The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and performers. This Is Not a Dream explores the legacies of this revolution and its continued impact on contemporary art and performance. Charting a path across four decades of avant-garde experiment and radical escapism, This Is Not a Dream traces the influences of Andy Warhol, John Waters and Jack Smith to the perverted frontiers of YouTube and Chatroulette, taking in subverted talk shows and soap operas, streetwalker fashions and glittery magic penises along the way.
Culled from over fifteen hours of footage by the American Genre Film Archive, this mixtape is the definitive presentation of public access TV’s most otherworldly show, The Stairway to Stardom.
Mike Matusow is an American professional poker player. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table. Mike has 4-WSOP Bracelets and is a future WSOP Hall of Famer.
Doomed Nation Video 'zine hailed from Chicago, and showcased the artistic talents of Tom Denney. The interview segments are of SOURVEIN and a couple of live clips, music videos by Denney of BURIED AT SEA, MEATJACK, CROWBAR, CONVERGE, & CUMDUMPSTER.
A video magazine put out by the Come Organization label. Noise, smut, medical procedures and an unwholesome fascination with infamous murderers. SUTCLIFFE JUGEND interview and music PETER KURTEN preview WHITEHOUSE LP TRACKS 1 birthdeath experience side A PHILIP BEST talks to MARY DOWD WHITEHOUSE studio action 1 KINGS CROSS PROSTITUTION 1982
Made as part of the Winnipeg Film Group's "Super 8 Special" film incubator. This picture was captured on super 8 film, drip dyed with a mixture of india ink and water collected from Lake Winnipeg, then digitized and captured on VHS.
Poker / Life's a Gamble
Regular grooming is essential to your dog’s health and happiness. The Oster Home Pet Grooming Video teaches you simple, easy-to-learn trimming and clipping techniques that can be used for almost any dog, including the Poodle, the Cocker Spaniel, the Mixed Breed and the Schnauzer. You will also learn how to bathe and groom your pet as well as simple maintenance procedures to keep you Oster equipment running in peak condition. Soon, you’ll be trimming your pet in the convenience and privacy of your own home, saving you time and money. And your dog will be looking good and feeling good all year-round.
Two generations dialogue through the images they filmed of their children, a reflection of the emotional bond that arises from their involvement with what was shot.
Raudy's Story
Based on the popular phone service, "How To Make a Sandwich" is a short film directed by Drake Sanderson that depicts the rise of media star, Peter Willard, and his acclaimed sandwich-making skills. From breads to meats to condiments, follow Peter as he teaches you how to make the perfect sandwich!
Filmmakers and collectors lift the curtain on their manic media obsession that is not only a huge part of their lives, but the lifeblood of their existence!
As the dissociated convenience of the Internet and globalized corporate culture continue to shut down brick-and-mortar video stores, what will happen to the longstanding, local hangouts with their rugged individuals known as clerks and the communities who love them? Videosyncracy follows three very different video rental stores as they negotiate their survival in three distinct Los Angeles neighborhoods: Old Bank DVD in the Downtown arts district, Vidiots in sunny seaside Santa Monica, and Eddie Brandt’s Saturday Matinee in bustling North Hollywood. Their stories chronicle not only the birth and twilight of a particular kind of corner store, but also decades of personal lives intertwined with those of their communities, the new challenges and facilities of a rapidly changing world, and an enduring love of the movies, a slice of Americana on the brink of disappearance yet defiant to the end.
In his second how-to video, Howard offers you a professional and insider's view of the world's most popular poker game, Texas No-Limit Hold 'Em. Entertaining and easy to follow, More Secrets of No-Limit Hold 'Em is the poker video that can help any player.
Megumi Odaka (小高恵美) idol VHS tape, Megumi the Campaign - Idol Roke Zenkoku Jyuudan, 1989. She is best known for the role of Miki Saegusa in six Godzilla films from 1989 to 1995.
The video companionship to Carole Jackson's best -selling book on make-up.
Howard Lederer, arguably the world's best No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em player, shares his secrets about one of poker's most popular games. Lederer teaches betting strategy, gives valuable hints about spotting tells, shares clues on bluffing, gives ideas about slow play, and tells fascinating stories about championship play. Players new to the game can learn the basics, while intermediate players can learn how to sharpen their skills.
A documentary that follows poker pros Alex "Alexonmoon" Luneau and Sebastien "Seb86" Sabic, as they navigate the highest possible staked games, colloquially known as "the nosebleeds."
POLICE OFFICER JIM BYRNE, Canada's most honoured Safety Education Specialist brings you his famous TEN RULES, with which he has personally tested more than 25,000 students. Learn key strategies now taught in many schools and used by police working with the full NEVER BE A VICTIM Institutional Study Program. Develop your own personal streetproofing skills so you can train and test your family. Robert Gordon, who created this remarkable program in partnership with Metropolitan Police introduces this family video library against a backdrop of today's troubled society. TEACHING LIFE SKILLS FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY OFFICER JIM'S TEN RULES FOR STREETPROOFING • STRANGER MYTHS • ABDUCTION • BEING FOLLOWED • DANGEROUS PLACES • AVOIDING CARS AND VANS • GOOD TOUCHING-BAD TOUCHING
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.