Videodrome: Atlanta's Last Video Rental Store

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Ever wonder how a physical movie rental place stays open in the age of streaming? Step back in time as Moonshine uncovers the story of Videodrome, Atlanta's last video rental store. A realm where nostalgia meets modernity, we ventured into Videodrome's iconic walls, where film aficionados find solace and cinephiles rejoice in the tangible beauty of DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K gems.
From cult classics to contemporary masterpieces, this cherished relic has been curating cinematic experiences since the 90s.
Hear from Videodrome's dedicated founders and patrons, and get a glimpse into their journey.
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00:00 - 01:22 (Intro)
01:22 - 02:30 (Meeting the Team)
02:30 - 04:12 (Videodrome's Beginnings)
04:12 - 06:19 (Importance of Physical Media)
06:19 - 07:34 (Finding Film Inspiration)
07:34 - 10:25 (Understanding Cinematic Grammar)
10:25 - 11:29 (Who's Renting Movies?)
11:29 - 12:21 (Coming Full Circle)
12:21 - 13:40 (The Rental Renaissance)
13:40 - 14:20 (Rental Store Relevance)
14:20 - 16:10 (Outro)
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@jauanbarber2570 3 месяца назад

KEEP PHYSICAL MEDIA ALIVEEEEE

@RichardPetrocelli-cd3yu 24 дня назад

Don’t you ever tell me what to do ever I’ll lose my mind you’ve pushed me but I will help you then hhh myself I guess.

@john6291 21 день назад

It will come back when companies start pulling the cloud storage.. the great cloud pull is coming

@hvitekristesdod 18 дней назад

My media collection is my precious

@w00master 29 дней назад

As an Atlantan. This place is a legend and a treasure. Also, movies worth seeing. That place is still the greatest video rental joint ever.

@omarmasseoud 28 дней назад

Miss the crap out of Movies Worth Seeing in VaHi. I would always walk straight to the employee recommendations shelf and grabbing anything I hadn't seen yet

@RichardPetrocelli-cd3yu 24 дня назад

You’re from Reno, dawg. Nice try….

@horsetoothcinema 29 дней назад

Was in Atlanta on a 20 hour layover a year or two ago and decided to pay this place a visit. Amazing shop. Picked up some really nice blu rays and 4Ks from the for sale section, including Paul Verhoeven’s Spetters, for a super reasonable price.

@Pocketrocket-pj1us 24 дня назад

Hi. How far is the store, from the airport? I wanted to go.

@horsetoothcinema 24 дня назад

@@Pocketrocket-pj1us It’s pretty central/downtown area from what I remember. The airport is decently far out though

@benjaminnorris6548 12 дней назад

Spetters is a deep cut. Disturbing in its own right. I'm guessing they have Turks Vruit also. Excellent taste, excellent find, excellent store.

@JohnRobinsonX 3 месяца назад

Thanks for setting the stage for warm vibes and thoughtful conversation...this means a lot to me.

@MoonshinePost 3 месяца назад

Thank you guys for being so open to this collaboration! You all and Videodrome are important pieces of Atlanta's film culture and we're grateful to have played a part in sharing a little of your story!

@bbunny1940 9 дней назад

Long live the Drome. Matt, John, Tommy and Co. are the best.

@spencerbrus6343 Месяц назад

I got recommended this video out of nowhere and I got really excited! I have a lot of great memories of going to the video store on the weekends. The fact that I live in Atlanta is a massive plus as well! Once my paycheck gets in I'm heading there!

@MoonshinePost 29 дней назад

So glad our video found its way to you! Yes, please pay the folks over at Videodrome a visit and tell them how you found them, we're sure they would love to hear!

@alexwayne3138 23 дня назад

This video made me miss home. I’m from Atlanta. I always loved this place. I recently moved to Colorado. And there is no place like Videodrome here, and I miss that vibe.

@carravagio16 20 дней назад

from atlanta.....moved to Highlands Ranch off C470....now in Charlotte

@brianlonano 3 месяца назад

"Love On A Leash" is otherworldly.

@MoonshinePost 3 месяца назад

Agreed! Definitely one of a kind

@ronnieturner4714 25 дней назад

Until the bitter end, I rented vhs tapes 📼 Whenever my guy locked his doors, I started collecting dvd disks 💿

@thevoid99 26 дней назад

i went there one time 20 years ago. it is beautiful. it was like seeing a place where there were so many films and listed by so many filmmakers. i'm glad i'm one of those that still buys physical media and i will keep doing it till i die.

@ImaginaryShadows1 24 дня назад

What’s great about video stores is you interact with people. You don’t get that in streaming.

@godzilla2721 21 день назад

Dude, I live in the metro area and did not know this place exists. Awesome! Got to take a pilgrimage !

@carravagio16 20 дней назад

Pitstop at the Varsity or Majestic first,

@nathanisaksson 19 дней назад

I lived in Atlanta for many years, and I visited Videodrome a million times looking for hard to find films. Side note: No Hard Feelings was really funny.

@dw4223 13 дней назад

I remember the day it opened! love this place

@mr_reborn 23 дня назад

These cultural hubs, enclaves, little portals to the imagination, I miss them. You don't meet fellows online in the same way. Imagine a place like this which also has comics, books, video games. I see they have some toys and knick knacks ... you don't need more than that.

@dannyxuco 26 дней назад

I moved to Atlanta in 2000 (I don't live there anymore), I would then apply to work at Movies Worth Seeing. Their application was your standard job application but they also asked about your taste in movies because I would have to talk about movies with customers. I never heard back from them.

@smashism 25 дней назад

Great documentary. I'm a nobody from nowhere and they carry my movies, so I really love them.

@100and1percentCotton 28 дней назад

I absolutely love this place! They have excellent taste and are always down to recommend a great watch.

@josephmayfield945 19 дней назад

If you’re near Detroit there’s a video store near Dearborn with a fantastic selection.l called Video Exclusive.

@ThatDudeDeven 2 месяца назад

This was really awesome! And very well shot! Blockbuster filled my middle and high school years, then Netflix came along just after. So, I'm glad that I grew up with it and I'm even more grateful for places like this that are still holding down the physical media fort. I'm about an hour away - I need to check it out! Also, this was really was shot!

@MoonshinePost Месяц назад

We are glad you like the video! We appreciate you taking the time to comment. And yes definitely go give the guys over at Videodrome a visit.

@MonkDave666 24 дня назад

What a rad little doc, why the hell have you guys only got 373 subscribers! I'm from the UK but love Atlanta,went there a few times around 2005 / 06 as I put out a few records from a band there called Black Cougar Shock Unit. Looking at Google Maps, the house I stayed in was just down the street from this place. So cool seeing that it's still around, and how they really honed their art. I live in the capital city of Wales and all of our video shops are long gone.

@MoonshinePost 24 дня назад

Thank you! We are a small, but mighty team that started our channel a few months back, so we appreciate the comment. We have plans in the works for similar videos so stay tuned. If you find yourself in Atlanta again, come check these guys out they are awesome!

@MonkDave666 23 дня назад

@@RoddyPipersCorneas Been all over the US on tours, I like Atlanta because of the people I know there, Little Five Points and the general culture surrounding the things I am in to (ie. DIY punk rock). Believe me, when you spend 8 months of the year in the freezing cold and rain on an island the rest of Europe despises, anywhere else is magical lol.

@DShawnPaytonOffiicial 20 дней назад

Excellent video!

@jensienkwicz209 3 месяца назад

Love this short film!!

@PainandSorrow 20 дней назад

Still my dream job.

@jrlangdon89 9 дней назад

I have Dogma on DVD good movie

@clayoctopus 3 месяца назад

Great educational vid on this business. I love videodrome and it has been a part of my life since I was a teenager and looking for the weirder sides of life!

@MoonshinePost 3 месяца назад

Yes! Gotta love Videodrome for keeping the weird alive

@Devious_Reviews 24 дня назад

It's great to never have been mocked for keeping an extensive collection of hard copies. I've lost count how many times people have asked to see a movie from me because they can't find it _anywhere_ whether it be online or secondhand media shops. Disney's stupid "vault" period is likely what caused me to start ....strategically saving... just about everything which would (to this day) amount to a few thousand flicks, most on disc and some on HDDs ready to be plugged in. Physical media will never expire (so to speak in terms of disc or tape rot) or will require a WiFi signal + subscription. I'll always own it and be able to plug and play. Mirror websites are a good compromise when times are desperate. Why pay full price to see something that may end up being a wet fart? Addendum ~ 8:52 ~ this is a legitimate complaint from anyone who saw _Movie 43_ which also had big names in it but was so morbid the audience would rather forget about the experience. I hadn't seen it myself other than 6 seconds of a High Jackman scene while I was waiting in line to check out my DVD rentals. (Family Video)

@reading6620 Месяц назад

Scarecrow video is bigger but this place has a great name.

@khogg3581 26 дней назад

As well, still open for business, despite this guy’s claim about Videodrome being the last video rental store still standing.

@carravagio16 20 дней назад

@@khogg3581 is Scarecrow in Atlanta? i think they are refering to just atlanta. i live in Charlotte and we have VisaArt....

@29demonfish 3 месяца назад

A really cool piece on a local landmark!

@BrokenTreeProd 26 дней назад

I still frequent a video store just outside of Edmonton, AB, Canada and I even just filmed a feature film there last month

@zZiL341yRj736 27 дней назад

That's a full fat experience, coming home from work, check out the Blockbusters for the latest movie, check out, went home and put it into a PS3.

@XR-DOJO 3 месяца назад

Well done!

@mondovideostore Месяц назад

How cool! Two world's collide! Go Moonshine and Videodrome! Great piece, all!

@MoonshinePost Месяц назад

Thank you! Glad to see a fellow Film Enthusiast and Video Store operator show support!

@jrlangdon89 9 дней назад

I have over 7300 in my collection ❤

@jrlangdon89 9 дней назад

Love your store ❤

@kaistephenson6729 3 месяца назад

So cool!

@thevelvetroom9449 Месяц назад

this hipster is intolerable. painful watching him just talk at these guys and spending 30 seconds just re-iterating their point while they stand there and politely agree with what they've already said.

@Pocketrocket-pj1us 24 дня назад

Can't beleive David Cronenberg stole the Title for his classic. James Woods is great as a sickman who plays Atari Games with a controller in his body. It's like crazy man, craxy

@TweedSuit 24 дня назад

I would be concerned about 'renting' an only copy. Best rent a copy and store/archive the original.

@snowdenwyatt6276 28 дней назад

Does every metro area have just one video rental place left? AFAIK here in Tucson we only have one and this vid says Atlanta (literally six times the population) has only one as well. Although here we also have a second store that is primarily a music store but also runs a side business in movie rentals.

@FalloutZombie5555 25 дней назад

I lived in Tucson for 2.5 years (been gone since 2013) im assuming you are referring to casa video????

@snowdenwyatt6276 24 дня назад

@@FalloutZombie5555 Yes. It's been around since the mid to late '80s and at one point had two locations. Part of its' survival has been adding a cafe/bar section.

@fletchkeilman2205 28 дней назад

First off.....SUBBED!!! Wonderful little documentary that brought back so many amazing memories

@MoonshinePost 28 дней назад

Welcome aboard! Thank you so much, we're glad you enjoyed. We have similar videos in the works, so stay tuned!

@bodyslamchannel 26 дней назад

10:30 why he don’t talk with his Real voice. It’s annoying. We can hear his Real voice after.

@MahkyVmedia1 18 дней назад

You don't like vocal fry?

@Langkowski 24 дня назад

How many video rental stores remains in America outside Atlanta?

@NitroModelsAndComics 24 дня назад

I have 3K DVDs. I am getting more all the time.

@MahkyVmedia1 18 дней назад

Only 3k, did you just start collecting?

@jasoncinema 26 дней назад

I wish I had a place like this near me. Instead I live in a cinema/cinema culture wasteland. 🙄

@Hemlock2323 24 дня назад

Videodrome is a great video store and the last of its kind here to be sure , but all this talk about Movies Worth Seeing and not a single mention about the actual BEST little video store that preceded them all is a shame.: BLASTOFF VIDEO!!

@toddjones1480 26 дней назад

You haven't really seen bad editing until you've seen Wicked World.

@JayceHill08 3 месяца назад

🎉

@hughlingard 26 дней назад

thank you mini mcconaughey

@user-fi4en3ui7q Месяц назад

Where was James Woods

@chrisolivo6591 27 дней назад

Let’s say you rented 30-40 movies a year from Blockbuster as that would be $250 total in 2024. How much does someone pay for Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, Paramount for streaming services a year? And that still doesn’t guarantee they will have that specific movie you want? The numbers just never made sense to kill Physical Media? Unless the lazy factor is part of it and people don’t want to get up from their couch and put a disc in the player?

@funnybibs6295 19 дней назад

VideoDrome the Film huh?

@Pocketrocket-pj1us 24 дня назад

Just in case some are unaware, David Cronenberg is Canadian. (I like to point that out whenever I can because Canada is sometimes looked down apon by the media but just google, famos Canadians and I guarantee, you will get at least one, 'I didn't know that?' ) Great video. Great store, although the walk through was too short and you guys didn't go in to the titles, or memorabilia. (And that was sort of a tease.) Regardless. I'm glad these trype of places get the exposure the need. I wish there was a location, in Montreal. I used to walk the streets on my day off, just looking for the numerous, (well 20 years ago they were ;) video stores, looking for rare gems, to watch and enjoy. Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada

@carravagio16 20 дней назад

next stop.....Decatur CD

@smokinnplatez1426 28 дней назад

I dont even own a dvd player lol😂

@kewune 25 дней назад

get it for 10 USD

@johngilmore697 27 дней назад

As someone from the lost city of Atlantis, this place is iconic.

@johngilmore697 23 дня назад

@@RoddyPipersCorneas Bell-end

@davidalankaminski 28 дней назад

Is it named after the creepiest movie ever, and if so, why?

@michaelgpartridge2384 26 дней назад

Because they ripped-off Dave’s Videodrome from Chapel Hill/Carrboro from the very early 90’s. The original and the greatest.

@davidalankaminski 26 дней назад

@@michaelgpartridge2384 like, Cronenberg Dave? Lol

@kilgoretrout413 27 дней назад

I was disappointed by the number of videos in this video store if I’m being honest 😕

@CaptainReynolds-flyinspace 28 дней назад

To many cuts in first 30 seconds))

@sethbrundels Месяц назад

Me and My brother visited that store, and were watched like hawks, very uncomfortable for us. just wanted to find some rare documentaries and aussie exploitation films

@warpathh Месяц назад

0:11 thumbs down for this dude trying to sound smart by using a fancy word he looked up 5 min before recording.

@OuterGalaxyLounge 24 дня назад

All the words he used were normal and common ones. You must have a sh*t vocabulary.

@j-mac7401 24 дня назад

Who is dude who has never scene " I Shot Andy Warhol"? And I just googled Dogma and you can purchase it on Amazon,ebay, thriftbooks and even Walmart... Twit...