Ant Farm was considered to be one of the most important art-media collectives during its reign…
Living With Ross: A Review of The Ross McElwee Collection
I’ve been living with Ross this past coupla weeks. Ross McElwee that is, the documentary filmmaker…
Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965)
Sins of the Fleshapoids (USA, 1965) 43 min color DIR-PROD-DOP: Mike Kuchar. SCR: George Kuchar, Mike…
Craig Baldwin: PLUNDER CINEMA
In recent times, the culture industry has really started to look back to recycle just about…
Born in Flames (1983)
Born In Flames (USA, 1983) 79 min color DIR-SCR: Lizzie Borden. STY: ED Bowes. DOP: Ed…
The Interglobal Story: Now Playing at a Department Store Near You
The grandfather of consumer-priced movies!
Cashing In On VHS: The VCR Board Game
The VHS market brought the cinema into our living rooms en masse for the first time.…
DO IT K-TEL’s WAY: K-Tel’s Entry and Exit into the Home Video Market
Debbie Reynolds exercise videos and beyond!
Music on Video: The Music Film Comes Home
Music and film have always had an interesting and unusual relationship, which steadily evolved throughout the…
My Home Video Story
At the beginning was an Eatons or Simpsons catalogue… 1976 edition. Inside its pages was an…
Analog to Analog, Dust to Dust?
For the first few years of the infamous Eighties “format wars,” I lived in a strictly…
I’VE NEVER MADE LOVE IN TECHNICOLOR BEFORE: Confessions of a Child Raised on Budget Videos
When I was in kindergarten, my video collection was epic. Toys ‘R’ Us had a bin…
I Found Drive-In for $1.99
On June 30, 2007, Sam the Record Man closed its flagship store in downtown Toronto. When…