SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- For video connoisseurs who were looking for an obscure documentary on punk rock or the complete works of Robert Altman, Vidiots on Pico Boulevard is the best place to go ...

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. -- At its height, Vidiots was one of the most famous independent video rental stores in the world. It outlived rental giants Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, but the growth of home ...

When the Santa Monica video store Vidiots, which had become a local cultural institution, closed in February 2017, founders Patty Polinger and Cathy Tauber had their doubts as to whether the store ...

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Vidiots, northeast Los Angeles' premier repertory screening venue and cultiest video store, is now aiming to add even more rare titles to its 70,000-plus library of one-of-a-kind movies. The Vidiots ...

The power of cinema has never been in dispute. But in an age of streaming and video on demand, the power of cinemas often is. Santa Monica stalwart Vidiots looks to change that with the ambitious ...

Vidiots, the iconic Santa Monica movie rental store-turned film non-profit, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with the goal of raising $65,000 to keep the doors open and to fund new ...

Exclusive: Eagle Rock's premier repertory screening venue and cultiest video store in Los Angeles has partnered with the Bay Area Video Coalition to digitize an archive of rare, genre-spanning titles ...