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Home » VHS

Tag: VHS

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best unconventional horror drive-in screening

by Leor Galil March 2, 2022March 15, 2022

“Video Brain Blender” gave me an experience I couldn’t have replicated at home, and that’s exactly what I missed about going to the movies throughout the pandemic.

Posted inFilm

In the 80s and 90s, 79th Street Video had the best video collection on the south side

by Leor Galil May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

It wasn’t just the only place in Chicago to rent rare kung fu VHS tapes. It was a place to hang out and watch them.

This is what a few thousand VHS copies of Jerry Maguire look like.
Posted inArts & Culture

Everything is wonderful in the world of Everything Is Terrible!

by Drew Hunt May 20, 2014August 18, 2021

Everything Is Terrible! is collaborating with the likes of MTV and Fox, but its core mission—to be as weird as possible—holds true.

The stroke of inspiration for the adult film Austin Plowers hit roommates Jaboukie Young-White and Cameron Chapleau as they sat on their couch one night with too much time on their hands.
Posted inArts & Culture

A portrait of the artists (OK, that might be a stretch) as 18-year-old porno directors

by Aimee Levitt July 31, 2013August 19, 2021

A portrait of the artists (OK, that might be a stretch) as 18-year-old porno directors

Posted inCity Life

Steve Krakow’s magical history tour

by Andrea Bauer May 6, 2013August 19, 2021

Steve Krakow’s Humboldt Park apartment is teeming with records, comics, and an animatronic bear or two.

Posted inBlogs

This month at the Logan Theatre: Grab bag VHS titles and more

by Ben Sachs January 29, 2013August 18, 2021

Previewing the neighborhood theater’s upcoming late-night programming

Posted inBlogs

Conversion conversations: Brandon Doherty, projectionist at the Gene Siskel Film Center

by Ben Sachs September 11, 2012August 19, 2021

Talking to a long-time Film Center employee about new projection technology

Posted inBlogs

Obsolescence Week: Into the snow!

by Ben Sachs March 5, 2012August 19, 2021

We open Obsolescence Week with a consideration of the VHS tape

Posted inBlogs

Puppets versus censorship

by Ben Sachs January 19, 2012August 19, 2021

A preview of the latest feature by local video-making collective Everything Is Terrible!

Posted inNews & Politics

What’s Happening With Sulzer Library’s VHS Tapes?

by Sarah Louise Klose April 29, 2011August 19, 2021

(Not to mention the chairs and tables)

Posted inBlogs

Attention Kino Shoppers

by J.R. Jones December 10, 2010August 19, 2021

Thousands of DVDs and VHS tapes sell at bargain prices at the Facets Warehouse Sale.

Posted inBlogs

Rotterdam VHS Festival

by Ed M. Koziarski December 17, 2009August 19, 2021

The traveling Rotterdam VHS Festival plays Saturday 12/19 as part of the two-night Trendbeheer Meets Proximity art exhibition at Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Posted inBlogs

Monday linkfest

by Harold Henderson November 27, 2006August 19, 2021

Football maps, bad punctuation, the death of VHS, and more.

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