VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'Escape From Alcatraz' Andy Johnson revisits a Clint Eastwood classic whilst plotting a way out of his own ‘cinematic crypt’ Dear reader, Writing this on the inside of a Weetabix box, procured when the wardens weren’t watching this morning, before sending it to the only people who ... Read More...
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VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'Groundhog Day' Andy Johnson, owner of VideOdyssey, gets déjà vu all over again with the great Bill Murray YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT MANY TIMES, but there’s something in Bill Murray’s performance in Groundhog Day, which could really enlighten our lives as we continue to stare ... Read More...
VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'The Big Lebowski' Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey, revisits the Coen Brothers’ cult classic. “That rug really tied the room together, did it not?” WONDERING WHAT TO WATCH on a wet and windy winter evening? We’re going to explore a movie which has inspired its own ... Read More...
VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'A Hard Day's Night' Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey, revisits the Fab Four’s first film. “He’s very clean, isn’t he!” WELCOME HOME LIVERPOOL! We’re all our own world-conquering heroes by just staying in and away from germs right now. Our city has been pulled through the ... Read More...
Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey, has news of a special live-streamed Halloween revue show. WATCH OUT! Something wicked this way comes... creeping round the halls of VHS tapes and oozing through the cracks of the old video shop boxes is a spirit so evil we dare not speak its name. Now ... Read More...
VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'The Italian Job' Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey, talks us through Peter Collinson’s 1969 classic comedy caper, starring Michael Caine. “Hang on a minute lads... I’ve got a great idea!” I FIND IT HARD to look back at my first YM Liverpool vintage video selection from ... Read More...
VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'Do the Right Thing' Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey, introduces Spike Lee’s searing magnum opus from 1989. ‘DO THE RIGHT THING’ is one of the truly great films of the 1980s and speaks directly to what’s happening in America today. We’ve all felt the growing frustration ... Read More...
Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey – dubbed ‘the UK’s last video shop’, picks out his top 5 films to watch during lockdown. As life in lockdown continues, it's growing increasingly important to find solace in stories and things we enjoy. Reminding ourselves that we will be able to connect with each ... Read More...
Toxteth's VideOdyssey is offering to deliver 'SOS nostalgia packs' to cheer people up in isolation across Merseyside featuring classic movies and retro snacks. The arts venue, which was dubbed 'the UK's last video shop' by BBC Radio 4, has amassed a vast VHS archive of more than 10,000 tapes. Owner Andy Johnson ... Read More...
VideOdyssey’s Movie of the Month - 'Ghostbusters' Andy Johnson, owner of Toxteth’s VideOdyssey – dubbed ‘the UK’s last video shop’, trawls through his extensive VHS archive to pick out your must-watch classic movie this March. BEING ASKED BY YM LIVERPOOL to dig through the crates of classic movies at VideOdyssey, filled me ... Read More...