The National Film Registry is a list of movies deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" that are earmarked for preservation by the Library of Congress. They are not selected as the "best" American films of all time, but rather as works of enduring importance to American culture. The Librarian of Congress makes the annual selections to the Registry after reviewing hundreds of titles nominated by the public and conferring with Library film curators and the distinguished members of the National Film Preservation Board.
The National Screening Room is a project of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. The goal of this digital collection is to present to the widest audience possible movies from the Library's extensive holdings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning.
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. Includes the Prelinger Collection of ephemera film.
Several collections of freely available movies online, including titles from Paramount, the Korean Film Archive, and genre films.
An American Library Association Video Round Table Resource. This guide is a list of quality, freely accessible, collections of online video.
Resources for movie clips:
Can't find it for free? These sites are useful for locating a film in a number of streaming services at once:
Images under creative commons licenses from museums and other sites (Wikimedia Commons, Flickr)
Search for images licensed for reuse by clicking Tools under the search box then Usage Rights
Search for videos under Creative Commons licenses by clicking Filter then Creative Commons (under Features)
TED Talks from experts on various topics
Search the whole Internet's podcasts; Podcasts are free to students but usually not under CC licenses
Eskeletons The human skeleton -- and the skeletons of other primates, from the University of Texas Anthropology Department.
Get Body Smart Offers tutorials and short quizzes.
History of Medicine collection From the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It provides access to over 70,000 digitized images, including portraits, photographs and posters.
Images for Human Anatomy Creative Commons licenses by Google.
MedlinePlus: Anatomy From MedlinePlus, this page provides descriptions and pictures of the human body's parts and organ systems from head to toe.