Electronic Resources

Internet Sources in Film and Television

Film Studies--Bibliographies, Guides  |  Film Databases   |  Film Reviews   Television Studies--Bibliographies, Guides  |   TV Databases   
Film & Media Studies Programs


Film Studies -- Bibliographies, Guides

ScreenSite For the study of Film and Television, this is a good place to start---provides bibliographies and many other web resource links geared to teaching and research.
CineMedia (From the American Film Institute) An excellent tool for searching the vast resources in film and media on the web---Search by category or keyword for links to databases, actors, festivals, studios, and much more.
Mega Media-Links An extensive index which contains thousands of film, video, radio, television, cinema and new-media site listings conveniently categorized, sub-categorized and cross-referenced with brief site descriptions.
Yahoo's Movies and Film related links Listing of film links by subject categories.
The Cinema Connection A directory of web links to all aspects of cinema.
Film.Com An independent site devoted to contemporary film review and discussion, film festival announcements and field reports, and essays on film craft and filmmaking.
Hollywood Online Current movie information, multimedia entertainment, previews, movie trailers and more.
Movieweb.com Information about current movies, links to studios, realtime movie clips, etc.
Movies.net Collection of links about movie stars, studios, production resources, festivals, etc.
The Greatest Films Plot synopses and analysis of 100 great Hollywood films, includes photos, quotes, descriptions of memorable scenes.
Film Score Monthly Dedicated to the art of film and television music.
Film Scripts Links to full-texts of over 500 movie and television scripts.

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Databases

The Internet Movie Database Search by title, director, star, etc. Provides credit info, plot summaries, links to reviews and more.
The Motion Picture Database From "The Motion Picture Guide", Cinebooks' 23-volume reference and Ephraim Katz's comprehensive "Film Encyclopedia", this searchable database includes cast, credits and reviews for more than 30,000 movies released in the U.S., plus filmographies and biographical information on actors, directors and other filmmakers.
All Movie Guide Similar to the Internet Movie Database--you can search by title, names, or keywords.

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Film Reviews

The Internet Movie Database Search by title -- many film entries include a "critics" icon which you can click to access links to movie reviews from a variety of sources.
Yahoo's Movie Review Links An annotated listing of online review sources, divided into categories
Movies.Net Includes reviews of current films and links to other review sources
Movie Snap Shots Reviews of current films, critics' favorite film lists, trivia, and more.
Film.com Provides contemporary film reviews, essays, and more.
Washington Post Film Reviews Part of the "videofinder" section of the Washington Post online -- you can search the Post's reviews for films available on video since 1986.
Washington CityPaper Reviews This link takes you to the CityPaper's searchable listings -- click on "movies" under the Arts column to read reviews of films currently showing in the DC area.
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies Just for fun -- a tongue-in-cheek collection of current film reviews rated from the "tolerable" to the "less than mediocre."


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Television Studies -- Bibliographies, Guides

ScreenSite For the study of Film and Television, this is a good place to start---provides bibliographies and many other web resource links geared to teaching and research.
CineMedia (From the American Film Institute) Select: Categories/TV for an extensive list of links to shows, organizations, research resources, etc.
Mega Media-Links An extensive index which contains thousands of television, video, radio, film and new-media site listings conveniently categorized, sub-categorized and cross-referenced with brief site descriptions.
Network TV Show Guide guide to almost all of the tv shows that aired from 1970 to the near-present
Yahoo Television Section Directory of television sites on the www.

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Databases

The Internet Movie Database You can search by TV show title, actor, keyword. Provides credit info, plot summaries, links to reviews and other websites, etc.

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Film and Media Studies Programs


United States

Brown University, Department of Modern Culture and Media
California Institute of the Arts-School of Film and Video
Florida State University Film School
Indiana University's Film Program
Johns Hopkins University -- Film and Media Studies
Minneapolis College of Art & Design: Media Arts Division
Mount Holyoke Film Studies
New York University
North Carolina School of the Arts
Northwestern University Department of Radio/TV/Film
San Francisco State University Cinema Department
Stanford Communication Department
Temple University Film and Media Arts UCLA Theater and Film
University of Kansas Theater and Film
University of Oklahoma Film and Video Studies
University of Texas--Austin (gopher)
University of Utah Film/Video Program
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee


International

London International Film School
Queen's University Department of Film Studies
University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Melbourne, Australia
University of Victoria -- Film Studies (Canada)
University of Waterloo Film (Canada)