Night Owl Video in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, provides a physical-media alternative to endless streaming. The store emphasizes the impact of browsing DVD spines, pulling titles out, and viewing cover art to spark new movie discoveries. It carries over 10,000 film and television titles, including Criterion Collection selections, Blu-Rays, and VHS tapes. The shop serves a wide range of customers, from parents seeking children’s programming to older collectors searching for obscure or foreign releases. Some visitors come to sell their own DVDs, Blu-Rays, or VHS tapes. Many customers spend time chatting with staff while browsing and finding recommendations.
""If you look around, it's so much more impactful to look at the DVD spines, pull something out, look at the cover art," Co-Founder Aaron Hamel says. "The art may catch your eye, and you may have found your new favorite movie.""
""Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on a block aptly nicknamed 'Analog Alley' (its neighbors include genre bookshop The Twisted Spine and specialty game store Twenty Sided), Night Owl Video boasts over 10,000 film and television titles on any given day, ranging from Criterion Collection selections to Blu-Rays to VHS tapes.""
""We have genres of all kinds- anything for movie lovers to enjoy the hunt," Hamel says. "Whether he's collecting them or watching them, Hamel has always loved movies.""
""Customers range from moms browsing for children's TV shows for their toddlers to older film lovers searching for obscure or foreign titles. Some folks stop in just to sell their own DVDs, Blu-Rays or VHS tapes. Regardless of what they're looking for, nearly every customer spends a moment chatting with either Hamel,""
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