Video Archives
{{Short description|Video rental store}}
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| founder = Lance Lawson
Richard Humbert
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| location_city = Manhattan Beach, California
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-11-ca-37458-story.html|title=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?|date=September 11, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}}
History
Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/10/20/the-movie-lover|title=The Movie Lover|first=Larissa|last=MacFarquhar|magazine=The New Yorker|date=13 October 2003 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/movies|title=Movie Reviews|date=July 16, 2020|work=New York Times}} Roger Avary{{cite web|url=http://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Roger_Avary|title=Roger Avary - The Quentin Tarantino Archives|date=2008-05-11|publisher=tarantino.info|access-date=2015-11-22}} and Daniel Snyder{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-18-et-scriptland18-story.html|title=Producers, writers face huge chasm|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 18, 2007|first=Jay A.|last=Fernandez}} 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.{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Ex-Video Store Clerks Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Launch Podcast to Talk VHS Tapes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/ex-video-store-clerks-quentin-tarantino-roger-avary-launch-podcast-to-talk-vhs-tapes-1362035/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=2 June 2022}}
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".{{Cite magazine |last=Wild |first=David |date=1994-11-03 |title=Quentin Tarantino: The Madman of Movie Mayhem |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/quentin-tarantino-the-madman-of-movie-mayhem-186995/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} 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."{{Cite news |last=Mcalevey |first=Peter |date=1992-12-06 |title=All's Well That Ends Gruesomely |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/06/magazine/alls-well-that-ends-gruesomely.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Video Archives is also the namesake of the Video Archives Cinema Club, the 20-seat micro-cinema at the Tarantino-owned Vista Theatre.
Podcast
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.{{cite web|title=Quentin Tarantino Talks About Nearly Casting Mickey Rourke As The 'Death Proof' Lead & Making Stage Play Versions Of His Films|url=https://theplaylist.net/quentin-tarantino-mickey-rourke-death-proof-stage-play-versions-films-20210630/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=theplaylist.net|date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=2021-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711161819/https://theplaylist.net/quentin-tarantino-mickey-rourke-death-proof-stage-play-versions-films-20210630/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=June 2, 2022|title=Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Set to Launch 'The Video Archives Podcast'|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/quentin-tarantino-roger-avary-video-archives-podcast-1235283963/|access-date=June 7, 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603184233/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/quentin-tarantino-roger-avary-video-archives-podcast-1235283963/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Listen to the First Episode of Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's Video Archives Podcast |url=https://thefilmstage.com/listen-to-the-first-episode-of-quentin-tarantino-and-roger-avarys-video-archives-podcast/}} They also discuss the films with producer Gala Avary and guests such as Eli Roth and former employees of Video Archives.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-26 |title=The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary |url=https://podnews.net/podcast/ia0si |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=podnews.net |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |date=2022-07-25 |title=Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary reminisce in Video Archives podcast — review |url=https://www.ft.com/content/660bee72-196a-4dee-b230-57c39f792445 |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=Financial Times}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=Roger Avary Movies: What To Know About Joe Rogan's Podcast Guest with Quentin Tarantino |url=https://decider.com/2024/12/17/roger-avary-movies-quentin-tarantino/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |language=en-US}}
References
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See also
External links
- [https://thebedlamfiles.com/commentary/r-i-p-video-archives/ RIP Video Archives by Adam Groves]
- [http://toddmecklem.com/quentin.html Memories of Quentin Tarantino and Video Archives by Todd Mecklem]
- [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/quentin-tarantino-refuses-to-use-netflix-still-records-films-from-tv-to-vhs-cassette-a6669006.html Quentin Tarantino buys Video Archives' inventory]
- [https://www.youtube.com/@videoarchivespodcast Official YouTube channel]
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Category:Retail companies of the United States
Category:Manhattan Beach, California