Twenty Years After Blockbuster Turned Down the Chance to Buy Netflix, the Streaming Site Is Releasing a Documentary About the Bankrupt Rental Store

On Monday, you’ll be able to watch a documentary about how Netflix contributed to the fall of video stores on—wait for it—Netflix.

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Discussing the Origins of New Documentary “The Last Blockbuster,” Director Taylor Morden Is Kind, Rewinds

Democratic Candidate in Heated Bend House Race Gives Back Trial Lawyers’ Money

The World’s Last Remaining Blockbuster Video in Bend Offers Airbnb Bookings Three Nights in September

Guests will have free reign of the store, including the rental inventory and concession stand, where they’ll be able to help themselves to as many pizza slices, Nerds and Raisinets as they like. Employees have even set up a mock living room that looks a little like a sitcom set from the 90s—there’s a giant flat screen TV, a Sony VHS player, a bean bag and a pullout sofa with a very of-its-era bedspread. If you really want to commit to the theme, there’s even a closet filled with scrunchies and parachute pants.

Oregon Republicans Push to Extend Vote-by-Mail Cutoff Date

A Documentary About the Last-Remaining Blockbuster in Bend, Ore., Will Finally Get Its World Premiere at a Drive-In This Weekend

Directed by Oregon filmmakers Taylor Morden and Zeke Kamm, the documentary follows general manager Sandi Harding and her fight to keep the last location of the bankrupt video chain up and running. The movie was initially set to premiere at the Tower Theater in May, but was postponed due to the pandemic.

Bend Officials Have Reinstated an Advisory Strongly Discouraging Tourists From Visiting

If you were planning on taking a vacation in Bend this summer, the city wants you to cancel your reservations. On Wednesday, the city council voted to reinstate an advisory that was originally issued in late March discouraging any nonessential travel to the area, The Oregonian first reported. That means any trips to Bend for recreation are strongly discouraged as the state’s COVID-19 numbers continue to surge. Today, the Oregon Health Authority reported 437 new confirmed and presumptive cases, 28 of those in Deschutes County.