I Lost It at the Video Store [Expanded Edition] - Filmmakers' Oral History of 1980s-90s Video Rental Era - Perfect for Movie Buffs & Film History Enthusiasts

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I Lost It at the Video Store [Expanded Edition] - Filmmakers' Oral History of 1980s-90s Video Rental Era - Perfect for Movie Buffs & Film History Enthusiasts

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Selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best indie books of 2015. "This is a book that was waiting to happen, and fortunately it was Tom Roston who wrote it. After we lost it at the movies, a later era of cinephiles lost it at the video store, and this is their story in their words–nostalgic, vivid, and important, because video germinated a new generation of great filmmakers.” –Peter Biskind, author of Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film In I Lost it at the Video Store, Tom Roston interviews the filmmakers–including John Sayles, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell and Allison Anders–who came of age during the reign of video rentals, and constructs a living, personal narrative of an era of cinema history which, though now gone, continues to shape film culture today. This expanded edition includes a foreward by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and a new appendix of conversations between Roston and various actors, directors, producers, and programmers (including Doug Liman, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Angela Robinson, Tim League, Burnie Burns, and more) about the past and future of film distribution and culture.

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I knew I was going to enjoy this book going in. The subject matter of a nostalgia ride with some of my favourite directors as the guide for video stores through the 80s, 90s & early 2000s just stood out to me.My main nostalgia for video stores was in the late 90s with VHS & most of the 2000s with DVDs until the Internet took over as my delivery mechanism. Two of the three video stores I used to frequent are long shut down. The last one puzzles me as to how it can be still in business.Anyway this book is short but sweet. Full of stories from great directors of the video store era, some of whom worked in video stores detailing their experiences with video stores. It also deals with the fall of video stores and rise of the Internet & the streaming & piracy that ended up ending the ride for the everyday video store. The battle between Mum & Pop video stores vs. corporates like Blockbuster is explored as well.Quentin Tarantino & Kevin Smith are strong features of the book. With some details of how they transitioned from video store clerks to making movies.Overall I'd recommend this to people who grew up with video stores as well as those interested in the history of film. It would also be interesting for those who didn't frequent video stores to get an idea what the craze was all about.Thanks to SlashFilm for the recommend.

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