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Hold It: Why Physical Media Is Having Its Moment (Again)
On January 6th, Video Horizons on Duane Street quietly reopened under new ownership. There was no giant inflatable tube man or ribbon-cutting ceremony. Just that familiar, comforting scent of plastic cases and carpet; the kind of smell that promises you’re about to find something weird to watch on a Tuesday night. James Strecker and Coral…
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APS at CCC. Here’s Why That Matters
Good partnerships don’t happen by accident. They happen when two organizations look at each other and recognize they’re trying to solve similar problems from different directions. The relationship between Astoria Picture Show and Clatsop Community College has been built through real conversations — about what the college is trying to accomplish, what a nonprofit film…
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Something Is Happening Up Here
For a long time, the Pacific Northwest had a strange relationship with its own image on screen. Moviemakers would set stories here, featuring rain-soaked streets, Douglas firs, and that flat gray winter light that makes everything look like the establishing shot of a thoughtful independent movie. Then they would go shoot them in Vancouver, B.C.…
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Why Film Festivals Still Matter (Maybe More Than Ever, We’re Sorry to Report)
There’s a persistent myth that movie festivals are for insiders. This idea is for people who already know what a Dardenne brothers tracking shot looks like and can make that face when someone says “mumblecore.” You know the face. It communicates I know what that is and I have feelings about it. This myth is very convenient…
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