“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.
Tag: VHS
Posted inFilm
In the 80s and 90s, 79th Street Video had the best video collection on the south side
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.
Posted inArts & Culture
Everything is wonderful in the world of Everything Is Terrible!
Everything Is Terrible! is collaborating with the likes of MTV and Fox, but its core mission—to be as weird as possible—holds true.
Posted inArts & Culture
A portrait of the artists (OK, that might be a stretch) as 18-year-old porno directors
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
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
Previewing the neighborhood theater’s upcoming late-night programming
Posted inBlogs
Conversion conversations: Brandon Doherty, projectionist at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Talking to a long-time Film Center employee about new projection technology
Posted inBlogs
Obsolescence Week: Into the snow!
We open Obsolescence Week with a consideration of the VHS tape
Posted inBlogs
Puppets versus censorship
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?
(Not to mention the chairs and tables)
Posted inBlogs
Attention Kino Shoppers
Thousands of DVDs and VHS tapes sell at bargain prices at the Facets Warehouse Sale.
Posted inBlogs
Rotterdam VHS Festival
The traveling Rotterdam VHS Festival plays Saturday 12/19 as part of the two-night Trendbeheer Meets Proximity art exhibition at Co-Prosperity Sphere.
