Alamo Drafthouse reopens Kim’s Video NYC store (1 Viewer)

[Martin Dew]

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has announced the return of the world renowned Kim’s Video store, a New York “film institution” of nearly three decades. The store opened last week at the Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan on Liberty Street and will offer free rentals of thousands of DVDs and VHS titles from its formidable collection.
“We opened our first video store in Raleigh in 2018. As we were preparing that first effort, there was one collection we also wanted to save, the elusive, legendary white whale, Kim’s Video,” says Alamo Drafthouse founder and executive chairman Tim League. “It’s not just the DVDs and VHS, it’s the history, the personality and the curation infused into all the wonderful nooks and crannies of this collection. We are beyond honored to be the new steward of this legacy.”...

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[Winston T. Boogie]

This is real right? Not an April Fool's gag? I noticed they posted it on April 1st and thought it may be a joke.

 

[Benoit Blanc]

I miss video rental stores as much as the next millennial but even I wouldn't wanna go back to renting VHS's.

 

[Martin Dew]

Thanks for flagging. We'll check.

 

[Martin Dew]

This is real right? Not an April Fool's gag? I noticed they posted it on April 1st and thought it may be a joke.

Appears to be no April Fool. This is covered by multiple outlets and there is live info at Drafthouse.

 

[Sega]

Sounds cool. I miss going to the Video Store.
Went to BB all the time.

 

[Sega]

VHS & Laser-Disc still rule!

 

[Noel Aguirre]

Ah the original Kim’s- 2 blocks away from where I live. And Two Boots pizzeria also rented great videos back then. The second East Village Kim’s was where I bought the David O. Selznick blu boxed set when they were closing at clearance. I remember a friend way uptown on the West Side telling me that Kim’s had The Star Wars Christmas Special to rent- apparently a bootleg and one of the Kim’s were raided for bootlegs.

 

[Artanis]

I wonder if they might carry some vintage Super 8 film reels and an LP to go along with. Was always fun trying to sync the record up perfectly while my Dad was running the projector. Man... I miss my Dad, and those days.