The Black Dog Video Newsletter: And The Beat Goes On Edition!

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Well, it becomes more official as time crawls on – the space has been leased for July 1st. We still have to pick an exact date for our last day (I should check my lottery ticket). Damn.

It looks like the sale will commence on the 22nd of May and run until we close. All films, excluding New Releases, will be up for grabs (the NR will be made available around the middle of June). Prices start at $10 and go up from there. There will be no haggling or deals so please don’t ask. And we’re not taking any reservations for sale films. I imagine that there will be a substantial line-up that morning (please don’t rain!) and we won’t be able to let everyone in the shop at once. Y’all be patient and nice. If you can come prepared with a list, we’ll do our best to accommodate you. You may not get everything you want, but that’s the world we live in, right? Also please bring your own bags (and we ask that you wear a mask as well) and if you pay cash (preferred) we’ll cover the tax. More details to come. Damn this is hard.

A few new things are making their way onto the shelves today or tomorrow:

 

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn – A school teacher’s life is upended when a sex tape is leaked onto the intrawebs. Doesn’t everyone have a sex tape on the intrawebs by now?

Betrayed – Follow along as a Jewish family tries to survive the camps in this grim little number. Weird that the box art makes it look like a romance.

Fabian: Going to the Dogs – Drama/romance set in 1930’s Berlin finds a guy who’s a doctor by day and a street rat by night.

From the Journals of Jean Seberg – Cool-looking doc from 1995 about famed actress Jean Seberg of Breathless fame.

Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders Season 1 – Italian police drama about a weed-smoking, potty-mouthed detective. I could do that job!

Turning Red – Latest Pixar hoo-haw.

Wildhood – Two indigenous brothers embark on a journey to find their birth-mom. Hi-jinks, I presume, ensue.

Coming Soon!

Licorice Pizza
The Batman
Morbius
X
Succession S 3
Uncharted
Cursed

We are currently working to update the website as we move to online sales so stay tuned for that. We also have another run of T-shirts on the way as we are completely sold out of all our shirts!

Again, thank you to everyone who’s popped in to share their sadness and thoughts about us closing the doors (and even given us lovely gifts!). It’s been a crazy, emotional ride and I suspect it will be so until the end.

Everyone be good to everyone out there.

Copyright © 2022 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.

The Black Dog Video Newsletter: Overwhelmed Edition!

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Wow. The response to announcing our closing has been nothing but overwhelming. I knew that we’d get some attention (media and customers) but nothing like what we’ve received in the past week. Folks are genuinely upset and saddened by us leaving. I knew that many of you liked us and felt what we do is important but, man, you all blew my head completely off (figuratively, not literally)! You’ve made this old man cry more times in the past week then I have in the past, well, forever. And that just makes me even sadder knowing how much we will be missed. Damn.

That said, we’ve decided to move the sale of the stock from May 1st to May 22nd (this date is subject to change as well) as we will not be ready (emotionally and physically) to let our wonderful catalogue go. I hope that this doesn’t mess too many of you up. Apologies in advance. So, unless something magical happens (wealthy benefactor/long lost relative with a haunted house), May 22nd for the sale – we are not taking reservations for sale items – and the end of June(ish) for closing.

Not much hitting the shelves this week (always a slow time for releases) but hopefully we’ll have something tasty for you next week. Now is a great time to pop in and rent some of our amazing back catalogue. Catch up on some films you should have seen by now before it’s too late.

One last thing before I let you go – I forgot to mention our Easter Podcast special dropped last week! Listen in as your favourite podcasters dig into Life of Brian! Good times.

Everyone be good to everyone out there.

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The Black Dog Newsletter: This is the End Edition!

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This is easily the most difficult newsletter I’ve had to write. Here it goes…

After 26 years in this business (16.5 on the Drive) it is with the heaviest of hearts and the saddest of sads, that I must announce that Black Dog Video is closing. It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally time to rip that band-aid off and pull the trigger so to speak. Business has been on a decline for years while costs – rent, etc – have steadily risen. We just can’t feasibly stay open any longer. We lost the war to, what I call, the “convenience of mediocrity” that is streaming et all. Unless some kind of miracle comes along – maybe a wealthy benefactor takes us under their wing or a long-lost relative wills me their fortune (yes, I’m willing to spend a night in a haunted house!) then we will be closing our doors come the end of June (tentative date as I’m on the hook with my lease until February). We are currently pricing the stock (what a sad arduous task that is!) and we’re aiming for May 1st May 22nd to make it available to the public for purchase. It pains me just to write that.

It breaks my (and the staff’s) hearts to have to do this as I’ve loved this job and feel damn lucky and privileged to have been able to bring the world of cinema to Vancouver for so long. It’s going to be a difficult next few months.

I want to thank all of you who came through our doors over the years and especially the ones who stuck with us till the end – a proper eulogy is still to come. Dark days indeed.

That said we still have some new films hitting the shelves today or tomorrow.

New Releases!

 

Cyrano – The awesome Peter Dinklage stars in this often told tale of a shy fella unable to woo the woman of his dreams. Make a great double bill with Roxanne.

Jackass Forever – What can you say, even as old men, they still act like teenage boys. That said, I’ve always loved these stupid movies.

The King’s Daughter – King Louis XIV captures a mermaid to extract her mermaidy-life force or something like that. Not a documentary. Make a great double bill with Lifeforce.

V/H/S/ 94 – Pretty fun horror short film compilation. If you’re into the V/H/S series (which I am) check it out.

Coming Soon!

(We’ll continue to bring in rental New Releases until the beginning of June)

Licorice Pizza
X
The Batman
Succession S 3
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Uncharted
Cursed
Morbius

We will continue doing sales – I’m going to keep the online portion of the business going so please fell free to order up whatever you like!

Sorry to ruin everyone’s long weekend, but there ya go. Hoping to see ya’ll in the near future!

Be good to everyone out there.

Copyright © 2022 Black Dog Video, All rights reserved.

The Black Dog Video Newsletter: In the Soup Edition!

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So after dodging the plague for a couple of years, my ticket came up. Yep, I’m at home enjoying a big fresh bowl of Covid soup! But don’t let that stop you from coming into the shop! Keep on renting and buying our fresh things! Keep the staff on their toes with fancy requests! I’m hoping to be back in the shop this weekend, but we’ll see how it goes.

New Releases!

 

Last Looks – Hairy recluse cop Charlie Hunummanam is tracked down to help with one last job!

Raised by Wolves Season 1 – Cool new sci-fi series where some fancy robots have to raise human children on a different planet for some reason. Can’t wait to watch this!

Sing 2 – More singing. More dancing.

Spider-Man: No Way Home – Three spider-mans, no waiting! Lots going on here! Dig in.

Spiritwalker – Sweet-looking sci-fi thriller from Korea about a guy who wakes up as someone else every 12 hours. If only.

Coming Soon!

Fabian: Going to the Dogs
V/H/S 94
The King’s Daughter
Blacklight
Licorice Pizza
Jackass Forever
Cyrano
Moonfall

That’s it for this week, folks! You all be good to each other out there.