Film & Television

American Film Institute - Access AFI films, the AFI Conservatory and the preeminent masters of the moving image.

BoxOffice Guru - An unbelievably comprehensive and constantly updated collection of film box office stats, including opening/total grosses for over 1600 pix released since 1989; current and past opening weekends; monthly averages; a release schedule for the coming four months, and some very pithy commentary by Gitesh Pandya, whose site this is. Gitesh deserves a medal.

Cinematter - A searchable database of scheduled movie releases "from now until the end of time" (currently through 2005). Includes capsule reviews mentioning the stars and director but, sad to say, no writers.

Cinemedia - Huge film/TV/radio/new media site with great magazine links.

Coming Attractions - Full of fact and gossip about films in various stages of development, from "in the can" to "dead." The site's a little awkward to navigate, but minimal digging will reveal plenty of dirt for those who'd like to achieve insider status.

The Costume Gallery's Research Library - A rich resource dedicated to the art and history of costuming.

Cyberspace Film School - Official website of the Hollywood Film Institute. Mostly for budding talent, the site includes some useful info on how to produce a film, find an agent, contact a star, direct your first feature or sell your script.

Done Deal- A constantly-updated list of recent film script deals, including title, log line, studio, agent, price, and other info. A truly great resource. Be sure to check out the New Archives section.

Entertainment News Daily - The latest goings-on in film, TV and music.

Episode Guides - This site contains episode lists for over 1,550 TV shows. Each list contains titles and airdates. For over 375 shows there is a more detailed episode guide containing guest stars and plot summaries.

EuroScreenwriters - Bills itself as "the first website to act as a showcase for European screenwriting talent".

Film Festivals Server - Comprehensive worldwide festival coverage.

GIST - National daily TV programming listings by genre and time zone, entertainment gossip, home technology news and more.

Golden Turkey Awards - The culmination of events that began with Harry and Michael Medved's book "The Fifty Worst Films Of All Time", the, um, winners in each dreadful category are listed on this site.

Greatest Films - This extensive website contains plot summaries (with actual film dialogue), review commentary with emphasis on story content and historical background, film history per decade, posters, trivia quizzes, famous scenes, Academy Award historical info, and all manner of "best films" lists. A real find for the true movie buff.

Harvest Moon Publishing - Harvest Moon offers a catalog of film and TV scripts published in association with the Writers Guild Foundation. Scripts are published with the approval of the credited writers and presented in their authentic production format. A portion of all sales goes to the Writers Guild Foundation, a non-profit organization.

Inside Film Magazine Online - This site features listings of film festivals all over the world, as well as articles which focus on independent film and filmmakers.

The Internet Movie Database - First and foremost, this site contains the best searchable online database of information about films. Over 180,000 of them! But the IMDB doesn't stop there. This vast resource also includes current and near-future movie releases, recent box office numbers, movie quotes, daily entertainment news, and much more. Indispensable.

Hollywood Cybercenter - Links to Theaters, Studios, Networks, Music, Newsstands, RadioWWW sites.

LittleGoldenGuy.com - A deep, comprehensive database of Oscar information spanning the entire history of the event, this site offers a flexible and user-friendly interface to help you sift for all kinds of facts and stats about the Academy Awards. Could provide the winning edge in trivia bets as the ceremonies draw near.

Movie Guide - TV Guide's on-line movie magazine includes articles on current releases, a database that includes over 40,000 titles and bios, and a filmography with 750,000+ entries.

National Cable Television Association - All about cable technology, cable programming, and new developments in the cable industry. Includes ACE awards, history of cable technology, parental guidelines.

Release Dates - Want to know if somebody else has already hatched that great film idea you're thinking of speccing? Point your browser at this web page. It's got brief synopses of near-future releases as well as films in development through the year 2003, courtesy of philm phreak Matt Williams.

Screaming in the Celluloid Jungle - Offers screenwriters links for craft, resources,and research. The site includes a signatory agency list, a list of production company phone numbers and addresses, a filmmakers glossary, a regularly updated list of script sales and deals, and a screenwriters' message board.

The Silent Artists Index - Bios of featured stars, supporting players and character performers who worked in films back when silence was golden. From "The Silents Majority", the on-line journal of silent film.

The Trailer Park - Billing itself as "the most comprehensive movie trailer and clip directory on the Internet", this site provides several hundred links to pages with video clips and trailers, organized by movie company, distribution (US vs. Foreign) and movie title. Includes trailers and clips from recent and classic releases as well as several upcoming movies. (Note that these clips will play best on high-speed connections).

TV Party - A large, easy to digest collection of facts and photos of some of the great and not-so-great television shows of days gone by. Remember "Jukebox Jury"? "The Goldbergs"? "Get Christy Love"? The site even includes short video clips (in RealPlayer format) from some of your favorites.

The Worst Movies on Earth - A website that dares to present the most awful attempts at celluloid creation in the history of cinema. Plus a handy listing of the worst upcoming events pertaining to movies. How could you not?

Yahoo! Movies - From the granddaddy of all search engines, this site features current reviews, upcoming releases, top box office listings,selected items from the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, and a nifty feature that lets you search for the show times of movies in your area.

Yesterdayland - Dedicated to the preservation of Saturday Morning, this site features info about all of our favorite cartoons and children's shows from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Everything from Howdy Doody to Rude Dog and the Dweebs. Not 100% accurate, but you can add your own comments and set the record straight.