5 Stars: ready for your close up, de mille? (by Laura H.)

Laura H. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:52:00 GMT

I'm one of those people that tests the friendship potential of strangers with carefully considered pop culture trivia based, sudden-death style quizzes. So naturally, when it comes to purveyors of pretentious social accoutrement such as obscure, out of print or otherwise specialty cinema, I also have a quiz; here's Odd Obsession's report card:

1) The Lady Eve: in stock

2) Twin Peaks, season 2: in stock

3) The Double Life of Veronica (Kieslowski) in stock (+1 Bonus
point for also having a bunch of the out of print shorts)

4) Rad (1986 BMX movie, out of print): in stock

5) Army of Shadows by Jean Pierre Melville (probably the greatest film ever made, but unavailable in USA until recently): in stock

**Final Grade: YEAH I LIKE IT!

I'm sure if I were into Korean or Irani or Romanian cinema--or whichever national cinema is the new haps--I'd be just as satisfied, too. Seriously, this place is a treasure and the people who work there are super nice and will sometimes even make copies of out of print things on request! Sweet! A true gem. A+

*Note: This store is now located at 1822 N Milwaukee

5 Stars: Want to rent a movie? Can't find it anywhere else? Look Here. (by Danny J.)

Danny J. — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:46:00 GMT

This place is simply amazing by what it carries. It claims to carry "
We specialize in rare, out-of-print, independent, experimental, documentary, foreign, camp, gay/lesbian, cult, French New Wave, Italian horror, Tokyo Shock, Troma, Criterion, Exploitation, Film Noir" and more. And does it ever. Any movie i have ever tried to find has been carried here, even Chanwook Park's new release in theatres "Sympathy for Mr. Vengence". Excellent place, check it out sometime!

Insider Pages Reviews for Odd Obsession Movie Rental

5 Stars: ready for your close up, de mille? (by Laura H.)

5 Stars: Want to rent a movie? Can't find it anywhere else? Look Here. (by Danny J.)