The good stuff....

Now here is such a useful website, with something for everyone! It's the Internet Archive, a storehouse of public domain video's, movies, images, documents and audio- all your to view and download free and legally! I've yet to fathom the depth of media that this site, but so far I've seen lost B movies, war propaganda, funny citizenship films from the 50's and documentaries new and old. But there's so much more.....

http://www.archive.org

For example I just watched The Power of Nightmares, a current, documentary about the origins of Islamic Fundamentalism in the 1940s and 50s, and Leon Strauss inspired Neo-conservatism in America, the parallels of idealism and fear within these movements, and their effect on the world today. It's a revealing BBC production and definitely worth using ( if one is brave ) in a history 12 class.

View it here at:

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares

And if you're up for something lighter, why not see:

Design For Dreaming (1956 ) - Pure 50's optimistic commercialism. Film produced by GM to promote Motorama car shows. Check out the "kitchen of the future". Wish my place had one....

http://www.archive.org/details/Designfo1956

Coughs and sneezes- a British public health film from 1945. Flemtastic.

http://www.archive.org/details/coughs_and_sneezes_TNA

Or:

The Last Man On Earth - which the recent "I Am Legend" is based on. Filmed in Italy in 1964 and stars the creepy Vincent Price.

http://www.archive.org/details/last_man_on_earth_ipod

Enjoy!