Performing Arts - Films

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Film - Performing Arts

 

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

http://www.oscars.org 

Information about the Academy awards, a database of motion picture credits, history of the organization, past award winners, and more. A database of past winners and nominees (complete through 2006) is also available.

 

AllMovie

http://www.allmovie.com

Browse by title, genre, locate box office statistics or read an essay . Movie trailers, lists of new releases, and a glossary are also available.

 

American Film Institute

http://www.afi.com 

Details about the organization and its work. Offers top 100 lists and information about jobs, education, and workshops.

 

American Movie Classics

http://www.amctv.com 

Movie schedules, information about the AMC channel, and information about the movies.

 

Backstage.com

http://www.backstage.com/bso/index.jsp 

News, reviews, message boards, and advice columns for actors.

 

Based on the Book

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies 

"'Based on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,200 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures." View by movie title, movie release year, book title, or author.

 

Boxoffice

http://boxoffice.com 

Reviews, news, schedules, charts, and other movie-related information.

 

British Film Institute

http://www.bfi.org.uk 

Information about the BFI National Archive, statistics, in-depth features, a film and tv database, research guides, and more.

 

Cinemachine

http://www.cinemachine.net 

"Cinemachine will continue to explore the limits of storytelling through the medium of film, illustration, and digital technologies, with particular emphasis on 'story'."

 

Disney Archives

http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters_ai.html 

Three browsable categories: movies, characters, and villains. Results include a description and downloadable images.

 

Film.com

http://www.film.com 

Movie news and reviews.

 

Film Reference

http://www.filmreference.com

A free online encyclopedia offering information about movies, actors, directors, and writers.

 

Film Site

http://www.filmsite.org 

History, trivia, quotes, and resources about classic films.

 

Gnovies!

http://www.gnovies.com 

Enter a name of a movie to find other titles you might like. Also offers movie discussions.

 

Golden Globe Awards

http://www.goldenglobes.org 

The official site of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Offers a video and photo gallery, lists nominees and winners, news, and more.

 

indieWIRE

http://www.indiewire.com 

"The leading source on independent film since 1996." Lead stories, interviews, blogs, video, and more.

 

Internet Movie Database

http://imdb.com

A database of movie information including actors, directors, writers, producers, filming locations and trivia, and provides links to reviews, show times, and fan sites on the web.

 

Internet Movie Script Database

http://www.imsdb.com 

"The biggest collection of movie scripts available anywhere on the web." Read or download movie scripts for free.

 

Metacritic.com 

http://www.metacritic.com  

Reviews for film, tv, and video. The unique scoring shows "the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades."

 

The Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive

www.mptvimages.com/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi

Search the "vault" by keyword, personality, event, photographer, and more. Thumbnail image results can be enlarged for viewing.

 

Motion Picture Association of America

http://www.mpaa.org 

Information about film ratings, research and statistics, and top issues.

 

Movie Quotes

http://www.moviequotes.com 

A database containing over one million movie quotes.

 

Movie Review Query Engine

http://www.mrqe.com 

Full text reviews of films, videos, and DVD's which can be searched by title or category. Users can register for a free account to gain total access to all reviews.

 

National Film Preservation Foundation

http://www.filmpreservation.org 

Includes a directory of film archives in the United States and lists of films they have preserved.

 

New York Times Movies

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html 

This section includes reviews, trailers, articles, and a complete list of reviews from the New York Times dating back to 1929.

 

NothingButMovies.com

http://www.nothingbutmovies.com 

A movie portal site with reviews, links to additional resources and organizations, and information about movies either currently being shown or ones coming to theaters soon.

 

Rotten Tomatoes

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/movie

Scores movies and provides both positive and negative reviews. Also allows users to select a movie by genre, "tomatometer," and MPAA rating.

 

Voice of the Shuttle: Media Studies: Film/Video

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2720#id917 

An extensive listing of links to resources related to film.

 

Women in Cinema: A Reference Guide

http://people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/libsci/womFilm.html 

An introductory essay and a thorough bibliography regarding the study of women in film. 

 

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