The picks make Flicks & Pics special.Byline: Best of ... by The Register-Guard Team Best of ... is well aware: Some of you see the category of Best Video Store as passe pas·sé adj. 1. No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date. 2. Past the prime; faded or aged. [French, past participle of passer, to pass, from Old French; see . Well, you can keep your Net Flix subscription. And you can have your TiVo movies on demand. We will hold onto our Flicks & Pics membership cards until you pry them from our cold, dead hands. There's a reason this shop in a quiet south Eugene neighborhood survived among a sea of mom-and-pop video stores that sprang up in the 1980s. There's a reason this quirky little space still thrives in an era of big-box video chains. There's a reason customers from as far away as Portland brave the Friendly Street speed bumps and the world's most congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. little parking lot. It's partly because of the amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. selection - in 21 years of business, owner Dave Mendonca has amassed about 30,000 titles. With a day's notice, his staff will retrieve even the most obscure film from the Deep Storage vault. But it's also the inspired way Flicks & Pics shelves its films. Some video stores clump their wares in such broad categories as Comedy and Drama. At Flicks, the films are subdivided into such discrete genres as Psychotronics (classic drive-in theater A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. The screen can be as simple as a wall that is painted white, or it can be a complex steel truss structure with a complex fare, from "Beach Blanket Bingo" to "Willard'). And the store displays its films logically, rather than alphabetically. Instead of sticking "The Life of Brian" between "Liar, Liar" and "Little Big League," Flicks & Pics puts it where it belongs: with other Monty Python Monty Python('s Flying Circus) British comedy troupe. The innovative group, formed in the early 1960s, came to prominence in the 1970s, first on television and later in films. movies. But the biggest draw for nearly 90,000 different customers over the years is an irreverent - even insulting - air of honesty. The attitude shows even before you open the door, where a sign warning "No Public Restrooms" features a mocking photo of someone obviously suffering full-bladder distress. It continues inside, where the staff makes no attempt to hide contempt for Hollywood's true horror films. They're so true to their standards, they won't accept payment for what they consider true stinkers: Any movie starring Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Camille Shields[1] (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and supermodel. Biography Career Shields' career as a model began in the late 1960s as an infant, and she continued as a successful child model throughout the 1970s. or Bo Derek Bo Derek A slang term used to describe a perfect stock or investment. Notes: The term comes from the name of the actress (Bo Derek) in the 1979 movie "10," in which she portrayed the "perfect woman. is always free. Best of ... asks: Will Net Flix stop you from throwing your good money after a bad film? Flicks & Pics employee Ron Hayes - aka The Sheriff - will. Try to rent "Maid in Manhattan" and he'll growl: "You don't want this," then refer you to an unknown gem such as "Lone Star Lone Star (or Lonestar) may refer to:
Now that's entertainment. Like a good DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and a bowl of hot popcorn, Best of ... can help you stay warm on a dark, stormy night.. If you want to screen some other ways to veg out, visit www.registerguard .com/bestof. BEST VIDEO STORE Flicks & Pics, Etc. Where: 2777 Friendly St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily Phone: 343-4082 CAPTION(S): Flicks & Pics, Etc. wins the award from the Best of ... Academy of Video and DVD Arts and Sciences as the best video store. |
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