Plenty of phantoms and films this month at Videotheque!

It's that time of year again! Light your jack-o-lanterns, dust off that old sweater and come in to Videotheque for your favorite old scary films and/or discover new ones! Be sure to check out our chillingly fun recommended sections hand picked by our enthusiastic staff. Trust me, we ALL love putting together our favorite scary movies for you. Also, if you are attending the Artcrawl in South Pasadena this coming Saturday night (Oct. 27th) we will be screening "The Phantom of the Opera" (yes, the 1925 classic starring Lon Chaney - see attached photo) on the pumpkin-patch wall on the corner of Fremont and Mission Street at 6:30pm! Also, stop in the the store to say goodbye to our employee Ronald who's last night at Videotheque is that night! In addition to all that fun stuff, we have tons of new releases for you to enjoy as well! Just this last Tuesday we got in the highly anticipated "Mad Men: Season 5", the fun-for-the-entire-family "Madagascar 3", AND, not yet available on NetFlicks (!), the creepy "Sound Of My Voice", Ridley Scott's prequel to "Alien" "Prometheus", the hair-metal musical "Rock Of Ages", AND, last but not least, the incredibly touching coming-of-age masterpiece by Wes Anderson "Moonrise Kingdom"! Coming out this Tuesday (Oct. 23): Witness the truth revealed about the 16th president of our fine country in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter", and take home a delightful love story about the end of days "Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World" (starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightly). AND, right before Halloween, we will be getting in "Metalocalypse Season 4", "Ruby Sparks" (starring Paul Dano and Antonio Banderas), "The Campaign" (starring Will Farrell and Zach Galifinakis), AND, the highly anticipated CRITERION release of the Roman Polanski masterpiece........ "Rosemary's Baby". We look forward to seeing you in here amongst the ghosts, goolies, and film enthusiasts all month long... Happy October!

SEPTEMBER HEAT!

Summer is coming to a close and what better way to survive September's heat than to sink into your recliner with a film or television series rented from our fine establishment. Just out today (9/4) we have an abundance of popular television programs newly available on DVD and Blu-Ray including: Season 3 of the hilariously insightful "Bored To Death", Season 3 of "Hung", Season 4 of "The Good Wife", "Fringe" Season 4, everyone's favorite awkward staff in Season 8 of "The Office", AND "Parks and Recreation" Season 4! Lots of TV! If TV ain't your thing there are plenty of good films to choose from. We have "Pina" from acclaimed director Wim Wender (see attached image), as well as the newest documentary installment in the "Paradise Lost" series, part 3 "Purgatory", from renowned directors Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, has been flying off the shelf. For those of you looking for action and laughs we have the intense shoot-em-up thrill-ride "Safe" starring Jason Statham, and, on the lighter side, the quirky relationship comedy "The Five-Year Engagement". If you are looking for heavier subject matter look no further than the Australian film "The Snowtown Murders" based on the horrific story of one of the worst series of crimes in their recent history. And, from France, (and we have an advance copy - I might add!) the hard-hitting "Polisse" which focuses on the trials and tribulations of Paris' Juvenile Protection Squad as they crack down on child abuse. If you are romantically inclined, may we suggest the critically acclaimed "The Well-Digger's Daughter" based on the work of Marcel Pagnol. AND there is much more to come... On September 18th keep an eye out for the genre-expanding "Cabin In The Woods" AND on September 25th "The Avengers"! See you soon...

Summer comes to Videotheque!

Summer has begun at Videotheque as we continue to receive more and more new films for you to take home and enjoy under the cool breeze of your air-conditioning. Just out this week we have a real chiller "The Woman In Black" starring Daniel Radcliffe (you know, from those Harry Potter movies), we also have the apocalyptic love story "Perfect Sense" starring Ewan McGregor and Eva Green, we have Season 2 of the always engaging "Sherlock" series, and last but not least we have "The Secret World of Arrietty" new from Studio Ghibli who brought us other magical films such as "Ponyo" and "Howl's Moving Castle"! Last week's new releases included "Albert Nobbs" featuring amazing performances by Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska (see the attached photo), as well as "Being John Malkovich" finally re-released on Criterion (!), the action thriller "Rampart" featuring Woody Harrelson in an all-star cast, the refreshing indie twist on kids with super-powers "Chronicle", and, perfect for a hot summer night, the unbeatable Liam Neeson fights off wolves and blizzards in "The Grey"! Other notable new releases that are still flying off of our shelves are "Into The Abyss" by Werner Herzog, the extremely touching "Being Elmo", the edgy "Shame", the intense films "The Yellow Sea" and "Miss Bala", and the bold/gutsy artistic gem, a bio-pic about the poet Hart Crane called "Broken Tower" directed by and starring James Franco. We will be here, as always, waiting for you in our comfortably air-conditioned cinema-lover's heaven!

January New Releases!

2012 is off to a great start at Videotheque! Come by and pick up the newest additions to our vast film library. Last week's new releases included the extremely popular "Boardwalk Empire: Season 1" on both DVD and Blu-Ray, the re-release of the cult-favorite insect documentary "The Hellstrom Chronicle", "The Killer Elite" with Robert DeNiro and Jason Statham, Bela Tarr's remarkable "Man From London", Brad Pitt in "Moneyball", and the hilarious "An Idiot Abroad" with Ricky Gervais!

This week we welcomed the Criterion release of "Belle De Jour", the Ryan Gosling and George Clooney political thriller "Ides of March", Isabelle Huppert in "Special Treatment", season 1 of the strangely funny Adult Swim series "Delocated", Audrey Tautou in "Beautiful Lies", the South African road-trip comedy "White Wedding", and the amazing chimpanzee documentary "Project Nim" (see attached photo)!

Next week (1/24) we will be getting two Criterion re-releases "Godzilla" and "The Moment of Truth", two engaging documentaries "The Last Lions" and "Shut Up Little Man!", the newest installment of the horror phenomenon "Paranormal Activity 3", Lawrence Fishburne in HBO's "Thurgood", "No Reservations: Collection 6", the robot boxing movie "Real Steel", AND (inspiring us all to shave our heads) Seth Rogan and Joseph Gordan-Levitt in "50/50"!

See you soon... KEEP WATCHING