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THELMA SCHOONMAKER visits Scarecrow Wednesday, Feb. 10th
We at Scarecrow are honored to once again welcome to the store Thelma Schoonmaker, the triple-Oscar winning film editor of many of Martin Scorsese’s films including Raging Bull, The Aviator, The Departed and the upcoming Shutter Island. She’ll be stopping by the store on Wednesday, February 10th at 2pm. Ms. Schoomaker is in town presenting …
Meet FRANK HENENLOTTER at Scarecrow on Friday, February 5th
Legendary exploitation filmmaker Frank Henenlotter will be at Scarecrow Video to chat with fans and sign copies of his latest DVD Bad Biology on Friday, February 5th at 7pm.
Most people know him as the director of films like the Basketcase trilogy, and the beloved horror comedy Frankenhooker, but Frank Henenlotter is also a film …
What we most enjoyed watching during the ’00s
With 2010 well underway, we thought it was time to reflect on the last ten years of film in list form. We all went to our respective corners, whittled a decade of movie watching down to a workable list of 15 films, ranked them in order (a nausea-inducing task for some) and submitted them to …
The King Of Cool: Steve McQueen film series starts Thursday, January 7th
Tickets are now on sale here at the store for Seattle Art Museum’s upcoming series celebrating screen icon Steve McQueen. The ten film retrospective begins this Thursday, January 7th with John Sturges’ WWII adventure epic The Great Escape (starring an incredible ensemble cast, Steve and a motorcycle) and features such films as The Sand Pebbles, …
Warner Archives: Take 2
It’s been two months since my last post detailing the glories of the Warner Archive releases for rent at Scarecrow (and very few other places, if any). Since then, we’ve gotten in nearly 100 more titles with another 20 en route as I type. In case you haven’t read the “Warner Archives at Scarecrow Take …
VIVA VHS! Saturday, August 8th at Northwest Film Forum
Join us for our special tribute to the VHS format and all the films that are simply too powerful for DVD! We’ve partnered with Northwest Film Forum for this event to raise awareness of the fact that VHS is home to thousands, even tens of thousands, of films that are not and may never be …
Warner Archives at Scarecrow: Take 1
“Why isn’t that on video?” In the 17 years I’ve been here at Scarecrow, I’ve heard that question more than a few times, and nearly every time, the answer is always the same – It’s up to the studio that owns the rights to put it out. And there’s more to it than that. To …
Lloyd Kaufman In-store appearance June 8th
Scarecrow Video is proud to welcome independent film legend LLOYD KAUFMAN to the store on Monday, June 8 at 7pm.
Kaufman is of course the co-founder, president and spokesman of Troma Entertainment, the world’s longest running independent film studio. Known for their goofy titles, tasteless humor and copious gore and nudity, Troma movies are one of …
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