Cinema On A Shelf

In perhaps Matt's most anticipated edition of the Label Discovery series today, he finally gets to check out some releases from the boutique label Deaf Crocodile. Several of his podcast guests have been hyping this one up to him, and he finally took the plunge. Deaf Crocodile in shining light on many unknown, underseen classic of international cinema and animation that have been wowing collection since 2022. Matt gets the chance to sample several of their releases to see if they live up to the hype.
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Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/
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Music:
"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The next in our Collector Conversation series sees Matt returning the favour and talking to Isaiah Shupe, the host of the Mr. Rewatchability podcast. Isaiah has brought Matt on as a guest a few times, and since he also collects physical media, it only made sense to have him on for this series. Isaiah loves growing his physical media collection through the good old fashioned local thrift store scene, which brings its own thrills. He is also a big Criterion Collection fan, but seems to enjoy blind buying films just as much. He also talks about one of his favourite films of all time that is well overdue for a new physical media edition.
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Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/
Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com
Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236
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Music:
"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Inspired by recently having to move into a new place to live with his wife, Matt has had moving his various collections on the brain for the past while now. It's no one's favourite activity, but if you are a physical media collector, moving can be a daunting proposition. This episode is dedicated to a conversation about different topics relating to moving with a collection: what types of boxes might work best, how to pack your collection to save an organizational headache, shelves and spacing in your new place, protecting valuable items, and keeping a positive and open mind about your next collection space.
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Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/
Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com
Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236
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Music:
"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the latest part in the Collector Conversation series, Matt sits down with Marta Djordjevic (AKA @marta.mcfly on Instagram) from Rewind & Revive to chat about physical media. Marta is an accomplished entertainment writer and editor who has a real passion for collecting physical media, especially stuff that fits with her ethos of highlighting and deep-diving into forgotten and underseen international films. She talks about how much boutique labels like Radiance and Deaf Crocodile fuel her as a cinephile, how painful it can be to part with a movie collection, how she has evolved as a collector over the years, and gives a bounty of great recommendations to check out.
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Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/
Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com
Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236
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Music:
"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this most recent installment of the Label Spotlight series, Matt takes some time to talk about one of the real workhorses of the physical media space, Kino Lorber. With one of the largest available libraries of releases, Kino Lorber has been in the physical media game for a long time. They fill an important space for movie fans and collectors, and they do it in a way that is not as flashy but keeps a high standard of quality.
Matt dives a bit into the history of how Kino Lorber came about from a merger of two other companies, the different lines that Kino releases under their name, and a big list of personal favourites and recommendations that he has for discovering or getting into specific niches of what Kino Lorber releases.
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Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/
Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.com
Matt's Letterboxd: @Matty236
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Music:
"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/