Four Star Video Heaven

Open Every Day of the Year 8am-1am
315 N. Henry Street, Madison 53703 608.255.1994
Madison's Favorite Video Store Since 1985; Locally owned, Owner operated

It's August! Welcome (back) to Madison!

Moving time is here but there's still time to enjoy the rest of summer

We're very excited about all the new people coming to Madison this fall and all the old people coming back. If you're moving, please give us your new address, so that we can keep your account information current. And remember that a good movie is always the best way to celebrate a new apartment. Also check out some of the great events listed below.

Summer movies in the courtyard

We're once again joining up with the Willy Street Co-op to offer alfresco movies in their courtyard this summer. We're kicking off the series with the wonderful documentary "Paddle to Seattle." Join Josh Thomas as he presents the film he and paddling partner JJ Kelley made as they kayaked the entire Inside Passage from Alaska to Seattle. It's two guys, a movie camera, and a lot of whales, and it's both hilarious and inspiring. Next is "Ingredients," a documentary about the rapidly growing movement supporting sustainable agriculture and local food production. On August 28th, we present "Scrap," a look at artists, including local favorite Tom Every, who build sculptures from scrap metal. Rounding out the series is "Tar Creek," exploring one of the worst enviromental sites in the country and the the decades long effort to clean up after the enormous zinc and lead mine responsible for it. Here's the full schedule:

August 14 at 8pm: Paddle to Seattle
August 21 at 8pm: Ingredients
August 28 at 8pm: Scrap
September 4 at 8pm: Tar Creek

All films are free and open to the public and will be shown in the courtyard of the Willy Street Co-op at 1221 Williamson Street.

Trivia night at the Plaza

Starting Tuesday, August 24th at 7:30, we will be hosting a trivia night with the Plaza Tavern next door. Questions will focus on the themes featured in our in-store monitor movies and on recent Madison events and activities. Join us to make new friends, reconnect with old ones and learn more about movies and Madison.

Drop box at Willy Street Co-op

The Willy Street Co-op (1221 Williamson Street) has generously offered us space for a drop box, which opened recently. Now you can pick up those organic greens and drop off your movies at the same time. The box is located just to the right of the entrance doors and is available for drop-offs any time of the day or night. Return time remains 7pm, though you may want to try our subscription plan and forget about deadlines entirely.

Rental Subscriptions at Four Star

Check out our rental subscription plan and experience the joy of unlimited rentals, 3 out at a time, and no late fees for just $17.99 per month. Explore, experiment, learn, be inspired, or just watch an entire season of trashy TV shows in one sitting.

Rental showcase

Our rental showcase is currently featuring movies about long, hot summers and their explosive effects. Can't imagine what made us think of that theme.

Remote Drop Box at Mad City Music

Our drop box at Mad City Music in the Gateway Mall remains open, so feel free to drop your movies there during business hours.

Coming Soon to Four Star Video Heaven

August 3

After Life
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Dungeon Masters
First Films of Akira Kurosawa
Ghost Writer
Kick-Ass
Pandora & the Flying Dutchman
Patterns Trilogy
Piranha
Prophet
Toward Zero

August 10

Crumb (Criterion)
Date Night
Death at a Funeral (2010)
Good Heart
Joneses
Louie Bluie (Criterion)
Manuela & Manuel
My Name is Khan
Sweetgrass
Thorn in the Heart
Triage

August 17

Black Orpheus (Criterion & Blu-ray)
City of Your Final Destination
Cemetary Junction
Cougar Town: Season 1
Dexter: Season 4
Four Seasons Lodge
Furry Vengeance
Last Song
L'Enfance Nue
Lost Skelton Returns Again
Off and Running
Temple Grandin

August 24

Age of Stupid
Ajami
American Journey
Back Up Plan
Chuck Close
Dream Boy
Dorian Gray
Gossip Girl: Season 3
Great Rift
Lost: Season 6
Shirin
Simpsons: Season 13
Square
Survival of the Dead
Three Silent Classics by Josef Von Sternberg
Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg

August 31

Brothers & Sisters: Season 4
Cinevardaphoto
City Island
Glacier National Park
Harry Brown
House: Season 6
Marmaduke
Ninth Company
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Quiet Little Marriage
Red Riding Trilogy
Sons of Anarchy: Season 2

September 7

Beneath Clouds
Exploding Girl
Jordan, Leslie: My Trip Down the Pink
Killers
Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
MacGruber
Office: Season 6
Phantom
The Player (Blu-ray)
Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals
Skins: Season 3
Solitary Man
Supernatural: Season 5
That Evening Sun
THX 1138 (Blu-ray)

September 14

Afterschool
Big Bang Theory: Season 3
Bored to Death
Breathless (Criterion Blu-ray)
Broken Lizard stand-up
Delicatessen (Blu-ray)
Glee: Season 1, Volume 2
Good Wife: Season 1
Grey's Anatomy: Season 6
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 5
Jacob's Ladder (Blu-ray)
Just Wright
Letters to Juliet
Looking for Eric
Maher, Bill: But I'm Not Wrong
My Son My Son What Have Ye Done
Raging Phoenix
Tim & Eric Awesome Job Great Show: Season 4

September 21

Actuality Drama
Alien Autopsy
Chelsea on the Rocks
Community: Season 1
Death Kappa
Directors: Life Behind the Camera
Experiment (2010)
How I Met Your Mother: Season 5
Leon Blum: For All Mankind
Middletown
Modern Family
Ondine
Robin Hood (2010)
Secret in Their Eyes
Secret of Moonacre
Untitled

September 28

All Boys
Babies
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Family Guy: Partial Terms of Endearment
Frozen
Gangster's Paradise
Get Him to the Greek
Good
Iron Man 2
Killer Inside Me
Law
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Criterion)
Oath
Once is Not Enough
Party Down: Season 2
Scrubs: Season 9
Thin Red Line (Criterion)

October 5

Beauty & the Beast (1992 Blu-ray)
Dr. Who: Dreamland
Holy Rollers
Human Centipede
Karate Kid (2010)
Mid-August Lunch
Secret of Kells
Splice

October 12

Darjeeling Limited (Criterion)
Magician (Criterion)

October 15

How to Train Your Dragon

October 19

Agora
Please Give
Wallander: Season 2

October 26

Freaknik the Musical
Girl Who Played with Fire
Paths of Glory (Criterion)
House (Criterion)
Sex & the City 2
Winter's Bone

November 2

Metalocalypse: Season 3
Pacific
Toy Story 3
V (2010)