Black Dog Newsletter May 30 – June 5th “Raffle This Edition!”

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So my sprog is selling raffle tickets for his school, (Lord Nelson) and being the good dad that I am, I offered to sell them at the Commercial store to help him out. Drop by and make me look like a hero by getting in on the action! There’s some sweet prizes to win, including 2 nights at Creekside Cottage in Sechelt, some acupuncture, escape room tickets, indoor rock climbing and maybe even a famed Black Dog punch card! Plus other stuff! Come on in, rent some swell films and make me look good (and help out the school as well)!

New Releases

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Dark Angel – Awesome looking PBS concoction about Britain’s first (known) woman serial killer. Joanne Froggatt (doesn’t get much more British sounding than that!), of Downton Abbey fame, stars as Mary Ann Cotton, who poisoned her way through England back in the day.

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Land of Mine – Oscar-nominated fare from Denmark tells the true tale of captured German POW’s in WWII who were forced to clear the Danish coast of landmines that they had put there. Tough job.

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Things to Come – Well-received drama stars the always amazing, Isabelle Huppert, as a woman whose life is turned upside down when her husband of 25 years tells her that he’s outta here. Much drama and life-reinventing, I presume, ensues.

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The Void – Cool, much-acclaimed, weirdo horror flick about a hospital with something lurking in the basement. If you’re looking for some pure cosmic dread, then this is the stop you want to get off at.

Coming Soon!

Beauty and the Beast
A Cure for Wellness
United Kingdom
Sense of an Ending
The Assignment
The Young Pope Season 1
The Red Turtle
The Salesman

Looking for something awesome to watch this weekend? We can help. Click here for Black Dog’s top 100 films of all time list or if you want something a little fresher, click here for some great new releases we think you may enjoy.

Talk at ya next week.

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Black Dog Video Newsletter May 23 – 29 “This is How the World Ends Edition!”

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This can’t be good. What do you suppose they’re trying to summon? If this were from a movie it’d be ridiculous. Crazy times we live in. But at least we still have movies! Hail Hydra!

New Releases

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Fist Fight – Teacher Ice Cube (!) challenges teacher Charlie Day (!) to an after school fistfight for some reason. Hilarity, I presume, ensues.

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Get Out – One of the best films of the year and one of the finest horror films in quite a while finds an African American fella visiting his weird and mysterious Caucasian girlfriend’s folks. Much tension, racial and scary and otherwise, I presume, ensues.

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My Life as a Zucchini – Lovely Oscar-nominated animated fare about a kid who’s sent to an orphanage to live after losing his mother. Sounds hilarious.

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Logan – He dices, he slices, he’ll trim your hedge, he’ll chop your vegetables, he may even do your taxes! He’s Logan! Hugh Jackman is back for one last kick (or stab) at the Wolverine can in, what many are calling, the best of the superhero movies. Ultra-violent (yay!) so might be a little much for the young-in’s. Also available in a cool noir black and white Blu Ray edition.

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Oklahoma City – Excellent doc that looks at jerk, Tim Mcveigh, and what led him (Ruby Ridge and Waco play significant parts) to bomb that Federal building in Oklahoma City back in 1995. I can’t say enough good things about this. The US is a scary place (in case you hadn’t noticed or needed more proof).

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XX – Nice little horror number that showcases four women directors taking their stab at some short horror films. Good week for the scares.

Coming Soon!

Before I Fall
The Void
The Blackcoat’s Daughter
Beauty and the Beast
A Cure for Wellness
United Kingdom
Sense of an Ending
Land of Mine
The Assignment
The Young Pope

For some swell recommendations please hit this!

That’s it for this week folks. Enjoy the weather, wear a big floppy hat, apply the sunscreen, drink out of a bag and remember, keep watching!

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Black Dog Newsletter May 16 – 22 “Happy Birthday, DVD Edition!”

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So the DVD turns 20 years-old this year. It seems both longer than that and not that long. That make sense? No, not to me either. I remember watching my first DVD at a friend’s house – Reservoir Dogs – and being blown away. I couldn’t wait to get a player (so expensive back then) and start bringing them in for rent. It took a while but eventually we converted almost all the VHS in the store to DVD. It helped that, in 2004, all the VHS tapes were destroyed in a fire and I bought DVDs with the insurance money. Silver linings I suppose. And while the days of this fine format are waning, it’s still the best and most revolutionary medium that’s ever happened to home video. Here’s to 20 more!

New Releases!

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The Bridge Season 3 – More bridgy mysteries abound in the excellent Swedish/Danish series.

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Call the Midwife Season 6 – Those midwives still need to be called! Call the midwives, stat!

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Despite the Falling Snow – Romantic spy thriller set during the Cold War has a female spy stealing some secrets from a famous politician but, of course, she falls for him. Complications and much sneaking around, I presume, ensue.

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The Great Wall – An unrecognizable, sweaty, massively fore-headed Matt Damon goes to work for famed Chinese director, Yimou Zhang, in this historical action thing that has monsters attacking the Great Wall of China for some reason. Based on actual events.

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Inside Amy Schumer Season 4 – If you haven’t been inside Amy Schumer, well here’s your chance. For the fourth time!

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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter – This series still going on? I guess not after this instalment. Fingers crossed. (To be fair I’ve only seen the first one, so who am I to judge?)

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Save Yourself – This one sounds pretty fun! Five female horror filmmakers are on their way to their latest project when they get waylaid by a mad scientist hellbent on using them for his own twisted experiments. I’m guessing that at some point the tables get turned on the psycho and the ladies have their revenge. Just guessing.

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Shepherds and Butchers – Steve Coogan sets down his funny bones and goes all serious like in this heavy tale of a South African prison guard who sues someone or something over all the trauma he’s experienced.

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Sleepless – Detective Jamie Foxx’s sprog is kidnapped by some shady fellas and it’s up to him to get him back in time for school or for dinner. Or something.

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The Space Between Us – Drama/comedy/adventure about a boy, who was born on Mars, coming to earth for the first time and checking things out. Based on a true story.

Coming Soon!

Get Out
Logan
My Life as a Zucchini
XX
Fist Fight
Power Rangers
The Void
Things to Come
Oklahoma City: The American Experience

Recently Viewed and Recommended!

Lion
Tower
Girl with All the Gifts
Mr. Robot Season 2
Master of None Season 1
Man Called Ove
Our Little Sister
The Love Witch
The Ninth Floor

For more stellar recommendations please push this button!

Have a great week, folks. Stay dry, stay hydrated, be nice and remember, keep watching!

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Black Dog Video Newsletter May 9 – 15 “On Being Locally Local Edition!”

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As my friend, Robin, so astutely says, “Supporting local businesses that I like with my $$ makes me feel good. Ordering stuff online from mega-corporations that do zilch to make my community a better place makes me feel shitty.” I couldn’t agree more. These giant corporations – your Amazons, your Netflixeses, your Shaws or Apples – they don’t need your hard earned dollars. The local guy – your record stores, your shoe stores, your erotic cake shops and, of course, your video stores – they need your support. These are the places that make living in whatever area of the city you live in great! And the money you spend there stays in the community, it doesn’t go to buy another boat or helicopter for the gross CEO’s of mega-corporations.

My friend, Daniel, threw this down and wants everyone to spread it around, “I challenge the world to spend $10 bucks a month at your local video store!!!! You’ll gladly toss that much to a corporate behemoth that will soon control the distribution of all movie and tv media in the future… so why not match that amount and also support your local indie movie shop?!” Especially if what you think we do is important. And I know that you do. This goes for all your favourite local haunts as well. Pass it on.

New Releases!

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The Evil Within – Mentally handicapped boy takes orders from the demonic demon in his mirror and goes on a murderous rampage. If that didn’t grab you how about I mention that it took over 15 years to make was and inspired by the meth-riddled dreams of one of the famed Getty family members? And it eventually killed him! Now you want to watch this crazy cult oddity don’t you. I knew it!

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Into the Forest – After the power goes out and there’s no power anywhere two sisters (Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood) take to their woodland home and learn to live on their own without any power. Might be good to watch and learn some things. Just in case.

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Louie Season 5 – More Louie is always a good thing.

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Man Called Ove – Cranky old fart, Ove, hangs out around his hood enforcing block association rules and generally being a crotchety old man. Then some boisterous new neighbors move in next door just as mean old Ove is preparing to cash in his chips. You won’t believe what happens next…

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Our Little Sister – Nice quiet little comedy drama from Japanese master Koreeda finds some sisters hanging at their grandmother’s home who welcome their thirteen year-old half-sister into the fold. Nice.

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Street Cat Named Bob – Lovely little movie that will warm that cold, dead heart of yours about a drug-addicted busker whose life is transformed (for the better, I assume) when he hooks up with a stray ginger cat. Cats are magic.

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Tanna – Oscar nominated flick set on a remote island in the South Pacific. Themes of loyalty, forbidden love and old ways butting up against new abound in this lovely little film.

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War on Everyone – From the bloke who made the amazing Calvary and The Guard, comes this comedy action thingy about a pair of corrupt cops who take to blackmailing everyone until they run up against a tough guy who might be even tougher than they are.

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XXX: The Return of Xander Cage – Bullet-headed meat muffin, Vin Diesel, is back as Xander Cage in a new and exciting sequel to a movie that most had forgotten even existed. Don’t know what it’s about? Doesn’t matter.

Coming Soon!

The Salesman
The Red Turtle
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Sleepless
The Space Between Us
Get Out
The Wall
Logan

Recommendations!

Our Little Sister
Man Called Ove
Louie Season 5
The Love Witch
The Ninth Floor
Tower
Patriot’s Day
Girl with All the Gifts
La La Land

Need even more suggestion? Well then, here you go.

That’s it for this week folks! Have a fine week, get out and vote and I hope to see your lovely faces in the stores soon. Shop Local!

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Black Dog Video Newsletter May 2 – 8 “Sweet Sweet Swag Edition!”

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So we’ve finally made good on our threat to bring in alternative products (alternative to movies that is) for sale at the stores. Look for such interesting and cool items as Dawn of the Dead mugs and playing cards, Clockwork Orange lunch-boxes, Ouija playing cards, Sasquatch T-shirts, Audrey Hepburn mugs with more fabulous stuff to come! I just have to build some shelves to display all this quality merch on and we’ll be laughing! Laughing!

New Releases

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The Comedian – Funny man Robert DeNiro (?!) looks back on his life as an aging insult comic. For a movie titled The Comedian there sure seems to be a short supply of actual comedians in it.

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A Dog’s Purpose – To fetch the newspapers? To pee on your pillow? To eat your shoes? To tear out the mail-delivery person’s throat? I assume that the purpose for the dog in this nice family film is none of those.

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Divorce Season 1 – New HBO show finds Thomas Hayden Church and his terrible moustache getting divorced from Sarah Jessica Parker and her enormous horse-shaped head. Not too sure if there’s anyone else in this funny show with 3 names but at least you have these two. Still hoping that Lou Diamond Philips makes an appearance.

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Fifty Shades Darker – Did we need another creepy sequel to that other movie? I guess we did. Shot here in sexy Vancouver town so it has that going for it.

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Gold – Mat McConaughey and some terrible hair stars as a gold digger fella in search of gold up in them darn hills of Indonesia. Loosely based on true things.

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I Am Not Your Negro – Excellent doc about writer James Baldwin and the story of modern race relations in the good ole US of A.

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The Love Witch – Awesome psychedelic-tinged, 60’s flavoured cult item about a modern day witch who uses witchcraft (what else would she use, she’s a witch!) to make men fall in love with her. But do her spells work too well? Are there unforeseen consequences involved with such witchery? Watch and find out!

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Ninth Floor – Fine doc from local filmmaking hero, Mina Shum, chronicles the occupation of the ninth floor (title!) of Sir George Williams University in Montreal after the reported mishandling of racist accusations by the school’s administration back in the day. Check it out!

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Orange is the New Black Season 4 – The ladies in orange are back for more behind prison walls hijinks.

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Paterson – Latest flick from Jim Jarmuch flick finds a guy named Paterson driving a bus and writing poetry in a town called Paterson. Heavy. And funny. And thoughtful. And other stuff.

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Rings – Another movie about that cursed video tape (!) that if you watch it, you die within 7 days. I guess that’s why everyone switched to DVD.

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Tunnel – Thriller from South Korea about a fella on his way home from work (this commute is gonna kill me!) who gets trapped when the poorly constructed tunnel he’s driving through collapses on him. Bummer.

Coming Soon!

Into the Forest
Tanna
Despite the Falling Snow
Collide
Sleepless
Logan
The Space Between Us
Shepherds and Butchers

We have a ton of great things to recommend for your viewing pleasure. All you have to do is click here for New Releases we like and here for a world of everything else!

That’s it for this week folks. Hope to see your lovely faces in the stores soon.

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