The Black Dog Video Newsletter: Short Circuit Edition!

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The Black Dog Video Newsletter: Short Circuit Edition!

New Covid measures are settling in. We’re still open at noon everyday. Hopefully that doesn’t change. Until then, support your favourite restaurants and such. Get take out etc. Tip and tip well. We seem so close…and don’t you forget about us…

New Releases!

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Identifying Features – Serious drama ensues when a mother searches for her missing child after she’s been told he died crossing the border from Mexico into the good ole US of A. Topical!

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News of the World – Covid-beater Tom Hanks is a Civil War fella who agrees to travel across the dangerous land to return a girl to her Aunt and Uncle for some reason.

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Psycho Goreman – Best title of the year! A girl and her brother find that they can control a monster and they use this ability to get him to do their bidding. Can’t wait! Do you care for hunky boys?

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The Projectionist – Cool-looking doc from Abel Ferrara as he chats with a (not sleazy hah!) film guy who ran some cinemas in 1970s Queens.

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Russian Raid – aka Russkiy Reyd – Seems like a Russian version of The Raid. If it’s half as good as that masterpiece, I’m down!

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Young Karl Marx – Who wants to see a movie about Karl Marx when he was a kid (or young adult)?! Raise your commie-loving hand!

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Wonder Woman 1984 – For those who waited (and didn’t shell out $30 for VOD – suckers) here’s the next big budget superhero extravaganza with the lovely Gal Godot and Chris Pine (who looks like he woke up under a bridge).

Coming Soon!

Another Round
Our Friend
Secrets and Lies (Criterion)
Acasa, My Home
MC Escher: Journey to Infinity

Don’t forget to tune into our podcast and check out our new Website (work in progress) at blackdogvideo.ca.

That’s it for this week, folks! Stay safe, stay hydrated, keep watching.

Copyright © 2021 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.

The Black Dog Video Newsletter: Plague Year Edition!

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The Black Dog Video Newsletter: Plague Year Edition!

One year ago we shuttered up the windows and locked the doors at the Commercial shop (Cambie had closed a few days earlier) due to the plague that was sweeping the nation (and the earth planet). We were closed for 2 months (but doing the occasional curb-side pickup). It seems like forever ago. So much (and at the same time, not all that much) has happened in the past year. Been weird. But weird is the new normal now. Right?

It’s been a bumpy ride but we’re still here (Cambie Black Dog Video didn’t make it – like so many other business, marriages etc.- but found new life as Video Cat). I hope that everyone is doing the best that they can and maybe a return to normal life is on the horizon. Whatever that may be. The future is (hopefully) bright! Better grab some shades.

New Releases!

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Breaking News in Yuba County – Allison Janney’s husband dies but folks thinks he’s gone missing thus propelling her into some sort of celebrity position. Hilarity, I presume, ensues.

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Days of the Bagnold Summer – Sweet, charming British affair sees a heavy metal dude spending the summer trying to get along with his librarian mom. Librarians are so tough.

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Goldstone – Well-received mystery thriller about an indigenous detective (Australia) arriving in a small town to aid in a missing person case. But there’s more than meets the eye, as the Aussie’s like to say. I believe that this operates in the Mystery Road universe.

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Sami Blood – Excellent Swedish drama about a reindeer-breeding Sami girl who goes off to a horrible boarding school. Teacher! Leave those kids alone!

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Soul – Latest swell Pixar dealie finds a New York jazz fella caught in a weird world between earth and the afterlife. Hear it’s pretty great.

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The Undoing – Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant are wealthy New Yorkers who get mixed up in a murder case (murder most foul!) in this fine HBO mini-series.

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Walking on Water – Cool-looking doc about famous large-scale installation guy, Christo.

Coming Soon!
(hopefully this week!)

Identifying Features
News of the World
Psycho Goreman
The Projectionist
Russian Raid
Young Karl Marx
Wonder Woman

Don’t forget to check out the new website – https://www.blackdogvideo.ca/ – and while there check out our podcast and Youtube channel. More content will be added on a regular basis in the coming weeks. Tune in, drop out, get it on!

Talk at you next week. Be safe.
Copyright © 2021 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.

The Black Dog Newsletter: Green Froth Edition!

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The Black Dog Newsletter: Green Frothy Beer Edition!

So it’s St. Patrick’s Day! A day in which most of the western world, except Ireland, celebrates by drinking gross green coloured beer and vomiting gross green coloured barf on the sidewalk. But instead of that, here at Black Dog Video (After Dark), we made ourselves watch Leprechaun and do a commentary riff, a “Dog Track” if you will, as we “enjoyed” the film. Que up your copy (or rent ours) or check out the highlights here (Blackdogvideo.ca) and listen in on the fun!

New Releases!

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Castle Freak – Why they thought a remake of the stone-cold classic was necessary is beyond me but if you need a fresh new castle freak in your life, dig in!

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Des – David Tennant is a serial killer! Well, he portrays a real-life serial killer in this fine little series.

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Fantastic Fungi – Wonderful, trippy doc about shrooms. Big hit on the festival circuit. Blu Ray only.

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The Go-Go’s – Loved this fun ride about a wonderful band that I knew nothing about. Great stuff.

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Kill Your Friends – Guy working as an A&R fella will do almost (scratch that), will do anything to find the next big thing.

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Promising Young Woman – Carey Mulligan is on the prowl to exact revenge on crappy men after being traumatized by an event in her past in this top-notch, multiple Oscar-nominated thriller.

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Rent-a-Pal – Lonely fella finds a VHS video tape (it’s 1990!) called Rent-a-Pal starring Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton). Things turn sinister.

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Songbird – It’s 2024 and the world is ravaged by a pandemic (must be science fiction) and folks (including sexy Archie!) struggle. About time someone made a pandemic movie!

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We Hunt Together – Sexy, dramatic cop series from Britain about a couple of sexy, dramatic cops hunting down a serial killer.

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Zappa – Top-notch doc about the famed musical genius (I was a huge fan back in the day)!

Coming Soon!

Another Round
Breaking News in Yuba County
Soul
The Undoing
Days of the Bagnold Summer
Goldstone
News of the World
Psycho Goreman
Sami Blood
Walking on Water
Wonder Woman

We’ve got a cool thing in the works that should be fun and also gives y’all a chance to buy some cool things from us and help us to keep on keepin’ on. Stay tuned!

And if anyone is interested, I’ve been doing a little film project over the past year where I finally watch films that I should have seen by now. Check out what I’ve watched here (and follow my Letterboxd account if you dare) and what I haven’t seen here. Fun!

That’s it for this week, my lovelies. Take care of each other. Wear a mask (don’t be like the mask-less guy who threatened to sue me because I wouldn’t serve him). Pet a dog. Keep watching.

Copyright © 2021 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.

The Black Dog Newsletter: Glory Days Edition!

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The Black Dog Newsletter: Glory Days Edition!

This past Saturday would have marked the 25th anniversary of Black Dog Video on Cambie St! Seeing as it’s not a Black Dog anymore (go Video Cat!), it’s still an anniversary of sorts as I’ve doing this job for 25 years! I just wanted to say it’s been a pleasure to be serving up the finest in world cinema to you awesome folks for the past 25 years (175 in dog years or something like that)! And while the glory days of the video store have long faded, we’re still here doing our best to be a part of many of your lives. Cheers to you all.

Make sure that you check out our new website – blackdogvideo.ca – and podcast (stay tuned for a St. Patrick’s Day surprise)! It’s fun!

New Releases!

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1942: Unknown Battle – Russian WWII film about a terrible battle in Russia during WWII.

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Alone with Her Dreams – Well-received coming of age story of a young girl who has to live with her strict grandmother in France.

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Crazy Samurai 400 vs 1 – Famed sword slicing movie that boasts a 77 minute, no cut fighting scene!

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Jekyll and Hyde – BBC series about the famed maniac doctor’s grandson and his quest for the truth! Can he handle the truth? Who knows?!

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My Dog Stupid – French guy with writer’s block has a big stinky grey dog move into his house. Hijinks, I presume, ensue.

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Tesnota – Grim, slow, intense Russian film (is there any other kind) about a kidnapping in a small depressing town. From the guy who made the excellent Beanpole!

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Trouble with You – French comedy about a woman who discovers her recently deceased police husband sent the wrong guy to prison for 8 years. Hilarious!

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Vanguard – Latest film where Jackie Chan kicks people in the face. Not known if he guards any vans.

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The Wedding Guest – Dev Patel travels from Britain to Pakistan to kidnap a bride-to-be for some reason. Tensions ensue.

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The Witches – Is this a remake of the wonderful Nicolas Roeg film, The Witches? It just may be. Witches be witching!

Coming Soon

Zappa
The Go-Gos
I Married a Witch
Kill Your Friends
Rent-a-Pal
Psycho Goreman
Wonder Woman
Castle Freak
Des
Promising Young Woman
Songbird
We Hunt Together

If you fancy owning any DVDs or Blu Rays, hit us up! We have great prices and you don’t have to bother with the evil empire. Here’s some of what is coming soon!

See y’all right here next week!

Copyright © 2021 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.

Pre-Orders!

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We’re open for pre-orders for a pile of things that are upcoming! Hit us up if you want/need anything. We’ll give you a nice price and you don’t have to bother with the ugly monster aka Scamazon. Keep the money in your hood!

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The Black Dog Newsletter: Workin’ It Edition!

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The Black Dog Newsletter: Workin’ It Edition!

Here at Black Dog headquarters we’ve been working tirelessly to bring you the finest in world cinema. Since there hasn’t been much in the line of new things from the Hollywood dream factory this last year, we’ve scoured the planet in order to keep fresh and interesting films on the shelves for you. It’s a struggle but we love doing it and hope that you can find something to suit your fancy.

We’re also in the process of revamping the Black Dog website – blackdogvideo.ca – and getting our podcast (Black Dog After Dark) out there (see website or wherever you get your podcasts). Please tune in, drop out and turn on. Or something like that.

New Releases

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1BR – These new neighbours seem awfully friendly. Too friendly one might think. Nifty little nail-biter.

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Adverse – Ride-share fella discovers his sister is in debt to a scary crime lord. Stars Mickey Rourke, who’s looking more and more like an Arby’s sandwich everyday.

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The Courier – Courier discovers she’s delivering a bomb. Stars Gary Oldman, who seems to sliding into lowbrow things (he’s got an eye-patch!) after his Oscar win.

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The Croods: New Age – More Croods.

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Fatale – Neo-noir with Hilary Swank, who seems to be sliding into more lowbrow things after her Oscar wins, as a detective with an agenda.

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Ip Man: Kung Fu Master – You can’t keep a good Ip Man down. No Donnie Yen this time around though.

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Last Vermeer – Guy Pearce is a fancy artist suspected of selling art to the Nazis. But is that the truth? Can you handle the truth?!

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Miss Scarlett and the Duke – Britain’s first female detective is on the case!

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Monster Hunter – Video game movie has Milla Jovovich fighting giant monsters for some reason.

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Scare Me – Two strangers tell scary stories to each other in a cabin during a power outage. Yep.

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You Never Had It: An Evening with Bukowski – Doc and interviews with the crusty old writer.

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Wrong Turn: Foundation – Why do these good looking kids keep taking the wrong turn?!

Coming Soon

1942: Unknown Battle
Alone with Her Dreams
Crazy Samurai: 400 vs 1
Jekyll and Hyde
Louis Van Beethoven
My Dog Stupid
Smooth Talk
Tesnota
The Trouble with You
Vanguard
The Wedding Guest
The Witches

Don’t forget to come in and check out our sale items. Hundreds and hundreds of fine DVDs and Blu Rays for sale – $5 each. Buy 4 get a 5th Free – and up. Lots of collector’s items. We also do special orders for anything your heart desires! Hit us up.

That’s it for this week, my lovelies. Stay calm. Stay fresh. Stay safe. See you soon.

Copyright © 2021 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.