Viewing classic movies on the web
- malcolm1980
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Viewing classic movies on the web
How do you guys feel about watching movies through the internet? Not just youtube vids but actual movies? I've found that there is a surprising amount of classic movies out there for download/viewing. Usually, I watch films on-line as a last resort. If I could not find the DVD for rent and/or purchasing the DVD would be too pricey, I'd turn on-line.
Here are a few helpful links:
Movies Found Online
Atarumyth's Youtube Page
Silent Film Democracy (Youtube Page)
Ziegfield Girl (Youtube Page)
The Internet Archive
Like Television
Here are a few helpful links:
Movies Found Online
Atarumyth's Youtube Page
Silent Film Democracy (Youtube Page)
Ziegfield Girl (Youtube Page)
The Internet Archive
Like Television
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- truefaux
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just wanted to say thanks for the links. i recommend http://www.ubu.com/
- Poncho Punch
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Stage6 has a wide variety of (DivX-encoded) videos uploaded, available for viewing and downloading. Think YouTube with generally near-DVD quality files (some better, some worse).
Of particular interest may be this channel, dedicated to public domain films.
Of particular interest may be this channel, dedicated to public domain films.
- HerrSchreck
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On youtube there's also the infamous Maid Marian whose crowning glory is having a rare complete version of VARIETE up there. For years I had only seen the atrophied american version of this masterpiece (with some of Freund's most acrobatic camera, with Mate' as operator) on an american release print-vhs. Hers is an Italian intertitled version but the film is very easy to follow.
That silent democracy copy of ALRAUNE is very interesting. A rare and haunted film. Galeen deserved better treatment on dvd than Alphas STUDNT OF PRAGUE lone release here or in europe.
That silent democracy copy of ALRAUNE is very interesting. A rare and haunted film. Galeen deserved better treatment on dvd than Alphas STUDNT OF PRAGUE lone release here or in europe.
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There are some really great Silents in there which I've been after for years - ALRAUNE, JOAN THE WOMAN, THE UNHOLY THREE, VARIETY - and I'm grateful to the above posters for notifying us of their online availability...but is there a way one can download these clips or at least watch them full screen on a PC monitor?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Cold Bishop
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Well, a google search should show quite easily how to download the clips from Youtube, which you could then piece together into one file if necessary... however, compression-wise, it would not be ideal to watch Youtube video full-screen.mario gauci wrote:There are some really great Silents in there which I've been after for years - ALRAUNE, JOAN THE WOMAN, THE UNHOLY THREE, VARIETY - and I'm grateful to the above posters for notifying us of their online availability...but is there a way one can download these clips or at least watch them full screen on a PC monitor?
UBU allows you to download the files (which I would recommend, since some files seem to play very badly on the site... odd, since you don't stream but download the file into your temp drive).
- HerrSchreck
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The above poster is right.. most files devolve into blockiness when maximized, but youtube offers, down on the lower righthand size, a little icon to maximize into fullscreen viewing of the film.mario gauci wrote:There are some really great Silents in there which I've been after for years - ALRAUNE, JOAN THE WOMAN, THE UNHOLY THREE, VARIETY - and I'm grateful to the above posters for notifying us of their online availability... but is there a way one can download these clips or at least watch them full screen on a PC monitor?
- Kinsayder
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The Firefox extension VideoDownloader will grab YouTube clips to your hard disk. On a Mac, MPlayer can play the downloaded clips, and VisualHub can stitch together segments and convert to DVD. I've done this for several films that have been posted in 10-minute fragments and the results are surprisingly good on a small screen CRT.
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Haven't browsed their selection so I don't know if they have classic movies there nor have I read the site FAQ.
Peter Scarlet (Executive Director; Tribeca Film Festival) mentioned Xiao Wu (Jia Zhang-ke) can be downloaded from there for a "modest fee."
Haven't browsed their selection so I don't know if they have classic movies there nor have I read the site FAQ.
Peter Scarlet (Executive Director; Tribeca Film Festival) mentioned Xiao Wu (Jia Zhang-ke) can be downloaded from there for a "modest fee."
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The YouTube thread - rarities and documentaries
There's all sorts of good things on YouTube at the moment that takes no small amount of tracking down to find anywhere else. I propose a thread that people can post stuff of genuine interest and hard-to-find works.
For starters, two rarities by major filmmakers withdrawn since their release:
Amblin' (Steven Spielberg, 1968) - The legendary short that launched Spielberg into professional directing but which its creator has seen fit to keep locked away since the 1970s.
Fear and Desire (Part 1) (Stanley Kubrick, 1953) - Kubrick's first feature is a textbook example of ambitions exceeding the filmmaker's grasp. Fascinating, though bafflingly terrible. To be honest, it deserves its own thread.
For starters, two rarities by major filmmakers withdrawn since their release:
Amblin' (Steven Spielberg, 1968) - The legendary short that launched Spielberg into professional directing but which its creator has seen fit to keep locked away since the 1970s.
Fear and Desire (Part 1) (Stanley Kubrick, 1953) - Kubrick's first feature is a textbook example of ambitions exceeding the filmmaker's grasp. Fascinating, though bafflingly terrible. To be honest, it deserves its own thread.
- Elephant
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Re: The YouTube thread - rarities and documentaries
Mike Leigh's short film A Sense of History, as well as The Five-Minute Films: The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Final, Old Chums, Probation, A Light Snack, and Afternoon.
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- Jeff
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I've merged your "rarities and documentaries" on YouTube thread with this old one I dug up, Narshty. I think it's a fine idea and welcome the chance to watch both of the rarities you posted links to. A couple of ground rules for contributors to this thread though:
1. Although it is a fine line, please only post links to YouTube and other similar compressed video clip sharing services here. Full-size torrents ripped from copyrighted material are not welcome here.
2. This is a place for rare films that may be sought out by members. It's not a place to post "funny" clips of people getting hit in the balls or squirrels that can waterski, etc.
1. Although it is a fine line, please only post links to YouTube and other similar compressed video clip sharing services here. Full-size torrents ripped from copyrighted material are not welcome here.
2. This is a place for rare films that may be sought out by members. It's not a place to post "funny" clips of people getting hit in the balls or squirrels that can waterski, etc.
- dadaistnun
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Europa Film Treasures
This was linked from Dave Kehr's blog. I haven't checked out very much yet, but there are certainly some things of interest.
This was linked from Dave Kehr's blog. I haven't checked out very much yet, but there are certainly some things of interest.
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Filmmaker: A Diary by George Lucas, chronicling production on Coppola's The Rain People.
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There's also the few-month old Europa Film Treasures
- MichaelB
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...and the BFI's dedicated YouTube channel.
- Aletheia
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Thanks for the link to 'Filmmaker A Diary' I was watching the American Zoetrope feature on the supplementary disc of THX 1138 last night. It showed a few clips of George Lucas shooting this documentary.Narshty wrote:Filmmaker: A Diary by George Lucas, chronicling production on Coppola's The Rain People.
I remember watching and enjoying Coppola's film back in the early 90s on British TV, especially Shirley Knight's performance. I've just had a look online for a DVD copy, to no avail. Is this maybe due to legal wrangling? I remember reading that its one of Coppola's own favourite works.
- Antares
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The Story of Temple Drake (Stephen Roberts, 1933)
The Story of Temple Drake (Stephen Roberts, 1933)
Somebody's posted the whole film on Youtube, catch it before it disappears.
Somebody's posted the whole film on Youtube, catch it before it disappears.