The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

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The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

FULL, AD FREE EPISODES ON PATREON.COM/VIDEOARCHIVES Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary invite you to become a customer at Video Archives, the video store where it all began. Joined by their trusty producer Gala Avary, they’ll travel back in time to revisit old classics and discover new favorites, pulled from the thousands of actual VHS tapes that Quentin & Roger used to recommend to customers back in the day at the original Video Archives store in Manhattan Beach. From controversial James Bond films to surprising exploitation flicks, the Video Archives team will expose you to movies you didn't know you'd love, give awards to their favorites, and of course, rate the quality of the video transfer.

  1. Preview of The Big Sleep (1978)

    5 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    Preview of The Big Sleep (1978)

    Missing Video Archives this week?  The good news is you don't have to!  Get your fix of Quentin and Roger every week by subscribing to our Patreon.  Here's a short clip from Quentin and Roger's discussion of The Big Sleep (1978).  You can hear the rest of this conversation and this week's Aftershow by subscribing to our Patreon. PATREON MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM You can also write us a question by sending a letter to The Video Archives Podcast, 1014 South Westlake Boulevard, Suite #14-1328, Westlake Village, CA 91361.

    6 min
  2. Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of December 16th (with Roger Avary)

    6 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of December 16th (with Roger Avary)

    Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of December 16th. Plus, a special appearance by Roger Avary to discuss one of the titles of this week. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office.

    42 min

  3. DEC 10

    204 - The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) / The Big Sleep (1978) / Ice Castles

    Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary are partners in crime in 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair.  Debonaire millionaire businessman Thomas Crown, played by Steve McQueen, is no longer satisfied with his luxurious lifestyle and decides to plan the perfect heist.  When the robbery goes off without a hitch, the insurance agency calls in their best operative — the ruthless Vicki Anderson, played by Faye Dunaway.  What ensues is a game of cat and mouse against two people who refuse to lose.  Our first Norman Jewison title of the show, Quentin and Roger discuss the mastership of the crew, how Steve McQueen was going against type, and debate the ending of the film. Quentin and Roger continue the conversation over on Patreon with two more titles.  First up is 1978's The Big Sleep.  Quentin and Roger discuss the differences between the Howard Hawks and Michael Winner versions, the nuances behind Candy Clark’s bizarre performance, and the importance of Philip Marlowe in American culture.  Then to finish up the night, Quentin and Roger reach for the impossible in Ice Castles.  An inexperienced yet naturally gifted ice skater makes her debut in the professional world before a tragic accident threatens to dash her hopes and dreams of skating in the Olympics.  Quentin and Roger discuss the masterful cinematography by Bill Butler before they read a review by Video Archives favorite: Jim Sheldon. PATREON MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM You can also write us a question by sending a letter to The Video Archives Podcast, 1014 South Westlake Boulevard, Suite #14-1328, Westlake Village, CA 91361.

    45 min
  4. Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of December 9th

    DEC 9 · BONUS

    Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of December 9th

    Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of December 2nd. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office.

    41 min

  5. DEC 3 · BONUS

    Preview of The Promise

    Missing Video Archives this week?  The good news is you don't have to!  Get your fix of Quentin and Roger every week by subscribing to our Patreon.  Here's a short clip from Quentin and Roger's discussion of The Promise.  You can hear the rest of this conversation and this week's Aftershow by subscribing to our Patreon. PATREON MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM You can also write us a question by sending a letter to The Video Archives Podcast, 1014 South Westlake Boulevard, Suite #14-1328, Westlake Village, CA 91361.

    7 min
  6. Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of December 2nd

    DEC 2 · BONUS

    Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of December 2nd

    Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of November 11th. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office. **EPISODE ONE DAY EARLY FOR FREE ON PATREON**

    32 min

  7. NOV 26

    203 - The Substitute / The Promise / Pancho Villa

    Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary go back to class in The Substitute.  When an inner city Miami school teacher gets kneecapped after standing up to the school's gang leader, her spec-ops boyfriend goes undercover as a substitue teacher to take down the punk.  Quentin and Roger discuss how the on screen chemistry makes this movie work, the excellent extras casting, and how this flick has no right to be this good. Quentin and Roger continue the conversation over on Patreon with two more titles.  Next up: The Promise.  A rich student's fiancee has her face mangled by a car accident.  Her future mother in law offers to fix her up on one condition: she never sees her son again.  Roger and Quentin discuss how this movie mashes up two of Quentin's favorite genres, the smash performances, and some of Roger's speculations behind the true meaning of the film.  And, on the last stop of the night, we've got Pancho Villa.  Starring Video Archives favorite Telly Savalas, you'll have to see this paella western to believe it.   PATREON MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM You can also write us a question by sending a letter to The Video Archives Podcast, 1014 South Westlake Boulevard, Suite #14-1328, Westlake Village, CA 91361.

    49 min
  8. Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of November 25th (with Quentin Tarantino)

    NOV 25 · BONUS

    Video Archives Cinema Club Selects: Week of November 25th (with Quentin Tarantino)

    Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club.  This week, reporter on the beat Gala Avary Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman are joined by Quentin Tarantino to discuss the calendar for the week of November 25th. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office. **EPISODE ONE DAY EARLY FOR FREE ON PATREON**

    1h 49m
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FULL, AD FREE EPISODES ON PATREON.COM/VIDEOARCHIVES Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary invite you to become a customer at Video Archives, the video store where it all began. Joined by their trusty producer Gala Avary, they’ll travel back in time to revisit old classics and discover new favorites, pulled from the thousands of actual VHS tapes that Quentin & Roger used to recommend to customers back in the day at the original Video Archives store in Manhattan Beach. From controversial James Bond films to surprising exploitation flicks, the Video Archives team will expose you to movies you didn't know you'd love, give awards to their favorites, and of course, rate the quality of the video transfer.

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