MOVIES IN THE CLASSROOM
Movies make great starters, and increasingly they are being made available for free via the Internet.
Although some teacher produced ones include music which is not strictly copyright-free (i.e: it isn't..)
BBC CREATIVE ARCHIVE
A range of movies which are available to download once you have registered (FREE) This is a PILOT, and may be gone by the time you read this...
Some BBC content is available via links from particular regional pages. I featured this in GA Magazine for Summer 2006.
OU CREATIVE ARCHIVE
This is a new addition, with 65 high quality movies, which are free to download.
GEOGRAPHY AT THE MOVIES
This is the key site for sourcing free starter movies. Set up by Adam Lawson in 2006, it now has a range of useful and intriguing starter movies.
More free movies
Register at the BFI website - one free download per month and also preview clips
http://www.bfi.org.uk/filmdownloads.html