The Internet Archive is self described as follows:
“The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.”
I think it is one of the best things on the Internet today.
One of my favorite “departments” of the Internet Archive is the motion picture depository. Being a movie buff and all. There, you will find a growing collection of classic feature films available for free download. File formats in which you can get the movies range from PSP and iPod compatible to VideoCD and DVD.
Most feature films available are productions in black and white from the 1930s to the 60s, such as White Zombie (1932) with Bela Lugosi, His Girl Friday (1940) with Cary Grant, and The Flying Deuces (1939) with Laurel and Hardy at one of their funniest moments.
If you are a classic horror film enthusiast, you’ll think you stepped into classic horror film heaven. Killers From Space (1954), Night of the Living Dead (1968), the must watch Horror Hotel (1960), and of course The Last Man on Earth (1964). Funny enough, there’s even a copy of the 1960 film Last Woman On Earth. Wouldn’t they be happier if they just filmed a “Last Couple On Earth”. Too bad it’s not Halloween anymore.
Of course, feature films are not the only reason the Internet Archive is one of my favorite places. Visit them and you will certainly find at least one reason to visit them again and again. You can also go over to the official blog of the Archive’s Collections Team for the latest news on available content.
November 18th, 2006 at 12:23 am
Its amazing that some of these old movies are still around and still available for people to watch. I had forgotten about some of those old movies, which although compared to today’s modern technology and film production techniques, they are still great to watch.