Reels
Themed collections, written by people who love these films.
Prelinger Ephemera 101
The films America made to sell itself a way of life.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 18 films
PBS Space Time
Every episode, in order.
Curated by PBS Space Time · 444 films
WWII on Film
Capra, Huston, Ford and the Signal Corps go to war.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 21 films
Silent Comedy Masters
Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle, Normand and the art of falling down.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 22 films
Universal Newsreels
The news, twice a week, before the feature — 1929 to 1967.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 20 films
Atomic Age
Bert the Turtle, Operation Cue and the films that taught a nation to live with the bomb.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 19 films
Early Cinema 1895–1915
From the Black Maria to Gertie the Dinosaur: the first twenty years.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 24 films
Film Noir in the Public Domain
Cheap, fast and fatalistic: the B-noirs that nobody bothered to renew.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 21 films
Science Classroom
The Bell Science hours, Britannica physics and how a watch works.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 14 films
Space Race
From Sputnik to Skylab in NASA's own films.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 18 films
Horror That Escaped Copyright
From Méliès's devil to Romero's ghouls: seventy years of fear you may watch for free.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 22 films
Road & Rail
Trains, highways and the American journey — ideal for a long ride of your own.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 16 films
Animation Before Disney
Blackton, Cohl, McCay, Fleischer and Felix: the medium before Mickey.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 19 films
Women Behind the Camera
Alice Guy, Lois Weber, Nell Shipman, Germaine Dulac, Ida Lupino — the directors film history forgot.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 23 films
Civil Rights on Film
From Micheaux's answer to Griffith to the March on Washington.
Curated by Popcorn Curators · 19 films