Category Archives: Reclaim Video

DVD: It’s a movie on a disc the size of a CD

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Reverend

At last year’s OER19 conference the great Laura Ritchie brought me a suitcase full of VHS tapes. Within this there were the first five episodes of The Sopranos on tape that when lockdown started a couple of weeks ago I … Continue reading →

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The Future Perfect: Designing Reclaim Arcade

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Reverend

We will have built an arcade in Fredericksburg, Virginia by Spring 2020. I have always sucked at grammar, but the future perfect tense finally makes sense to me. It indicates an action will have been completed at some point in … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal Parking Lot comes to Reclaim Video

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Reverend

The night before leaving Fredericksburg a pretty special treat was in store for me, I got to meet the other half of the duo that created the 1986 cult classic documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot (HMPL). For those keeping score, … Continue reading →

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“Il mattino ha l’ oro in bocca”

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Reverend

One of the things I have been looking forward to greatly this summer was finally watching The Shining with my oldest son. He’s already a bit of a horror fan junky, but I’ve begged him to hold off on this … Continue reading →

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A Short, Imperfect History of 80s Media Culture as Told by 3 C.H.U.D. VHS Tapes

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Reverend

Some might ask, “Why buy 3 different versions of C.H.U.D. on VHS? Isn’t that overkill?” The short answer is “Yes,” but the longer answer is and “Why the hell do you care? Are you some kind of minimalist, or worse … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Video and VHStival: a Match Made in 80s Heaven

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Reverend

At the end of August Miles, Tim, and I went down to the Video Vortex in Raleigh, North Carolina for a 3-day event VHStival, focused on all things VHS put on by Alamo Drafthouse and organized by Josh Schafer (Lunchmeat … Continue reading →

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Back in the Old Dominion

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Reverend

It has been quite nice to be back on the ground at a Virginia public university speaking with faculty and staff about social media. I felt back in my element, as did Dr. Oblivion. #cltfsc pic.twitter.com/bcsLolVYoa — Jim Groom (@jimgroom) … Continue reading →

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Naro Expanded Video

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Reverend

Given I will be Catching up on posts from the last month or so, it’s always best to ease back into the blogging process, so what better than starting with what might be the best video rental store I have … Continue reading →

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5 Minute Tour of Reclaim HQ

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Reverend

? While back at Reclaim HQ I took a quick video providing a tour of the space, highlighting Reclaim Video, the burgeoning collection of 80s arcade cabinets, as well as a sneak peak at the installation we built with Ryan … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Video, or #ds106flix

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Reverend

I am just coming off a quick, fun trip back to Virginia. I was invited to talk at Old Dominion University (I’ll say more about that in my next post) which meant I was able to sneak in some time … Continue reading →

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