are just a sample of the new collection – all new eVideos! Visit the Library Website and Koha [add link here] to see what else is new and available for you to enjoy!
In a film based on the writings of French Resistance fighter and POW André Devigny, Fontaine (François Leterrier) is being held by the Nazis at Fort Montluc. When he gets word that he’s scheduled for execution, Fontaine channels his energy into hatching a plan to break out. His plan is interrupted when he is assigned a new roommate. Fontaine grudgingly brings the newcomer in on the escape effort, which involves homespun weapons and an intricate knowledge of the layout of the prison itself.
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.
The life and career of iconic director David Lynch are explored in more than 20 conversations recorded with him at his home.
The documentary traces the fascinating journey of three comic creators who challenge the notion of race, appearance, and gender stereotypes through cartoons, comics and cosplay. Featuring Keith Knight, Vishavjit Singh and Eileen Alden.
In the devastating first film of the Three colors trilogy, Juliette Binoche gives a tour de force performance as Julie, a woman reeling from the tragic death of her husband and young daughter. But Blue is more than just a blistering study of grief; it’s also a tale of liberation, as Julie attempts to free herself from the past while confronting truths about the life of her late husband, a composer. Shot in sapphire tones by Sławomir Idziak, and set to an extraordinary operatic score by Zbigniew Preisner, Blue is an overwhelming sensory experience.
A young man embarks on an obsessive search for the girlfriend who mysteriously disappeared while the couple were taking a sunny vacation trip, and his three-year investigation draws the attention of her abductor, a mild-mannered professor with a clinically diabolical mind.. An unorthodox love story and a truly unsettling thriller, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer’s The Vanishing unfolds with meticulous intensity, leading to an unforgettable finale that has unnerved audiences around the world..
A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who Is the murderer?” pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann . . . In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller.
89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains revealing the humanity in their subjects, and themselves. FACES PLACES documents these heart-warming encounters as well as the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way.
At his secluded chateau in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured countenance, at a horrifying price. Eyes without a face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. There are images here, of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty, that once seen are never forgotten.
Discover our amazing book collection through our Library Koha catalog, ProQuest eBook Central resource, EBSCO eBooks and O’Reilly Online Learning. Start reading and researching the material that will expand your knowledge and subsequently your work today!
Can’t find what you are looking for? Please make a purchase suggestion!
View the instructions below on how to access and search for Proquest eBook Central, Koha Books & eBooks, EBSCO eBook. These resources are available to all active Students, Alumni, and Staff! Please remember to login with your lafilm.edu email to be able to access.
Welcome to The LAFS Library!
Mission: The Library’s goal is to provide direct support for the educational mission of the school, by selecting and organizing current and relevant books, media, and digital resources; to assist students and faculty in locating and retrieving information effectively, and to assist in the educational and professional development of students.
As of July 2022:
VISITING THE LAFS LIBRARY ON CAMPUS
Students & Staff can access the Library on campus, B1 5th floor, and utilize computers, borrow materials, print, scan, and such!
As we continue our phased reopening, we’re focused on creating safe and welcoming spaces for everyone, and we look forward to seeing you soon.
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday-Friday from 8:00am – 8:00pm
* The above Library Hours are temporary as we are reopening the Library in phases. Please see “Today’s Hours” posted on the Library Site for more accurate hours for the day.
THE LAFS LIBRARY ONLINE
Many of the Library’s digital services will remain available through the Koha Library Catalog and A-Z Databases guide, which includes research-based articles, online streaming videos, electronic screenplays, and music-related databases. Library Staff will be available to provide assistance by phone and email, so be sure to leave a detailed message.
WEBSITE
library.lafilm.edu
PHONE:
323.769.2705
EMAIL:
lafslibrary@lafilm.edu
As we continue our phased reopening, we’re focused on creating safe and welcoming spaces for everyone, and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Collections
You can find our collections by visiting our digital Library Catalog, KOHA. It is used to find materials based on author, title, subject, or format. Check out Koha to search for books, screenplays, films, magazines, and more! We have the following items (on-campus and online):
If you would like to have a library account to log in to Koha, please fill out the Library Application Form here. You will soon receive a confirmation once your account has been created.
If you already have an account with us, there’s no need to fill out the form, you can start logging in and accessing some of the features of Koha.
NOTE: You DO NOT need a Library Account to access the collection! The catalog is made public, but you do need to sign in with your LAFS creds to access some of the electronic resources.
Services:
The Library seeks to provide the following services that support the LAFS community with the best possible environment and resources for research. View the Services page on the Library site to learn more.
FACULTY
Circulation Requests
If any Faculty members wish to pick-up library materials during this time, they may do so. Please coordinate a day/time with the Library to ensure their availability and desired library item is put on HOLD.
Collection Purchase Requests
Faculty can make purchase requests if the Library does not own a copy of the desired material. Reasons for a purchase request will be considered along with budget constraints.
Click here to make a purchase suggestion or leave general feedback.
STREAMING VIDEOS
Look through these streaming platforms to find videos that these companies have in stock and available for purchase through the Library!
eVideos Collection: If you need to view the list of the already purchased licensed videos, click here.
ELECTRONIC BOOKS
Browse through the eBook databases, EBSCO and ProQuest eBooks, to see the full list of available electronic books that you may want the Library to purchase. You will need to have an account to do so, you may sign up for one here.
eBooks Collection: If you need to view the list of the already purchased licensed videos, click here.
Library Monthly Orientation
The Library will be conducting monthly training in regards to utilizing the Library and its resources. Faculty can reinforce students to attend this event and may use this as extra credit or participation points. Please coordinate with the Library if needed additional training within your class.
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Term.
Research
It is important, even for an artist, creator, or designer, that you know how to conduct research; it’s not just for scientists or medical doctors. Through your journey here at LAFS, you will understand the importance of Information Literacy, which means to be information literate. You must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively. Visit the Research Guide to start your search!
Our popular page is our A-Z Databases. A research database is a set, or collection of data, which is gathered and made available online. Most of the databases you will be using here, come from academic or open access libraries.
Often, you will need to sign in with your LAFS credentials upon accessing some of these Databases. For further instructions on how to access or do simple searches, you may find helpful guides under the Tutorials page.
The Library team has created helpful instructions on how to access, log in and do research in several of our databases. Other tutorials about navigating the Library website and Koha can also be found here.
The Subject Guides are developed by our Library Staff that focuses on specific subject areas. In any of our Subject Guides, you may find databases relevant to the subject area and links to books, websites, journals, magazines, and more!
The Library team has added many outside resources (most of these online resources are free) for Students, Alumni, and Staff to utilize for their class assignments or general/personal use.
Don’t forget, learn and utilize as much as you can about the information available to you provided by the Library!
While these are not entirely Halloween themed, they do put the chill in our spines, and that is what the season is about! These Movies can be found through our Koha Catalog and watched for free by Students, Alumni, and Staff alike! If you like these movies, browse through the sites to see the vast collection of movies, television shows, and documentaries at your fingertips.
Swank Digital Campus
Swank Digital Campus provides colleges and universities with the largest academic streaming collection of its kind. With over 25,000 films, documentaries, and tv shows, Swank Digital Campus simplifies film distribution by providing faculty and students a streaming resource both on and off-campus.
Kanopy
Kanopy streams thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device with no fees and no commercials by partnering with public libraries and universities. Everyone from film scholars to casual viewers will discover remarkable and enriching films on Kanopy.
Crackle
Crackle is a free to use video entertainment network feature full-length movies, Tv-shows, and original programming. It is available on a wide variety of platforms including connected TVs, Mobile devices, Set-top Boxes , Video Game Consoles, and Online at Crackle.com.
Hopefully, these movies won’t bring you too many nightmares!
Happy Halloween from your LAFS Library Team.
In David Lynch’s “dream of dark and troubling things,” Henry is left alone in his apartment to care for his deformed baby and has a series of strange encounters with the beautiful girl across the hall and the woman living in his radiator.
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Blatty.
The story is about a 12-year-old girl that is possessed by a mysterious entity, and her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
In a series of escalating “games,” the sadistic duo subject their victims to unspeakable physical and psychological torture over the course of a night. A home-invasion thriller in which the genre’s threat of bloodshed is made stomach-churningly real, the film ratchets up shocks even as its executioners interrupt the action to address the audience, drawing queasy attention to the way that cinema milks pleasure from pain and stokes our appetite for the atrocity.
Nominated for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival
Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget, by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.
A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romero’s claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role.
A writer takes a job as a winter caretaker at an isolated (and haunted) hotel. After he and his family move in for the winter, the hotel’s spirits slowly drive the writer mad.
he Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris’ 1988 novel of the same name.
Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong’o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers.
When the trip ends, Guy believes the conversation was hypothetical, and that he will never see Bruno again. Then his wife is murdered . . . and Bruno returns for payback. Hard-boiled crime novelist Raymond Chandler co-wrote the screenplay of this film adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
We recently updated our Library Website, including a new menu and Library news/blog area. Please view the Library Introduction Video below to get a better understanding of the Library and how to navigate the site!
In addition, we are now using a new Library Catalog system, KOHA, which is a high-quality catalog that makes the library collection easier to use and more accessible. You even have your own account! (If you do not have a library account, please contact the Library to receive one). The purpose of the library catalog is to locate items within the library’s collection. The catalog is used to find materials based on author, title, subject, or format. You can view how to access and use the new catalog here.
The Library has over 6,000 screenplays and other related theatre plays, treatments, and storyboards accessible online and some physical copies at the Library. Another way to view more scripts is through the Alexander Street Press database which hosts a collection of classic screenplays. Start reading today!
View the instructions below on how to access and search for electronic scripts in Koha. These resources are available to all active Students, Alumni, and Staff! Please remember to login with your lafilm.edu email to be able to access.
Variety Insight database contains priceless information individuals use to gain knowledge on industry professionals, companies, demographics, logistics and projects both past, present and future.
View the instructions below on how to access and search for Information on Variety Insight Database. These resources are available to all active Students, Alumni, and Staff! Please remember to login with your lafilm.edu email to be able to access.
Only 50 concurrent can be on the site at one time. If limit is reached you will need to wait and try again until the next available seat is open.
Discover electronic videos (eVideos) for your assigned class or browse through the many film collections in Kanopy or Swank Digital Campus platforms. Start watching today!
View the instructions below on how to access and search for electronic videos in Kanopy. These resources are available to all active Students, Alumni, and Staff! Please remember to login with your lafilm.edu email to be able to access.
