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Motion pictures AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes 
 "'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn' [from the movie "Gone With the Wind"] tops AFI's list of 100 great movie quotes of all time." The site lists movies, rankings, and the winning quotes, which were selected by "a jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians" from "400 nominated [American] movie quotes." Also includes the list of nominees. From the American Film Institute (AFI). http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx#list Topics: English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jun 29, 2005 The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design
A companion to an exhibit of costumes nominated for current Academy Awards and costumes from a selection of other movies from the same year. Includes photographs from the exhibit and brief information about the costumes and the designers. The archives section includes information and images of costumes back to 1997. From the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). http://fidm.edu/resources/museum+galleries/exhibits/motion-picture-costume-design/2008/ Topics: History, Performing Arts, Recreation Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Based on the Book
A database of selected movies based on books. View the database by title or author of book, title of movie, or the year of its release. Covers hundreds of films made from 1980 through the current year. From the Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri. http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Librarianship, Recreation Last updated Mar 9, 2006 Brandcameo: Films
This site "tracks brand and product appearances in each week's number one film (as determined by US box office data)." It lists both brands and products that appear intentionally in the films (known as product placement) and "inadvertent brand and product appearances." Browsable by film and brand. Includes archives back to 2002. From the online branding exchange, Brandchannel. http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Recreation Last updated Apr 27, 2005 Center for Asian American Media
The mission of the San Francisco-based Center for Asian American Media is to fund, produce, distribute and exhibit Asian American films, videos and new media. The site provides information on events and programs, including the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival; programs and funding opportunities for filmmakers; a catalog of films and videos distributed by the Center; and more. Formerly known as the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA). http://asianamericanmedia.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Recreation, Regions of the World, Television Last updated Nov 21, 2007 Development Hell: Movies
Short blurbs on the current status of films in progress, from casting and production staff to filming locations and predicted release date. Readers can submit scoops and join in discussions. From Mania Entertainment. http://www.mania.com/sitemap.php?type=dev_hell Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Aug 7, 2008 Fine Cut Films
Beginner level instruction on writing, shooting, and editing for television and film. Clearly written and illustrated, with the occasional bit of humor about the realities of production. Good glossary. http://www.finecutfilms.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, Television Last updated Apr 30, 2002 Hollywood Online
This site provides daily news, trivia, gossip, feature articles, and interviews. A multimedia section has video and sound clips and photos, and there is information about soundtracks, television programs, and people. http://www.hollywood.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Jan 21, 2002 Independent Film Channel (IFC)
Site of a TV channel "dedicated to presenting independent film, unedited and commercially uninterrupted 24 hours a day." Includes news, interviews, a broadcast schedule, and more. Searchable. http://www.ifc.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Recreation, Television Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Independent Spirits: The Faith and John Hubley Story
"Looks at the creative partnership and careers" of Academy Award-winning animators Faith and John Hubley, whose films "re-defined animation, breaking from traditional styles, confronting important social issues and using innovative graphics and experimental sound." Includes biographical information, filmographies, a timeline, audio, and video clips of films. Also contains brief information on women and other collaborations in animation. Online companion to PBS film of the same title. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/independentspirits/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
Hundreds of thousands of entries provide detailed information for movies (in theaters, on video or DVD, and forthcoming), as well as television movies and series. "Awards and Reviews" provides reviews from authoritative sources such as the New York Times, Roger Ebert, and Slate, as well as reader-supplied evaluations. Movie information includes directors, producers, actors, plot summaries, character names, running times, trivia, soundtracks, release dates, box office grosses, alternate versions, Academy Awards and other awards information, and much more. http://us.imdb.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated May 1, 2005 Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies
This searcable and browsable site showcases the life and work of Thomas A. Edison, the "Wizard of Menlo Park," who patented 1,093 inventions, including the phonograph, the incandescent bulb, and some that became the basis for today's motion picture and sound recording industries. Features early motion pictures and sound recordings, photographs, a biography, and a timeline of significant events. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Internet, Music, Notable People, Science, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
"An annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video and art ... for use in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings." Annotations may feature online texts, audio clips, online art, and online video of theater performances. The website also includes information about the artists and authors. From the Hippocrates Project, New York University School of Medicine. http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Nov 14, 2006 MovieFlix.com
Enjoy over 2000 free, shorts and full-length feature online films in the categories of action, cartoons, classic, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, indie, children's, martial arts, science fiction, and westerns. Requires free registration. http://www.movieflix.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated May 25, 2006 MovieLens
A movie recommendation website. "You tell us what movies you love and hate. We use that information to generate personalized recommendations for other movies you will like and dislike." Registration required to use all features. Includes a "QuickPick" option in which movies are recommended based on other film titles. From GroupLens Research Project, a research group in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. http://movielens.umn.edu Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Mar 25, 2006 The Nitpickers Site
A site for people who pay excruciating attention to detail when it comes to movies and television. Site visitors are encouraged to find and submit inconsistencies or mistakes in popular films and TV shows. Others comment, suggest reasons, refute allegations, etc. Searchable by movies, tv shows, top nitpickers, most nitpicked films, and so on. It might make you re-watch a favorite film more carefully--or perhaps not; but it can be a lot of fun! http://www.nitpickers.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, Television Last updated Aug 5, 2002 Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953
Companion to a 2005-2006 national retrospective tour of this "cache of 'lost films'" that had been used to promote the Marshall Plan (the post-World War II "European Recovery Program"). Find an overview of the Marshall Plan, brief biographies of the films' producers, a list of films with synopses, and a poster archive. From the Academy Film Archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in association with German cultural organizations. http://www.sellingdemocracy.org Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, International Governments, Regions of the World, World War II Last updated Apr 20, 2006 Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
An introduction to the magic behind movie special effects. Highlights include a game called Attack of the 50 Foot Chicken , a special effects timeline, interviews with special effects creators, and an interactive still from Titanic that allows you to guess which portions are real and which were computer generated. Based on the NOVA program of the same title. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx2/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated May 2, 2002 Top Ten movies
Top 10 U.S. movies of the week at the box office, with links to their sites. Includes the top 100 highest grossing movies of all time. http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/TopTen.mv Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Statistics Last updated Sep 14, 2003 TV Guide: Movie News
Contains information, video clips, and reviews of movies currently or soon to be released in theaters, available on video and DVD, or being shown on television. Also features a searchable database of casts, credits, and reviews for tens of thousands of movies released in the U.S., plus filmographies and biographical information on thousands of actors, directors, and other filmmakers. http://movies.tvguide.com/movie-news Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Nov 1, 2008 The Ultimate Film
"Spanning almost a century of cinema-going," this chart from November 2004 "is the definitive list of the all-time top 100 films based on UK cinema admissions estimates." Also includes a list of top directors and performers appearing in those films and a history of attending movies in the United Kingdom. From the British Film Institute (BFI). http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/ultimatefilm/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Dec 7, 2004 |
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