Movie News and Reviews
- AFI OnLine Cinema
- watch classic Hollywood movies on the Internet without time-consuming downloads.
- VDO Live at American Film Institute
- The Internet Movie Database - The
most comprehensive search engine for information about films and the people
who make them.
- The Silents Majority
- this well organized and informative site takes you back to the days before
talkies. It features lucious black-and-white photos of silent film stars like
Valentino and Gish as well as clasic spfx shots from such screen legends as
Lon Chaney. This site also lists show times for silent films at revival houses
from around the world.
- Ain't It Cool Movie News
- It is here that you will find out about all that is cool within the
film industry. I cover scripts, casting, pre-production, production, post-production,
test screenings, marketing, and the release of the films. The whole thing.
- Mr. Showbiz - Movie
Reviews and Gossip about Hollywood and the Media. Links to movie trailers
etc.
- Coming Attractions - One
of the best online sources for Hollywood scuttlebutt, this extraordinary site
(developed by Patrick Sauriol), details everything you will ever want to know
about films under construction. This includes everything from saleries to
prop lists and plot points.
- The Greatest Films - The
Greatest Films is a unique website containing plot summaries (with actual
film dialogue) of some of the best Hollywood and American classic films from
the first 100 years of cinema.
- Roger
Ebert's the Great Movies - Reviews of classic films by the Pulitzer
prize winning film critic.
- Roger Ebert's Contemporary
Reviews - Reviews of all the latest films by the Chicago Sun Times
famous critic.
- Hollywood Online - Hollywood
Online a source of online movie information and previews. Includes soundtracks,
movie clips, photos, and much more.
- Movies Suggested
for MST3K - Here be bad movies. We're talking movies that make Waterworld
look like The Return of the Jedi. We're talking the quality of Ed Wood, Roger
Corman, and Bert I. Gordon. This database was originally created as a resource
for fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 but it has evolved into a forum for
viewers of bad movies to share their pain and read silly reviews.
- Film.com - A large collection of
material on film for a world-wide audience, offering breadth and depth, and
bringing together critics, writers and movie buffs everywhere.
- All-Movie Guide - A
large database searchable by title, actor, or director.
- Film Reviews from
around the world (you can even submit your own for publication, if
you are so inclined
- Box Office Magazine On Line
- Get access to box Office magazines articles about the industry.
- Entertainment Weekly -
The online location for Entertainment Weekly's news and views about the entertainment
industry in general and Hollywood in particular.
- Desert Island Movie
Lists- 517 Movies Every Film Lover Must See
- Cyber Film School -
Articles and Interviews, Lots of great links for filmmakers, Reviews, and
even an advice section.
-
The Film 100 -
100 most influential people in the history of movies.
- Xplore
- good list of movie links
-
Roughcut - "Your own
private Hollywood" Interviews/reviews
- Reel.com
- buy or rent movies or DVDs
- 24 Frames per Second
- This journal provides a forum for uniquely personal reactions to films and
filmmakers. A broad range of formats has been established for the participation
and interaction of its readers. Whether submitting a list of favorite films,
an essay on filmmaking, or an experiment in digital cinema, 24framespersecond
is offered as an alternative to all-encompassing movie websites.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences - Official site of the Oscars
- Corona - Upcoming
film info with inside information.
Studio Sites:
- Aardman Animations - home of
Oscar Winners and makers of Wallace & Gromit.
- Disney Studios
- Fine Line Features
- Fox Searchlight Films
- MGM United Artists
- The
Miramax Cafe
- Paramount Studios
- Sony Pictures
- Universal Studios
- Warner Brothers
Studio
- Warner Brothers Animation Site-
games, GIFs, videos, sounds and more.
Movie Scripts
- ScripTeach
- The home page of a teacher / screenwriter (yes those who can do teach).
This site features links to courses in screen writing as well as access to
a screenwriter who actually has had his scripts produced.
- Drew's Scripts-O-Rama -
a "way cool" index of movie scripts available on the Internet.
- The
Only Script Index You will Ever Need - this site boasts a massive
listing of links to scripts that are available on the net
- The
Ultimate Movie Scripts Homepage!
Posters on Line
- The
Ultimate Movie Posters Page
- Movie Collectors - serves
corporations, dealers,and bargain-hunting memorabilia collectors.They guarantee
satisfaction with their product. The company specializes in poster cards which
were historically used in neighborhood advertising campaigns and given to
local merchants to display in their store windows in return for free movie
passes. They also carry a great collection of artwork from movie magazine
covers.
- DongKyu's Movie Poster Site
- this site boast numerous images of movie posters including general, horror,
Korean, Chinese, and those hard to find anime posters.
- Arnold Movie Poster Company
- one of the largest collections of movie posters anywhere from the 1920's
to the present. One-Sheets,Lobby Cards, Stills... you name it!
- CinePosters - Movie posters
on the net, features a huge collection of originals dating back to the early
70's as well as many reproductions of classic and recent films.
- onesheetdesign.com - a movie
poster designer offers an insiders look at his work.
Movie Sounds
- Movie Sounds Homepage - Just
what you would expect nift sound bites from all of your favorite films.
Film Related Games
- The Babe (as in
go get em pig!) game - help Babe herd the sheep in this fun little
game.
- The Kevin Bacon
Game You have heard of the six degrees of seperation? This site lets
you link your favorite actors to Kevin Bacon in the least possible number
of films.
- Box Office Exchange - If you have
ever wanted the opportunity to be a producer and run your own studio, you
now have that chance. Create an account on BOX and you will be given $200,000
to spend on movies and options to increase your profit and build your empire.
- Fantasy Film League
- The Fantasy Film League is a game like the fantasy league sports, but based
in the world of cinema. In short, you (the producer) have to buy six stars
and a director to make your fantasy film. Then, whenever any of your stars
or your director make a real life film, your fantasy film makes money.
Movie Quizzes
- Dan's Screen Shot Movie
Quiz - test your trivia knowledge by examining actual frames from
the movies themselves.
- All Time Movie
Quiz - test your knowledge of popular movies.
- Cellar Quiz - Very
tough movie trivia quiz. For movie buffs only.
Movie Theaters Index
- Hollywood Online - lists
show times for the movies playing at theaters in your city.
- Moviefinder.com:
Showtimes and locations for the latest theatrical releases.
- 777-Film Online - think of this
as MovieFone on line. This site alows you to obtain a zip-code derived list
of films and their show times at the theaters closest to you. You can even
buy tickests on line and save yourself the wait at the box office.
- MovieLink - if
the film Online site is busy try this miror site which features showtimes,
previews, and tickets for theaters across the US.
- Digital City - Lists
shows and show times for movies playing in theaters in your area. This site
also features information about fun places to eat - so you can plan your entire
evening on line. The site features numerous cities throughout the United States
so you can check it out before you travel.
- AMC Theaters -
Lists shows and show times for movies playing at an AMC Theater in your area.
You can also link to previews, trailers, and even purchase tickets online
here.
- Movie Palace Locator,
The - Movie palaces, the architecture of fantasy, the grand, the creative,
the magical, the glorious. Lists sites throughout the US.
Film Societies and Organizations
- Kansas City Film
Society - The homepage for the greater Kansas City Film Society. Check
here to find out about upcoming events and membership and volunteer opportunities.
- American Film Institute -
national arts organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of film and
television, identifying and training new talent, and increasing the recognition
of the moving image as an art form.
Other Fun Links
- The Automatic
Complaint Letter Generator - if you don't like us you could just say
so.
- Yahoo - searching for something
- look here for starters.
- Ask Jeeves! - the home of the online,
all knowing, cyberbutler. Ask Jeeves anything and using natural langage and
this knowledge based engine (that is also capable of accessing Yahoo!, AltaVista,
Info Seek and other search engines) will get the answer for you.
- The Internet Public Library - this
site (maintained by the University of Michigan) allows you to peruse or download
more than 7,000 books, read periodicals from around the world and see special
collections! You can even ask questions of the reference librarians, or sit
in on the RealAudio story hour.
- Information Please Home Page
- this online almanac (which is affiliated with the paper version of the same
name) is a Trivial Pursuit fanatics best friend. Every thing you ever wanted
to know and then some.
- Learn2.com - a how-to source for
dozens of skills. Not only does it provide you with all the steps to aster
your task, it also provides a history of them as well as illustrating them
with colorful cartoons.
- MX BookFinder - If you can't find
it on Amazon.com you can probably get it here. This data base will search
a variety of online databases and generate a list of prices, dealers, and
availability.
- Sean Henry's Home
Page - enter here if you want to visit the realm of the Mighty Happyman.
- North Kansas City High School
Service Learning Homepage - stories of student service at North Kansas
City High School.
- The North Kansas City School District
Home Page
Cool Family Oriented Sites
- Carnegie Museum of Natural
History - The Pitsburg museum's online discovery room, allows you
to become a real dino detective and search for imposters among the raptor
and TRex wannabees. Way cool!
- National Wildlife Federation
- this nifty site lets you mix up animal body parts to create your own bizare
species and test your tracking ability by identifying prints. It also features
fun facts that will allow you to amaze your friends in the section entitled
"I Didn't Know That!"
- Yuckiest Site on the Internet
- this is science the way you loved it when you were a kid - YUCKIE! Ask Wendell
the cartoon worm questions. Or just check out their gross science stuff (it
even includes the sounds of roaches rustling).