Movies: From the Web to the Silver Screen
Whether you're looking to go to a movie, learn about the movies, or add to your home collection of movies, the Internet can provide the tools you need. Find current listings and buy movie tickets; read and compare reviews, track the box office, and view trailers online; track major and minor film festivals or explore movie history and trivia; buy or rent movies on DVD. Whatever your film needs, you can find what you're looking for on the Web.
Expand All Guide SectionsMovie Tickets and Show times
It's certainly still possible to find show times and theaters the old-fashioned way, by picking up ... read more »
Movie Reviews
Perhaps you trust a certain national reviewer above any other film critic, or like to compare ... read more »
Film News and Gossip
Whether you're a movie fanatic or just like to dip into Hollywood gossip now and then, there are ... read more »
Learn about Film Festivals
Film festivals used to be the preserve of industry professionals, but recent years have seen the ... read more »
Research Movies
There's an enormous amount of film history, movie trivia, and industry facts available on the Web. Whether you're a film scholar or simply trying to place the movie quote that's stuck on loop in your brain, you can find what you're looking for.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Award sites and best-of lists provide a means to identify historically significant films, as well as links to sites dedicated to specific movies.
- The full-service movie Web sites, particularly imdb.com, are extremely comprehensive and well suited to both amateur and professional research.
Dulcinea's Picks
For award shows ...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
organizes the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars. In addition to detailing the Oscars Ceremony, the site features searchable databases for scripts and credits, and information about the Margaret Herrick Library and the Academy Film Archive.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association
comprises Los Angeles-based journalists who work for overseas publications. The organization is responsible for the Golden Globes, the awards show considered the best indicator of who will succeed at the Oscars.
The Directors Guild of America, Inc.
organizes the Directors Guild Awards. All of the voting members are film, TV, and commercials directors. The site proffers information about the upcoming awards show and records past winners.
Film Independent's Spirit Awards
celebrate movies made outside of the big studios exclusively. Annual membership (with voting privileges) is open to anyone and costs $95; you can sign up online. The site outlines the history of the awards with past nominees, past hosts, and a photo gallery.
The Golden Raspberry Awards
(Razzies) rejoice in all that is terrible in the movies. The categories of the anti-Oscars award ceremony include "Worst Picture" and "Worst Remake or Rip-off."
The MTV Movie Awards
is a youth-oriented show, heavy on pizzazz, that's been around since 1992. The site has archives of all the past shows, as well as photos, videos, a blog, polls, and quizzes.
For best-of lists ...
The American Film Institute
annually releases a list of the 100 best movies of all time. The list is available for download on the site.
Time magazine
movie critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel have compiled their own ranking of the 100 greatest movies ever made. It's arranged alphabetically, and each film title has a link for those who want more information.
The Internet Movie Database
compiles a range of lists including this one: the worst 100 movies of all time. Look for the links to other IMDB lists on the left side of the screen.
BestOnly.com
is a catalog of lists including links to a large number of best-of sites and an enormous cross-indexed movie database. In addition, there are links to Amazon.com and Netflix for those who want to get hold of the films covered.
For trivia, blogs, and general movie history ...
Movie Mistakes
is a compendium of user-submitted film gaffs, such as the gas cylinder that was left visible in the Coliseum in Gladiator. It also details trivia and DVD "Easter eggs" (hidden DVD features). Access to the site is free, but a $10 annual membership yields an advertising-free site.
Movie Trivia
boasts a variety of odd links (82 in total) that have been collated online by Ray Hamel, a librarian at the Wisconsin Primate Research Center. Be amused by links like "Bogart: Name That Quote!" and "Where Did They Film That?"
MTV Movies Blog
publishes online under the tag line "We bring the news, you bring the nachos." With its MTV provenance, this site is guaranteed frequent scoops and exclusive content.
The Movie Blog
bills itself as "The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions." Punditry aside, it's a frequently updated blog written by movie enthusiasts, comedians, and some film professionals.
Turner Classic Movies
is a cable television channel devoted exclusively to film classics. To complement its programming, the channel runs this Web site featuring a large games and trivia section, alongside the TV schedule and general movie news. This is the place to test your movie knowledge.
The National Film Preservation Board
maintains an exhaustive archive of moving images. Scroll down through a list of archival organizations arranged by country, or visit the "Moving Image Collections" (MIC) link to search the complete database.
For movie quotes ...
Movie Quotes
oversees a repository of more than one million movie quotes. Submit your own or play the online movie quote recognition game. Before playing, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do you feel lucky? Free registration is required.
The Internet Movie Database
has an extensive quotes section that you can browse or search by quote or title. Alternatively, just click on the homepage for a random quote.
The American Film Institute
has compiled the 100 greatest movie quotes of all time. You'll need to register for free to view or download the complete list.
Useless Movie Quotes
is another quotes site with more than 2,600 quotes from more than 220 movies, and a quiz. As you might guess, the site doesn't take itself too seriously.
Buy and Rent DVDs
The high picture quality, relatively low price, and ready availability of DVDs mean that a lot of ... read more »
Watch Movies Online
It's not only movie trailers that you can watch online these days. Many sites now enable you to ... read more »
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