LibGuides: Technology—Library Resources: Films and Videos

FILMS AND VIDEOS

Below are some DVD titles in our collection that relate to technology.

Steve Jobs by Danny Boyle (Director); Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay), Walter Isaacson (Book)
Call Number: STEVE POPAV
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. (IMDb)
Jobs by Joshua Michael Stern (Director)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .J63 2013
Publication Date: 2013
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century. (IMDb)
2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick (Director; Screenplay); Arthur C. Clarke (Screenplay)
Call Number: PN1995.9.S26 T86 2007
Publication Date: 1968
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer HAL 9000, sets off on a quest. (IMDb)
The Social Network by David Fincher (Director); Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay)
Call Number: POPAV SOCIA
Publication Date: 2010
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. (IMDb)
TRON by Joseph Kosinski (Director)
Call Number: PN1997 .T76 2011
Publication Date: 1982
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. (IMBb)
TRON: Legacy by Joseph Kosinski (Director)
Call Number: POPAV TRON
Publication Date: 2010
The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world. (IMDb)
Blade Runner by Ridley Scott (Director)
Call Number: PN1997 .B53 2012
Publication Date: 1982
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. (IMDb)
Blade Runner 2049 by Denis Villeneuve ( Director)
Call Number: POPAV BLADE
Publication Date: 2017
A young blade runner's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years. (IMDb)

Below are some of our notable film and video titles in the technology collection.

The iMac Design-Milestones of 20th-Century Industrial Design This video examines the iMac, the most widely sold computer in the world. The release of the colored, egg-shaped, transparent and user-friendly iMac computer by Apple in 1998 came as a bombshell in the computing market. Through pictures from past records, 3D animations showing computers of the future and works of contemporary artists, this film tells us with humor and originality how design has influenced the austere world of computing. (ARTE France)
The History of Computers This program traces the development of the electronic computer, from the valve-based devices of the mid-20th century to the invention of silicon-based technology and through to the manufacture of the first personal computers. The constant phenomenal growth in computing power and speed and the resulting reduction in costs are central themes. The video ends by examining what the future might hold in relation to computing technologies. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. (Video Education America)
Modern Marvels: Computers This program takes a detailed look at the evolution of computersas it traces their development from the days of the ENEPC to IBM’s awesome ASCI White, which can perform 12 trillion calculations per second. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (Distributed by A&E Television Networks)
Artificial Intelligence: The Risks Could Outweigh the Rewards: A Debate This program explores Artificial Intelligence. As technology rapidly progresses, some proponents of artificial intelligence argue that it will help solve complex social problems and offer humans greater powers and virtual immortality. But critics of artificial intelligence argue that its rewards may be overpromised, and that the pursuit of super-cognitive computers and autonomous machines could have unintended—and scary—consequences. Should we trust or fear the promise of artificial intelligence? (Intelligence Squared US)
TEDTalks: Don Tapscott: How the Blockchain Is Changing Money and Business This TED Talk examines the blockchain. What is the blockchain? If you don't know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation of the internet and holds the potential to transform money, business, government and society. (TED)

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