In 2005, David Cronenberg‘s A History of Violence, marked the last time a film saw a mainstream VHS release. Along with the overwhelming popularity of companies like Netflix and Redbox, these mailbox and streaming entertainment services virtually spelled the end to the 25 year-old industry known as the video store, and only a handful of small, “Mom & Pop” stores […]
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Side-Casts: The Rise and Fall of the Video Store
Posted: 5th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Side-Casts, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A History of Violence, Asylum Pictures, Betamax, Blockbuster Video, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lambert, Columbia House, David Cronenberg, Day of the Dead, DVD plaver, Escape from New York, Full frame, Fullscreen, Hollywood Video, Ice T, Mean Guns, Michael Mann, Mister Roberts, Netflix, Redbox, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Streaming, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Burning, The Prowler, Tom Savini, Tombstone, VCR, VHS, Video Store, Video tape, Westcoast Video, Widescreen
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