To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade...

Label Discovery - Cinematographe

Matt gets to discovery another new (to him) boutique physical media label on today's episode! This time he is diving into a Vinegar Syndrome sub-label called Cinematographe, which specializes in filling in some of the gaps in the American film cannon. From lesser known titles by acclaimed directors to films that slipped through the cracks of notoriety and wider distribution, they have a lot to offer and a great package to offer it in. As part of this label discovery, Matt samples three releases from Cinematographe that caught his eye: Goin' South, Thieves Like Us, and Swimming To Cambodia. Is this label worth the time to discover? --- Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/ Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236 --- Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collector Conversation with Dakota Arsenault (Contra Zoom)

In a little change of pace from the typical episode, Matt has invited his first guest onto the podcast! This is the first in a "Collector Conversation" series where he talks to different physical media collectors and aficionados about how they collect physical media, what sort of things interest them as collectors, and an quirks or special interests they may have relating to collecting. No two people collect the same way, and Matt hopes to explore that with this series. For this inaugural episode, he sits down with Dakota Arsenault, host of the podcast and film review site Contra Zoom. He talks about how Arrow has become his favourite label to collect for, his current case replacement project, the sad state of availability of Canadian films on physical media, and much more. --- Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/ Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236 --- Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Label Spotlight - Arrow Video

In this edition of the Label Spotlight series, Matt talks about one of the top dogs o the boutique physical media space: the UK-based Arrow Video. From genre, cult, and horror films to their more recent expansion into many other eras and genres, Arrow is synonymous with collectors for stellar quality. Matt tends to collect Arrow stuff a little differently than others, but he does try to provide a bit of history and overview of the films and editions that they lovingly put out every month. Whether you are new to Arrow or a collector of there's from way back, there's always a surprising amount of depth to be discovered with what they do. --- Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/ Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236 --- Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Logic vs. Chaos - Organizing Your Movies

There may not be a more polarizing topic in physical media collecting than how you organize your movies. You can see and hear about SO MANY different methods that people have to organize their shelves. They may or may not make any sense to you...and that's what makes it such an interesting thing to talk about! In this episode, Matt talks about many different ways you can organize movies on your shelf and how these can potentially be combined to give it your own personalized touches. He also weighs in on which methods lean more towards logic and which look more at embracing the chaos. How do you organize your movies? --- Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/ Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236 --- Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade...

While not as dramatic as when Hamlet posed it, today's episode center around the question of upgrading movies in your physical media collection. Do you do it? Why would someone want to upgrade a film they already own? What are some of the issues to think about when upgrading? Matt tackles all of these and a few more in this episode. He also gives a little bit of insight on some of the ways he has upgraded in the past, continuing forward, and how he thinks about debating whether to upgrade something or not. --- Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/ Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236 --- Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/