Did you know we have an ever growing selection of brand new, unopened movies for only $7.99 apiece? And with our fabulous 3 for $20 deal that makes those brand new movies even cooler?!?

Here are a few titles we have in our new (not new releases…just shiny and new!) section of our funky little Ballard store:

American Psycho, Antz, The Big Chill, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, The Blues Brothers, Brick, The Craft (90’s witch movie…so fun!), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong, Lethal Weapon, Little Children, A Mighty Heart, Napoleon Dynamite, The Ring, Rocky, Shrek the Third, 13 Going on 30, Uncle Buck, Vanilla Sky, and Zodiac….

Whew! That was a lot to say! And it wasn’t even all of them!! Imagine getting 3 brand new flicks for only 20 bucks!

That is a GREAT deal.

Just thought you should know.

It almost rhymes if you say it out loud. Many of you may not know that at the same time I was becoming an internet sensation, I was also exploring the open road on my way to see San Francisco. What a cool city. Much better than some other well-known California cities (I’m looking at you, Redding…). I didn’t really do anything special while I was there, other than walk around, jump on the cable cars, and eat as much food as possible, but the city was certainly a sight to see (unlike you, Redding…).

I’m not the only one to find San Francisco a fun place to look at, as evidenced by the array of movies that have been shot here throughout history. Any movies shot in Redding? I sure hope not! So anyway, here are 5 pretty sweet movies that happened to be shot in Sunny San Francisco!

1. Milk. If you’ve ever seen James Franco kiss Sean Penn, you’ve probably seen this movie. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Milk covers the story of Harvey Milk, the first openly-gay elected official in California. Featuring a great cast of Penn, Franco, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, and Emile Hirsch, and shot right where the action happened 30 years ago, Milk is both a captivating story and a really interesting look at 1970s Frisco.

2. Zodiac. Directed by the great David Fincher, Zodiac is another true story from the 70s about the Zodiac killings in the Bay Area and the local cartoonist who becomes obsessed over trying to track the mysterious murderer down. Yep, it’s basically Scooby Doo. Beautifully shot around San Francisco, with the equally beautiful Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downy Jr, this movie will draw you in and spit you out with its greatness.

3. The Last Waltz. Technically, it was shot at Winterland Arena in San Fran, and it also happens to be the greatest concert film ever… probably. Directed by the up-and-coming Martin Scorsese, this film features the final concert of the amazing band, The Band, along with friends Bob Dylan (look for the crazy hair), Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, and a bunch of other dudes, this film is a must see, must hear, awesomeness of awesome.

4. Full House. Sure, it’s not a movie, but if you ask me, Full House is San Francisco.

5. Dirty Harry. Clint Eastwood. He don’t play by the rules. He don’t like serial snipers. He like justice. What better way to see San Francisco than by having Clint Eastwood kick ass and take names all over it?

So there you go, 5 ways to see San Francisco (or you could get off your lazy ass and just go there like I did). Better yet, come on down and see if we have any of these flicks in stock, then purchase or rent them! Buy and Sell!

Welcome to the (almost) weekend, folks. It’s a cool spring day here in Ballard and although the Wall O’ Cool is brimming with great stuff, I’ve decided to share something fun with you. Somebody over in the My Ballard forums just shared this and I thought it was pretty funny. It helps if you are familiar with the LOLcats phenomenon.

Assuming you are familiar with them funny cats, or you have by now educated yourself, here’s a review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.