Saturday 14 November 2015
Arcades are a lost paradise. Several decades ago, video game booths used to fill shopping malls, movie theater lobbies – nowadays, it’s rare to find a place where you can publicly hang with friends, drop some quarters, virtually battle some friends and get lost in the 8-bit digital fantasy. Premiering at New York City’s documentary movie festival, DOC NYC, “The Lost Arcade” is a film detailing the history of one of the city’s oldest arcades, Chinatown Fair. The establishment, which shuttered in 2011 after 67 years due to rent hikes, was the last penny arcade of its kind in the city. Director Kurt Vincent…
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