Video Archives
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| Industry | Video rentals, retail |
|---|---|
| Founder | Lance Lawson Richard Humbert |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | VHS tape rental, Beta rental |
Video Archives was a video rental store located in Manhattan Beach, California, and later moved to Hermosa Beach, California, owned and managed by Lance Lawson and Rick Humbert.[1] Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino,[2][3] Roger Avary[4] and Daniel Snyder[5] worked there before becoming successful in the film industry. The store was also frequented by screenwriters Josh Olson, Jeff Maguire, John Langley, and Danny Strong.
Video Archives closed in 1995, and Tarantino purchased its video inventory and rebuilt the store in his home.[6]
In a 1994 interview with Rolling Stone, Tarantino called it "the best video store in the Los Angeles area", saying "Video Archives is like LA.’s answer to the Cahiers du Cinéma".[7] In 1992, Roger Avary described it as "less a video store than a film school [...] we'd have these intense, eight-hour-long arguments about cinema. Customers would walk in and they'd get into it. It became this big clubhouse of film making—and probably the best film-making experience anyone could ever get."[8]
Video Archives is also the namesake of the Video Archives Cinema Club, the 20-seat micro-cinema at the Tarantino-owned Vista Theatre.
The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary
[edit]On July 19, 2022, Tarantino and Avary launched a podcast named after Video Archives called The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary, in which they revisit movies from the store and discuss the films.[9][10][11] They also discuss the films with producer Gala Avary and guests such as Eli Roth and former employees of Video Archives.[12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "COVER STORY : A Chat With Mr. Mayhem : Quentin Tarantino quickly acquired quite the reputation for violence. His 1992 film 'Reservoir Dogs' was a cult hit. Now comes 'Pulp Fiction.' Is he trying to outgun himself or all of Hollywood?". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1994.
- ^ MacFarquhar, Larissa (October 13, 2003). "The Movie Lover". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Movie Reviews". New York Times. July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Roger Avary - The Quentin Tarantino Archives". tarantino.info. May 11, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (July 18, 2007). "Producers, writers face huge chasm". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Grow, Kory (June 2, 2022). "Ex-Video Store Clerks Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Launch Podcast to Talk VHS Tapes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Wild, David (November 3, 1994). "Quentin Tarantino: The Madman of Movie Mayhem". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Mcalevey, Peter (December 6, 1992). "All's Well That Ends Gruesomely". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Quentin Tarantino Talks About Nearly Casting Mickey Rourke As The 'Death Proof' Lead & Making Stage Play Versions Of His Films". theplaylist.net. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (June 2, 2022). "Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Set to Launch 'The Video Archives Podcast'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Listen to the First Episode of Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's Video Archives Podcast". July 19, 2022.
- ^ "The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary". podnews.net. November 26, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Sturges, Fiona (July 25, 2022). "Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary reminisce in Video Archives podcast — review". Financial Times. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Roger Avary Movies: What To Know About Joe Rogan's Podcast Guest with Quentin Tarantino". December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- RIP Video Archives by Adam Groves
- Memories of Quentin Tarantino and Video Archives by Todd Mecklem
- Quentin Tarantino buys Video Archives' inventory
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