Writer and Video Archives Cinema Club regular, Matthew David Wilder, joins Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary as they rip apart the house in George P. Cosmatos’ Of Unknown Origin.  A hard working businessman recently finally finished his townhouse renovations only to find that he’s not the only one who moved in.  What starts as a simple game of cat and mouse turns into obsession.  Quentin, Roger, and Matthew discuss how their opinions on the film have changed over the years, the connections to other films like Shock to the System and American Psycho, and the theories on just who the invader truly is.

Then, over on Patreon, the guys continue the conversation.  Second on today’s billing — we’ve got a third world hitman gone berserk!  Quentin, Roger, and Matthew pull the apartheid-sploitation Funeral for An Assassin off the shelves.  Starring Vic Morrow, the guys discuss how they discovered this film from trailers on another tape, the muscularity of the directing, and which side this movie is really on. And, to bring it all together, we’ve got a Canucksploitation sex comedy that will have you begging for special treatment.

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Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of December 20th. Plus, a special appearance by Roger Avary to discuss the titles this week. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office.

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Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of January 13th. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office.

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Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary are on the jury in The Andersonville Trial.  Based on the play by Saul Levitt, Quentin and Roger discuss Quentin’s last viewing of the film with Floyd, how director George C. Scott’s own performance in the stage play informed his direction of this testosterone filled powerhouse gang of actors, and the ethics of one’s own morals.  Would you have done different if you had the chance?  The jury’s still out on that one.

Quentin and Roger continue the conversation over on Patreon with two more titles.  First up, the guys hit the slopes in The Ultimate Thrill.  What starts off as a romantic rendez-vous ends in a supreme game of live or die!  Quentin and Roger have fun making cyphers out of the characters and share with us where this movie shines.  And, finishing up the episode, we watched a movie to prove that Quentin wasn't imagining things — and believe me, he wasn’t!  It’s Jimmy Wang Yu’s Beach of the War Gods, where a wandering swordsman defeats a squad of Japanese invaders — thus agreeing to protect the town from invasion.  Quentin gives us a history lesson on director Jimmy Wang Yu and his importance in the scope of both Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema before we move on to the discussion of the director’s talent and commitment to cinematic language.

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Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club.

On this episode, Gala releases a rapid fire bulletin to keep you up to date with the latest news on the Cinema Club.

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On this episode of the Video Archives Podcast Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary unpack the ornaments to decorate The Christmas Tree.  Quentin and Roger share their perspectives watching this turgid tearjerker as fathers of sons, the cinematic moments they’ve never seen before, and Roger’s personal connection to Terrence Young.

Next up — we better get to sleep and put out the milk and cookies, because Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town!  In this Rankin / Bass Christmas Classic, postman S.D. Kluger — voiced by Fred Astaire — answers some of the most important questions about Santa Claus himself.  Through song and dance we meet colorful characters voiced by Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Joan Gardner, and learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

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Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of December 23rd. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office.

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Welcome to Video Archives Cinema Club Selects. Hidden within The Vista Hollywood is an intimate 20 seat theater known as the Video Archives Cinema Club. Join reporter on the beat Gala Avary and Video Archives Cinema Club manager Matt Landsman as they walk you through the calendar for the week of December 16th. Plus, a special appearance by Roger Avary to discuss one of the titles of this week. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office.