Recommending a film to Col Needham is no easy task… His personal film diary literally evolved into THE comprehensive catalogue of all films, the Internet Movie Database. The founder of IMDb and quite possibly the most supreme movie loving guest we’ll ever have on The Last Video Store to pick up his favourite films. Alexei joins Col on one of the great adventures of movie watching to find out how a mobile travelling video store van helped shape his love of film.Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd for all the rental combo lists.

Alexei’s screening at the Sydney Opera House - Saturday Film Club: Children of Men, 6 September 2025

Our huge thank you to the Melbourne International Film Festival for getting Col to visit the Last Video Store

GUEST PICKS: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (action), Vertigo (thriller), Touch of Evil (crime)
STAFF PICKS: Limbo (2023) (crime)

Recommending a film to Col Needham is no easy task&hellip; His personal film diary literally evolved into THE comprehensive catalogue of all films, the Internet Movie Database. The founder of IMDb and quite possibly the most supreme movie loving guest we&rsquo;ll ever have on The Last Video Store to pick up his favourite films. Alexei joins Col on one of the great adventures of movie watching to find out how a mobile travelling video store van helped shape his love of film.Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-stringify-link="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd</a>&nbsp;for all the rental combo lists.
Alexei&rsquo;s screening at the Sydney Opera House - <a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-children-men" data-stringify-link="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-children-men" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Saturday Film Club: Children of Men, 6 September 2025</a>
Our huge thank you to the Melbourne International Film Festival for getting Col to visit the Last Video Store
GUEST PICKS: Mission: Impossible &ndash; The Final Reckoning (action), Vertigo (thriller), Touch of Evil (crime) STAFF PICKS: Limbo (2023) (crime)

The Betoota Advocate presents a chat show about the films you love. Join the movie maestro Alexei Toliopoulos in ‘The Last Video Store’ - located in the outback town of Betoota. Its a special hub of culture and memories with every single movie ever made lining its infinite shelves. Alexei talks with a guest about their most cherished cinematic selections, before he sends them of with a bespoke film recommendation based on their taste.

The rental combo is:
1 x New Release
2 x Weeklies
1 x Staff Pick



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The Betoota Advocate presents a chat show about the films you love. Join the movie maestro Alexei Toliopoulos in ‘The Last Video Store’ - located in the outback town of Betoota. Its a special hub of culture and memories with every single movie ever made lining its infinite shelves. Alexei talks with a guest about their most cherished cinematic selections, before he sends them of with a bespoke film recommendation based on their taste.
The rental combo is: 1 x New Release 2 x Weeklies 1 x Staff Pick
 
Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">@lastvideostorebetoota</a>

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Col Needham, the founder of IMDb, has seen over 16,000 films

NEW RELEASE - The Holdovers

WEEKLY - HER

It's A Wonderful Life

STAFF PICK - Harold and Maude

Shop around the corner

At just 22, RUEL has already scored over 3 billion global streams, earned platinum and gold singles, and sold out tours worldwide. Now, the hitmaker is finding new inspiration in the darkened glow of the cinema.

In a truly great chat Ruel and Alexei genuinely reawaken the inspired nostalgia of falling in love with film for the first time.

Alexei and Maria’s screening at the Sydney Opera House - Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Nov 1

Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd for all the rental combo lists.

Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram for all of our guests picks.

At just 22, RUEL has already scored over 3 billion global streams, earned platinum and gold singles, and sold out tours worldwide. Now, the hitmaker is finding new inspiration in the darkened glow of the cinema.
In a truly great chat Ruel and Alexei genuinely reawaken the inspired nostalgia of falling in love with film for the first time.
Alexei and Maria&rsquo;s screening at the Sydney Opera House -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-bram-stokers-dracula" data-stringify-link="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-bram-stokers-dracula" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker&rsquo;s Dracula Nov 1</a>
Follow <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-stringify-link="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd</a>&nbsp;for all the rental combo lists.
Hit up the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Last Video Store on instagram</a>&nbsp;for all of our guests picks.

Ruel is a Pop Star on the Verge of Film Obsession

The Something for Kate and Fanning Dempsey National Park frontman triumphantly returns to the Last Video Store. Paul Dempsey takes us deeper into his love of cinema as he dusts off a Kubrick classic, the iconic work of a Russian master and gets into the new release of the moment ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - all while Alexei finds out if DREAM SCENARIO was a good staff pick when he was last here…

Paul Dempsey's Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II is out NOW! And it rocks. Pick up the album and see it live!

Alexei and Maria’s screening at the Sydney Opera House - Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Nov 1

Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd for all the rental combo lists.

Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram for all of our guests picks.

The Something for Kate and Fanning Dempsey National Park frontman triumphantly returns to the Last Video Store. Paul Dempsey takes us deeper into his love of cinema as he dusts off a Kubrick classic, the iconic work of a Russian master and gets into the new release of the moment ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - all while Alexei finds out if DREAM SCENARIO was a good staff pick when he was last here&hellip;
Paul Dempsey's Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II is out NOW! And it rocks. <a href="https://pauldempseymusic.com/" data-stringify-link="https://pauldempseymusic.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Pick up the album and see it live!</a>
Alexei and Maria&rsquo;s screening at the Sydney Opera House - <a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-bram-stokers-dracula" data-stringify-link="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-bram-stokers-dracula" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker&rsquo;s Dracula Nov 1</a>
Follow <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-stringify-link="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd</a>&nbsp;for all the rental combo lists.
Hit up the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Last Video Store on instagram</a>&nbsp;for all of our guests picks.

Paul Dempsey RETURNS to pick up ONE MOVIE AFTER ANOTHER

It’s the year of the vampire in cinema so what better way to celebrate the spooky season this Halloween. Acclaimed author and vampire/horror expert Maria Lewis (The Graveyard Shift and The Phantom Never Dies podcast) bites into a list of the greatest films in the vampire cinema canon to add to your Halloween watch list. There’s only one rule… NDA (No Draculas Allowed). Happy Halloween from Alexei and your friends at the Last Video Store!

Alexei and Maria’s screening at the Sydney Opera House - Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Nov 1

Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd for all the rental combo lists.

Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram for all of our guests picks.

It&rsquo;s the year of the vampire in cinema so what better way to celebrate the spooky season this Halloween. Acclaimed author and vampire/horror expert Maria Lewis (<a href="https://www.marialewis.com.au/" data-stringify-link="https://www.marialewis.com.au/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Graveyard Shift</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-phantom-never-dies/id1608093990" data-stringify-link="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-phantom-never-dies/id1608093990" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Phantom Never Dies podcast</a>) bites into a list of the greatest films in the vampire cinema canon to add to your Halloween watch list. There&rsquo;s only one rule&hellip; NDA (No Draculas Allowed). Happy Halloween from Alexei and your friends at the Last Video Store!
Alexei and Maria&rsquo;s screening at the Sydney Opera House - <a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-bram-stokers-dracula" data-stringify-link="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/cinema/saturday-film-club-bram-stokers-dracula" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker&rsquo;s Dracula Nov 1</a>
Follow <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-stringify-link="https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd</a>&nbsp;for all the rental combo lists.
Hit up the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/" data-stringify-link="https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Last Video Store on instagram</a>&nbsp;for all of our guests picks.

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