Tag Archives: Internet Archive

Beatrix Potter

Posted on January 15, 2007 by

Via a wonderful new blog, What’s New at the Internet Archive – eye candy for me, I discovered the cheerful work of Beatrix Potter. The English children’s book author and illustrator grew up in a rich family, but her parents … Continue reading →

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Wired’s Best Movies in the Public Domain

Posted on January 14, 2007 by

Wired made a list of 10 The Best: Movies in the Public Domain and I decided to take a look. It’s almost a fine list, it has good examples of what you can find on-line in public domain of almost … Continue reading →

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Van Beuren’s Tom and Jerry

Posted on January 9, 2007 by

Before the popular cat and mouse pair Tom and Jerry, there was the Van Beuren’s cartoons of Tom and Jerry. At those cartoons, two guys starred a series of bizarre adventures paying plumbers, musicians, fishers, etc., with a similar style … Continue reading →

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In My Merry Oldsmobile

Posted on January 8, 2007 by

What do you know about old cars? I know the Ford Model T, just because it is too famous to don’t know it (or because I watched too many documentaries with its name), the Cadillac, Porsche and the Simca, because … Continue reading →

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Buster Keaton on-line

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Bibi

I have always been a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin and for a long time I knew him only as the king of silent comedies. Many years later I discovered other legends: Harold Lloyd, Max Linder and Buster Keaton. I … Continue reading →

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1950′s French Commercials

Posted on January 3, 2007 by

Most of people like finish their days relaxing and watching TV with tons of commercials, if you aren’t a happy Tivo owner. I’m not a huge fan of those new commercials, however I know many of them can be very … Continue reading →

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Christmas Linkdump 2006

Posted on December 24, 2006 by

Finally, the most loved day of the year (for some) arrived: Christmas Eve. Is everything ready for this night? The tree? Food? Gifts? Cookies for Santa? Your Christmas spirit? Well, I hope that everything is fine. Nevertheless, if you need … Continue reading →

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Classic Television Commercials

Posted on August 17, 2006 by

Nowadays, as a clear result of the huge competition among the companies and products, most of the commercials are made to sell ideas, a style of life. They made a commercial to sell not only a a pretty mobile with … Continue reading →

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Jules Verne

Posted on August 16, 2006 by

Before Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and even before H. G. Wells there was Jules Verne. The French writer was a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. Verne was noted for writing about cosmic, atmospheric, and underwater travel … Continue reading →

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Expressionist Films’ Party

Posted on July 9, 2006 by

Now you can make your own German Expressionist Film party with the videos in public domain available at Archive, thanks to K-otic (be careful with the shoutbox pop-up). The last addition was Faust, the F. W. Murnau‘s masterpiece based on … Continue reading →

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