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Arcata Direct — On Camera

The film Arcata From Dawn Till Dusk begins, as you might guess, with a shot of sunrise over Arcata. The camera then immediately takes you into an industrial kitchen where an early morning baker is at work. If you’ve lived in Arcata long enough you’ll figure out that she’s making challah at Los Bagels. Others […]

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The recent Robert Downey, Jr. feature film is the latest screen incarnation of the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes. But the definitive portrayal is arguably still Jeremy Brett’s, in the British television series of 41 Holmes stories made over a decade, ending in 1994. The remastered versions in the DVD series reveal much more than the […]

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One Sweet Year

It doesn’t seem like only a year, but it was August of last year when La Dolce Video opened in Arcata. Aimee Hennessy and Merrick McKinlay purchased the DVD library from the closing Video Experience (where Merrick worked) and moved it up G Street to the former home of Tranquilitea Wellness Center. “It’s been an […]

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