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The AroVideo Podcast celebrates the DVD and all forms of physical media, talking to special guests who've 'adopted' films of personal significance in the AroVideo library...

  1. 03/02/2020

    Episode 20: Kenneth Chapman on his Video Staff Crush, Julia Roberts & other Magnificent Obsessions

    Art and life imitate one another in this freely confessional interview with aspiring film-maker Kenneth Chapman who confesses his doomed crush on a former AroVideo staff-member, and his more appropriate obsession with the romantic comedy genre, especially his two adopted movies starring Julia Roberts.

    1h 14m

  2. 10/21/2019

    Episode 19: Jack McGee on Shaun of the Dead, A Ghost Story & his film about AroVideo, "Knowing Tubbs"

    Film student Jack McGee talks about his mini-documentary about a prolific user-reviewer on the Arovideo website and challenges some of the choices made on the 100 Films in 30 Years of Arovideo List.  A playful yet insightful conversation about a wide range of movies loathed and loved, including his two Adopt-a-Movie choices.

    1h 17m

  3. 09/21/2019

    Episode 18: A Two-Part 30th Birthday Edition featuring Movie Adopters & the AroVideo Staff

    AroVideo celebrates its 30th year as a video store with a special episode featuring personal messages from an array of customers who have adopted movies in the library, followed by a group discussion with staff, mostly about the vagaries of putting together a list of 100 extraordinary films that best represent AroVideo over the 30 years.

    1h 57m

  4. 08/22/2019

    Episode 17: Mary Fawcett on Opening a Bookstore & Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Mary Fawcett from the soon-to-be-opened Schrödinger's Books talks about her new business venture in retail, thought experiments, her passion for running, and her adopt-a-movie choice of a 1980's classic from illustrious Spanish director, Pedro Almodóvar.

    1h 4m

  5. 07/22/2019

    Episode 16: Ross Harris on his Career in Music, Composing & Burnt By the Sun

    Arts Laureate Ross Harris talks about his many years as a composer, lecturer and performer of music, and his approach to composing his many symphonies and chamber works. He's also ventured into electronic experimentation and Klezmer folk music, and gives sound reasons for adopting Nikita Mikhalkov's 1994 Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film, "Burnt By the Sun", in the AroVideo library.

    1h 33m

  6. 06/23/2019

    Episode 15: Simon Haxton on Pinball Wizardry & Culture

    Pinball collector and entrepreneur Simon Haxton talks all things pinball as well as his career from greenhorn insurance clerk (in the same office as our host) to Mental Health professional, following his own personal trauma. Simon is also the proud adopter of the pinball documentaries, "Special When Lit" and "Wizard Mode".

    1h 17m

  7. 05/29/2019

    Episode 14: Peter Hassall on Disaster Films and Bad Movie appreciation

    Voracious movie buff and stunt professional Peter Hassall talks up the Disaster Film genre including his adopted movies, When Worlds Collide (1951) and Miracle Mile (1989), as well as the not-so-guilty pleasure of 'Bad' movies.

    1h 13m

  8. 05/02/2019

    Episode 13: Fiona King on Funeral Directing and Funeral Films

    Funeral Director Fiona King talks about her late entry and contemporary approach to running a funeral business and the inspiration behind adopting 10 funeral-themed films in the AroVideo library.

    1 hr
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The AroVideo Podcast celebrates the DVD and all forms of physical media, talking to special guests who've 'adopted' films of personal significance in the AroVideo library...

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  • Creator
    AroVideo
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © AroVideo
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