FYI,

Fred Becker wrote:

: I'd like to offer these links and invite folks to see these films,
: which showed future ideals. Watching these films helps understand
: some of the culture or the times of the space age.

: The Prelinger Archives--

http://www.archive.org/movies/movieslisting-browse.php?collection=prel
inger&cat=Futurism

: Films featured there include (archive's descriptions)--

: "To New Horizons, 1940
: Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking,
: as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in
: GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the World's Fair, which
: looks ahead to the "wonder world of 1960."
: Sponsor: General Motors Corporation, Department of Public Relations
: Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization

: Design for Dreaming, 1956
: Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key
: Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and
: Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."
: Sponsor: General Motors
: Producer: MPO Productions

: American Look (Part I - 3), 1958
: The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial,
: interior and architectural design.
: Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
: Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization

: Wonderful New World of Fords, A (1960 Ford Spot), 1960
: Ford commercial linking new compact cars to futurism and the space
: frontier.
: Sponsor: Ford Motor Company
: Producer: Filmways

: Century 21 Calling, 1964
: Romp through the futuristic landscape of the Seattle World's Fair,
: centered in the Bell System pavilion.
: Sponsor: American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T)
: Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions "

: If you took the time to watch the futurism films, you can continue
: your nostalgic journey by watching Walt Disney's film in which he
: announced his idea for EPCOT--Environmental Prototype Community Of
: Tomorrow. The site is called Waltopia and has lots more
: imagineering information about the original concept.

: http://www.waltopia.com

: Walt planned to seriously attack world problems by engaging others
: in this project. The Disney company without Disney later abandoned
: the idea of having permanent residents when they could not figure
: out issues of representation and taxation. An essay by Joshua Wolf
: tells more about it--

: http://www.waltopia.com/hiddenkingdom.html

: The film is slow to download, but is worth it. The film link is in
: the lower left on the main page, and also has this direct link.

: http://www.waltopia.com/film.html

Mark Reiff