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Links

Magazines


FILM COMMENT
is published bi-monthly by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and contains thorough investigations of US and world cinema, actors and directors, past and present.

indiWIRE - "the vital link for indies" published and edited by filmmakers, for filmmakers, on filmmakers - contains reviews, interviews and articles.

CASHIERS du CINEMART - One of the best zines about movies and the people who make them. It focuses on independent, cult, foreign and obscure films and the editor, Mike White, is a veritable encyclopedia of cinematic knowledge.

SCENARIO - "the magazine of screenwriting art" is published quarterly and includes 4 complete screenplays per publication along with discussions with each of their creators.

AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER - the magazine of the trade.

MOVIEMAKER - a northwest based independent film magazine.

 

Online Magazines


Bright Lights Film Journal
- a popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary
The Flick Filosopher - "Think of me as your movie pal."
Film Threat - Hollywood's indie Voice
Images - a journal of film and popular culture
Movie Magazine International - web version of the San Francisco based radio program
Nitrate On-line - current reviews
The Silents Majority - journal of silent film
Gurdian Unlimited Film - from UK's most popular newspaper website

 

Films Online


Atom Films
- creating a mass market for short films, animation, and digital media.

Sputnik7 - is a broadcast network offering a sophisticated mix of independent music, film, and anime programming.
TriggerStreet - founded by Kevin Spacey, to encourage the creative process of filmmaking and screenwriters
Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival - submit your film and get a chance to make your own million dollar film.
iFilm - online film portal and directory.
MovieFlix - full-length and short films available for free viewing
Sundance Online Film Festival - the popular festival now online
Movielink - watch all your Hollywood flicks for a fee. Brought to you be the big five studios.

 

Resources


The Internet Movie Database
lives up to its title and providesjust what it implies including great search engines.
2pop.com - The Digital Filkers Resource Guide
Film/TV Discussion Groups - a useful guide to the Webs's film newsgroups.
SOFIA Home Page - A 'hub' for film theory and study on the web.
Hollywood Online - Contains all of the glitz to fulfill your stary-eyed needs.
Hollywood Reporter - on-line version of the daily trade buzz magazine.
Film Festivals Server - a thorough database of festivals worldwide.
National Film Registry Selections - a list comprised of the films selected by the Library of Congress.
The Web's Film Release Schedule - Eric Carter provides the best on the web.
Guide to Home Video Releases - Provides fairly comprehensive months-in-advance lists of films to be released.
UC Berkely Film Noir Resource Guide
Film Preservation
Film Formats - One hundred years of film sizes
Visual Widescreen Comparison - reveals bastardization that is pan-and-scan
Silent Film Sources - all you need to know on existing silent films
Drive in Movie Guide
ProductionHUB.com - committed to connecting the production community
Filmmaker.com - film portal for filmmakers

 

Sites We Like


Dfilm
- on-line and traveling digital film fest, featuring the New Venue
Dermatology in the Cinema - make-up on movie faces
Spectors of Legitimacy - a retrospective and conference on the films of Allen Smithee
WAXweb2.0 - movie, book, VR... difficult to tell apart
Drew's Scripts-O-Rama provides a long list of film scripts to be found on-line.
X-Factor Online Conference for Experimental Media
Small Movies - for "proper" exposure and "matching" angles, "master" shots and "making it", go elsewhere.
Super 8 Homepage
Flicker Small Format Film Festival
Res Fest Digital Film estival
International MPEG Bizarre 1st Film Festival - collection of on-line digital film

 

Distribution/ Production Companies


Sony Pictures Classics

Criterion
New Yorker Films
October Films
Miramax
Fox Searchlight
Dimension Films
First Run Features
Kino International
Strand Releasing
Zeitgeist
Video Data Bank
First Look Pictures
Fine Line Features
Vanguard Cinema