TLA Video--CLOSED
New York, NY 10011-9003
Phone: (212) 228-8282
- Cross Street:
- Between Macdougal Street and 6th Avenue
- Directions:
- A, C, E; B, D, F at W 4th St.-Washington Sq
- Hours:
- Daily 10am-12am
Editorial Review for TLA Video--CLOSED – by Steven Boone
The Scene
With five stores in Philadelphia and one in Manhattan, TLA has a long, epic history. It grabbed its name from the Theater of the Living Arts experimental group of the '60s, which included then-future stars like Sally Kirkland and Danny DeVito. The theater turned into Philadelphia's top repertory film house before it switched to the video business in the '80s.
The Goods
Like its Philly sisters, the New York outlet is staffed by incredibly knowledgeable young film fanatics--"half are actors, the other half students," says manager Katherine Shaifer--and they maintain an exhaustive catalog. The TLA website rivals the Internet Movie Database for comprehensiveness, with absurdly specific genre categories like "Bolivia" and "Danny Elfman." TLA also has a huge gay and lesbian selection.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThere are two special services: TLA will order out-of-stock titles from its Philly stores, offers three-for-two and two-for-one rental specials as well as prepaid blocks of rentals.
User Reviews for TLA Video--CLOSED
11/06/2005 Posted by xdreduardx
Great selection of all movies, including international, animation You have come to the front and ask the attitudinous clerks which movies are actually available for checkout (ie the boxes don't get removed from the display when the movies get rented out). Open till midnight every day. Great place with a New York twist.
Pros: Selection, Time open
09/12/2003 Posted by minstrelette
This is an excellent video store! The selection is great (organised by country, genre, actor, director...) and the people working there know more about what you want to see than you do. I only wish that they had more locations in New York.
Pros: selection, service
Cons: only 1 location
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