SMU Libraries will be on the big screen this week at the second annual IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival at Garland’s Plaza Theatre. The festival, which will take place from September 13-15, is sponsored by the City of Garland and Garland Cultural Arts and features films made in Texas. The festival will showcase three…Continue Reading Coming Soon to a Screen Near You
The Hamon Arts Library welcomes our students and faculty back for the fall term. If you visit Hamon spaces, you will notice that multiple changes are in progress. First is the renovation of restrooms on the first and second floors. We apologize for the dust. This is the first phase of a project that started…Continue Reading Welcome Back to Hamon and Pardon Our Dust
Among the graduations this spring semester, the Hamon Arts Library congratulates James Glenn on attaining his Master of Science in Library Science degree with a concentration in Archival Studies & Imaging Technology from the University of North Texas on May 12. Coincidentally, his graduation date took place exactly twelve years to the date that he…Continue Reading Congratulations to James Glenn, Access Services Manager, Hamon
On April 25, Reel to Real: A Spielberg Canon, a student-curated film series, will present another screening for the film, Duel. At just 25 years old Steven Spielberg directed this made-for-tv film, his first, which showcases Spielberg’s early mastery of tension and suspense. It lays the groundwork for the cinematic brilliance that defines his film…Continue Reading Reel to Real: A Spielberg Canon – Student-curated Film Series presents DUEL
In conjunction with the Torn Apart: Punk Graphics, Fashion & Culture, 1976-86 exhibition, this documentary, Westwood: Punk. Icon. Activist., will profile the life and work of the British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) who was largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. Torn Apart, an exhibition at the Hamon…Continue Reading Film screening: Westwood: Punk. Icon. Activist.
JENNIFER’S BODY (2009) will be screened on April 11th at 7pm, at the Angelika Theatre, Mockingbird Station, with FREE ADMISSION. The satirical horror film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody, will be the fourth film in the Student-Curated Film Series. Student curator Mara Webb ’24 will introduce the film and welcome special guests in attendance from…Continue Reading Reel to Real: A Spielberg Canon – Student-curated Film Series presents JENNIFER’S BODY
In conjunction with the Hawn Gallery exhibition, Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion, and Culture, 1976 – 1986, David A. Ensminger, college instructor (Lee College) and author, will speak on the history of punk music, its diversity and culture. He is the author of several books covering both American roots music and punk rock…Continue Reading Rebelling against Everything: Punk Music Subversion, Diversity and DIY Fandom – talk by David Ensminger on March 21
JURASSIC PARK (1993) will be screened on March 7th, at 7pm, at the Angelika Theatre, Mockingbird Station. The sci-fi cautionary tale, based on the book by Michael Crighton, will be the first film in the Student-Curated Film Series. SMU Film & Media Arts students Mara Webb and Isaac Ehrler are curating the series this semester: Reel…Continue Reading SMU Student-curated Film Series: Reel to Real: A Spielberg Canon at Angelika Theater March 7th
February 8 – May 10, 2024 Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion & Culture: 1976-1986 brings together two notable collections of posters, flyers, clothing, and ephemera from this highly influential era of pivotal cultural shift in Britain and the United States. This exhibition features the collections of Andrew Krivine, scholar and collector, and Malcolm…Continue Reading Exhibition opening February 8 – Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion and Culture, 1976-1986
Maestro, the new motion picture about Leonard Bernstein, just opened in Dallas area movie theaters and will be streaming on Netflix later this month. Not a standard biopic that seeks to reveal the entirety of Bernstein’s life and accomplishments, the co-writer, actor, and director, Bradley Cooper anchors this film on Bernstein’s marriage with the actress,…Continue Reading What’s in a biography? The life of Leonard Bernstein on film and in print