When else? The 50th anniversary of the landing is this July. (Damn, I've gotten old.)

Hahaha, OF COURSE.

McCandless was a Navy captain

t dreamy sigh Of course he was.

msbelle, your project sounds awesome! Are the films from 70's and 80's on your list available for streaming? Kanopy has some but probably not all. I know streaming platforms have made it easy for many people to enjoy watching movies in the comfort of their home, but I feel like they have not been particularly friendly to older classics. Man, I really miss my favourite hole-in-the-wall indie/foreign/classics video rental store from when I was living in Ottawa (well before DVDs), which had EVERYTHING. I had some happy film geeky conversations with various clerks in the store.

There are a few things on kanopy or hoopla, but mostly I will be getting the older ones on DVD from my library.

I counted and I have not found a source for 11 of the 27 films from the 70s. I have not yet checked out my parent's library or the local video rental store.

To check if any movie or TV show is streaming anywhere (for subscription or for individual purchase), JustWatch is a great resource. Although it is mainly geared toward recent releases.

I don't think my city has any video rental store still open. It seems fated to be a relic of the past. Maybe bigger cities like LA or NYC still have them?

We have just a few video rental stores, but we ALSO have a "video archive" bar that has a secret speakeasy door: [link]

we ALSO have a "video archive" bar that has a secret speakeasy door

That place looks amazing. I wanna visit just for the cocktails alone!

msbelle, it might also be useful to see if Netflix carries any of the older films you're interested in but couldn't find in their "DVD rental only" selection, which is (or at least used to be) much bigger than their streaming selection. If they do, you can maybe subscribe to the DVD rental service on top of the streaming for a limited period of time during your project? Just a thought.

I've checked my full list against kanopy, hoopla, Netflix, and my library. I need to do amazon prime. If I am going to pay to see them I will pay a local business like Family Video or Movie Trading Company to rent the DVDs . Shockingly for the TX burbs, we have 3 such movie rental places

Looks like movie trading co has locations in Tx, ok, mo, ks, co, nm, ut, ark Family video in Tx, ok, ks, mo, mn, ia, wi, mi, il, in, oh, pa, sc, ky, ny

I may see if any of the other local libraries have the ones I need. My parents belong to a different library and I bet I could find members at the other 2 nearby.

Amazon Prime is really the best of the main streaming services for classics. Since my free Family & Friends Prime doesn't come with streaming and I have to pay per movie, I only use them as a last resort when the library doesn't have something. (Or when the Math Greek decides we NEED to watch a specific thing right then and not something freely available on the multitude of streaming options we have combined.) My library system is huge and has most things but Amazon definitely fills in the gaps when I do various classic film projects.

I need to utilize the collection at my local library more, especially since I work like 3 blocks away from the main campus library.

I'm also pretty weak in the 1960s and 1970s so I would definitely be interested in taking on those decades whenever you do.

I checked out the Best Picture nominees in those decades and while I've seen a decent amount of stuff from the 60's, I really fall down hard on the 70's films, which have always been a big blind spot. Barely seen half of the nominated films, including some of the all-time classics. (Taxi Driver, I am looking at you.) (Yes, you may take away my 'film fan' card right now)

I'm just not that into watching movies at home, so I saw Taxi Driver for the first time a few years ago when they re-released it into theaters, and guess what? It's pretty good!