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From: vonzelow@adobe.com (Jon von Zelowitz)
Subject: Cult Movies FAQ
Message-ID: 1993Mar16.205237.8900@adobe.com
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 20:52:37 GMT
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* March 1993 Edition *
A while ago I said I'd try to compile a list of mail-order places for
everyone's convenience. Here is an update including more recent
postings. Please email or post additions, corrections, and comments
relevant to the various categories. I am also interested in listing
places to avoid. I intend to post this FAQ monthly, and I also plan
to set this up with news.answers just as soon as I get my act together
and follow the mysterious and complicated protocol (April? 1993?).
As Erkka Varjo says, "When adding to list, please state which
standards (i.e. NTSC/PAL-M/PAL-N/SECAM) each outlet is able to offer.
That way each and every European doesn't have to write to the
mail-order places in US to ask that and vice versa." Also, info on
rentals and Beta/LD would be useful.
Sections are: New Additions, Mail-order, Magazines, Books, Posters,
Archives, Laserdisc Specialists. Page through to the next section with
^G on most newsreaders.
Your friendly archivist:
Jon von Zelowitz vonzelow@mv.us.adobe.com ...uunet!adobe!vonzelow
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Subject: NEW ADDITIONS
Following is text added to this FAQ since last month's posting. It is
also repeated under the appropriate category below.
(Archives)
r.a.movies actors list (available via anonymous ftp from
boulder.colorado.edu in pub/tv+movies/lists)
Blade Runner FAQ posted monthly by muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au (Murray Chapman)
(Mail-Order)
RM Films International
P.O. Box 3748
Hollywood, CA 90028
Russ Meyer had the good sense to retain rights to his films. This is
rare among exploitation directors. He now sells excellent-quality
video transfers at relatively high prices.
Script City
8033 Sunset Blvd.
PO Box 1500
Hollywood, CA 90046
(213) 871-0707 (inquiries); 1-800-676-2522 (orders only)
Original scripts, including the Blade Runner script(s).
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Subject: MAIL-ORDER
Absolute Beta Video
PO Box 130
Remington, VA 22734
(800) 937-2382 [(800) WE-R-BETA]
(703) 439-8682
Visa, MC, Amex, Diners, check or money order.
Beta. National and international mail-order sales and services. Beta
Club membership is $9.95, services include customized catalog with
bimonthly updates, Beta newsletter; title search through 15K currently
available pieces, pre-orders for new studio releases and all ancillary
accessories and VCRs. Specializes in hard-to-find prerecordeds. Flat
handling and packaging fee is $3.95.
Alternate Video
PO Box 270797
Dallas, TX 75227
(214) 823-6030
11-6 CST Mon-Sat
Visa, MC, Amex, Discover.
Rentals and sales focused on African-American special-interest material,
both on video and in print. Store: 837 Exposition Ave, Dallas, TX 75226.
Animiego
PO box 989
Wilmington, NC 28402
(919) 799-1501
[ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer)]
Barr Entertainment
PO Box 7878
Irwindale, CA 91706-7878
(800) 582-2000
(818) 338-7878
(818) 814-2672 FAX
7-4 PST Mon-Fri (answering machine otherwise)
Visa, MC, Amex, Discover.
Mostly classic drama, romance, and comedy. Good packaging and tape quality,
with features usually priced at $19.95 or below. Selection recently
expanded to include other labels' offerings (eg, the Museum Without Walls
series) and audio.
Beta Library
836224 Promenade Station
Richardson, TX 75083
(214) 233-4552
(214) 233-6329 FAX
Beta. Strictly mail-order sales. Free catalog, but please ask for it by
mail, be sure to include SASE. Call to hear latest additions to catalog.
Blood Times Video
718-972-8082
Rare European and Asian horror, fantasy, and action films. Priced
from $12-$18. Catalog is $1. (Listed in Video Magazine Oct '92)
The Brauer Catalog
26 Emery Lane
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675
(800) 962-7722
(201) 391-1033 FAX
Beta and LD sales. Movies, decks, blanks, etc. Film prices start at
$2.95. Free catalog.
Canterbury Distribution
9925 Horn Rd
Sacramento, CA 95827
(800) 878-5084
(916) 364-5084
(916) 364-0216 FAX
8-5 PST Mon-Fri (machines thereafter)
Visa, MC.
Tapes from abroad, as well as arthouse product, documentaries, cult
classics, gay and lesbian titles, performing arts, Japanese anime, and
more. 3K titles from 100 labels.
Captain Bijou
Po Box 87
Toney, AL 35773
(205) 852-0198
Mainstream and cult sales on tape and laser, including monster movies,
serials, B-pictures, westerns, animation, golden-age TV. Also
posters, comic books, old radio shows, scripts, calendars, glossies,
film books, collectibles, even autographs. Quarterly catalog $3, includes
coupon towards first purchase.
CCC Enterprises, Chinatown, NYC
I know that CCC Enterprises produces most of
their videos directly from laserdisc. Some of CCC Enterprises movies
are duped right from awful videos and the quality is very poor. For
example, I bought SWORDSMAN 2, and the copy is horrendous. CCC Enter-
prises charges only $8 for these poor dubs; $15 for videos transferred
from LD. - peterc
Cinema City
P.O. Box 1012
Muskegon, MI 49443
(616) 722-7760
[suggested by elvy]
Cinema Classics
PO Box 174
Village Station
NY, NY 10014
(800) 925-6684
(212) 675-6594 FAX
9-8 EST every day
Visa, MC, Amex, Optima, Discover, Diners, Carte Blanche.
VHS and LD. Suspense, cult, science fiction, horror. Titles both
obvious and obfuscated. Free search service. Shipping by UPS Second
Day, or Federal Express ($5.50 additional). All tapes guaranteed.
Free catalog to Maltin readers.
Cinemacabre Video
PO Box 10005
Baltimore, MD 21285-0005
Genre trailers, old tube, short subjects, off-center flicks, music
featurettes, etc. Tapes often surprisingly well mastered, may be
custom-compiled according to customers specs. Catalog is $1, refunded
with first order.
Concord Video
7506 N. Broadway Extension, Ste. 505
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
(800) 222 2811; (405) 840 6031; (405) 840 3960
Critics' Choice Video
PO Box 549
Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0549
(800) 367-7765 for orders
(800) 544-9852 for customer service
(708) 437-7298 FAX
Orders taken 24 hours/7 days.
Visa, MC, Amex, Optima, Discover, or order by mail via personal check
or money order.
VHS, LD, 8mm. Standard UPS Second Day, or overnight Federal Express
delivery on the catalog's 2500 titles, with savvy Video Search Line
professionals on line 9-5 CST Mon-Fri to help you find what isn't listed
(900-370-6500, $1.95 first minute, .95 additional). Separate catalog, "The
Movie Book", lists features only, for those uninterested in fitness, kidvid,
and so forth. Discounts, closeouts, gift services, overseas shipping; Also
offers books, music videos, audio nonfiction.
Dark Dreams Video
2800 NE 55th, #3
Seattle, WA 98105
206-527-5311
Here's a "collector" who has a wild selection of titles, "no rights
given or Implied" who has been around a while. Write for further
details. He lists stuff like Go Go Go World, Ma Barkers Killer Brood,
a Yank In Libya, The Quartermass Experiments, and the like. Promises
all tapes done at SP on Brand name tape, with neat labels. All titles
$10 + postage. Send two .29 stamps for catalog. I got a nice copy of
"Spider Baby" from this guy. - judex
Diamond Entertainment Corp.
1395 Manassero St
Anaheim, CA 92807
(800) 966-3339
(714) 693-3399
(714) 693-3339 FAX
Public-domain titles for sale at an impossible $4.99 (+ S & H). Yet, Diamond
emphasizes its serious attempt at the restoration, preservation, and
presentation of the finest possible surviving prints of archival movies,
which are duplicated at high speed for best picture quality. Guaranteed.
Dickens Videos by Mail
5325 Elkhorn Blvd, #292
Sacramento, CA 95842
(800) 228-4246 for orders
(916) 331-8370 for questions
(916) 331-8370 FAX
Visa, MC, Amex, Discover.
VHS, LD. PAL transfers. Especially hot on anime. Out of a
100K-title database, 11K titles are described in Dickens' catalog
($7.95, which includes a $7.95 coupon good on your first order).
Discount Video Tapes, Inc.
PO Box 7122
Burbank, CA 91510
(818) 843-3366
(800) 253-9612 FAX
9-5 PST Mon-Fri. Visa, MC.
"Specializing in the rare and unusual." VHS-only sale and rental.
Comedies, hard-to-find foreign, mexican horror, black cinema of 30's &
40's, westerns, serials, documentaries, silents, etc. Annual catalog
is free, with periodic updates.
East Asia Cinema, West Haven, CT
HARDBOILED (subtitled, letterboxed) $6.99 [peterc]
Eccentri-cinema
One-Five Greta Street
West Haven CT 06516
Eccentri-Cinema transfers almost all of their videos from 16 or 35mm.
Unfortunately, this doesn't hold true for many of the Asian titles
because the films are difficult to get. Their Asian masters, however,
usually come from 16 or 35mm. The quality is usually excellent. Three
titles I received (of about 250) are poor quality, but it is noted in
the catalog that these films are rare, so the quality suffers because
of lack of availability. These titles are BLAST OF THE IRON PALM,
SEX AND ZEN AND THE ORGY OF SCREAMING VIXENS, and HARDBOILED. Nearly
all of their videos are $15 with the exception of most of the Asian
titles ($20) and the following films ... AMUCK! - $17, BLOOD AND
LACE - $17, BREAKFAST AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE (uncut) - $17,
SOUND OF HORROR - $17, DR. TARR'S TORTURE DUNGEON - $17, HOUSE OF
WHIPCORD - $29, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - $14, JUNGLE HOLOCAUST - $17,
FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD - $14, VENUS IN FURS - $22.
Argento! (DEEP RED, INFERNO, BIRD OF THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, TENEBRAE,
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET, CAT O'NINE TAILS) - peterc
Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee
6310 Colfax Ave
N. Hollywood, CA 91606
(818) 506-4242
(818) 506-7722
1-6 PST Tue-Fri, 8:30-5 Sat.
Visa, MC, Amex.
Super-rare videos. Full-week ($5) and half-week ($2.50) rentals. Security
deposit required. Also stocks large collection of stills and posters for
sale. Newly published catalog is free.
Evergreen Video Society
228 W. Houston St
NY, NY 10014
(212) 691-7362
10-10 EST Mon-Fri, 12-10 Sat, 2-10 Sun.
Visa, MC, Amex.
European film and early American cinema. Sales and rentals in VHS. No
membership fee. Over 6K films in rental stock. Accepts trade-ins; gift
certificates. "Power Renters" discount program. Customers receive free
quarterly update.
Facets Multimedia
1517 W. Fullerton
Chicago, IL 60614
(800) 331-6197
Free "sampler catalog".
Facets Video
1517 W. Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
(800) 331-6197
(312) 281-9075
(312) 929-5437 FAX
8:30-9 CST Mon-Fri
Visa, MC, or prepay by mail with check.
Sales and rentals. Hefty showing of independent American cinema, plus
foreign, fine arts, instructional. Various membership deals. It's $7.95 for
the 12th annual edition of their tabloid-size video catalog, then you're on
the mailing list for future announcements.
Far East Flix
59-25 67th Avenue
Ridgewood, Queens, NY, 11385
Their $3 catalog is exclusively Japanese animation/live action, Chinese action
and horror.
The fall/winter '92 catalog states : all videos are excellent to mint
quality! Most titles are directly recorded off of Laser Disc! The only
time we use Pre-Records are when a particular title is Only available on
Tape! We record in SP mode only and all titles are recorded in HI-FI Stereo
(if available)!. We use only the best in video equipment and record to High
Quality Cassettes ONLY!
Their catalog is 34 pages long and most titles run from $16 to $20.
Asian titles run $18 each. Update #1 suppliment has HARD-BOILED for
$22, FULL CONTACT for $15, and Police Story 3 (Super Cop) for $15.
They even have the David Chang/Ti Lung flick that I've been searching
for years : The Deadly Duo. If the quality is what they say ... this
might be an excellent new source !!! [Eric Tend
eric@hpams0c.ptp.hp.com]
Festival Films
2841 Irving Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 870-4744
(612) 874-8520 FAX
9-5 CST Mon-Fri.
Visa, MC.
Sales only of VHS, laser, even 16mm. Connoisseur collection of
international cinema is wide in range and usually low in price. $2 catalog
(fee applies to initial buy).
Film Threat Video
PO Box 3170, dept FT
Los Angeles, CA 90078-3170
Foothill Video
PO Box 547
Tujunga, CA 91043-0547
(818) 353-8591
8-5 PST Mon-Fri.
Visa, MC; no COD.
Accentuates serials (silents have piano scores), as well as westerns,
films from overseas, and features. 3000 titles. Quality varies, but
Foothill tries to obtain the best available masters, and stands by its
product. All titles presumed to be in public domain. Sales only;
five-day return privilege.
Hollywood's Attic
800-3-OLDIES
Vintage westerns, serials, and silent films. Buy 2 get 1 free. $3 for
catalog. (Listed in Video Magazine Oct '92)
Home Film Festival
PO Box 2032
Scranton, PA 18501
(800) 258-3456
(717) 344-3810 FAX
Visa, MC.
Notable foreign, American independent and cult films, with sales and rentals
through the mail or UPS, your choice. Three-night rental starts when you
receive your order. Rentals range from $4.50-$6 per tape, plus round-trip
postage, with discounts on more than one tape per shipment. 1800 rental
titles. Sales discount of 10% with membership ($10/yr, includes book-sized
program guide, and six updates). Fast delivery. Seasonal specials. Gift
certificates available for both memberships and rentals. No minimum number
of movies, no deposit required. In business for nine years and now serving
over 12K members nationwide.
Home Video Express
PO Box 404
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
(800) 822-8820
(717) 344-3810 FAX
8-9 EST Mon-Fri, 12-6 Sat.
Visa, MC.
Sales only of blockbusters, children's, foreign, special interest, and so
forth. Cross-referenced catalog (in tiny type) listing 17K entries in stock
is $5.95 ($5 refundable towards first purchase).
Home Vision
10 Craig Rd
Acton, MA 01720
(800) 262-8600
Exclusive Powell and Pressburger titles. Also sells British travelogs,
documentaries, and TV series; classics gleaned from several labels; concert
and dance performances; family product; and--their strongest suit--opera by
the ton. Fast shipping, 24-hour credit card orders by phone. Visa, MC,
Amex, Discover. A cool collection of international stuff the others don't
have.
International Film & Video
991 First Ave
NY, NY 10022
(212) 826-8848
(212) 308-2008
(212) 750-8846 FAX
8-10 EST Mon-Thu, 8-11 Fri, 10-11 Sat, 12-10 Sun.
Visa, MC, Amex.
Sales and rentals. All formats, all systems, including PAL, SECAM, and NTSC.
International was first in America to publish a film catalog indexed by
country, director, and actor, a feat now duplicated in their computers, to
assist call-in completists. Their finders service unearths unommon titles.
In-store and mail-order inventory numbers 14K. Full deposit requested on
rentals; free membership. Rental rates: $2.75/day (+ S & H); $10 for the
week.
JARS Video Collectibles
PO Box 113
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 456-0663 -- Evenings Only (7:30pm to 10:30pm)
$4 for "giant catalog".
"Specializing in Martial Arts Movies, Animation, Science Fiction and
Westerns. Largest Collection of Kung Fu Movies In The World. Also, We
Have A Video Rental Club Thru The Mail And We Buy New And Used Pre-Recorded
Video Tapes." --from ad in MAMA #23
Catalog is $4 and features a stupendous assortment of Asian movies,
martial arts, Japanimation, and spaghetti Westerns. Will also rent
movies. Very high prices for movies and for rent-by-mail. (Listed in
Video Magazine Oct '92)
Ken Crane's
14260 Beach Blvd
Westminster, CA 92683
(800) 624-3078
(714) 892-2283
(714) 892-8369
7-9 PST Mon-Fri, 10-6 Sat, 12-5 Sun.
Visa, MC, Amex, Optima, Discover, COD.
Largest laserdisc mail-order/retail supply house in the US, boasting "We
stock every title available", as well as "fastest availability on new
titles" with most orders shipped the same day--with free UPS Ground shipping
to the lower 48. Plus 10% discount on all titles. Free catalog comes out
twice a year, followed by bimonthly updates.
Loonic Video
2022 Taraval St, #6427
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 526-5681
Wild and eclectic collection of inexpensive obscurities, concentrating on
camp, old comedy shorts, cartoons, horror and sci-fi, even antique British
serials. $1 for the catalog.
Marshall Discount Service
PO Box 328
Trenton, MI 48183
(313) 671-5483
9:30-5 EST Mon-Fri. Visa, MC.
$10 ($15 international) for index of 30K movies. LD list is $7 ($11
international). New mailers arrive every six to eight weeks after you
order. Staggering inventory, all new, factory-sealed, guaranteed.
Imported tapes and discs, otherwise unfindable.
Masters of Martial Arts
21839 S Avalon Bl #194
Carson, CA 90745
(213) 834-6656
(213) 834-1250 FAX
$2 for "color catalog"
"Mail Order, Entertainment Videos, Authentic Styles, Classic Kung Fu, Rent
By Mail" --from ad in MAMA #23
Mondo Video
154 Big Spring Circle
Cookeville, TN 38501
Send $21.95 (postage included) for the Crimes of the Future/Stereo
videotape. The quality is decent. [curt@virginia.edu (Curt Tsui)]
Movies Unlimited
6736 Castor Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19149
(800) 523-0823
(215) 722-8398
(215) 725-3683 FAX
24-hour order line. Visa, MC, Amex, Discover.
The country's largest video dispenser by volume and the definitive
source for practically every currently available video in (and
sometimes out of) print. 650-page catalog displays 25K titles, $7.95
(+ $3 S & H), of which $5 applies to first order of $25 or more.
Separate LD list, $1.
NYUE Enterprises, Inc.
61-A Walker St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 619-0800; (212) 226-3544 FAX
Hong Kong films, distributor for NE USA.
I have ordered about 200 movies from NYUE, and about 12 - 15 I sent
back. Sometimes the very top portion of the picture will not track.
The result is an annoying wiggle in the top part of the frame.
Sometimes the catalog indicates that the movie is sub-titled when it
isn't. Overall, I have been pleased, and the service is EXCELLENT!
NYUE dupes all of their films, but the quality is usually pretty good.
- peterc
Ocean Shores Video
Hang Lung Center
#2103-6, Paterson St.
Hong Kong
5-77-9325
Laserdiscs!
Ormond Films
2925 Sharon Hill Circle
Nashville, TN 37215
The Ormonds made some cool exploitation flicks in the 50's and 60's. I
sent for The Monster and the Stripper ("See: The monster beat a man to
death with his own arm!") and White Lightnin' Road ("Ruby wanted a
bang-up wedding so her pappy used his shotgun!"). $24.95 each + $3
shipping. They also have a list of bible pictures (!) and a few other
wierd things. I'll let you know how it turns out when I receive the
videos. [Jon von Zelowitz]
Pan-Asia Video, Inc.
2630 Bayshore Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94134
(415) 333-8888; (415) 586-1793 FAX
Hong Kong films.
P. Riggs
6226 Darnell
Houston, Tx. 77074-7416
Try these guys. They list Vampire circus, and pretty much all of the
others [Hammer productions] as being available for $22.50 + $2.50 p & h.
Now advertising more "Eurosleaze" than before, but I bet he can still
get those Hammer flicks on request. Each tape comes in a deluxe
slipcover, with original theatrical Art, and 20 minutes of Trailers.
[donnell@shark.micro.umn.edu (Judex)]
PBS Viewfinders
(900) 860-9301
6-6 Mon-Fri. $2/first, $1/additional minute. (3m average).
Los Angeles PBS station KCET operates this search service, providing
answers on availability, price, and distributor from their incredibly
comprehensive list of more than 80K video titles. Sometimes they can
even order for you. Search fees are billed to your phone.
Phoenix Distributors
6253 Hollywood Blvd, #818
Hollywood, CA 90028
(800) 356-4386
(213) 469-0553
(213) 469-7041 FAX
9-5 PST Mon-Fri. Visa, MC.
Company acquires product largely from defunct labels, particularly promoting
horrors and classics, usually in VHS but with Beta offered when available.
Has a new line of non-hardcore gay-themed features. Produces films under
the Donna Michelle banner. Free mailing list, whose contents vary during
the year. Customers are invited to leave their rosters of special requests
to be researched.
POLART: Sarasota, FL
(813) 378-9393
The guy I talked to there was very nice but couldn't get
any of the obscure 60s and 70s sci-fi flicks I was looking for... :-(
I don't know if they're worth noting in the video list? (He said they
carry about 300 Polish films if I remember correctly.)
[sybase!sql!eprice@Sun.COM (Ed Price)]
Rhino Video
Info/address, anyone?
RM Films International
P.O. Box 3748
Hollywood, CA 90028
Russ Meyer had the good sense to retain rights to his films. This is
rare among exploitation directors. He now sells excellent-quality
video transfers at relatively high prices.
Science Fiction Continuum
PO Box 154
Colonia, NJ 07067
(800) 232-6002
9-7 EST Mon-Fri. Visa, MC, Amex.
SF, fantasy, and horror. VHS and LD. Catalog $1.
Script City
8033 Sunset Blvd.
PO Box 1500
Hollywood, CA 90046
(213) 871-0707 (inquiries); 1-800-676-2522 (orders only)
Original scripts, including the Blade Runner script(s).
Sight & Sound
27 Jones Rd
Waltham, MA 02154
(617) 894-8633; (617) 894-9329 FAX
Laserdiscs. Will special-order Japanese imports.
Sinister Cinema
PO Box 4369
Medford, OR 97501-0168
(503) 773-6860
$2 for catalog
9-4 PST Mon-Fri (or answering machine) Visa, MC ($1 service charge).
Cult stuff. Flat $16.95 (+ S & H). Makes a sincere effort to acquire the
best prints of known and obscure sci-fi, horror, sword and sandal,
serials, westerns, jungle adventures, silents, and shlock. Most
popular item is drive-in double features, shown as originally
distributed, including intermission graphics. Nearly 1000 titles. VHS
or Beta. Catalog is free to Maltin readers.
Something Weird Video
PO Box 33664
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 361-3759
Catalog is $3. Specializing in horror & mysteries from the 30s to the
60s and 50s & 60s exploitation films. All titles $20. Dave Friedman
sexploitation and others. State with signature that you are 18 or
older.
Streamline Pictures
PO box 691418
W Hollywood, CA 90069
[ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer)]
Tamarelle's International Films
11101-A E. 53rd St
Denver, CO 80239
(800) 356-3577
(800) 621-1333
(303) 373-4583 FAX
(515) 254-7021 FAX
8:30-5:30 Mon-Fri.
Visa, MC.
Specializing in US sales of new and old films from around the globe. Six
informed, informative mailers per year.
US Manga Corp
301 West 53rd st. Suite 13e
New York, NY 10019
(212)977-7456
[ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer)]
US Renditions
1123 Dominguez Street unit k
Carson, California 90746
(213) 604-9701
[ken@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Primer)]
Value Video International
PO Box 22565
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 757-4820
New and used VHS tapes for sale starting at $4.95, with an appeal towards
collectors and clubs. Also in the market to buy used videos. Catalog is
$1.
Video Connection
1-800-365-0449
No catalog but can get any video currently available, and at a
discount. Buy 12, get one free. (Listed in Video Magazine Oct '92)
Video Dimensions
212-929-6135
Classic TV shows, mondo, Westerns, and foreign films. $13-$20 per
tape. (Listed in Video Magazine Oct '92)
Video Koop Center
Beijersweg 18
1093 KR Amsterdam-Oost, Holland
BTW, many of those 'video nasties' of UK are available in Holland (or is
it Netherlands in English). PAL.
[rtpo@jyu.fi (Risto 'Rise' Pohjonen)]
Video Search of Miami
Box 16-1917
Miami, FL 33116
(305) 387-6807
Video Search of Miami dupes all of their videos, and the quality is
generally very poor. Don't waste your money if you can find the titles
elsewhere. Also, you don't get packaging ... just the regular video-
cassette box (from Certron or some other low-quality videotape). I am,
however, very impressed by their catalog. They have some nearly
impossible-to-find titles like THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (1970), DEMONIA,
a rare Lucio Fulci film, CRAZY BLOOD, and much more. The cost of all
of their videos is $25 plus a one-time charge of $10 ... a bit steep
for dupes! - peterc
The Video Catalog
PO Box 64428
St. Paul, MN 55164-0428
(800) 733-2232
(800) 733-6656
(612) 659-4320 FAX
Customer service 9-6 CST Mon-Fri. Order any time. Visa, MC, Amex, Optima, Discover.
VHS only. Low-priced performing arts, TV, kideo, family, travel, nature,
health, instructional, documentary, international, and classic tapes,
particularly strong in British comedy and drama.
Video City Productions
4266 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611
(510) 428-0202
(510) 654-7802 FAX
Call 9-5 PST Mon-Fri. Visa, MC.
VHS sales only. Beta by special order. Aviation videos. $3 catalog,
updated irregularly.
Video Dimensions
530 W. 23rd St
NY, NY 10011
(212) 929-6135
10-5:30 EST Mon-Fri. Checks and money orders only.
Strictly mail-order, and now in its 15th year of spotlighting curiosities
and collectibles. Classics, foreign films, B-westerns, TV shows, bloopers,
and animation come from Video Dimensions' own source material. Coming soon:
their new "Mondo Movies" catalog, listing experimental, avant-garde,
schlock, and exploitation tapes. Company invites its clientele to
"experience the weirdness and the wonder yourself". Special attention given
to those films that require letterboxing. Free catalog.
Video Finders
1770 N. Highland Ave, #721
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Search service and order service. VF locates hard-to-find movies
(pre-1970 only) and can even get them for you. 5 searchs for $5, plus
SASE. Requests by mail only.
Video Library
7157 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(800) 669-7157
(215) 248-1514
9-9 EST, 7 days. Visa, MC, Amex, Optima, Discover.
National mail-order rentals gleaned from a 12K title offering. Rent
cassettes, LDs, Nintendo, audiobooks, etc. via UPS with a reusable shipper
allowing convenient mailbox returns. Reservation system for immediately
unavailable titles. Greatest strengths in cult movies, in considerable
out-of-printers, and in a knowledgeable search service. Rental rate: $5 for
3 nights; books on tape 75 cents per night. Call for latest additions to
catalog ($8.95 including shipping for their 400-page catalog and two 1992
supplements).
Video Oyster
62 Pearl St
NY, NY 10004
(212) 480-2440
Personal check, money order, COD by UPS.
Finds, buys, trades, and sells rare videos, supplying both video stores and
consumers. Publishers "Pearls" collectors' magazine ($30 for ten issues,
published as soon as Norman fills up an issue), and he performs searches,
too. The best source for determining current availability on tapes long
vanished from the scene (like Disney "moratorium" titles or long-forgotten
releases on long-dead labels). Circulates a want list of movies he's looking
for. Mail-order sales only. Orders taken 24 hours/7 days.
Video Specialist International
182 Jackson St
Dallas, PA 18612
(800) 458-1810
(717) 675-0227
9am-midnight EST, 7 days. Visa, MC, checks, money orders.
Involves itself in digging up lost films, many exclusive to VSI, and
currently released at the rate of one vanished title per month. Similar to
Sinister Cinema's scope, but with a substantially different library, VSI
should appeal to the same kind of enthusiast. Most titles are priced at an
average of $14.95. $3 catalog.
Video Vault
1015 Wisconsin Ave
Washington, DC 20007
(800) 828-5866 (800) VAULT-66
(202) 625-0605
11-9 EST Mon-Thu, 11-10 Fri-Sat, 12-6 Sun.
Sales and rentals, specializing in cult. Catalogs $3, refundable with
membership ($15 one year or $24.95 lifetime). Members' newsletter comes out
every other month. Search service. Credit card security deposit (Visa, MC,
Amex, Optima).
Video Yesteryear
Box C
Sandy Hook, CT 06482
(800) 243-0987
(203) 426-2574
(203) 797-0819 FAX
9-9 EST Mon-Fri. Visa, MC, Amex, Optima, Discover, Diners, Carte Blanche.
Thick catalog describing many titles of divergent interest. Classic silent
and sound films on video, plus rare live TV, even vintage stag.
Videos by Mail
PO Box 1515
Whitney, TX 76692
(800) 245-4996
(817) 694-4865 FAX
10-8 CST Mon-Sat.
Rent/buy. $25 annual fee for rental club (starting with two free movies)
plus credit deposit (Visa, MC, Amex, Discover). Each rental is then $5 (+
S & H), with three-night rentals counted from the time you receive them, and
with return label and postage included in the shipment. Sales by credit
card charges over the phone or through the mail (please enclose check or
money order). Illustrated catalog is $5, with an accent on cult,
independent, and international film.
White Dragon Video
46 Tweedrock Crescent, West Hill
Ontario, M1E 415 Canada
Mentioned as source for Asian videos in Video Watchdog.
Whole Toon Catalog
PO Box 369, Dept LM
Issaquah, WA 98027
(206) 391-8747
(206) 391-9064 FAX
9-6 PST Mon-Fri, 10-5 Sat.
Visa, MC, Discover.
Hundreds of animated programs for sale, including imports and real
obscurities. Books, posters, cartoon memorabilia. Catalog is $2.
World Video & Supply, Inc.
150 Executive Park Blve., Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94134
(415) 468-6218; (415) 468-1381 FAX
Hong Kong films.
Worldshop
3665 29th St
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(800) 530-9055
(616) 957-1046 MODEM
Visa, MC, Amex, Discover, Diners. 8-7 EST Mon-Sat
Use the always-awake computer line to place orders through your PC.
Furthermore, through the modem, movie previews may be called up for
presentation on your computer screen. Using a 9K-title catalog,
Worldshop invites orders for VHS, Beta, LD, PAL, and SECAM. Company
services international clients as well. No membership fee involved.
Customers also receive a free in-home database to file their own video
libraries. Worldshop promises a floppy freebie to all Maltin readers.
So say you read Maltin. ;-)
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Subject: MAGAZINES
Craig Ledbetter, PO Box 5367, Kingwood, TX 77325
for a year's subscription, send cash, check, or money order for:
$15 European Trash Cinema; $15 Asian Trash Cinema; $25 both
"Monster International" magazine. Kronos Productions, MPO Box 67,
Oberlin, OH 44074-0067. Issue #2 also had lots of coverage of Mexican
monster movies, and what seemed to me to be a very impressive Santo
filmography. Limited quantities of issue #1 are still available for
$3.50, plus $1.00 for postage and handling (check or money order -- no
cash, please) to that address. For Mexico and Canada please add $1.25
and overseas please add $3.00. It doesn't mention subscriptions
anywhere that I've noticed. But I assume you can get #2 the same way
as #1 (the cover price is $3.50). [Ed Price]
Psychotronic Video, 151 First Ave, Dept. PV, New York NY 10003
6-issue (quarterly) subscription $20 USA, $22 Canada, airmail $45, OZ/Asia $50
money orders payable to Michael Weldon
VIDEO WATCHDOG-expensive digest, but is very thorough-includes
retitlings, frame by frame differnces in different cuts of films,
retrospectives
SHOCK CINEMA-excellent fanzine-reviews of obscure films, b films etc.
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Subject: BOOKS
Re/Search #10: Incredibly Strange Films, edited by V. Vale and Andrea
Juno. ISBN 0-940642-09-3. Re/Search, 20 Romolo #B, SF CA 94133.
Andrea Juno and Boyd Rice (Re/Search 10: Incredibly Strange Films) are
ARTISTS: they go out of their way in their quest for unusual
stimulation and take great delight in discovering gems overlooked by
the common horde. I'm not saying any one approach is "right," just
trying to sum up attitudes toward the material. It's an interesting
experience to read all three reviews of "Plan 9 From Outer Space" for
instance . . .
_The Deep Red Horror Handbook_
Chas. Balun, ed.
Fantaco Books 1989 ISBN 0-938782-12-6
Order through Starlog Press or Fantaco Enterprises, 21 Central Ave.,
Albany NY 12210
_The Official Splatter Movie Guide_
_John McCarty's Official Splatter Movie Guide, Volume II_
John McCarty (duh!)
St. Martin's Press 1992 (vol 2) ISBN 0-312-02958-6 (vol 1) & 0-312-07046-2
_The Phantom's Ultimate Video Guide_
The Phantom of the Movies
Dell Publishing (Trade Paperbacks) 1989 ISBN 0-440-50212-8
_Nightmare Movies: A Critical History of the Horror Movie from 1968_
(The New Edition)
Kim Newman
Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. 1988 ISBN 0-7475-0295-1
All of these are in paperback; the Newman book may have been released
in hardcover at some time, but I've only seen it in paper. The first
three are mostly devoted to short reviews of zillions of films, which
will at least give you a notion of the content, if not of their
artistic merit and actual scariness (which of course is a pretty
subjective thing anyway). _Nightmare Movies_ is more a history of the
genre, and is divided into chapters according to basic themes (e.g.
zombie flicks, psychos, vampires, basically bizarre, etc.); the author
sticks to films since 1960 or so, and the edition I have goes up to
1988. Even if you don't wind up finding any gems, they're all quite
entertaining to read. - mvburke@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (mary virginia
burke)
For a good history of this kind of stuff, you can also try "Splatter
Movies" by John McCarty. It's a good overview of the history of the
genre. Also good by him is his history of cinematic madmen, "Psychos".
I just wish that these had better bindings, because the dang things
keep falling apart on me after about a year, whether I read them or
not. The cover comes off, and then pages start to fall out. AARRGGHH!
- judex
Am I the only one with _The Phantom's Guide to Video_ ? This is an
excellent book on B grade, Z grade and cult films from a new york
newspaper critic. I'll try to bring in the details on it. -
shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
The _Video Watchdog Book_ is now available. My brother bought it at
Psychotronic Video in NYC, and read me a good deal of the chapter
(yes, an entire chapter) on Dario Argento over the phone! :-) For
anyone that actually cared about the extensive discussion of the
various atrocities committed by American distributors or whatever, GET
THIS BOOK. Acutally, for anyone at all who is interested in getting
films on video, GET THIS BOOK... wildman@athena.mit.edu (Timothy
Worsley)
Official Splatter Movie Guide pts 1 and 2 by John Mcarty (a lot of
horror but also many off the wall films as well) plus his book
Splatter movies Guide for the Film Fanatic-by Danny Peary as well (has
all types but reviews include Russ Myer films, John Waters films-its
abit old)
SHOCK VALUE-John Waters autobiography-includes interviews with Russ Meyer
and HG Lewis
Cult Movies
Cult Movies II
Cult Movies III, by Danny Peary
Peary also has a great book called CULT MOVIE STARS... One of the best
filmography sources around...
[peterme@ocf.berkeley.edu (Peter Merholz)]
part of REVIEW: Cult Movies, by Danny Peary
Cult Movies is an interesting read; full of information, anecdotes, serious
review. It covers a wide range of films touching upon most major film-genres.
Those purchasing this book and expecting to find synopsis' and reviews of
cheapie SF and slasher films will be disappointed. Peary's emphasis is on
"Art" films and movie classics like "Casablanca" or "The Searchers". In this
age of *Fast-food Video* people tend to forget the more classical definition
of Cult Movies which encompassed films which developed a devoted, basically
word-of-mouth following long after their initial release. These are not
films which get wide exposure in theatres (with some exceptions) but ones
that went on to develop their second-wind in art and revival houses.
[k206027@smog.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE (Matt Marchese)]
The 50 Worst Films of All Time
The Golden Turkey Awards
Son of the Golden Turkey Awards, by Harry and Michael
Medved
The Medveds seem to have a "Gosh! Wow! Movies!" attitude that is
alternately frustrating and endearing. I guess if I had to pick labels,
the Medveds are REVIEWERS: they tell you whether or not they liked a
particular movie and not much else; Danny Peary (_Cult Movies_) is a
CRITIC: he will not only review the film, but also place it within a
historical and artistic context, and, whether or not he likes it, he will
give credit where (and if) credit is due;
Midnight Movies by J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaum. Da Capo Press/Plenum Publishing. ISBN
0-306-80433-6. As long as I'm mentioning books for the Cult Movie
Library I'll restate my recommendation for Hoberman and Rosenbaum's
_Midnight Movies_. It's not so much reviews as a look at the reasons
why people go to cult movies and how the whole phenomenon of midnight
movies got started.
From: stame@emunix.emich.edu (Stewart Tame)
And for books that give you that "Cult Flavor" without necessarily
being about cult films, I recommend: The Hollywood Hall of Shame, also
by the Medveds and Hollywood Babylon, by Kenneth Anger.
Joe Bob Goes To The Drive In Vol. 1 and 2
The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies by Phil Hardy. Harper & Row, ISBN
0-06-096146-5. Large format 400-page book with lots of excellent
stills, and reviews (chronologically arranged) of many, many films.
Mostly US & European. Goes back to silent films, and up to 1984 (in
the edition I have). Reviews are 1-10 paragraphs, depending on the
"importance" of the film. They are generally interesting, and try to
explain significance or innovations in the films, as well as comparing
similar films. Good effort to list directors, producers, stars, etc.
Video Trash & Treasures Vol 1 and 2 by L.A. Morse
These are small cheap paperbacks with no movies posters or stills. The
books are collections of short (1 paragraph) movie reviews, organized
by genre (he calls them "festivals"), with a short essay on each
genre. The quality of the writing is very high (Morse is a mystery
writer, though I am not familar with his books) and very funny. While
he reviews only mainstream 'B's, the PC crowd will find much to be
righteously offended by. But if you like the kind of movies that seem
to get mentioned on this newsgroup, you'll enjoy the text.
[andy@meefun.autodesk.com (Andrew Purshottam)]
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Subject: POSTERS
Cinemonde Posters
1932-F Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109
Jerry Ohlinger's Movie Material Store, Inc.
242 W 14th St
NY, NY 10011
(212) 989-0869
The Third Planet Inc.
5334 Yonge St #154 North York, Ontario Canada M2N 6M2
(416) 727-4887
- ae815@yfn.ysu.edu (Marc Queen)
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Subject: ARCHIVES
r.a.movies actors list (available via anonymous ftp from
boulder.colorado.edu in pub/tv+movies/lists)
Blade Runner FAQ posted monthly by muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au (Murray Chapman)
Laserdisc Archive:
From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: Laser disc sources wanted
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 16:17:15 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
LD#00: Index of Articles on Laser Video Disc (LD) 24 Sep 92
I have the following available from my archives. You may request any of
these at any time. Recent copies are also available for anonymous ftp on:
princeton.edu (128.112.128.1, directory pub/Video/Niland) and
bobcat.bbn.com (128.89.2.103),
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20).
nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100, Finland, dir: /pub/culture/tv+film/laserdisc)
If you are unable to ftp, you are probably not logged in on an "open
subnet" machine at your site. I am not the admistrator of these ftp
sites. "bobcat" is a 286/16. If ftp performance is unacceptable, try
"princeton", "wsmr-simtel20" or send an email request.
____
Note
If you fail to include one or two known-valid email
addresses in your email request, I cannot guarantee
you will receive anything. Do not rely on the
return path of your request being usable.
____
Timeliness: This index and the listed articles are available on other
networks and BBS's on which I have no access. If the date in the upper
right hand corner of this index is over 30 days old, you almost certainly
have an out of date copy of the index. If your copy of the index is out of
date, one of more articles on your network/BBS are probably also out of
date, and completely new articles are probably absent altogether. I always
send the latest version of any requested article(s). Please ask for an
updated index when requesting an article.
All articles are flatfile ASCII (no HP ROMAN8 eurochars) and fit in 80
columns. Caution: some are over 65 Kbytes long and the complete set
is around 500 Kbytes. If you have an antique or AppleLink mailer,
please advise and I will send 25K splits. Feel free to request
articles by number.
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Subject: LASERDISC SPECIALISTS
Many of these were posted by Shiv Naimpally from Video Magazine Oct '92.
CEBA Video
301-292-6670
Ken Crane's
800-624-3078
(In CA 800-626-1768)
The Laser Beam
Starship Audio-Industries
605 Utterback Store Rd.
Great Falls, VA 22066
(703) 430-8692, (703) 450-5780 (Mon-Thurs 11am-7pm, Fri 11am-6pm)
Laserdisc Hotline: (703) 430-0330 message listing recent releases in stock
Fax server: (703) 430-6657 delivers 10-20 pages of updates
They claim to be the "Planet's Largest Laser Disc Catalog!" Over 8000
titles, includes 573 Price Reductions & 1136 "Out of Print" titles.
Among the listing codes given for discs: type of audio/video format,
aspect ratio of wide screen pressings, publishing studio or company
and actual manufacturer/pressing plant of the disc.
Starship claims to have 85% of the titles actually on the shelf. The
catalog includes movies, short films, music, classical, comedy,
educational, games, sports titles as well as 8" laser video discs and
5" CD-video singles. They also apparently pack their own "generic high
quality S-VHS compatible tape" costing less than brand name tapes.
The standard discount off list price is 10%. At 10+ discs it goes to
15% and at 20+ discs you get 20%. Overseas shipment is available via
UPS Int'l Air. A "No Time Limit" warranty is available through
Starship on defective discs. [chipg@access.digex.com 76376,3147
chipg@inet.com]
Laser Craze
1-800-828-DISC
617-338-9820
Laser Perceptions
1-415-753-2016
Laser Video West
310-479-4069
Laserdisc Fan Club
800-322-2285
SEM Video Products
800-247-6644
718-645-1663
Sight & Sound
1-617-894-8633
Tewksbury Audio & Video
908-832-9064
Then of course there is Columbia House:
Columbia House Laserdisc Club
800-538-2233
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