Archive for August, 2008

Labor Day Weekend

By madamecrow ⋅ August 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone.  For those of you who don’t have to work, a long weekend is an excellent time to head into Scarecrow and catch up on popular TV shows (or rediscover an old favorite), plow through an epic, or finally watch that one classic film people can’t believe you’ve never seen before …

Tickets on sale for SAM’s Film Noir Series

By madamecrow ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Tickets went on sale today for the Seattle Art Museum’s always hotly anticipated Film Noir series. This year’s Night Wind: The Film Noir Cycle is another fine collection of dark and restless nights, including Black Widow, Tomorrow Is Another Day, A Kiss Before Dying and Samuel Fuller’s Pickup On South Street. Tickets for the ten …

WHOOOO! CRITERION BOTTLE ROCKET!!!

By madamecrow ⋅ August 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A bright beam of sunlight has just pierced through the rainclouds! After what seems like years of rumors, Criterion has announced Bottle Rocket will finally be out in November! The fabulous set includes the original b&w short film from 1992, a making-of documentary and audio commentary with Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson. Criterion is also …

New DVDs on the horizon and Futurama Trivia Night

By madamecrow ⋅ August 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Every Wednesday an email appears in the general Scarecrow inbox that I’m always excited to see. Video Business is a trade publication valuable to those of us trying to maximize our ROI. Each week they send out the “Just Announced” list, a rundown of what DVDs will be coming out in the coming months. This …

RIP Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes

By madamecrow ⋅ August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The world lost two great entertainers this weekend: actor/comedian Bernie Mac and legendary soul singer Isaac Hayes. Bernie Mac was only 50, Hayes was ten days short of his 66th birthday.
Our in-store viewing included several episodes of The Bernie Mac Show, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, and Isaac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul (and we …

Weekend viewing

By madamecrow ⋅ August 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I don’t know why I bothered to get my hopes up. I should have known The Dark Knight would be sold out at the IMAX theater for yet another weekend. While dousing my disappointment with a hummus sandwich and salad from Chaco Canyon (Have you had their salad dressing? Yuuumm….), I scrolled through The Stranger’s …

Our Favorite Films of last 20 years

By madamecrow ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

2008 marks Scarecrow Video’s 20th Anniversary, and we are extraordinarily grateful to Seattle and people around the world for giving us the opportunity to make many, many, many quality films available for them to discover.
To kick off our anniversary celebration, we recently put up a special rental section comprised of our staff’s favorite films of …

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