Many people believe that, eventually, some if not all television will be broadcast online. And in news released today that should delight every true movie fan, AMC has decided it’s time to bring that day a step closer.
They have just bowed a web site that will stream classic B-movies from Hollywood’s Golden Age. The site is currently screening twenty-seven films, including John Carpenter’s cult classic, “Dark Star,” plus “A Swingin’ Summer” and “Corridors of Blood.” And we’re promised more will be added over time, depending on demand and audience feedback.
“B-movies may have been low-budget and less publicized, but they had a huge fan base that transcended generations and still exists today,” Mac McKean, VP of digital media for AMC says in the official press release. “BMC is a new platform, giving film lovers direct access to movies from the ’50s and ’60s.”
The movies are currently shown in full-screen, which needs to change, but the new site is a welcome step on the right path; The Internet is the single greatest advance in mass communication since television and this new venture is yet more evidence of the two medium’s inexorable merger. Can you imagine the impact among movie buffs if MGM did the same?
If you love movies, bookmark the site and let’s see if they, or one of other majors has the foresight and nerve to follow AMC’s lead.
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