Your local public library often has videos you can borrow, and sometimes documentaries (including popular titles like PBS, A&E, etc.) Below are some public libraries close to CSUF. Connect to their online catalog and do a keyword search: the keyword of your choice plus the word "videorecording." (Note: you must have a library card at a particular library in order to borrow from it).
| Fullerton Public
Library 353 W. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton (714) 738-6326 http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/library/ Placentia Public Library |
Orange County Public Library: Brea branch Birch/Randolph St, Brea (714) 671-1722 http://www.oc.ca.gov/ocpl/brea/Brea.htm Anaheim Public Library 500 W. Broadway, Anaheim (714) 765-1880 http://www.anaheim.net/comm_svc/apl/ Don't see your local public library listed here? No problem! Go to this link, and you will find the web page to nearly every Southern California public library. |
| CHAIN RENTAL STORES Chains are good because they often have a website you can log onto to see what titles they carry. Then just call the local store, and see if they have it, or can get it. You'll need to establish a membership first, though. |
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| Blockbuster
(www.blockbuster.com) (Fullerton) 101 W. Orangethorpe, Fullerton, 714-871-1277 1895 Euclid, Fullerton, 714-871-5056 2323 E. Chapman Ave, Fullerton, 714-738-1363 1098 N. State College, Fullerton, 714-635-7550 (Brea/La Habra) 101 W. Imperial Hwy, Brea, 714-255-9711 2500 E. Imperial Hwy, Brea, 714-671-9952 1951 W. La Habra Blvd., 562-691-4522 (Placentia/Yorba Linda) 1804 N. Placentia Ave, Placentia, 714-524-9266 4848 Valley View Ave, YL, 714-792-0416 16611 Yorba Linda Blvd, YL, 714-528-7197 (Anaheim) 1711 W. Katella Ave, Anaheim, 714-635-6277 2201 W. Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, 714-991-4971 1098 N. State College, Anaheim, 714-635-7550 701 S. Weir Cyn Rdl, Anaheim, 714-637-4541 |
(BuenaPark) 5245 Beach Blvd, BuenaPark, 714-670-8381 8970 Knott Ave, BuenaPark, 714-527-8186 Hollywood Video (www.hollywoodvideo.com) 151 E. Orangethorpe, Fullerton, 714-447-1394 3260 Yorba Linda Bl, Fullerton, 714-993-6243 17490 Yorba Linda Bl,YorbaLinda,714-524-9498 1701 W. Imperial Hwy, La Habra, 562-691-1094 6011 Lincoln Ave, Buena Park, 714-827-4497 Tower Records & Video (www.towerrecords.com) 1160 B. E. Imperial Hwy, Brea, 714-529-9996 220 N. Beach Blvd, Anaheim, 714-995-6600 |
INDEPENDENT RENTAL STORES Your local neighborhood video rental store is unlikely to have a large educational/documentary collection. Most likely they will only carry popular theatrical releases. Still, there are some stores in O.C. that specialize in certain subjects: |
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| Documentary & travel videos M&M Video 125 E. Chapman Ave., Placentia, 714-993-2725 Animation & Japanese Anime Super Collector 16547 Brookhurst, Fountain Valley, 714-839-3693 New Age/Metaphysical Learning Light Foundation 1212 E. Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, 714-533-2311 Japanese Jangku Video 4564 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, 714-522-4672 Daimaru Video 11360 Beach Blvd., Stanton, 714-989-3849 Filipino Filipino Video 9522 Chapman, Garden Grove, 714-539-1158 Fil-Am Video 7490 La Palma Ave, Buena Park, 714-826-2941 |
Vietnamese Hai Yen Video 9890 Bolsa Ave, Westminster, 714-775-8218 Bich Ngoc Video 14441 Brookhurst, Garden Grove, 714-839-1323 Thanh Phu Loc Video 14194 Brookhurst, Garden Grove, 714-537-9549 Thuy's Video 10550 Westminster, Garden Grove, 714-590-0088 Korean Dai Moo Ri Video 9912 Garden Grove Bl, Garden Grove, 714-539-0485 Han Yang Video 9438 Garden Grove Bl, Garden Grove, 714-534-8161 Hyundai Video 9732 Garden Grove Bl, Garden Grove, 714-638-5549 Video Rainbow 5769 E. Santa Ana Cyn., Anaheim, 714-282-1299 Indian India Sweets & Spices 14441 Newport Ave, Tustin, 714-731-2910 Arabic Ala-Eldeen Arabic Video 826 S. Brookhurst, Anaheim, 714-533-9555 SWS Video 2565 W. Ball Rd., Anaheim, 714-220-0553 Sine Pinoy Video 673 N. Euclid, Anaheim, 714-535-5526 |
OPTION #3: BUYINGYou can buy videos retail stores… or from Internet/Mail-order companies. Below is a list of some of the top Internet/Mail-order vendors, by category. |
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| Feature Films (Popular movies) Blockbuster Video (800) 441-4736 http://www.blockbuster.com/ Direct Video Phone: (800) 461-1651 http://www.directvideo.com/ Facets Multimedia, Inc. (800) 331-6197 http://www.facets.org Hollywood Video/Reel.com (Reel.com is online div. of Hollywood Video) 1-877-325-8687 http://www.hollywoodvideo.com/ http://www.reel.com/ Educational/Documentary Videos (multiple subjects; General Public) A & E (Arts and Entertainment) Home Video (800) 423-1212, orders: (800) 625-9000 http://www.aetv.com/ Ambrose Video Publishing Inc. Phone: 800-526-4663 http://www.ambrosevideo.com/ Baker & Taylor Video Phone: (800) 775-4100 http://www.btol.com/ Brookside Media Phone: (800) 934-4336 http://www.montereymedia.com/home.html Chip Taylor Communications (800) 876-2447 http://www.chiptaylor.com Educational Video Network (EVN) Phone: (800) 762-0060 http://www.edvidnet.com/ Global Video Network 1-800-469-7977 http://www.totalmarketing.com/ Instructional Video (800) 228.0164, (402) 475.6570 http://www.insvideo.com/ Library Video Company (800) 843-3620 http://www.libraryvideo.com MPI Media Group (800) 777-2223, (708) 460-0555 http://www.mpimedia.com NOVA (WGBH Boston) Video Phone: (800) 255-9424 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ PBS Video (800) 424-7963 http://www.pbs.org Teacher's Video Company Phone: (800) 262-8837 Phoenix / BFA / Coronet / MTI Films & Video Phone: (314) 569-0211, (800) 221-1274 http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com/home.htm Social Studies School Service / Zenger Media Educational/Documentary Videos Bullfrog Films, Inc. |
Specialty Topic Videos EDUCATION Annenberg/CPB Phone: 800-LEARNER http://www.learner.org/ HEALTH ISSUES Aquarius Productions, Inc. Phone: (508) 651-2963 http://www.aquariusproductions.com Fanlight Productions Phone: (800) 937-4113 http://www.fanlight.com BUSINESS Big World Inc. Phone: (800) 682-1261 (note: $ expensive!) http://www.bwvideo.com/videos.htm CRM Films Phone: (800) 421-0833 (note: $ expensive!) http://www.crmfilms.com/ ETHNIC MINORITIES ISSUES California Newsreel (African American) Phone: (415) 621-6196 http://www.newsreel.org National Asian American Telecomm Association (NAATA) (formerly: CrossCurrent Media) Phone: (415) 552-9550 http://www.naatanet.org/distrib/index.html TRAVEL Castle Video Resources, Inc. Phone: (800) 521-5104 Fax: (303) 797-9394 DANCE Dance Film Associates Phone: (212) 727-0764 http://virtualscape.com/dance_films/ Dance Horizons Video Phone: (800) 220-7149 http://www.dancehorizons.com/ SCIENCE Discovery Channel Phone: (800) 889-9950 http://shopping.discovery.com/
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YesAsia Amazon-Japan Tai Seng Entertainment China Century Entertainment cdJapan (DVD's, CD's and videos.) Orient Visual (Mainly Chinese DVDs and VCDs) SimplyVCD (Mainly VCDs, but some DVD too)
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