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.[1] Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino,[2][3] Roger Avary[4] and Daniel Snyder[5] 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.
| Industry | Video rentals, retail |
|---|---|
| Founder | Lance Lawson Richard Humbert |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | VHS tape rental, beta rental |
Video Archives closed in 1995, and Tarantino purchased its video inventory and rebuilt the store in his home.[6]
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".[7] 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."[8]
Video Archives is also the namesake of the Video Archives Cinema Club, the 20-seat micro-cinema at the Tarantino-owned Vista Theatre.
Podcast
editIn June 2021, Tarantino announced plans to start a podcast with Avary. The podcast is named after Video Archives, and features the directors and a guest examining a film which could have been offered for rental at the store.[9] The podcast premiered on July 19, 2022.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "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?". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1994.
- ^ MacFarquhar, Larissa (13 October 2003). "The Movie Lover". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Movie Reviews". New York Times. July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Roger Avary - The Quentin Tarantino Archives". tarantino.info. 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (July 18, 2007). "Producers, writers face huge chasm". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Grow, Kory (2 June 2022). "Ex-Video Store Clerks Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Launch Podcast to Talk VHS Tapes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Wild, David (1994-11-03). "Quentin Tarantino: The Madman of Movie Mayhem". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Mcalevey, BY Peter (1992-12-06). "All's Well That Ends Gruesomely". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Quentin Tarantino Talks About Nearly Casting Mickey Rourke As The 'Death Proof' Lead & Making Stage Play Versions Of His Films". theplaylist.net. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (June 2, 2022). "Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Set to Launch 'The Video Archives Podcast'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Listen to the First Episode of Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's Video Archives Podcast". 19 July 2022.
External links
edit- RIP Video Archives by Adam Groves
- Memories of Quentin Tarantino and Video Archives by Todd Mecklem
- Quentin Tarantino buys Video Archives' inventory
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