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Can't find copies of your favorite cult films at your local video store? Don't be surprised. These days, many retail chains offer an insultingly limited selection of cult films and some refuse to carry them altogether. Fortunately, there are ways for the discriminating "99 Cent Video" viewer to overcome this problem. Here are some suggestions.
Film conventions offer far more than an opportunity to rub shoulders with your favorite cult directors, stars and starlets. Annual horror, sci-fi and fantasia conventions are a goldmine for cult film memorabilia, including obscure videos, DVDs, t-shirts and other hard to find merchandise - often at specially reduced prices! Want to find a convention in your area? Many of the larger cons, such as the 7th Annual Montreal Fantasia Festival http://www.fantasiafest.com and the World Horror Convention http://www.whc2002.org, now post their registration information online. Still looking for the limited collector's edition DVD of Dario Argento's Deep Red? Well then sign up, grab your checkbook, and prepare to bring home all the items on your "99 Cent" wish list. For a national listing of past and future horror film cons, please visit: http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Genre... Explore Chinatown Can't find the latest offerings from or Chingmy Yau or Jade Leung in the burbs? Try venturing to your city's Chinatown district. For years urban Chinatowns in cities like Boston, San Francisco and Washington DC have offered so-called Gwailos (American fanatics of Hong Kong cinema) privileged access to HK videos, laser discs and DVDs. (Many major cities, notably New York and Montreal, also play host to annual fantasia film festivals.) A word to the wise: before heading out the door, remember that some Chinese storeowners speak little or no English, and that many HK film titles are written in Chinese characters only. Fortunately, a number of Hong Kong film anthologies (See "The Beginner's 99 Cent Guide to Hong Kong Cinema" at: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/7301... for more details.) have addressed this problem by mercifully cataloguing many of Hong Kong action cinema's best titles in English and Chinese. So grab a map and your favorite HK cinema guidebook. And lastly, don't be afraid to point. Go Straight To The Source Today, several companies like Anchor Bay http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com and Barrel Entertainment http://www.barrel-entertainment.com specialize in the sale of digitally remastered VHS and DVD editions of all your favorite cult videos. Sure, the newer editions may cost more, but their quality is usually second to none. Why be the 10,000th customer to rent your local Blockbuster's dilapidated VHS edition of The Evil Dead (The same copy they've owned since 1985.) when you can treat yourself to Anchor Bay's totally remastered collector's edition? If Hong Kong cinema is your game, then check out the special edition videos and DVDs from Tai-Seng Video http://www.taiseng.com. Whichever "99 Cent" genre you fancy, you're bound to find something you'll want to own. Go To Page: 1 2
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