Tag Archives: Internet Archive

Rashomon in Public Domain

Posted on February 4, 2007 by

Some people said the best film in public domain available at Internet Archive is Fritz Lang’s M (M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder). I don’t know, I love the Einsenstein’s masterpiece Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potyomkin). And now there is … Continue reading →

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Vintage Chevrolet Cartoons

Posted on January 31, 2007 by

The Prelinger Archives, at Internet Archive, contains nearly 2,000 ephemeral (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films. Ephemeral film, as defined by film archivist Rick Prelinger, is film made for a specific purpose other than as a work of art: the … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes’ films

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a prolific writer most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. Conan Doyle wrote … Continue reading →

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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Bibi

What do you know about Charles Darwin and darwinist? Not much? Well, that’s your lucky day. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online provides Darwin’s complete publications, many handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published. … Continue reading →

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Ray Harryhausen Creature List

Posted on January 24, 2007 by

Do you know Ray Harryhausen, the special effects creator? Maybe you don’t remember of his name, but of his work at Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. His techniques, specially the dynamation, … Continue reading →

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Charles Chaplin On-line III: 1917-1921

Posted on January 22, 2007 by

The first part of Charles Chaplin on-line was about 1914′s films, the second 1915 and 1916′s films and this is about all his other films on-line. This is the smallest list because he reduce his rhythm of making films in … Continue reading →

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Charles Chaplin On-line II: 1915-1916

Posted on January 21, 2007 by

After the first part., with Chaplin’s films of 1914, the second include his films of 1915 and 1916: In 1915 he began a year’s contract with Essanay film studios, and further developed his film skills, adding new levels of depth … Continue reading →

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Charles Chaplin On-line I: 1914

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

After Bela Lugosi, Buster Keaton, Dziga Vertov, now is the time of Charlie Chaplin. Sooner or later I would end up making a post about him. I’m doing it now because circumstances helped, and in this case they mean Internet … Continue reading →

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The Man with a Movie Camera

Posted on January 17, 2007 by

I watched The Man with a Movie Camera several times, not because, as some people do, I loved it so much that I must watch again and again. No, just happened. Someone told me it was a great film and … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King

Posted on January 15, 2007 by

To celebrate Martin Luther King Day the blog of Internet Archive did a selection of videos and audio recordings with him. The FlickrBlog also made a homage, pointing to the photos in the Martin Luther King clusters.

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