Where to tap into the past
‘Twilight Zone.’ Chaplin. ‘Chinatown.’ ‘Star Trek.’ Here are streaming services’ offerings:
A corn TV: The site specializes in British television. Among its classic offerings are “I, Claudius,” “Poldark” and “Brideshead Revisited.”
www.acorntv.com
Amazon Instant Video: “I Love Lucy” and “Bonanza” are featured on the site as well as the1968 film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and 1982’s “Tootsie.”
www.amazon.com
CBS.com: It shows not only new series but also vintage series such as “IL ove Lucy,” the original “Hawaii Five-O,” “Perry Mason,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Odd Couple” and various “Star Trek” series.
www.cbs.com
Fandor: The site that specializes in classic, art house, indie and experimental films has classics fromthe Criterion Collection. Vintage titles include1963’s “Charade,” 1937’s “Nothing Sacred” and1959’s “House on Haunted Hill.”
www.fandor.com Feeln: The family-friendly service features “The Hallmark Hall of Fame” movies aswell as such vintage flicks as1973’s “The Sting,” 1982’s “Annie” and 1993’s “Sleepless in Seattle.” TV fare includes Ken Burns’ 1994 “Baseball” documentary series. www.feeln.com
Hulu: “The Twilight Zone,” “Green Acres,” “The Lone Ranger” and “You Bet Your Life” are among the classic TV series on the streaming service, which is adding “Seinfeld” on Wednesday. The site also features films fromthe Criterion Collection, including the1964 Beatles musical “A Hard Day’s Night,” Jean Cocteau’s1946 “Beauty and the Beast” and the1939 John Ford western “Stagecoach.” www.hulu.com
MUBI: The site, which features a newfilm every day, is showing Charlie Chaplin’s1917 shorts “The Adventurer” and “Easy Street” aswell as John Cassavetes’ 1976 “Mikey and Nicky.”
www.mubi.com
Netflix: The streaming service recently added “Friends” to its TV line up. Other vintage titles include “Ally McBeal” and “Twin Peaks.” Classic film offerings include1950’s “All About Eve,” 1953’s “Roman Holiday,” 1974’s “Chinatown,” 1978’s “Grease” and 1986’s “Stand by Me.”
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Turner Classic Movies: The channel’s Watch TCM site allows fans towatch the live feed aswell as select films that air on the movie channel. However, not all cable and satellite services provide this feature.
www.tcm.com/watchtcm
— Susan King