Archive for August, 2009

ATTENTION CURRENT FILM LOVERS AND FUTURE FILMMAKERS! Remember the LANGUAGUE FOR FILM intensive class on Saturday, September 19th we previously mentioned on this blog? If not, read the entry right below this one, we’ll wait. . . Ok, are you back? Good, so it sounds amazing, right? Well, now thanks to Warren Etheredge himself we’re …

Have you ever wanted to take a film appreciation class but can’t seem to find the time in your busy movie watching schedule?  Here’s an opportunity to cram an entire quarter of film school into just one day. Warren Etheredge (of The Warren Report fame) is offering a LANGUAGE FOR FILM intensive class on Saturday, …

New to view: Criterion trailer and giveaway & new MacGuffin podcast

Check out this awesome Criterion trailer reel featuring some of their upcoming releases. Che! Wings of Desire! Gommorah!

Lovely! The Last Days of Disco and For All Mankind are available now. If you come into Scarecrow and buy them or any of the DVDs from the Criterion Collection, you’ll get this highly limited edition poster absolutely …

New Releases for August 25th

Here’s a list of the new rental titles on our shelves for the week of August 25th. You can also click here to see the new stuff for sale online.

ADVENTURELAND-In a world inundated with teen comedies & coming of age stories, it’s hard to know which are actually worth the watch. This one, written and …

Did you see INGLORIOUS BASTERDS yet? Several staffers did in the wee hours of the morning.  We look forward to a day full of discussion and debates–meanwhile those of us who haven’t watched it yet will avoid spoilers by plugging up our ears and loudly singing  “Son of a Preacher Man.” Once you’ve seen Tarantino’s …

Games to play only at Scarecrow Video

With our massive collection, it might be overwhelming to choose a movie if you just came in to browse. If you like to be adventurous in your movie choosing, it might help to narrow down (and discover glorious findings!) if you open your mind and have some fun in your search for movie watching …

Urgh! A Music War

Warning: The following post contains many exclamation points.
A long time ago, back before the cable network in my home town picked up MTV, there was a show on the USA network called Night Flight. Every weekend Night Flight featured an ongoing parade of bizarre films, strange cartoons, and music videos. One of the films they …

Ye Olde Cowboys

Recently added to the Westerns location at Scarecrow Video are several actor and character related subsections. They join some similar sections we already had for folks like Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid and Roy Rogers. The majority of the new, mostly actor based, sections consist of films from the 30s but include films made up …