Video fans on a budget can do worse than begin their search at the Vancouver Public Library (604-331-3600, www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca) primarily the Central Branch (350 West Georgia Street, Down-town) but suburban branches as well. The VPL has a fair video and DVD stock well, maybe not Terminator 2 or Thejane Mansfield Story, but certainly art-film classics, such as the post-war thriller The Third Man (1949, Britain, Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten). And with a library card, acquired with proof of residence, rental costs nothing.
Videomatica remains alternative-film central (1855 West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, 604-734-0411). The outlet claims to have 20,000 titles (thankfully not all on display). The stock includes a good selection of British TV series and movies. You’ll also find us-made black¬and-white classics and lesser-known movies from around the world. Helpful employees will direct you to smaller city outlets if you have a particular bent or cultish need they can’t address.
There are a number of Chinese and Indian video outlets on the east side small operations that come and go. On last look, there were several on Main Street, between East i6th Avenue and King Edward (25th) Avenue, renting and selling Asian (mainly Cantonese and Fili¬pino) videos and CDs. Bollywood (Indian) movies and other foreign releases are available at Kamal’s Video Palace (5095 Victoria Drive, East Vancouver, 604-325-4888).
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