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Tash Jayasinghe
CibbuanoFind your classic movies on Internet Archive!
May 27th 2008 02:24
For me, it's the moving images section that fascinates... the collection of old classic movies, expired past their copyright, now sitting happily in the public domain. You can watch all these great classics, for free, or download to your home computer.
I just downloaded George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead", the fabulous resurrection of the zombie, launched into Pennsylvania theatres. It was as unsettling today as it might have been 40 years ago... no, that can't be true. Roger Ebert noted that the kids that watched the opening of the film looked scarred beyond healing.
The archive is massive, though, which makes it tough to find movies that you might be interested in. On the other hand, if you're trawling the depths of the archive for B-movies and schlocky horror, Mr. Bali Hai has a great list on some of the offereings.
" I uncovered a metric buttload of old cult filmage in the public domain, and in a fit of obsessive-compulsive mania, decided to make a list that included every film in the archive that also makes an appearance in Michael Weldon's essential guide to midnight movies, The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film."
He proceeds to list some excellent movies, such as "M" and "Night of the Living Dead", giving links to where you can find them. There's no excuse now!
*this image is from Newsday.com
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