Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Includes The Academy Award Database. |
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American Film Institute
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. Includes their 100 Years of... lists: Film Scores, Movie Quotes, 100 Songs, 100 Heroes and Villains, 100 Passions, 100 Thrills, 100 Laughs, etc. |
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Ancient History in the Movies
"Films and TV series set in the past can help students (and teachers) of history to visualize the period they are studying. But film makers are usually much more concerned with making an entertaining film rather than a historically accurate depiction. This is especially the case with Ancient History. The movies here are claim some loose connection to historical events, but many are purely fictional -- such as Ben Hur. Note that some of the best of these movies are the films made of plays by classical authors." |
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Asian Film Connections
"Asian Film Connections seeks to create a deeper awareness and understanding of Asian cinema by providing immediate and comprehensive information about films from Asia, especially the cinemas of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan." |
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BBC-Film
Reviews, interviews, trailers and special features, e.g. Bollywood, Directors' Diaries. |
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Black Film Center / Archive
Information on films which have substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as those which depict some aspect of black experience. Click on Collection to see a list of items in their collection (if you want to view the films, you'll need to go to the Center, located in Indiana). There are several shorts that can be viewed online; click on Early Black Images 1890s - 1900s. |
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Bright Lights Film Journal
"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. " |
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British Film Institute
"The British Film Institute promotes understanding and appreciation of Britain's rich film and television heritage and culture." |
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DocumentaryFilms.net
"Founded in 1998, Documentary Films .Net is a response to a lack of information dealing with documentary films in any comprehensive manner, in any one place...This site attempts to be the source for viewers of documentary films.
While one focus of the site is to provide information to viewers of film, we have also focused on including resources and news for filmmakers." |
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European Films: About New Films From the Old Continent
New, reviews and links to more information. |
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IFP.org: The Source for Independent Filmmakers
IFP Minnesota
Events in Minnesota
"Its mission is to foster a more sustainable infrastructure that supports independent filmmaking and ensures that the public has the opportunity to see films that more accurately reflect the full diversity of the American culture."
News, events, a Filmmaker's Library, and a Networking Center. |
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Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture
"We want to understand why a particular actress appealed to the audience. Or why a particular movie has remained a vital part of our culture while other movies of the same time period (possibly more popular ones in their time) have faded away. We believe in questioning our surroundings. In short, Images is for people who don't just passively watch movies." |
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Internet Movie Database
All the movie information and trivia you could want. |
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Key Concepts in Cinema Studies
From the Preface: "It is intentionally an in-depth glossary which, it is hoped, will provide students and teachers of film studies and other persons interested in cinema with a useful reference book on key theoretical terms and, where appropriate, the various debates surrounding them. The glossary also gives historical overviews of key genres, film theory, and film movements." |
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Medieval History in the Movies
"What follows is a list of movies on medieval themes compiled with the help of Microsoft's Cinemania, The Internet Movie Database ... and various contributors to the Mediev-l discussion list. It is arranged thematically following the general plan of the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. "Medieval" has been taken very widely - from the first-century (CE) Roman Empire until the 17th-century. Although "medieval" and "movies" might not seem to be a good fit -- and a lot of bad films have been made -- it is perhaps worth noting that they have gone together since the earliest surviving American feature film - André Calmettes and James Keane Richard III of 1912." |
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Movie Review Query Engine
Type in the name of a movie and get a clickable list of reviews on the web. (Don't forget that you can also search several of Bush Library's databases to get the full text of reviews, including the New York Times (back to 1851) and Academic Search Premier (includes the full text of the New Yorker from 2004). |
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National Film Registry
"The Librarian/Board will continue to select up to 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films" each year for the National Film Registry. To be eligible, films must be at least 10 years old, though they need not be feature-length or have had a theatrical release in order to be considered. The legislation's intent is that the broadest possible range of films be eligible for consideration." |
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New York Times: The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made
The list, plot summaries and (with free registration), the original reviews from the Times. This list is drawn from the second edition of "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made", edited by Peter M. Nichols and published in 2004. |
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Reel Classics: The Classic Movie Site
A great site for film fans. Information on the stars, the films, and the movie makers. Also includes:
- Films Clips (watch the tea party scene from Disney's Alice in Wonderland)
- Movie quotation sound files (Hear Betty Davis utter: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
- Hear the March from the Bridge on the River Kwai (you know: the whistled one)
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Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies
"A fully peer-reviewed online journal edited by staff and students in the Institute of Film & Television Studies at the University of Nottingham...
As our title suggests, Scope provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of film history, theory and criticism. Given contemporary film studies' varied concerns, it is our belief that we can best serve our readers interests by promoting as wide a range of approaches and critical methodologies as possible." |
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Silent Era: The Silent Film Website
Includes:
- The Progressive Silent Film List is a growing online collection of information on silent era films culled from our offline database of information on more than 21,000 silent and sound films produced from 1888 through the end of 1929.
- Silent Era People: People active in the silent era and people who keep the silent era alive.
- Presumed Lost: Silent era films that are thought to be gone forever.
- Silent Era Films on DVD and Video
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Women Make Movies
"Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. " Their web site includes their catalog of titles, with plot synopses, and information about the filmmakers. It also includes information for aspiring filmmakers. |
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