What I am about to tell you will probably delight a few people and annoy a lot more. That is the risk you take in the hard-hitting world of bloggery.
I recently discovered that I have free access to Kanopy, a web-service that bills itself as "Thoughtful Entertainment." I had known about it from my days working at the university, but I didn't realize that my public library had purchased access to it.
Hence the delight/annoyance I mentioned in the first sentence. Some of you have access to a library that offers Kanopy. Probably more of you don't. Sorry about that. You can find out by clicking here. If your library doesn't offer it you can try emailing them the suggestion. They probably won't fine you for it.
So what does Kanopy offer? Movies and documentaries that are not found in the usual places. And you can watch ten a month for free. Here are a few crime related ones I found there.
Woohoo! I envy the availability of Jean Gabin's Maigret. On the other hand, the Criterion Channel currently has two Maigrets: La Tete d'un Homme, from 1933 and Stray Dog (Japanese Maigret!) from 1944.
ReplyDeleteI will have to check my library's Kanopy for some of these...thanks!
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