The next stop for Kim's Video's amazing collection is Salemi, Sicily. It will be under the stewardship of an anarchist mayor, an alderman of creativity, and an alderman of nothing.Wha - haaa?
Yeah, that's what I said. Check out this article in the NYT, though:
La Dolce Video, New York Times, February 6, 2009
I remember Kim's Underground in that Bleecker Street basement. It was the third branch of the store and the original "big" Kim's location -- that's why the Mondo Kim's sign says Kim's Upground. Yes, I'm old, and I've lived here for a long time. (Check out this photo of it by Lindsay R. Graber.) I managed to rent Derek Jarman films there before they were available in the U.S. Kim's fostered my love of Chinese movies. They were the original reason I was able to see Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kieslowski films, and The Star Wars Christmas Special. And, once upon a time, they had laserdiscs and gay porn. I understand why it's gone; I can't believe that people blame Mr. Kim for its demise and export to another country; and I understand that it's the end of an era.
I mean, we're none of us blameless, right? I've got three Netflix rentals sitting on my shelf right now. It was too much of a pain to commute to the East Village from Queens to satisfy my media addiction.
By the way, anyone know who much airfare from JFK to Salemi is?
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