Since 1987, and for almost three decades, New York cinephiles had access to a vast treasure trove of rare films thanks to Kim's Video, a small empire run by Yongman Kim, an enigmatic character who amassed more than fifty thousand VHS tapes.
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What a weird story. I still don't really understand what happened though. So Mr. Kim could've donated the collection to NYU but instead he chose a random town in Salemi, Italy that may or may not be run by the mafia? And he got zero dollars for this? Keep digging guys, keep digging ...
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