An on-going monthly series of VHS culture celebrating camp, cult, transgression, B-cinema, and trash galore!

This month we take a more serious excursion to the mean streets of Los Angeles for Director Taylor Hackford's former head of the Directors Guild of America

Latino crime drama BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT 1993

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.

Starring Benjamin Bratt and Delroy Lindo at the very beginning of their careers, alongside a young Danny Trejo who was cast because he had actually served time at San Quentin prison where the film was shot!

As always, NO COVER! $5 PBRS! FREE POPCORN!