In our house for the past 30 years we don't buy presents for each other at Christmas, but buy our own. Strange as it may seem this often means we don't get a present as we usually find there's nothing we really want.
Are weird in this? Obviously we don't have children bludgeoning us to death for the latest five-minute expensive gismo, but it does avoid the false 'oh lovely' bit - look at leBonCoin soon after Xmas if you really want a bargain! Unwanted presents quietly being disposed of.
However, I do have sources for free, legal - but old movies.
Many of us I think reach a certain age, where we look back more than we look forward, and for me this is not only books but music and films.
So my gift to you all this year is a freebie called archive.org
This is the most wonderful (American) site of all time, where you can legally download masses of classic mainly black & white films, and all for nothing. Don't want to download then just 'stream' them - another word for 'watching'. No chase-up mailings trying to sign you up for anything, just totally free. I have been using it for about five years and it is great and everchanging.
Yesterday I downloaded for my Christmas Present no fewer than six old British films, so that's my Christmas viewing covered. (list supplied on demand but how about 'Dr Strangelove' for starters?) Music? Jazz and Pop from all eras. Amazing stuff!
Oh and talking Xmas pressies - time for a commercial. I have just put 11 titles on Amazon and Kindle, all sets of Great Poster Classics
Just use the Amazon box here on SFN which should work, and then type 'Norman Clark' in the search box. Titles are (all 50 Greats) Ski (this is the oddy with 100), Motorcycling, Rail, Flight, Music Sheets, Veteran Cars, Vintage Cars, Post-Vintage Cars, Beer, Commercial Vehicles,and Golf.
Happy Christmas!