VIDEOHEAVEN
- 173 min
- United States
- Documentary
- 12 years
- 3 Screenings
When VHS revolutionized the film industry in the late 1970s, video rental stores popped up in towns and cities everywhere. But how have video stores been portrayed in film? Director Alex Ross Perry uses only clips from movies, TV shows, commercials, and informational videos to show how video stores shaped popular cinema, our society, and us as people. People met, exchanged tips, and cultivated a film culture – before the stores gradually disappeared as the market was swept up by streaming services.
Read moreBeyond obvious titles like Clerks (1994) and Be Kind Rewind (2008), the film dives deep into American popular cinema, analyzing video-store-related scenes in films such as Videodrome (1983), The Fisher King (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), I Am Legend (2007), and episodes of Seinfeld.
The result is a fascinating video essay that is as academically sharp as it is entertaining. Over nearly three hours, it luxuriates in a phenomenon that once defined an era and now evokes deep nostalgia. Videoheaven reminds us why physical encounters with film – and with one another between the shelves – once mattered so much.
Screenings
| Monday 02. march 19.30 | 19.30 | Cinemateket |
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| Thursday 05. march 14.30 | 14.30 | Prinsen 4 |
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| Saturday 07. march 16.30 | 16.30 | Cinemateket |
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Information
| Original title | VIDEOHEAVEN | |
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| Director | Alex Ross Perry | |
| Year | 2025 | |
| Length | 173 min | |
| Country | United States | |
| Language | english | |
| Subtitles | english | |
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