Arcane

[Aristocles]

Let me begin with an apology: Sorry for this, no doubt, answered question.

I have scratched around a bit today trying to answer the following:

Are the more arcane film files to be found on Usenet or via private/public trackers?

I use a combination of private and public trackers and have found films I would have never thought anyone would have committed to an upload. Obscure silent movies, 'art house' stuff, etc. Is it the case that these files are to be found on Usenet?

My stepson uses Usenet and swears by it, but I wonder if he is searching for anything other than 'new releases'. I suspect he isn't.

I understand that the speed of download is superior on Usenet, unless one employs a seedbox + private tracker, but what about content?

Thanks

[Rigel9]

The best sources I know are Karagara and Retroflix (private one-click-hoster forum)

[4rainertunes]

Try Cinemageddon too. They have a lot of obscure flicks.

As to the Usenet v. Torrents question, it's hard to say because I don't have much Usenet experience. My understanding is that Usenet is awesome for scene releases, not so great for obscure files.

[anon]

Doesn't Cinematik.net also have such material?

My understanding is that Usenet is awesome for scene releases, not so great for obscure files.

I have always heard the same, but then again, I have never really used newsgroups, so no first-hand experience.

[kingeater]

I've had an astraweb acct for the last 2 years, $11 unmetered, nice stuff, and as long as you don't mind digging through binsearch, and checking the less active forums (a.b.criterion, a.b.karagarga, etc) there is a pretty deep pool of movies there, even dvd9's of movies KG only has the avi for. Hope this helps.

[Aristocles]

Thanks folks, I think I will stick to torrenting, it just suits me, LOL.

Cinemageddon, Cinematik, Karagara, and Retroflix: So how does one get into these places? Luck? Invite? Good Karma?

I am a member of six private sites but mostly lucked into them via this site. Even uploaded my first torrent last night! Amazing thing, 43 years old and figured out how to rip, convert, and upload. Miracles never cease, eh?

[dhoparu]

Add Secret Cinema to the list...

[anon]

Cinemageddon, Cinematik, Karagara, and Retroflix: So how does one get into these places? Luck? Invite? Good Karma?

Cinemageddon has an invite system, but they open signups when they prune inactive users and there are enough spots left. As for Cinematik, you can find invite code giveaways every now and then in blogs like FILEnetworks. Karagarga is rather generous with invites (I'm a PU there and have 4), and of Retroflix I have no idea.

[IdolEyes787]

Aristocles could you give some examples of the type of films that you are looking for?
Are you talking Cœur fidèle arcane or The Friends of Eddie Doyle arcane?

[cinephilia]

and of Retroflix I have no idea.

retroflix is also invite only (and invites are a bit hard to earn) but you can replace it by http://www.surrealmoviez.info/ (open)