Video City

17/05/2026

Bit of a misleading headline, but always happy to shout out Picture Search Video

Could DVDs be making a comeback?Tonight, we step inside one of Australia's last remaining rental stores, and this one isn't shutting down. In fact, it's refu...

20/11/2025

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/streaming-films-was-supposed-to-save-us-time-i-d-rather-take-the-long-way-20251107-p5n8hh.html

The video store used to be my favourite place in Melbourne. A time machine took me back.

25/04/2025

An interesting read and an issue I have discussed in the past. We just dont own anything anymore. There are so many other reasons that streaming is killing the film industry, but control over what you can and can't watch and how is definitely the worst.

The lastest series of Black Mirror (ironically only streaming on Netflix) has an episode involving subscription based life saving medical care in the form of a service you literally need to survive, but that without the premium tier uses you to advertise products as well as restricting your ability to travel outside of supported zones.

It is getting to the stage where a show like this, that is intentionally trying to show you how bad it could be, gives big pharma the idea and life imitates art and not the other way around.

We all need to buy more DVDs and Blu-rays.

25/03/2025

Anyone else play with AI to see what it thinks the past looked like?

27/02/2025

Might need to come up with some new content, lest this page become the obituaries, but rest in peace Gene Hackman and Michelle Tratchenberg.

16/01/2025

Rest in peace David Lynch. Such an amazing director whose body of work has both united and divided audiences across the globe. What was your favourite Lynch experience?

25/06/2024

Launceston Memes "Turn the right corner in Video City, you can find anything..."

22/05/2024

The age of streaming and digital purhases* - when you don't own what you buy. Oh and enjoy your new netflix price rise (the second in less than a year) next month.

*which these days seems to mean licence for a probably limited time, but maybe not, either way it is at our discretion and we are free to remove your 'purchase' at any time with no consequence or refund requirement.

Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites

20/08/2023

18/08/2023

Yes, I parked here and didn't go to either Nuts and Bolts or Pet Barn.