Owner Matt Booth curates the movie posters from a collection in the back.Photograph by Patrick Heagney In 1998, film lovers Matt Booth and Jeff Sutton quit their jobs at Video Update, a movie rental store in Little Five Points. With $25,000 and a stash of cult VHS tapes, they took a chance that was as risky then as it would be today: They opened their own movie rental shop in Poncey-Highland. At the time, there was no shortage of places to rent current hits like Face/Off or Armageddon. In addition to Video Update, there was a Blockbuster a short drive down Ponce de Leon Avenue. Movies Worth Seeing, two miles away, was the go-to spot for foreign films. Even grocery stores were in the video…View Original Post
Owner Matt Booth curates the movie posters from a collection in the back.Photograph by Patrick Heagney In 1998, film lovers Matt Booth and Jeff Sutton quit their jobs at Video Update, a movie rental store in Little Five Points. With $25,000 and a stash of cult VHS tapes, they took a chance that was as risky then as it would be today: They opened their own movie rental shop in Poncey-Highland. At the time, there was no shortage of places to rent current hits like Face/Off or Armageddon. In addition to Video Update, there was a Blockbuster a short drive down Ponce de Leon Avenue. Movies Worth Seeing, two miles away, was the go-to spot for foreign films. Even grocery stores were in the video…View Original Post
