BPE is a movie rental store that specializes in arthouse, cult and hard to find films (as much as humanly possible). We opened in December ’03 in the hope of providing a space for independent film fans and movie lovers to rent amazing film. We strive to integrate ourselves into the fabric of the community and know each of our customers by sight in the most awkward of public situations.
We’re locally owned and operated, next to Drake University Campus and a few blocks from downtown.
Best Place Ever was started by three daring men, a trio of fatigue ridden friends. Inspired in a dream by their ancient ancestors Wally Best and Rory Place, they were told of a magic building in the scenic drake neighborhood with lush…walls, and stuff.
Wally Best, inventor of the rent-a-tapestry business in the days of kings and queens, and Rory Place, the man responsible for the year 1777½ and when the Mayan calendar would end, made a pact with Steve Ever, and on the eve of starting a business named after their last names which would provide the finest in indie tapestries, they were all exiled by the tapestry industry. No one ever saw them again, but rumors followed with sightings well into the 20th Century.
Now, calling on their rightful heirs to wreak revenge on the corporate powers that exiled them, Best Place Ever will not stop until every Fellini movie is in stock, every criterion is on our wall, and every movie is returned instead of being stolen, shuttled inside a donkey into south America, then returned to us a year later with no late fees. Damn you Pablo Escobar, Damn you!
