When Netflix first expanded from being a mail order DVD/Blu-ray service to starting a streaming video service, it was revolutionary. They had top creators making movies and television series and had a wonderfully full library of titles to offer. Then Amazon Prime, Hulu, AMC+, Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock, the many variations of HBO, and more came and the selections of any single given service was severely diminished (Tubi & Kanopy, we love you! Sponsor the show 😉). With costs going up and our collective attention spans diminishing, this is not a recipe for a thriving culture. It's also not a sustainable business model.

To talk about these topics and more, we are joined today by Jeff Rauseo. Jeff is a content creator in the film community who is a passionate advocate of physical media and has written the new book Lost in the Stream: How Algorithms Redefined the Way Movies Are Made and Watched.

In our conversation we discuss:

• Early memories of physical media
• Video store culture (Blockbuster, etc)
• Seeing Jaws at formative ages
• The theatrical life of a movie now vs. when we were younger
• How great dollar theaters were
• Studios now making disposable content
• The 2,000 some local theaters lost during COVID

• How repertoire cinema and local film communities will be the way forward

• And MORE!

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