I made a Cocteau Twins VHS bootleg for rental at Kim's when I worked there. I also called Amy Sedaris for copies of Strangers With Candy episodes. Paul Dinello delivered HD master tape copies!
VHS edition of movies that most people don't know the names of... Kim's Video and Music is like my house... My house is full of VHS/Laserdisk/DVD prints of similar movies/series. That's why I use Letterboxd, to meet people like me.
I miss videos stores, it was part of my social outing on a friday, the fact they are gone really does suck, now a browser tells me everything I need to know, how dystopian.
I worked in an indie video store 30 years ago. They had all of the Russ Meyer movies (even Blacksnake). Back then the only way to get his titles was to call his production company, which often meant you would be talking to RM himself when you placed an order. All of his films belong in the Criterion Collection.
I just had a dream last night that I went to New York and brought back 3 VHS movies. They were 2001: space odyssey, 2010: the year we made contact, and Spaceballs. Don’t ask me why, I’m just as confused as you are.
I love going to Alamo Drafthouse and combing through that collection while waiting for my movie to start. I like checking through physical media over streaming.
We just went there a few days ago while visiting NYC. Nice and cool place. Of course we went to c the most commercial of movies - Deadpool and Wolverine.
@6:10 that's cool how much time is spent talking about Nick Zedd! I covered his work (with film reviews, fan art and fan photography) in issue 3 of my zine, Cinema Schism. I also covered Richard Kern in issue 1.
Nice. Thanks. Sad to hear that no one knows Troma anymore.Should be a whole Tubi category. Really enjoy Perry's excursions and discursions and he has some doozies on the Blankcheck pod.
There are a ton of Troma movies on Tubi. 🙂 They used to have a ton of their films on UA-cam as well, but presumably moved them off because the revenue is better at Tubi and B-movie friendly sites like it.
In my youth, many many years ago, I worked at the Kim’s Video location by Columbia University. Paid terribly but it was like working at your local clubhouse. If you knew about movies and music you very easily pulled Columbia, Barnard and the Manhattan School of Music girls. Plus free movies and cd’s.
while i enjoy kim's video at the alamo. i still hope one day kim's can return as a standalone store again. i guess i will keep dreaming for that day to come.
@@DR-es5ey I get the point. My comment was more in regards to the idea that the experience of going to a video rental store is dead. It’s free to go the library and they have a decent selection of movies that you can walk through, physically look at each dvd case and decide which one you want. Yes they don’t have every movie ever and a “true cinephile” probably wont find something new there but its still a reliable place to find movies.
Streaming has really been a gatekeeper movies in my opinion, as it tends to lock people into the same few options over and over, despite the promise of selection. I love this video by contrast.
**SNIFF Much respect to letterboxd and Kim's video but the film at 8:36 is NOT the jarmusch dp'ed Sleepwalk, it's from a short film with the same title from 10 years ago. (you can also see it is filmed digitally and not 80's film)
people claim you can find anything on streaming is full of it. there's some films by michelangelo antonioni that i want to see such as some of his work from the 1950s that aren't easily available to find while his 1980 film "the mystery of oberwald" is very hard to find and it's in a decent quality at best. there's so many movies not available on streaming no matter what streaming service you have.
I know Alex seems kind of down on directing based on his recent podcast experiences, but he's still clearly passionate about film and I'd love to see more films from him.
Just a bit pretentious. 😂 VHS is important in the sense of preserving films where they have no other physical media release or the original film negative is lost. But if a film like Scanners is available in a better format, yeah, don't watch the VHS. 😅 It's in full screen which isn't even it's theatrical format, let alone the shitty audio/video quality.
Idk I could see the appeal in lower quality transfers of movies like Scanners. The roughness of the visuals kind of complements its tone. There are a few movies Criterion released where it's like "ok it's great that it's in 2K or 4K but at the same time it's a dingy movie and it's weird that it looks so good" 😂
The fetisisation of VHS needs to stop. i was there at the time, it was great i loved video shops. helped make me love films BUT VHS looks like shit in 2024 time to get over it.
Alex Ross Perry, he's a filmmaker and co-curator of Kim's Video Underground (as noted in the caption). He's very knowledgeable and we had a lovely time chatting to him and appreciate his time! 🧡
I think it’s just the way they edit this video. Mia barely says anything and just nods her head to every thing he says. Would’ve been nice to see a bit more interplay, also his constant breathing in and out on the mic is rough. Comes off as just a run on from him about the store. Cool to hear him talk about the tapes though.
More vids like this. Very cool.
Thanks! We hope to do more video store visits :)
This is WONDERFUL. More stuff like this, PLEASE!!!!
I made a Cocteau Twins VHS bootleg for rental at Kim's when I worked there. I also called Amy Sedaris for copies of Strangers With Candy episodes. Paul Dinello delivered HD master tape copies!
You guy's are doing the Lord's work. Thank you for making movies real again.
VHS edition of movies that most people don't know the names of... Kim's Video and Music is like my house... My house is full of VHS/Laserdisk/DVD prints of similar movies/series. That's why I use Letterboxd, to meet people like me.
So cool! Need more of these revival video stores
Great feature on Kim's Video! 😍
Mondo Kim’s got me through the late 90’s.
This is so awesome, wish I was in NY to experience it!
love this! and great job as always mia!
I sure miss going to them video stores and looking around to see the selection of movies that they got
This is fascinating!
I love this. Please bring this back! Between vinyl revival and interest in this, my hope is restored.
Scanners is Cool especially towards the end when both good and bad scanners would go back and forth against each other
I miss videos stores, it was part of my social outing on a friday, the fact they are gone really does suck, now a browser tells me everything I need to know, how dystopian.
KIMS was a NYC TREASURE!!!
I worked in an indie video store 30 years ago. They had all of the Russ Meyer movies (even Blacksnake). Back then the only way to get his titles was to call his production company, which often meant you would be talking to RM himself when you placed an order. All of his films belong in the Criterion Collection.
Can’t wait to visit next time I’m in NYC. So cool.
I just had a dream last night that I went to New York and brought back 3 VHS movies. They were 2001: space odyssey, 2010: the year we made contact, and Spaceballs. Don’t ask me why, I’m just as confused as you are.
I love going to Alamo Drafthouse and combing through that collection while waiting for my movie to start. I like checking through physical media over streaming.
We just went there a few days ago while visiting NYC. Nice and cool place. Of course we went to c the most commercial of movies - Deadpool and Wolverine.
Amazing, a true labour of love.
I would like to see a similar Video on the now defunct Other Music Record store in nyc…keep indie culture alive!
@6:10 that's cool how much time is spent talking about Nick Zedd! I covered his work (with film reviews, fan art and fan photography) in issue 3 of my zine, Cinema Schism. I also covered Richard Kern in issue 1.
Nice. Thanks. Sad to hear that no one knows Troma anymore.Should be a whole Tubi category. Really enjoy Perry's excursions and discursions and he has some doozies on the Blankcheck pod.
There are a ton of Troma movies on Tubi. 🙂 They used to have a ton of their films on UA-cam as well, but presumably moved them off because the revenue is better at Tubi and B-movie friendly sites like it.
Cruising is a definite classic.
ARP is the goat. Great video!
In my youth, many many years ago, I worked at the Kim’s Video location by Columbia University. Paid terribly but it was like working at your local clubhouse. If you knew about movies and music you very easily pulled Columbia, Barnard and the Manhattan School of Music girls. Plus free movies and cd’s.
Was I your boss?
95% of the films I own on physical media are not available on Netflix or Amazon Prime, just one of the very many reasons I prefer physical media.
i still have my membership card from Kim’s
I watched the Kim’s Video documentary last night. You should too!
What's it called and where can I watch?
@@bobeink it’s on Kanopy for free. The documentary is called Kim’s Video.
while i enjoy kim's video at the alamo. i still hope one day kim's can return as a standalone store again. i guess i will keep dreaming for that day to come.
this inspired me to put all of nick zeds films online ill link it below
your local library has dvd’s to choose from!!!
You missed their point.
@@DR-es5ey I get the point. My comment was more in regards to the idea that the experience of going to a video rental store is dead. It’s free to go the library and they have a decent selection of movies that you can walk through, physically look at each dvd case and decide which one you want. Yes they don’t have every movie ever and a “true cinephile” probably wont find something new there but its still a reliable place to find movies.
Is that shirt from my local place of worship, Portland's Movie Madness? Obviously, this makes me itch for a trip down there...
correct! we hope to make it there sometime in the future too 😊
Streaming has really been a gatekeeper movies in my opinion, as it tends to lock people into the same few options over and over, despite the promise of selection. I love this video by contrast.
**SNIFF
Much respect to letterboxd and Kim's video but the film at 8:36 is NOT the
jarmusch dp'ed Sleepwalk, it's from a short film with the same title from 10 years ago.
(you can also see it is filmed digitally and not 80's film)
Apologies our bad, thanks so much for letting us know!
breaking those plastic locks was the skill of every young kleptomaniac
people claim you can find anything on streaming is full of it. there's some films by michelangelo antonioni that i want to see such as some of his work from the 1950s that aren't easily available to find while his 1980 film "the mystery of oberwald" is very hard to find and it's in a decent quality at best. there's so many movies not available on streaming no matter what streaming service you have.
☢Troma Forever ☢
HAHAHA is that the kid from Moonrise Kingdom in the workroom at the end?
I know Alex seems kind of down on directing based on his recent podcast experiences, but he's still clearly passionate about film and I'd love to see more films from him.
Which podcasts? I always enjoy hearing him
how about 4K VHS? I think LTT did a vid on that.
Do you have any movies about Macmanopf?
Did they reopen Kim's in a new location? I thought they closed a long time ago.
Y’all have a tape of Derek Cianfrance’s Brother Tied?
Cannon films natural home!
What year is this video from? This store closed down years ago.
That's what I thought.
Kiiims🥲
Geeks...
excuse me, did he just define sara driver in reference only to her male partner? ffs
Kiss shirt… opinion disregarded
I think it's safe to assume that he's wearing a KISS shirt ironically.
I've never met anyone who likes kiss.
Just a bit pretentious. 😂 VHS is important in the sense of preserving films where they have no other physical media release or the original film negative is lost. But if a film like Scanners is available in a better format, yeah, don't watch the VHS. 😅 It's in full screen which isn't even it's theatrical format, let alone the shitty audio/video quality.
He's a filmmaker himself, so I'm sure he knows the difference. I think he prefers the VHS because of nostalgia.
Idk I could see the appeal in lower quality transfers of movies like Scanners. The roughness of the visuals kind of complements its tone. There are a few movies Criterion released where it's like "ok it's great that it's in 2K or 4K but at the same time it's a dingy movie and it's weird that it looks so good" 😂
The fetisisation of VHS needs to stop. i was there at the time, it was great i loved video shops. helped make me love films BUT VHS looks like shit in 2024 time to get over it.
So this is what Chris D'elia's been up to since getting cancelled.
who on earth is this guy? hes terrible
Alex Ross Perry, he's a filmmaker and co-curator of Kim's Video Underground (as noted in the caption). He's very knowledgeable and we had a lovely time chatting to him and appreciate his time! 🧡
A fantastic filmmaker and passionate film lover!
Most cinephiles aren't Brad Pitt types
I think it’s just the way they edit this video. Mia barely says anything and just nods her head to every thing he says. Would’ve been nice to see a bit more interplay, also his constant breathing in and out on the mic is rough. Comes off as just a run on from him about the store. Cool to hear him talk about the tapes though.
@@Coolmemorydude Yeah I think Mia needs a bit of interview training, every video she's like a nodding dog