A comprehensive
database of information on movies, actors, writers, directors, crew, etc.
-- also contains links to offsite reviews. Probably the best place
to start on the web to obtain information about any film.
General
Film Sites:
Homepage
for America's preeminent arts organization dedicated to advancing and preserving
the motion picture. Check out their links page!
Movie
reviews, trailers, showtimes, interviews, etc. Pretty useful when
you want to check out a film currently in the theaters.
Contains
lengthy reviews/essays and helpful analyses of 200 American films, with
posters, quotes, and other goodies.
Site devoted
to enhancing the quality and broadening the scope of online films and filmed
entertainment. Contains many downloadable short films, trailers,
and commercials (usually requires RealPlayer to view) as part of its digital
distribution network.
Scholarly
Resources, Reviews, and Links Pages:
Let Cinemachine
trawl the web for those pesky online or print film reviews you want.
Link dead.
An enormous
list of links, thankfully grouped by category, to film and video sites
on and around the web. (But watch out for dead links!)
UC-Berkeley's
Film Studies program's list of links to film and video resources.
(But watch out for dead links!)
The University
of Alberta's guide to scholarly aspects of film and movies. With
a handy table of contents that highlights film databases, feminism and
film, film journals, etc. (But watch out for dead links!)
Flicker's
(an online site devoted to alternate cinema) ridiculously comprehensive
list of links to alternative film and video resources.
Network
that encourages scholarly discussion of cinema history and uses of the
media. Diverse bibliographical research, and teaching aids available on
this electronic discussion group.
Incredibly
up-to-date list of film resources on the web, courtesy of Yahoo!
Ebert's
best of the web. Links to his five most useful sites, five most dazzling
sites, top five online movie outlaws, and five fave film critics.
A list
of links devoted to the study of film and television, housed in the University
of Alabama.
Or, Study
of Film as Internet Application. A fascinating site devoted to teaching
and presenting film and film studies using our friend the web.
The University
of California at Santa Barbara's breathtaking list of resources for studies
in the humanities.
Posters:
Where
To Buy Films and Memorabilia:
Another
commercial site; online store to purchase videos. Not as comprehensive
as Reel.com, but often cheaper.
Movie
memorabilia for sale online. Features posters, stills, books, magazines,
toys, soundtracks, etc. Loads of stuff to look at and buy.
From Ireland, so prices are in Pounds.
Commercial
site; online store to purchase and rent videos -- has a useful "close match"
feature and contains information on cast and crew.
A site
featuring thousands of "authentic production draft screenplays" for sale.
Features alphabetical database and sections on new screenplays and "specials."
One-stop
shopping for bizarre videos, cult videos, and obscurities.
Scripts
and Screenplays:
Comprehensive
database of scripts on the internet. With feature film scripts and
transcripts, TV scripts, and a link to future famous screenwriters' screenplays.
Many downloads!
Early
Films and Silent Films:
The Library
of Congress' archive of the surviving products of Edison's early entertainment
inventions and innovations. Incredible searchable database of this
lost era of American film, featuring a plethora of films to download and
view.
Loads
of information and trivia on silent movies, their makers, and their stars.
Many links to other silent film-related sites.
Online
Film Journals:
From the
website: "Bright Lights Film Journal is a popular-academic hybrid of movie
analysis, history, and commentary, looking at classic and commercial, independent,
exploitation, and international film from a wide range of vantage points
from the aesthetic to the political. A prime area of focus is on the connection
between capitalist society and the images that reflect, support, or subvert
it—movies as propaganda."
Sponsored
by the Society for Cinema Studies, this journal features academic writing
from its members.
You'll
find great articles and reviews in this on-line journal that attempts to
interrogate aspects of popular film.
(Link
soon changing to http://www.silentsmajority.com) Classic film fan club
and on-line journal. If it's about silent movies, it's probably here.
Links to casts and crews, posters, lobby cards, and some Quicktime clips
of silent films.