Pinned
hello new ppl
welcome to theinternetarchive, where i document my journey scrolling through archive.org. it's my favorite pastime.
here are some helpful links:
- FREE FILMS AVAILABLE ON THE ARCHIVE (LETTERBOXD LIST [with all/updating links])
- + subtitle extension info in case you need them and they're not included
- how to get print disabled access (to be able to borrow the books public rights have been revoked from)
- ways to search on the internet archive
- subscribe to GAZE: A Newsletter About Film theory (free)
- instagram.com/theinternetarchivefan
PSA tag sorting for dates is: century if pre-1900 (i.e. 1700s, 1500s) and decade if post 1900 (20s, 00s, 90s, etc.) there's three decade exceptions (1910s, 2010s, 2020s).
popular tags:
more niche tags i love:
- bee ottinger <- documented the la lesbian house c. 1971-3.
- california <- photographers don seimens, shuck chan, california labor school students, merton doss
- book of hours
- cats
- poetry
archive links to some great films:
- black girl (1966) dir. ousmane sembene
- freaks (1932) dir. tod browning
- cries and whispers (1972) dir. ingmar bergman
- carnival of souls (1962) dir. herk harvey
- walkabout (1971) dir. nicolas roeg
- ringu (1998) dir. hideo nakata
okay enjoy your time :P
