News and notes from UND's Chester Fritz Library
Plenty of movies are adaptations: of short stories, plays, novels, TV shows, novellas, even video games. This month, we’re highlighting movies in our collection that are adaptations of literature. You’ll find faithful adaptation that hew closely to the original, as well as films that deviate wildly from the source material. Two of the three(!) movies […]
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Many a movie concerns a family in crisis. Some families are seemingly happy but are undermined by long-kept secrets and grudges. Others are thrown into turmoil by unexpected revelations. This month, we will be highlighting family dramas that run the gamut of dysfunction, from the extraordinary to the painfully real. Both of the movies we […]
The movie magic of editing and visual effects allows filmmakers to conjure images unlike reality. For some, this is a means of introducing impossible fantasy; for others, it is a means of blurring the boundary between the conscious and unconscious, the waking world and the dreaming world. This month, the library will be highlighting movies […]
Every year, the Chester Fritz Library acquires new DVDs and Blu-rays to add to our collection. Some of these acquisitions are recent releases; others are splashy re-releases of classic films. We also try to fill “gaps” in our collection– movies that were overlooked by our curators at the time of release. To start 2026, we […]
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Scores of movies are about the Christmas holiday season, its traditions, and Santa Claus. Other movies just happen to be set in December amongst festivities or feature pivotal events during a Christmas party. We’ve curated a collection of such movies that just happen to be set during Christmas.