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  1. @estherschindler Renoir for southern California and @ajroach42 for the Georgia mountains

    @VCR #VideoStore

  2. When Americans talk about foreign films it is usually a short-hand for movies that has dialog in a #language other than #English (which at times has included Australian films - e.g. the original Mad Max).

    What is surprising is that many people in other countries have vaguely the same definition (excepting their own language). So in an #Icelandic #VideoStore the majority of titles were in English and then a section for "foreign films". Of course there are so few Icelandic films that a shelf was enough for those. Kids films were the only ones which were dubbed so that was another section entirely.

    The ubiquity of #Hollywood made English language films into a separate category, not domestic, not foreign.

    We used to have Icelandic titles for every film, including #Hollywood stuff. So Jaws was known as "Ókindin" which is actually fantastic because it sort of means "not a sheap" (though the real meaning is monster). Then there came a point when most people (at least the movie-going ones) understood what Lethal Weapon meant so it was silly to refer to it as "Tveir á Toppnum" (two on the top). We often did pronounce things with an Icelandic tilt so I sometimes slip into a weird accent when referring to films such as Terminator (Ter-mean-ah-tor with rolling Rs).

    The side is was that many "international" films are known primarily by their English titles. I have no idea what is the original title of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and we didn't really use an Icelandic one. If I know the original it is because it was known by that title in the USA. So I known Rashomon and Yojimbo (but not Rashōmon or Yōjinbō). I do try to combat this tendency of mine by using the original or an Icelandic translation but I often end up having to clarify my meaning by using the English title.

    If I had a point I would add it here but I am basically thinking by writing. Sorry to disappoint you.

    #films #cinema #ForeignFilms #languages #WereAllLivingInAmerica

  3. 📼 012: "Physical media reigns supreme in Kim’s Video, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store."
    🕵️‍♂️ Kim's Video (2023). David Redmon & Ashley Sabin.

    #KimsVideo #moviequotes #filmlovers #documentary #cinephile #DavidRedmon #AshleySabin #films #memories #movies #cinemamastodon #movies #photography #videodrome #videostore #theater

  4. Perched above the echoes of a bygone media era, "No Name Studio" hints at mystery. Could it be the secret haunt where even The King might have played some incognito tunes? 🎸📼

    ビデオショップ「エルビス」の上に位置する「ノーネームスタジオ」は、謎を秘めています。もしかしたらキングがVHS、ベータ、レーザーディスクの一日の仕事の後、インコグニートで曲を演奏していた秘密の場所かもしれませんね。👑🎶

    #Nagoya #Japan #ElvisPresley #videostore #monochrome #ricoh_gr #streetphotography

  5. I discovered today that the world's greatest #VideoStore, Seattle's own Scarecrow Video, has a channel on #IA. I hope today's very ill-advised ruling doesn't affect them.