Amsterdam Cult Video Retail Shops

[Jasper Sharp]

Here's a brief list of some of the better retail shops in Amsterdam that I
know of:

Cultvideotheek, Amstel 47, metrostation Waterlooplein, opposite the city
hall/opera house. (apparently  Quentin Tarantino is their most notorious
client. He rented
three chop socky videos here when he was in Amsterdam about four years ago
and never returned them...)

Silver Screen, Harlemmerdijk (not sure of the number)

There's a big(gish) record shop at the end of Haringpakkerssteeg, about 100
meters on the right heading down Damrak from Central Station with a very
impressive video section.

Fame Records, on Dam Square used to have a very impressive selection of DVD
imports until they were told not to. They still have an extensive selection
of European Zone 2s.

As for video rental places- Movie Centre have about 5 branches dotted around
the city, and all of them have an amazing selection (though Ferdinand
Bolstraat's is the best). Check the website for more details (in Dutch, but
fairly obvious): http://www.moviecenter.nl/


And finally, for mail order, Hollands most contribution to Japanese video
distribution in Europe is Japan Shock Video:
http://www.japan-shock.demon.nl/

Hope this helps somebody!





-----Original Message-----
From: Julien Seveon [mailto:js97 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 5:48 PM
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: RE: self-introduction


Jasper,

Could you give me some good adresses of video shops regarding Asian movies 
(and maybe EuroCult movies) in Holland (especially Amsterdam) as I'll be 
going there for my vacation ? Thank you very much if you can help me !

Julien Seveon


>From: Jasper Sharp <j.sharp at publitec.vnu.com>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: "'KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu'"  
><KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>Subject: RE: self-introduction
>Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 15:37:29 +0200
>
>Welcome to the mailing list Janet.
>
>Having grown up in Devon myself I appreciate the concern with the
>availability of less populist cinema on video - a problem in Britain in
>general. Even London only gets about 5 new Japanese films a year (mainly in
>the Institute of Contemporary Arts). I think even the films of major
>directors such as Juzo Itami (aside from his film 'Tampopo') get any sort 
>of
>theatrical or video release in the UK, and outside of the 'classic'
>directors such as Ozu, Kurosawa, and Mizoguchi, current arthouse darlings
>such as Takeshi Kitano, and a handful of Godzilla movies, Japanese cinema 
>is
>virtually unknown.
>
>It is ironic that my interest in Japanese film stemmed from moving to
>Holland, where the video shops freely stock videos imported from the rest 
>of
>the Benelux countries, France and even Hong Kong (undoubtedly the widest
>source of availability of current Japanese film). A far cry from
>Blockbusters!
>
>Regards
>
>Jasper Sharp
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: J Rand [mailto:axis at freeuk.com]
>Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:32 AM
>To: Kinejapan
>Subject: self-introduction
>
>
>I am a new subscriber to Kinejapan.  Currently I am undertaking a Masters
>Degree at Exeter University in the History of Cinema and Popular Culture 
>and
>am writing my dissertation on Japanese cinema concentrating on the films of
>Yasujiro Ozu.
>
>As a single parent living on Dartmoor in Devon (beautiful but not very
>multi-cultural) it has not always been easy to see alternative cinema to 
>the
>mainstream.  I have always had an interest in cinema that falls outside the
>American realist mould and have found over the years that I have
>particularly enjoyed the spatial quality and pacing in both Japanese and
>Chinese films (that I have been able to view).  I did manage to attend the
>Ozu retrospective at the National a couple of years ago which I really
>enjoyed. When I have finished this degree I am hoping to continue to 
>explore
>the way in which Japanese cinema developed and has been marketed in this
>country.
>
>In my experience it is not easy to view any alternative cinema outside of
>the art house theatres and it is the difficulties for this and the reasons
>that I am looking into at the current time.
>
>I am also trying to get hold of a copy of Ozu's An In in Tokyo with English
>sub-titles - if anyone has any ideas I would be grateful.
>
>Janet
>

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