#RIP Roger Corman. God damn. What a career, what a life, what a guy!
"The Intruder" (1962), the only #film the notorious cheapskate lost money on, and not coincidentally, the last time he tried to make a political statement, is on #kanopy for the curious.
📽️ I discovered earlier that HISTORY OF THE OCCULT is available on #Kanopy, so I guess tonight's movie is settled.
(It's also on #Tubi for those of you who don't have Kanopy, but if you have a library card in the U.S., I beseech you to check and see if you can access their amazing library of #films.)
@stina_marie@horror I wish my library offered Kanopy but it only offers Hoopla, and with such a low daily organizational limit that I can never watch anything in the evening.
@dave31175@horror Yeah, I have to be judicious even with Kanopy. I get 5 "tickets" a month & most movies take 2. But I'm not complaining, I'm thrilled they have this as an option at all.
@virtualbri Library, you say? I was actually searching for a film on Plex the other day -- I Married a Space Monster (1958) -- and Kanopy was the only free service that had it. I guess I should check and see how I set that up with my card!
That movie was pretty good. Unusual plot for its time.
A funny thing in there, they had a slightly unstable poet character named William Williams.
In 1947 the real life the poet William Carlos Williams would've been alive in his 60s. I wonder why they'd have used his identity like that? Perhaps the screen writer knew him? Curious detail.
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One of those films that influenced so many other, often greater, later films that it’s a wonder Billy Wilder didn’t sue everyone into the ground.
There are too many ‘colourful antics’ for my taste, and not enough made of the letters from home complaining about rationing. Still, it’s thrilling and suspenseful.
If you’re wondering if you’re the only one yelling in frustration about The State Of Things Right Now, rest assured that Barry Crimmins had been doing it longer than you. He was also doing it louder, more articulately, and with more invective.
He’s the most brilliant political satirist who I’ve never heard of. He was also the most active soldier by a long shot in the war against assured wrongness.
This is also available for viewing on #Tubi, as well as #Plex (whatever that is).
You should watch this. You’ll feel less alone in your frustration with how the world is devolving. You might not always agree with him, but I guarantee that Barry Crimmins will always make you think, and he’d probably do something nice for you if he had the opportunity.
Crimmins died of cancer on February 28, 2018. His Twitter account said he “passed peacefully… and wants you to carry on the good fight. Peace."
'Hundreds and maybe even thousands of movies and tv shows': TikToker shares PSA about the hottest free streaming service, Kanopy. All you need is a library card