After dancing at Magnetic Field to The Sweet Divines, a spin-off of the old soul throwbacks The Dansettes; seeing the incredible Fiona Shaw, a force of life in the post-apocalyptic production of Beckett’s Happy Days at BAM; admiring Christine Sciulli’s mesmerizing light and video installation at Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art; partying at the farewell (for now) to Pies ‘n’ Thighs; or buying tickets to Joanna Newsom’s and The National’s newly added second shows at BAM (on sale at 10 am today), at some point you will be back on the couch, wondering what to watch.

Since the writers’ strike has left so few options, and we couldn’t call Netflix, BB asked clerks and owners of local video stores to tell us what’s flying off the shelves, and their favorite films, all-time or right now.

The Archive in East Williamsburg
Name: Craig (owner)
Time there: 4 and half years
Most popular rentals: The Squid and the Whale, Little Miss Sunshine, and Children of Men
All-time favorite film: Network–It’s brilliant commentary on the media and it’s as true today as when it was made.

Video Free Brooklyn in Cobble Hill
Name: Michael
Time there: one month
Most popular rentals: Eastern Promises, 3:10 to Yuma, Superbad
Favorite film right now: Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain — It’s a very original story, beautifully filmed.

Get Reel Video in Park Slope
Name: Elliot
Time there: 4 months
Most popular rentals: all the seasons of The Wire, The Kingdom, Shoot ‘Em Up, Superbad
All-time favorite film: Days of Heaven—it’s unusual, epic and beautiful.

Reel Life in Northside Williamsburg
Name: Dan
Time there: 5 years
Most popular rentals: Eastern Promises, 3:10 to Yuma, The Lives of Others, The Wire (can’t keep it on the shelf), the new Halloween and The Sopranos.
All-time favorite film: Two-Lane Blacktop–I can’t describe why. It’s an existential, moody, sparse road trip movie with James Taylor, Dennis Wilson and Laurie Bird.

Videology in Southside Williamsburg
Name: Robert
Time there: 6 months
Most popular rentals: The Wire, season four, Lost, season 3, Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, The Lives of Others, Eastern Promises
Favorite film right now: The Lives of Others–it’s classic, epic movie making.

Film Noir Video in Greenpoint
Name: Will (owner)
Time there: 3 years
Most popular rentals: El Topo, O Lucky Man!, The Passenger
All-time favorite film: Pale Flower, because I like film noir and it’s Japanese and the cinematography is great. I just love it. I’ve seen it maybe 50 times already.