Film Appreciation at the
BHS Library

Mrs. Johnsen-Seeberger
1/30/06

Casablanca, This is Spinal Tap, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest images all from BoxOffice.com


Books

Use Reference Books on cart from the 791s area of the collection

Must use basic reference on top shelf for synopsis of films.

 

Databases

Electric Library

Proquest

Student Resource Center

TOPICSearch

Facts.com

 

Internet

Block-Free (Sigh):

Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com

Biggest movie database on the web

Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com

A close second to the above

Blockbuster - http://http://www.blockbuster.com/search/LoadAdvancedSearchAction.action

Box Office Online, Classic Reviews - http://www.boxoffice.com/classic.html

Classic Movies, everything for the fan of classic hollywood - http://www.classicmovies.org/

Greatest Films www.filmsite.org

Landmarks in Classic Hollywood/American Films ... and detailed plot synopses, review commentary, by  Roger Ebert.

Movie Review Query Engine – http:// www.mrqe.com

Titles available: 48,000+ 480,000+ reviews

NoFreeList  A bunch of people you've never heard of review new and classic movies - http://nofreelist.com/search/?char=C

 

Suffering from Blockage:

The All Movie Guide - http://www.allmovie.com/

Website has a searchable database on actors, actresses, films, directors, studios, etc.

TV Guide Online  - http://www.tvguide.com/movies/

Has a searchable database on actors, actresses, films, directors, studios, etc.:

Classic Movie Reviews – http:// www.all-reviews.com/video-lists/Classic.htm

List of reviews of classic movies...