Top Video Store Memories + Interview w/ Alex Ross Perry
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Top Video Store Memories + Interview w/ Alex Ross Perry
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🎬 Guest Bio: Alex Ross PerryAlex Ross Perry is a director, writer, and producer whose work spans indie drama, experimental nonfiction, and deep-cut media archaeology. He made his feature debut with Impolex (2009), followed by acclaimed films including Listen Up Philip (2014) and Her Smell (2018), the latter named one of the AV Club’s Top 10 Films of the Year.In recent years, Perry has created the ghost-concert film Right Here, Right Now, the experimental Pavement biopic Pavements, a segment for V/H/S Halloween, and his sprawling three-hour found-footage documentary Video Heaven—an epic built from 180 film and TV clips that traces the rise, mythology, and disappearance of the American video store.He is also a former clerk at the iconic Kim’s Video in NYC and a lifelong student of physical media culture.
📝 Mini Countdown: Top Video Store Memories
Rob’s Top 33. Warner Bros. rental-only clamshell cases — those oversized, color-banded boxes that dominated shelves.2. Hobgoblins + the infamously angry note — warning future renters of its… quality.1. The Requiem for a Dream race — sprinting after school to snag the single copy before anyone else.
Guido’s Top 33. Being allowed to wander the aisles alone — early independence among the shelves.2. Bootlegging beginnings — two VCRs, swapped labels, and a budding archivist.1. The previously-viewed bargain bin — weekly treasure hunts that sparked a lifelong collection.
Keywords: retro video stores, VHS rentals, Video Heaven documentary, Alex Ross Perry interview, Kim’s Video, physical media, analog nostalgia, video store culture#SleepoverTrading #VideoStoreMemories #VHSlife #AlexRossPerry #VideoHeaven #RetroMovies
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