Posted on 10/31/2015 2:57:56 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
You can try Internet Archive: Digital Library (http://archive.org/), they have available for streaming a large library of public domain movies and clips. There is no charge and no log in required.
I don’t subscribe to ClassicFlix, but I regularly check their site about announcements of dvd-releases. They are the only outfit I know of that seems to offer the “manufacture-on-demand” items that Sony/Fox/WB produce, which would give them a huge leg up on vintage items, compared to the others. Shame their system apparently makes it not terribly cost-effective.
So many tons of old films still hard if not impossible to access. I could name hundreds that are unavailble. I’ve been wanting to see “State Trooper” (1933) starring Regis Toomey and Evelyn Knapp for decades.
I don’t have much experience with subscriptions other than Netflix. I determined early on that there weren’t enough decent new movies to make even a 2 per month rate worth it. So I have the streaming version on Netflix, which took some time to grow on me. As for access to new releases, I have several Red Box kiosks close by, and their $1.99 per day rate is hard to beat. Again, so much that is being produced is pure crap that we refuse to pay for what we won’t watch. The library option has also served us well, as long as we don’t insist on movies delivered to our mail box. Also, I have occasionally used iTunes and Amazon for movies I can’t find elsewhere. They’re a bit more expensive, but sometimes you just gotta pay! This whole mess continues to evolve, and I would not be surprised to see the number, variety, and quality of streaming options improve over time. Good luck!
For ‘classic’ movies, if you have a good internet connection, you should consider streaming and downloading.
There are numerous free and low priced streaming venues.
Netflix and Amazon Prime, Youtube, Archive.org, etc.
Many old movies are in the public domain, so they can be found on numerous websites.
Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!
Our system has a feature call Hoopla that has quite a number of older films and TV shows for check out. We also have DVDs and Blu-Ray.
Then there is the e-book, audio book and comic book downloads. It all counts for us!
This year, our local libraries have a new rule that only people living within “the district” can use them. I grew up here and always went to the closest library only to find out now I’m banned because I’m not in “the district” and never mind “the district’s” border is my property line. Stinks that I have to drive three towns over to go to my proper Big Brother commie “district”. If I got a PO Box inside “the district”, I could use my old library. That makes no sense and they admit people are complaining.
The Paramount Vault has their old and not that old movies free on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMVH2jEyEwXPBvyht8xQNw/featured
Well, thanks a lot! You ruined my afternoon. I had a bunch of things to do, and none of them got done. But, I got to see a couple of really great old movies!
There is an upside, though. I sent the link to Mrs. VMI70, and that should occupy her for the foreseeable future.
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