Couldn't find the NYC Video Stores thread so here it is: what's possibly NYC's finest movie rental spot is going away for good at the end of the month. I found this out yesterday as I went in for my going-on-two-months-now weekend rental of obscure noir and Mexican Bunuel movies. The person behind the counter didn't state a reason but at this point why even ask. The owner's supposedly keeping all- or most - of the stock which I hope means that incredible stash of movies will pop up again somewhere nearby in the future.
Where else (besides Kim's) to find, say, Rossellini's made-for-TV historical bios or mindblowing '70s Argentine films with hilariously oversized subtitles? NYC, I love ya -- but F*** You.
― Capitaine Jay Vee, Saturday, 2 June 2007 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
i was impressed with the noir selection at film noir video on bedford near manhattan ave (right by the nassau g station). it's an odd little store, run by a nice polish hipster guy, with a modest selection of new releases and the rest of the space devoted to noir and horror/exploitation. not in evergreen's league, but if the location is at all convenient to you then you should check it out.
― lauren, Saturday, 2 June 2007 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I still haven't found a replacement for tLA. Looks increasingly like gotta be Kim's. Do they have a memb fee?
― Dr Morbius, Saturday, 2 June 2007 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
it's been a long time since i got my membership there, but i think the fee is in the form of a hold on your credit card.
― lauren, Saturday, 2 June 2007 15:00 (sixteen years ago) link
(which, i think, is how tla operated.)
― lauren, Saturday, 2 June 2007 15:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Except that TLA could run debit cards as well. Kim's cannot: you need a credit card unattached to a bank or $150 cash deposit.
― C0L1N B..., Saturday, 2 June 2007 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link
bigger nail in NYC coffin: cops on segways.
― jessie monster, Saturday, 2 June 2007 17:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, when I found out about this I couldn't find the bricks and mortar video thread either so by some bizarre logic I revived the Coliseum Books thread and posted on there. I loved Evergreen Video, my biggest Evergreen 'events' being renting the complete Heimat I and II from them.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Saturday, 2 June 2007 18:20 (sixteen years ago) link
I never made it through Heimat. :/
― C0L1N B..., Saturday, 2 June 2007 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Most bizarre thing about the Kim's membership: after I stopped working there and had to get a proper membership, I tried to put down a cash deposit using a debit card, and was told that wasn't possible. And I explained, you know: I'm not trying to start the membership on this card; I just want you to charge the cash deposit off of it; I know you can do that, because I pay for purchases/rentals here with a debit card all the time. And yet ... no, not possible?
On the plus side, Mr. Kim's film would appear to available at Kim's locations now. And once you've seen Mr. Kim, it's difficult not to be curious about his film.
― nabisco, Saturday, 2 June 2007 20:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Thanks for the recommendation upthread, Lauren. Unfortunately, W'Burg's not local for me + I work a block from Evergreen. Still sad...
― Capitaine Jay Vee, Saturday, 2 June 2007 22:43 (sixteen years ago) link
i didn't know the TLA had closed. man, i am so lucky that the flagship store has been 5 minutes from my parents' house since i was 6.
― the table is the table, Sunday, 3 June 2007 01:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm pretty sure they're still open in Philadelphia--they just closed the New York store.
― C0L1N B..., Sunday, 3 June 2007 01:20 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.greencine.com
Netflix with more obscure selections.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 3 June 2007 03:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Let's face it: movies were meant to be seen in theaters.
― Dr Morbius, Sunday, 3 June 2007 09:01 (sixteen years ago) link
no, I know they're still open in Philly. people around here swear by it. all the other stores have gone out of business, for the most part. in fact, i'm going to roll a j and go there this afternoon to pick up Apocalyto and some other selections.
is the one in san fran still open? maybe the super gay selection there would keep it more afloat in such a city.
― the table is the table, Sunday, 3 June 2007 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
cinema is meant for theaters, movies are base you cretin
― sanskrit, Sunday, 3 June 2007 20:36 (sixteen years ago) link
If you want to profit from this, you can buy their new Criterions at a slight discount.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 12:59 (sixteen years ago) link
http://karagarga.net
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 13:13 (sixteen years ago) link
haha Segway cops!! those guys BOOK
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:36 (sixteen years ago) link
They've purged the VHSs and are selling (mostly recent) DVDs for $10.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:25 (sixteen years ago) link
So all that's left now is Kim's?
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 1 October 2007 00:48 (sixteen years ago) link
http://home.earthlink.net/~asena/images/champagne.jpg
;-)
― gabbneb, Monday, 1 October 2007 01:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Or was Kim's closed a while back too, due to legal issues
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 1 October 2007 12:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I finally joined Kim's.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 1 October 2007 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I think I may have to go back after a long hiatus.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 1 October 2007 14:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I guess I used to belong to the one on Bleecker Street.
two good stores still in greenpoint: photoplay and film noir. the former moved recently into a new, larger space which is nice to see what with other indie stores folding.
― lauren, Monday, 1 October 2007 14:46 (sixteen years ago) link
another one bites it. This was my go-to place for stuff like that early-00s Japanese film Eureka:
http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2012/03/world-of-video.html
NOW what's left?
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 April 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
I do not know you, old man.
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 April 2012 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
thx i will check in 20 mins if they have Chimes at Midnight
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 April 2012 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
Cool. Right now I'm a few feet away from a guy whose mother was Orson Welles' cook for a while
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 01:08 (twelve years ago) link
paid by the pound?
clerk at WoV said they already sold a quarter of the stock.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 01:24 (twelve years ago) link
i had a membership there for a year; staff were always very nice
increasingly my friends are the only thing i miss about nyc
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
I always hoped we would see more of your great two man trivia team, The Ale and Quail Club
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 01:52 (twelve years ago) link
I thought that was yours?
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 01:53 (twelve years ago) link
No, it was you two. Laurel, Dave and I were Mr. Atoz's Bookmobile.
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 01:58 (twelve years ago) link