Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in an unassuming strip mall. The massive "Disneyland of Mexican restaurants" is an Old West and Acapulco-inspired fever dream made famous by its indoor waterfall, cliff divers, and haunted caves, and was featured in a classic 2003 episode of South Park. When its creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, learn that Casa Bonita might close its doors for good, they attempt to preserve a crumbling piece of their childhood and Denver history.
In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the seeds of a revolution.
When two siblings undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother’s house, they embark on a magical-realist journey from her home in New Jersey to ancient Rome, from fashion to physics, in search of what life remains in the objects we leave behind.
James May celebrates the toys that made his childhood hell as he opens the lid on his sisters' toy box. Sandwiched between elder sister Jane and younger one Sarah, many of their favourites he couldn't understand - or stand the sight of - or see the point of.
After the release of his debut film, documentarian Richard Chase journeys down a rabbit hole to uncover the lost second episode of his initial film's subject: Wise Guys.
What it is like to have a younger sibling
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.
A film exploring the life of “Weird Paul.” After 30 years, 2000 videos, 800 songs, & 42 albums, he’s still not giving up on his dream.
18 members of family and friends are asked to tell the camera the stories of the memories that mean the most to them
A feature documentary celebrating Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 classic The NeverEnding Story via cast and crew interviews, whilst exploring the lives of stars Noah Hathaway and Tami Stronach since those breakthrough roles.
The heat is on as you work out with an awesome collection of 1980s hit tunes in this Esquire DANCE AWAY—GET FIT WITH THE HITS videotape. This innovative aerobics workout/dance program integrates fitness with fun. Exercise expert Molly Fox provides comprehensive low-impact aerobics instruction as you work out to a decade of hit songs sung by their original artists.
A portrait of a seemingly ordinary house - one that holds cherished memories while also bearing the burden of abandonment and neglect. Revisiting my grandparents’ house, I find myself exploring the intersection of home, nostalgia, and the passage of time while trying to grasp the essence of a place where time seems to stand still.
The next best thing to being there is to experience The Chronicle Travel Library with its most comprehensive collection. Chronicle Videocassettes brings the Orient Express to you.
Ed Hume shows you how, when, where, and most importantly, why to prune your trees. Hume covers a wide variety of trees and bushes, showing the different types of pruning techniques and the proper tools to use
More than just an exercise video, this tape offers a whole revitalizing philosophy that turns beauty and fitness into a daily gift every woman can give to herself.
The Unofficial Dan Quayle Video is a humorous collection of Quayle’s speeches, press conferences and interviews given during his term as Vice President. See Dan Quayle on the golf course (how does he compare to other famous V.P.’s, such as Ford and Agnew?), watch him squirm as he is interviewed by grade school children, see him in action at a ceremony at NASA, examine his technique in “throwing out his garbage.” The Unofficial Dan Quayle Video will be hilarious to Democrats and Republicans alike.
The incredible splendor & glamor: princely palaces of exotic design; incomparable collections of fine arts; palatial garden settings; stories of golden age movie stars & world famous guests; historic construction photos.
A how-to video from the 90s that teaches a viewer easy techniques to better decorate glass.
An experimental journey into nostalgia, media, and ownership.