Films Available Legal and Free of Charge on the Internets

[Spinal]

Rather than posting links to free, legal films in the Film Discussion Thread or the Youtube Thread, how about if we put them all together in here? I will update this first post with a list of the films that can be found in here and the number of the post where the link can be found. When possible, please write some brief comments about what the film is about and why it may be of interest. A screen shot might be nice for aesthetic purposes as well. As you create your entry, please think of someone who will be perusing this thread looking for something to watch and make your post as clear as possible. If you know of a site that has several links, I would prefer that you select specific films to give brief information about, rather than just throw the link out there. I will attempt to model this with my first post arriving shortly.
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The Ascent (Shepitko, 1976) Post #11
The End of St. Petersburg (Pudovkin/Doller, 1927) Post #41
A Girl's Own Story (Campion, 1984) Post #26
Lars from 1-10 (Fiennes/Roman, 1998) Post #47
Light is Calling (Morrison, 2004) Post #43
Lucifer Rising (Anger, 1973) Post #30
Mongoloid (Conner, 1978) Post #17
One Week (Cline/Keaton, 1920) Post #4
Pas de Deux (McLaren, 1968) Post #12
The Perfect Human (Leth, 1967) Post #9
Polanski Shorts - Post #20
Rendezvous (Lelouch, 1976) Post #40
Secret Sunshine (Lee, 2007) Post #27
Skin (O'Connell, 1995) Post #2
Strike (Eisenstein, 1924) Post #6
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (Haynes, 1987) Post #5
Threads (Jackson, 1984) Post #35
Turkish Star Wars (Inanç, 1982) Post #36
Windows (Greenaway, 1974) Post #7

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/skin.jpg

Skin (O'Connell, 1995)

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUY4Gjdtp5Q)

In this short film (11 min), a racist skinhead falls for a black woman that he sees through his window. They eventually hook up and their encounter is intense and disturbing. The film is noteworthy as a rare opportunity to see the work of controversial British playwright Sarah Kane who committed suicide at the age of 28. The screenplay that she offers here does not match the shocking beauty of her stagework, but it is an interesting curiosity nonetheless. Stars Ewen Bremner of Trainspotting.

Contains nudity, sex and violence.

[jenniferofthejungle]

Spinal, this is a great idea. You rock.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/1week2.jpg

One Week (Cline/Keaton, 1920)

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7PFlQ9Vdes)

In one of Buster Keaton's very best short films (19 min), a pair of newlyweds receive an unusual wedding gift ... a do-it-yourself house. Naturally, the results are far from idyllic, leading towards an exhilarating and hilarious final sequence.

[Raiders]

Among the greatest films ever made:

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/images/popplayground/040803_03.jpg

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=62213051071394 0545)
Directed by Todd Haynes, 1987

My short review:

The debut film from one of today's finest filmmakers is a startling discovery and a film that manages to avoid becoming gimmicky at every turn. Using Barbie dolls in place of humans, Haynes teels the tragic tale of Karen Carpenter, lead singer for The Carpenters, one of the most popular bands from the 70s. Haynes juxtaposes scenes of horror with the idyllic family drama, slowly perverting the lifestyle of Karen as fame slowly begins to take over her life. Carpenter suffers from a severe case of anorexia, and initially the use of Barbie dolls may seem a bit callous. But Haynes' interest never lay in the obvious parallel, but in the more subversive truth of the haunting and dreadful nature of becoming an idol for a cruel, selfish and uncaring world. Haynes finds a fascinating correlation between Karen's attempts to hide her disease and how she and her family are bludgeoned upon America, trying desperately to appear as though they are the model of the American dream and all the wholesome values we like to think we share. Ultimately, it is an ugly facade, and Haynes posits Karen as a tragic symbol of her, and America's, mishandling of serious affairs and the dangerous misconceptions that can lead to deadly circumstances.

[Duncan]

Strike (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6734267716485841989&q=eisenstein+duration%3Along) (Eisenstein, 1924)

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/directors/04/strike.jpg

This is the best Eisenstein film I've seen. It feels fresh and exciting even though it's over 80 years old. The influence of Griffith hasn't touched it. It's just a man passionate about exploring the possibilities of a new artistic medium. From that point of view, I found it pretty inspiring. Naturally, it's propagandistic. Look past that though, and just be amazed at what creativity its director had.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/NewPicture.jpg

Windows (Greenaway, 1974)

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZDkdCcZXvo)

Peter Greenaway's witty short film (4 min) is a pseudo-doc about 37 people in a small English village who were killed by falling out of windows.

[Sycophant]

Very nice. I'll definitely be checking these out when I have some downtime. Superstar is one I've been wanting to see for a while.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/bscap0572jt.jpg

The Perfect Human (Leth, 1967)

Link (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8341864322805018162&q=perfect+human&total=1171&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

This short film (13 min) from Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth served as the inspiration for the 2003 documentary The Five Obstructions in which Lars von Trier challenged Leth to remake his film five different times. The original is light, breezy, funny, sexy and aesthetically captivating.

[MadMan]

This thread is awesome.

[Raiders]

The Ascent (1976, Shepitko)

Part 1 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=58845079910334 55652&q=ascent+shepitko&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)
Part 2 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=74051880362467 62887)

Quality isn't too good, but this cannot be found anywhere else for less than an arm and a leg.

Truly one of the most powerful and remarkable films ever. I had no idea until a few days ago this was available online. I had to pay 40 bucks to see it, so consider this a very charitable find. I cannot implore everyone enough to see this. It was made by Larisa Shepitko, late wife of Elem Klimov, who directed Come and See.

[Philosophe_rouge]

http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/images/up-2pasded1.gif
Pas de Deux (Norman McLaren, 1968)

Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZFvQ1Uv9k)
Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQIfPbeoBw)

McLaren's oeuvre finds itself between animation and live action. Using actors, and people he uses them as tools on his own canvas to create something truly new and undefinable. Without even realising it, most people are familiar with his work as it's had so much influence on popular culture and film. No doubt the images of these two dancers and the "impressions" captured by the camera that uses multiple exposures to hold onto a moment are reckonizable to even an amateur film fan, however few have actually seen his ground breaking and beautiful short. The quality here is surprising good for youtube, although I don't understand why the uploader split the clip... then again, I'm hardly in the know of the youtube world.

[Watashi]

How do we know if a film is legal and in the public domain?

[Duncan]

http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/images/up-2pasded1.gif
Pas de Deux (Norman McLaren, 1968)

Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZFvQ1Uv9k)
Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQIfPbeoBw)
Wow. Awesome.

[soitgoes...]

I'm pretty sure Superstar is not legal since its only available as a bootleg. Still, I plan on watching it at some point. ;)

[ledfloyd]

can i just say one week is my favorite keaton movie ever.

[origami_mustache]

Mongoloid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=bxLcZStUCus)(Bruce Conner, 1978)
http://img.youtube.com/vi/bxLcZStUCus/default.jpg

Unfortunately this is the only film by experimental compilation filmmaker Bruce Conner I've found to be available legally. He is an important figure in the history of avant-garde and collage filmmaking and many of his films are music video harbingers. Breakaway featuring Toni Basil, used to be on google video, but it's no longer available. I don't think his films are available for purchase outside bootlegs or through art cinema dealers. If you have a chance I encourage you to see his short films A Movie (1958), Cosmic Ray (1962), Report (1967), Crossroads (1976), etc.

[Mysterious Dude]

I'm not sure that the mere existence of Superstar is legal.

[Philosophe_rouge]

How do we know if a film is legal and in the public domain?

Actually yea... I don't know if mine is... I forgot to check really. I don't know how to check either.

[soitgoes...]

Polanski shorts:
A Murderer (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6198013451038522957&q=a+murderer+polanski&total=17&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2)
Lampa (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2709288875344095545&q=polanski+lampa&total=5&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)
A Toothful Smile (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5026718636563546636&q=polanski+smile&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1)
Mammals (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1931744697079479237&q=polanski+mammals&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

[Spinal]

If Google is OK with having Superstar on its site, then I think that we're OK.

[soitgoes...]

If Google is OK with having Superstar on its site, then I think that we're OK.
No doubt. If someone were to get busted I'm sure Google will be higher on the list than match-cut.org. I have no problem watching something on the internet that I can't find elsewhere, but just because its on the internet, Google included, doesn't mean its necessarily legal.

[Duncan]

Mongoloid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=bxLcZStUCus)(Bruce Conner, 1978)
http://img.youtube.com/vi/bxLcZStUCus/default.jpg

Unfortunately this is the only film by experimental compilation filmmaker Bruce Conner I've found to be available legally. He is an important figure in the history of avant-garde and collage filmmaking and many of his films are music video harbingers. Breakaway featuring Toni Basil, used to be on google video, but it's no longer available. I don't think his films are available for purchase outside bootlegs or through art cinema dealers. If you have a chance I encourage you to see his short films A Movie (1958), Cosmic Ray (1962), Report (1967), Crossroads (1976), etc.

Yeah, Bruce Conner is great. Report, I thought, was stunning. It's not often that avant-garde filmmakers manage to find pathos in their films, which I think is a serious problem with many of them. But somehow Conner managed to make strobe effects elegiac.

[Russ]

My favorite resources for free viewing of public domain films are

The Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/movies) and
U B U W E B (http://www.ubu.com/)

I also really like Stage6 (http://stage6.divx.com/Experimental-Films/) (esp. the experimental stuff), but I can't vouch for the legality of that site, so "buyer beware"...

[origami_mustache]

Polanski shorts:
A Murderer (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6198013451038522957&q=a+murderer+polanski&total=17&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2)
Lampa (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2709288875344095545&q=polanski+lampa&total=5&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)
A Toothful Smile (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5026718636563546636&q=polanski+smile&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1)
Mammals (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1931744697079479237&q=polanski+mammals&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

Thanks for sharing. I've seen Mammals, but none of the others. Lampa is fantastic.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/NewPicture-1.jpg

A Girl's Own Story (Campion, 1984)

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYJar97_B3s)

Jane Campion's early short film (27 min) about three teenage girls growing up in the era of the Beatles and getting their first exposure to sexuality.

Some sexual content.

[Boner M]

Posted this on the old board... Lee Chang-Dong's (Oasis) recent Cannes favorite (also selected for the recent NYFF and TIFF's), Secret Sunshine (2007):

http://lunapark6.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/secretsh.jpg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0xgOrfW9zo (part 1 of 14)

"Secret Sunshine, Lee Chang-dong’s fourth film, and the first since he resigned his post as South Korean Minister of Culture—the only other Competition film I saw at Cannes that I’d label great—still sticks in my mind for different reasons, and builds in a way that Paranoid Park, by the nature of its concern for building a musical mosaic by capturing present moments, cannot. Though Lee’s film is most definitely linear, that line is jagged; it has high peaks and low valleys, kind of like the blips on an electrocardiogram. Which is to say that Secret Sunshine has a number of key narrative twists, though they never come across as fake or unmotivated: though at its heart it’s a melodrama, typical for Lee, it’s a film that escapes simple categorization, yet is as elegant and simple as its title." - Mark Peranson, cinema-scope

*h/s yet*

[origami_mustache]

Posted this on the old board... Lee Chang-Dong's (Oasis) recent Cannes favorite (also selected for the recent NYFF and TIFF's), Secret Sunshine (2007):

http://lunapark6.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/secretsh.jpg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0xgOrfW9zo (part 1 of 14)

"Secret Sunshine, Lee Chang-dong’s fourth film, and the first since he resigned his post as South Korean Minister of Culture—the only other Competition film I saw at Cannes that I’d label great—still sticks in my mind for different reasons, and builds in a way that Paranoid Park, by the nature of its concern for building a musical mosaic by capturing present moments, cannot. Though Lee’s film is most definitely linear, that line is jagged; it has high peaks and low valleys, kind of like the blips on an electrocardiogram. Which is to say that Secret Sunshine has a number of key narrative twists, though they never come across as fake or unmotivated: though at its heart it’s a melodrama, typical for Lee, it’s a film that escapes simple categorization, yet is as elegant and simple as its title." - Mark Peranson, cinema-scope

*h/s yet*

I saw this at AFI Fest yesterday and loved it. The woman next to me was balling, and then got really upset and walked out.

[Lucky]

Thanks for posting that, Boner. I'll definitely check that out tomorrow.

[Duncan]

Probably not legal, but

Lucifer Rising (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=17108837286624 60695&q=kenneth+anger&total=149&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1) (Anger, 1973)

http://www.natfilm.dk/2006small/6190.jpg

"Legendary cult classic, with a generous dose of mystical/occult sensibility and an excellent soundtrack."

[soitgoes...]

http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/images/up-2pasded1.gif
Pas de Deux (Norman McLaren, 1968)

Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZFvQ1Uv9k)
Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQIfPbeoBw)

McLaren's oeuvre finds itself between animation and live action. Using actors, and people he uses them as tools on his own canvas to create something truly new and undefinable. Without even realising it, most people are familiar with his work as it's had so much influence on popular culture and film. No doubt the images of these two dancers and the "impressions" captured by the camera that uses multiple exposures to hold onto a moment are reckonizable to even an amateur film fan, however few have actually seen his ground breaking and beautiful short. The quality here is surprising good for youtube, although I don't understand why the uploader split the clip... then again, I'm hardly in the know of the youtube world.

Beautiful.

[Mysterious Dude]

Pas de Deux (Norman McLaren, 1968)

The quality here is surprising good for youtube, although I don't understand why the uploader split the clip... then again, I'm hardly in the know of the youtube world.
It's because YouTube doesn't allow videos to be longer than ten minutes (unless you pay for it).

[Philosophe_rouge]

It's because YouTube doesn't allow videos to be longer than ten minutes (unless you pay for it).
Good to know, you really do learn something new everyday!

[Melville]

http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/images/up-2pasded1.gif
Pas de Deux (Norman McLaren, 1968)

Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZFvQ1Uv9k)
Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQIfPbeoBw)

That just made my day. Truly awe-inspiring.

[D_Davis]

I just found this on Google Video:

Threads - 1984

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2023790698427111488

The premise of Threads was to hypothesize the effects of a nuclear war on the United Kingdom after an exchange between the Soviet Union and the United States escalates to include the UK.


I haven't watched it but it sounds interesting.

[number8]

Turkish Star Wars

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7069307816427160377

I rented this on video and it was one of the biggest, shittiest mind fuck I've ever gotten my hands on. It's not a remake of Star Wars, but it's an insane Sci-Fi movie that steals all the space footage from Star Wars. The two heroes are a pair of buddy cops or some sort who ride Tie Fighters and fight evil Cylons on X-Wings. The main baddie is some mutated Kabuki monster with an Ambulance Transformer as his right hand man.

[D_Davis]

Turkish Star Wars


Almost all of the Turkish XXX films are on Google. Turkish Exorcist, Turkish ET, Turkish Superman, Turkish Spiderman vs. Captain America....

They rule.

[Lucky]

Apart from the lead performance, I didn't find much to appreciate in Secret Sunshine. It felt more like a series of filmed anguish rather than a true character portrait. I really thought it would reach for philisophical heights after the superb prison scene, but the movie was only interested in showing emotional breakdown scenes after that. I can see why some would love the film, but maybe my want of a different movie spoiled that for me.

[origami_mustache]

Apart from the lead performance, I didn't find much to appreciate in Secret Sunshine. It felt more like a series of filmed anguish rather than a true character portrait. I really thought it would reach for philisophical heights after the superb prison scene, but the movie was only interested in showing emotional breakdown scenes after that. I can see why some would love the film, but maybe my want of a different movie spoiled that for me.

I suppose the major focus is Sin-ae coping with her psychological turmoil, but the film still manages explore religious philosophy. Different characters use religion as a crutch for different purposes, and I found this to be the most fascinating aspect of the film. Sin-ae turns to religion to repress her pain, Jong Chan sees this as an opportunity to impress Sin-ae and begins attending church, while the teacher seeks forgiveness for his sins, and other members of the church are exposed as hypocrites. I also like how Lee blends comedy with tragedy. In my opinion this combination makes it ring more true to life.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/rendezvous_still_louvre.jpg

Rendezvous (Lelouch, 1976)

Link (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=49919222538377 95821&q=rendezvous+lelouch&total=75&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

In this one-shot 9-minute film, Claude Lelouch attaches a camera to the front of his car and then takes a high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.

[monolith94]

Strike (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6734267716485841989&q=eisenstein+duration%3Along) (Eisenstein, 1924)

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/directors/04/strike.jpg

This is the best Eisenstein film I've seen. It feels fresh and exciting even though it's over 80 years old. The influence of Griffith hasn't touched it. It's just a man passionate about exploring the possibilities of a new artistic medium. From that point of view, I found it pretty inspiring. Naturally, it's propagandistic. Look past that though, and just be amazed at what creativity its director had.

Of course, the perfect companion to this is The Fall of Saint Petersburg, by Pudovkin. The online video quality is dismal; the dvd which is available on netflix is much, much better in that respect.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8307494510245731707&q=pETERSBURG&hl=en

[Mysterious Dude]

Rendezvous (Lelouch, 1976)

Link (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=49919222538377 95821&q=rendezvous+lelouch&total=75&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

In this one-shot 9-minute film, Claude Lelouch attaches a camera to the front of his car and then takes a high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.

Sweet Jesus. He could've killed somebody. :|

[Derek]

http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/images/photos/morrison_light7.jpg

Light is Calling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3foJZLc9CkI) (Bill Morrison, 2004)

A haunting meditation on the physical properties of film and the cruel yet beautiful nature of time itself.

[Winston*]

http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/images/photos/morrison_light7.jpg

Light is Calling (http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/images/photos/morrison_light7.jpg) (Bill Morrison, 2004)

A haunting meditation on the physical properties of film and the cruel yet beautiful nature of time itself.

I don't get it.

[D_Davis]

This is a cool thread - great idea Spinal. Lots of neat stuff here.

[soitgoes...]

Rain (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=47322528191928 05216&q=joris+ivens&total=40&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3) Mannus Franken/Joris Ivens (1929)
A rainy afternoon in Amsterdam. Franken and Ivens show us their study of rain. Nothing more than a visual poem, we are given a montage, a non-linear series of wet images, and its quite stunning what they've accomplished in this simplicity.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lars.jpg

Lars from 1-10 (Fiennes/Roman, 1998)

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY5mW8NC3mo)

A short documentary (10 min) in which Lars von Trier discusses his motivation behind the creation of Dogme, his other work and how he could really use a good spanking.

Brief nudity.

[Derek]

I don't get it.

It'd probably help if I linked to the actual film rather than the screen cap. Then again, with this film, maybe not. :)

Link is edited in my original post.

[Boner M]

It'd probably help if I linked to the actual film rather than the screen cap. Then again, with this film, maybe not. :)

Link is edited in my original post.
I think you accidentally changed Winston's entire preconceptions of the medium with that one link mess-up. :)

[Sycophant]

Ryan Fleck's (Half Nelson) student film, Struggle (http://tischfilmreview.com/?p=289).

[baby doll]

Peter Tscherkassky's Outer Space (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTarJ0Op7W8) (it looks better if you shrink the image to its original size).

[Yxklyx]

The Greenaway film was removed by the user.

[Qrazy]

The transfer is poor, but it's better than nothing.

Regen (1929) - Joris Ivens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzuGBAXRMZ8&feature=related

[Qrazy]

Michelangelo's Gaze (Antonioni)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBBt6ukhs2s

[Qrazy]

Whether you want to call it Russian cyber punk or brilliantly subversive absurdist sci-fi, the fact remains that Kin Dza Dza is fantastic. Unique. Touching. Hilarious.

http://www.tv-links.cc/movie/kin-dza-dza.htm

[Qrazy]

Kieslowski's - Talking Heads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vCvXWg_E1k

[origami_mustache]

Bruce Conner's A Movie (1958)

http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bruce-conner-a-movie/3988316/

[Boner M]

Peter Tscherkassky's Outer Space (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTarJ0Op7W8) (it looks better if you shrink the image to its original size).
Have you seen Other Cinema's Experiments in Terror DVD, where this one is included? Highly recommended.

[Qrazy]

Petrov's Old Man and the Sea

Paint on Glass animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1EbNvHDxbA

[Philosophe_rouge]

From youtube, but yea... this woman uploads (and ocasionally even restores) a lot of silents, legally to my knowledge. Some are hard to find so it's worth pointing to:
http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=MaidMarian

Unfortunately, not all have soundtracks and one or two have only Spanish subtitles.

[Duncan]

Petrov's Old Man and the Sea

Paint on Glass animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1EbNvHDxbA

Pretty damn good.

[Qrazy]

An even better Petrov, his first:

The Cow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9VCt_EZBu8&feature=related

[Qrazy]

Petrov's - My Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7nLVoaPX8

[Qrazy]

Last but not least, perhaps Petrov's greatest work.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tin6ScqzKCc

[trotchky]

The first half of Quentin Tarantino's My Best Friend's Birthday. (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=88971137088104 74756&q=my+best+friend%27s+birthday&total=2836&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2)

Every episode of FLCL. (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5845444740170058648&hl=en)

[Qrazy]

Russian animation from Союзмультфильм 1987. Based on the story by I.S.Turgenev / И.С.Тургенев. Directed by Valentin Karavaev / Валентин Караваев.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AeYPRLPwys&feature=related

[Russ]

Kenneth Anger's Mouse Heaven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SqH_nQ6Er0)

[Mysterious Dude]

Russian animation from Союзмультфильм 1987. Based on the story by I.S.Turgenev / И.С.Тургенев. Directed by Valentin Karavaev / Валентин Караваев.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AeYPRLPwys&feature=related

I'd almost forgotten how much great Russian animation there was on YouTube. Now there seems to be more than ever. I will have to spend some time catching up on it.

[Spinal]

Jodorowsky's first film: La Cravate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gck6_7JeSp0)

[Melville]

Last but not least, perhaps Petrov's greatest work.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tin6ScqzKCc
Are there subtitles available for that?


I'm sure that most people are already aware of these being available, but just in case:

Zorn's Lemma:
http://www.ubu.com/film/frampton_zorns.html

The Man with the Movie Camera:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=69107247358561 78670

Scorpio Rising (I'm not sure if this one is legal):
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v4096346kF7XzCZS

[Qrazy]

Are there subtitles available for that?



Doesn't seem to be on youtube at least. You should watch My Love though that's quality too.

[Qrazy]

Jodorowsky's first film: La Cravate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gck6_7JeSp0)

Good stuff.

[Melville]

You should watch My Love though that's quality too.
Yeah, I'll probably watch it in the next couple days. I just upgraded my internet connection from ultra slow to only moderately slow, so I've been going on an internet-movie-watching binge.

[Qrazy]

Scorpio Rising (I'm not sure if this one is legal):
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v4096346kF7XzCZS

*slaps forehead repeatedly*

[Melville]

*slaps forehead repeatedly*
I'm slow. What does this mean?

[Qrazy]

I'm slow. What does this mean?

I think the problem is rather that I'm vague.

It means I'm trying to get the image of gay nazi bikers out of my head.

[Melville]

It means I'm trying to get the image of gay nazi bikers out of my head.
Now why would you want to do that?

[Qrazy]

Now why would you want to do that?

Erm... to make room for lucifer?

[Melville]

Erm... to make room for lucifer?
Hippy Egyptian spiritualists ain't got nothin' on gay Nazi bikers.

[Qrazy]

Hippy Egyptian spiritualists ain't got nothin' on gay Nazi bikers.

You're right.

*self-lobotomizes purging both*

[Beau]

Scorpio Rising (I'm not sure if this one is legal):
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v4096346kF7XzCZS

Wow. That was... unique.

[Beau]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/rendezvous_still_louvre.jpg

Rendezvous (Lelouch, 1976)

Link (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=49919222538377 95821&q=rendezvous+lelouch&total=75&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0)

In this one-shot 9-minute film, Claude Lelouch attaches a camera to the front of his car and then takes a high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.

I liked this movie. I saw it at the Automotive Museum here in Los Angeles.

[Qrazy]

I liked this movie. I saw it at the Automotive Museum here in Los Angeles.

Ending could've been a bit stronger but otherwise yeah... damn.

[Beau]

I haven't seen it, but Joris Ivens's The Spanish Earth (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=90536625253150 47949&q=The+Spanish+Earth&ei=LIIOSPfEFY2E4gKD9eG5BA&hl=en).

Also, some of my favorites:

Hedgehog in the Fog (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=53681587769584 17886&q=Hedgehog+in+the+Fog+&ei=p4EOSLOfNZHk4AKL982zBA&hl=en), by Norshteyn.

And Isle of Flowers, Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NdMjnFMj9g&feature=related) and Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umSh5x8qBQQ&feature=related), by Furtado

[Qrazy]

Ballet Mecanique (Leger): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgsqmQJAq0

For fans of Eisenstein, Vertov, dada and montage.

[Stay Puft]

Wow. That was... unique.

Yeah, it's great. I love that movie.

For some interesting reading, check out Bike Boys, Drag Queens and Superstars by Juan Antonio Suárez. Features a good appreciation of Kenneth Anger, and Scorpio Rising in particular.

[Beau]

Yeah, it's great. I love that movie.

For some interesting reading, check out Bike Boys, Drag Queens and Superstars by Juan Antonio Suárez. Features a good appreciation of Kenneth Anger, and Scorpio Rising in particular.

I actually had not seen anything by Kenneth Anger. I watched Scorpio Rising, and then followed that up with Fireworks. I was pleased with both - wonderful editing, great use of music (especially in Scorpio), and plenty of interesting visual metaphors. Personally, I prefer Scorpio, since it seems to be the 'deeper' of the two. But that's just what I think right now, and I have hardly digested either of them. I'll catch Lucifer Rising tomorrow.

[Melville]

Last but not least, perhaps Petrov's greatest work.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tin6ScqzKCc

Here's a subtitled version:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=51817085279250 10157

[Boner M]

WTF, why did no one ever tell me that Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day has been on Google Video (http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-4930576570631580622&q=%22brighter+summer+day%22&ei=0FkmSNaAKYycqgO27MGrCQ&hl=en) for the last 3 months?

[Qrazy]

WTF, why did no one ever tell me that Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day has been on Google Video (http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-4930576570631580622&q=%22brighter+summer+day%22&ei=0FkmSNaAKYycqgO27MGrCQ&hl=en) for the last 3 months?

Because I was waiting for you to tell me.

[Duncan]

It's kind of unwatchable though.

[Qrazy]

Atama Yama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE0-IFw3ZeA
The Monk and the Fish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y37cWnjdhdM
Father and Daughter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvmTs...eature=related
Quest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gleQk-VQlCU
The Fly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr8nPJV0-fo

Can't remember if I or anyone else has posted any of these yet.

[Qrazy]

Does anyone have The Pot Worth a Million Ryo? The link on Karagarga seems to be dead, last I checked.

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Does anyone have The Pot Worth a Million Ryo? The link on Karagarga seems to be dead, last I checked.
No, I've deleted mine. Sorry.

[Qrazy]

No, I've deleted mine. Sorry.

I vill keel you!

[origami_mustache]

Does anyone have The Pot Worth a Million Ryo? The link on Karagarga seems to be dead, last I checked.

still have it...says there is a seeder though.

[Qrazy]

still have it...says there is a seeder though.

Sweet, last I checked it was at 0 I'm on it now.

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I vill keel you!I can give you a synopsis if you'd like though. There's a pot. It's worth a lot of money (Ryo=$$$). Pot is sold for a pittance because it's value is not known. Value becomes know. Japanese style mayhem and hijinks circa 1930's ensues.

[Qrazy]

I can give you a synopsis if you'd like though. There's a pot. It's worth a lot of money (Ryo=$$$). Pot is sold for a pittance because it's value is not known. Value becomes know. Japanese style mayhem and hijinks circa 1930's ensues.

Way to ruin it.

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Way to ruin it.
Hey if you're gonna threaten my life all East European style, I'm gonna spoil the first 10 minutes of the movie for you.

[Qrazy]

Hey if you're gonna threaten my life all East European style, I'm gonna spoil the first 10 minutes of the movie for you.

Now you're in for it.

[soitgoes...]

Now you're in for it.Not to completely steer this thread off course, but is that Kobayashi's Black River you watched? Any thoughts?

[Qrazy]

Not to completely steer this thread off course, but is that Kobayashi's Black River you watched? Any thoughts?

Yep, it's pretty good but the story and characters just aren't compelling enough to elevate it to excellent. I'd liken it to Kurosawa's early films (Drunken Angel, Scandal, Stray Dog) in relation to his later (Ran, Throne of Blood, Red Beard)... i.e. not on the same level as his best, but still worth seeing.

It also tells an urban tale of thug-life, so it's similar in that sense as well.

Now I have to find some way to get a hold of the rest...

# Shokutaku no nai ie (1985)
... aka Family Without a Dinner Table
... aka The Empty Table
# Tokyo saiban (1983)
... aka Tokyo Trial (USA)
# Moeru aki (1979)
... aka Glowing Autumn
# Kaseki (1975)
... aka Kaseki (USA)
... aka The Fossil (USA)
# Nihon no seishun (1968)
... aka Hymn to a Tired Man (USA)
# Karami-ai (1962)
... aka The Inheritance (USA)
# Anata kaimasu (1956)
... aka I'll Buy You
# Izumi (1956)
... aka The Spring
# Uruwashiki saigetsu (1955)
... aka Beautiful Days
# Kono hiroi sora no dokoka ni (1954)
... aka Somewhere Under the Broad Sky
# Mittsu no ai (1954)
... aka Three Loves
# Magokoro (1953)
... aka Sincerity
# Kabe atsuki heya (1953)
... aka The Thick-Walled Room
# Musuko no seishun (1952)
... aka My Sons' Youth

[soitgoes...]

Yep, it's pretty good but the story and characters just aren't compelling enough to elevate it to excellent. I'd liken it to Kurosawa's early films (Drunken Angel, Scandal, Stray Dog) in relation to his later (Ran, Throne of Blood, Red Beard)... i.e. not on the same level as his best, but still worth seeing.

It also tells an urban tale of thug-life, so it's similar in that sense as well.

Now I have to find some way to get a hold of the rest...

# Shokutaku no nai ie (1985)
... aka Family Without a Dinner Table
... aka The Empty Table
# Tokyo saiban (1983)
... aka Tokyo Trial (USA)
# Moeru aki (1979)
... aka Glowing Autumn
# Kaseki (1975)
... aka Kaseki (USA)
... aka The Fossil (USA)
# Nihon no seishun (1968)
... aka Hymn to a Tired Man (USA)
# Karami-ai (1962)
... aka The Inheritance (USA)
# Anata kaimasu (1956)
... aka I'll Buy You
# Izumi (1956)
... aka The Spring
# Uruwashiki saigetsu (1955)
... aka Beautiful Days
# Kono hiroi sora no dokoka ni (1954)
... aka Somewhere Under the Broad Sky
# Mittsu no ai (1954)
... aka Three Loves
# Magokoro (1953)
... aka Sincerity
# Kabe atsuki heya (1953)
... aka The Thick-Walled Room
# Musuko no seishun (1952)
... aka My Sons' Youth
Good to hear. I've got it, just haven't gotten around to it yet. I just watchedThe Human Condition II last night. It's pretty much just wow. I might finish the trilogy tonight. Thanks for the thoughts. He's definitely an under-appreciated Japanese director.