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misschopstix
05-17-2007, 01:35 PM
They don't have a whole lot at Hollywood Video. If not at any commercialized video rental places (i.e. Blockbuster, Netflix), maybe some local places in the Bay Area?
Adaon
05-17-2007, 01:38 PM
You're around SF. Check out Le Video on 9th and Irving. (I think there's another one supposedly around the city, but I dunno.)

I'd check out Amoeba on Haight. They have some interesting stuff there.

Did Rasputin in Berkeley do flicks? I don't remember....
misschopstix
05-17-2007, 01:44 PM
Sunset district is a bit out of my way, but if they have a wide selection, maybe it's worth checking out.

Oooh Haight...but I didn't know they rent out videos at Amoeba? Do they? I love going to the Haight...I'll have to stop by there.

I was actually hoping for some online rental service.
Adaon
05-17-2007, 03:13 PM
Yeh, Le Video has sections of film broken down into from countries, genres, producers/directors, etc. I think it's definitely worth checking out.

If you wanted to check out some online stuff, Rad made a suggestion here (http://forums.yellowworld.org/showthread.php?p=510936#post510936). I still have to find out what my friend uses, but I think it'd be worthless to me, as most of the film names and such info is in Chinese characters, and I'm as illiterate as they come.

I have remind myself to get a membership there, as I saw a bunch of American Classic movies I wanted to watch, but never had the time/chance to.
SunWuKong
05-17-2007, 10:40 PM
actually Netflix's collection of Chinese movies is not bad at all.
misschopstix
05-17-2007, 10:47 PM
actually Netflix's collection of Chinese movies is not bad at all.

Actually i'm looking for the independent films shown on KQED and documentaries. I missed out on the films from the asian film festivals, so I want to catch up on some.
AngryABCGirl
05-18-2007, 01:10 AM
Actually i'm looking for the independent films shown on KQED and documentaries. I missed out on the films from the asian film festivals, so I want to catch up on some.

A lot of them are hard to find because they never found distributors- look on the film's website where to find them or an organization like the Center for Asian Media/NAATA on where to get these and the documentaries. Most of them aren't widely distributed and acquired through academic license.
misschopstix
05-18-2007, 10:44 AM
Thanks everyone for your help :)