The American Film Institute (AFI) is the nation's preeminent arts organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of the moving image. Since 1967, AFI has served as America's voice for film, television, video, and the digital arts, with innovative programs in education, training, exhibition, preservation, and new technology. AFI's commitment to visual storytelling is embodied by three main goals: to train; to preserve; and to recognize the moving image as an art form.
This is an ongoing project to review and rate all music (whether in-print CDs or out-of-print on vinyl) and list (and rate) all feature movies and provide their credits and related information. Their goal is to achieve a concensus by expert music/film free-lance writers as to the best music and movies. Their goal with the All-Movie Guide is to find and rate ALL feature movies (and major documentaries) -- past or present, b&w or color, on VHS or only seen on late-night TV. For each film, they provide information of interest to viewers. Here you will find comments on old and new movies that may never have been released in VHS format as well as the current blockbusters.
Want to find out what is playing at your local
movie theater? Just enter your zip code when you arrive at the site and
the site will return with a listing. The site also provides a link to movie
theaters in other parts of the world.
At this website information on films is provided through a weekly online free magazine. Site headings include:
Dinner and a Movie.com, allows you to
to plan your night out! Enter your zip
code, or choose a city and they will show you all the movie showtimes in
your area, side-by-side with great places to
eat--recommended by users like you!
Or, read movie reviews, rate current movies or
restaurants in your area, add a favorite restaurant to
our list, or if they are not in your city yet, tell them to come
there.
Critical information on the portrayal of blacks in films (as well as in other sectors of the media) is available at this site.
Dolby Noise Reduction (from Dolby Laboratories)
Everything you have ever wanted to know about the Dolby noise reduction systems found on all high-end audiovisual equipment manufactured throughout the world today can be found at this official site. At this site you can also find information on such matters as the proper placement of speakers in a surround sound system in the home. Site contents include:
This is a detailed reference source for a wide variety of movie and film-related terms written by experts in the field. The terms are grouped under a number of category headings, which include: Acting, Directing, Filming and Writing Awards, Credits, Festivals, Personnel Camera Techniques and Equipment Film Editing and Processing Special Effects Advertising, Financial Concerns, Legalities and Negotiations Film Categories, Genres, Styles and Theories Technical Malfunctions Film Settings Journals and Publications Lighting Motion Picture Production Companies and Distributors Animation Film Related Organizations; Schools; Museums Film Production and Film Production Equipment Film Censors, Censorship, Ratings Sound Theaters: Film Projection, Screening and Visuals
This web site features film reviews, film calendar of up coming releases; a film-related internet store; highlights from film festivals; discussion boards; reviews of film soundtracks, etc.
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An extensive list of films by, for and about women are
reviewed here by principally two reviewers: Linda Lopez McAlister (of "The
Women's Show" WMNF-FM (88.5), Tampa, Florida) and Cynthia Fuchs (teaches
film and media studies at George Mason University).
"The Web makes possible the great democratic ideal of
self-publishing, and many would-be movie
critics have their own pages. Many of them are really
fans, not critics, and some of them are
suspect (one brief paragraph of misspelled words does
not build confidence). But some of the
Web-based critics are excellent, and there is one who
stands above the crowd. James Berardinelli
describes himself as an electrical engineer from Morristown,
New Jersey, and has written some
1,000 movie reviews over the last four years. That's
more than many full-time critics manage.
Berardinelli is literate, opinionated, well-informed,
and a good writer. He also is familiar with film
history; unlike many Web critics, he knows the classics."
- Roger Ebert (From Yahoo! Internet Life, Volume 2, Number
4, September 1996)
From The Motion Picture Guide, Cinebooks' 23-volume
reference landmark, and
Ephraim Katz's comprehensive Film Encyclopedia, this search database
includes the
cast, credits and reviews for more than 30,000 movies released in the U.S.,
plus
filmographies and biographical information on thousands of actors, directors
and other
filmmakers.
The IMDb is the ultimate movie reference source and covers everything you could ever possibly want to know about movies. It's fully hyperlinked both within the database and to thousands of external sites and is updated continuously. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an international organization whose objective is to provide useful and up to date movie information freely available on-line, across as many systems and platforms as possible. It currently covers over 95,000 movies with over 1,300,000 filmography entries and is expanding continuously. The service is financed by advertising and sponsorship. The database aims to capture any and all information associated with movies from across the world, starting with the earliest cinema, going through to the very latest releases and even movies still in production. Types of information one can get at this site include: Filmographies for all professions in the industry; plot summaries; character names; movie ratings; year of release; running times; movie trivia; quotes; goofs; soundtracks; personal trivia; alternative names; certificates; color information; country of production; genres; production companies; distributors; special effects companies; sound mix; reference literature; filming locations; sequel/remake information; release dates; advertising tag lines; detailed technical data; alternative versions; laserdisc availability; languages; reviews; links to official studio pages, fan pages, image and multimedia archives; direct purchase links for movies and associated merchandise; box office grosses and Academy Award information. Moving around the database is very easy. All their pages have a gold ticket in the top left corner which can be used to navigate around the site. Clicking on the word "Index" to the right of the ticket takes you to the site index and from there you should be able to find all of their features; the word "Search" returns you to the main search page; "Help" will give context sensitive help for the current page (where available); and clicking the ticket itself returns you to the home page.
Reel.com's Cinema U. is the Web's virtual film school; it's both an online film club and a learning resource for movie lovers.
Cinema U.'s film classes, which center around a group
of movies chosen by our instructors, explore specific themes, genres, bodies
of work, theories, or moments in history. Classes consist of:
lectures divided into "before" and "after" you watch
a movie sections. online discussion boards where you can meet others who
share your cinematic passions and discuss movies at length.
All movies included in the classes are available for rental and, in most cases, purchase from Reel.com, though you don't need to rent or buy the movies from us to take a class.
Jim Byerley has just celebrated his 20th anniversy with HBO. Born in Houston, Texas, he received a B.A. in English from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri. A resident of New York City since 1970, he started working for HBO in 1976, setting up the Scheduling Department. He created the Film Evaluation Department in 1979 and continues to head that department today. His job, screening all movies for possible licensing for HBO/Cinemax, takes him to film festivals around the world from Budapest to Los Angeles, from Cairo to Cannes.
Reviews for parents of the best of current films and old movies available on video and cable, by Nell Minow, author, film critic, and mother. Reviews are updated each week with recommendations and replies to questions about movies on special topics, suitability of particular movies for children, and movie trivia.
Places where you can purchase film videos and related products are profiled on the shopping page.
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