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Actor/Director Kevin Smith (SOURCE: The Last Blockbuster) The Last Blockbuster is a fun, nostalgic look back at the era of video rentals and the story of how one small town video store managed to outlast a corporate giant. Featuring interviews with comedians and celebrities with ties to Blockbuster: Adam Brody (The O.C. Jennifer's Body,) Ione Skye (Say Anything, Wayne's World,) Doug Benson (Getting Doug with High, The LEGO Batman Movie,) Paul Scheer (The League, Veep,) and director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Jay & Silent Bob) with narration by Lauren Lapkus (The Wrong Missy, Orange Is The New Black.) Filmmakers Taylor Morden & Zeke Kamm follow the manager of the worlds sole remaining Blockbuster in Bend, OR, Sandi Harding, as she reflects on the store's vibrant past and navigates the difficult task of keeping a video rental store open in the era of streaming. Taking us through the history and subsequent rise and fall of the franchise, the documentary reveals the real ...

Pick It Up! Ska In The 90's , which is being billed as "the definitive Third Wave "Ska-cumentary'" (AKA a Ska documentary) is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray, digital, etc. Whether they're presently aware of it or not, anyone from about the age of about 28-45 should have either vague or vivid memories of Ska/Punk in the 1990's; most people are familiar with either No Doubt , Less Than Jake, The Mighty Might Bosstones , Reel Big Fish, or Rancid/Operation Ivy . 90's Ska is commonly known as Third Wave Ska, following in the traditions of both First Wave Jamaican and British Two-tone/2 Tone Ska through the 80's. For me, personally, I would say one of my earliest memories of Ska was hearing Goldfinger 's "Superman" on the in-game soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999) which, also, included selections form Dead Kennedys , Primus, Suicidal Tendencies , The Suicide Machines, and The Vandals . Pick It Up! was directed/produced by ...