Peter LoPilato, founder of The Ryder Magazine and film series. 1 ominously on April Fools’ Day 1979, The Ryder is the sole survivor of a half-dozen or so free alternative publications circulating in Bloomington at the time. The Ryder’s success, he believes, is due in large part to The Ryder Film Series, which started shortly after the first issue. LoPilato, from New York City, had friends back home telling him about films he had to see that never came to Bloomington movie theaters. Originally, Time Out, a bar located where Switchyard Brewing Company is today, agreed to show films but closed after four screenings.