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Film Studies e-Resources
Online Journals
Animation Journal
Peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to animation history and theory.
Bright Lights Film Journal
Good site with heaps of articles, interviews and info.
Film Studies UC Berkeley Links
A listing of Electronic Cinema Journals at UC Berkeley, some of which have unrestricted access.
Framework
Journal of Cinema and Media - some back issue articles available online.
Kinema
Canadian Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media - selected articles available online.
Kulture Void
Independent Film web journal.
Movie Mags
The site of Movie Magazines.
Scope
Free On-line Journal of Film Studies produced by the Film Institute of Nottingham University in the UK.
Senses of Cinema
An Australian online journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema.  Good site.
Slayage
The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies.
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General Reference
Australian
At the Movies
ABC program web-site with reviews and interviews, based on the former SBS program The Movie Show.
International
IMDb
Online movie database - the definitive online resource for movie-related information. Highly Recommended.
Amazon
US-based online store with extensive notes and reviews for each title.
Hollywood.com
Film news with multi-media downloads, etc.
Urban Cinefile
Australian-based film and video site with numerous features.
Movie Review Query Engine
Rotten Tomatoes
Movies and Games.  Previews and Reviews.  Famous for its Ratings Guide and its links to online movie reviews.
Filmmaking.net
Reference and community for the new and independent filmmaker.  Articles, links, etc.
Online Film Collections
Links listing of films available online.
Drew's Script-o-Rama
Site with over 600 film and television scripts available online (free access).
The Greatest Films
Excellent film resource.
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History
About Classic Movies
An extensive annotated collection of online resources including links to sound files.
Classic Films
Good web site with numerous images, clips and articles.
Filmgeschichte
Site citing itself as the sourcebook for early German film.
European Silent Film Project (The Conrad Veidt Society)
Dedicated to making European silent film actors as well known as their American counterparts.
Silent Movies
Monash University site with an extensive collection of online resources.
The Silent Western
Excellent site concentrating on the silent era of Western films.
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Analysis and Theory
Cineaste
A collection of online articles from the UC Berkeley Media Resources Centre web site.
Cinemaspace
UC Berkeley site with several articles.
Filmsound.org
Site concentrating on film sound with numerous links and articles.
Film Netribution Network
Excellent site with numerous film-related essays.
Film-Philosophy
A combination of original review articles with email response and argument. Plus a selection of the best new writings and other web links.
Strictly Film School
Site focussing on the analysis of landmark cinema.
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Genre Films
2019: Off World / BRmovie
Sites devoted to the film Blade Runner with multiple articles, links and interviews.  Recommended..
Alfred Hitchcock - The Master of Suspense
Excellent website with biography, filmography, quotes, essays, etc.
Alien Movies Resource
Good site is also excellent jumping off point for other more focussed sites.  Check Links for connections to sites featuring essays, etc.
The Thrilling Detective Film Links
Good page with links to various sites looking at detective films, including essays and articles.
The Force.Net
Excellent site with links to many others including the official starwars.com site.
Halloween
Web site devoted to the Halloween series of movies.
Horror Movie Links
Good links page found on the Upcoming Horror Movies site.
TheOneRing.net
Excellent site which focuses on the movie version of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit saga, with links to many sites including the official lordoftherings.net site.
Superman Cinema
Site devoted to the Superman films and television series with multiple articles, links and interviews.  Recommended..
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Foreign Films
Asian Film Connections
Provides "immediate and comprehensive information about films from Asia, especially the cinemas of China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan".
Bollywood.com
Film site specialising in Indian and "Bollywood"-style movies.
CineFiles
Pacific Film Archive with reviews, press kits, festival and showcase program notes, newspaper articles, and other documents.
ForiegnFilms.com
US-based web-site dedicated to foreign films with lots of information and links.
Hong Kong Movie Database
Site devoted to information on Hong Kong movies.  An Asian version of IMDb.
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Queer, Feminist and Alternative Cinema
blackfilm.com
Features, Reviews, Community, Screenings and Archives for Black film.
Blaxploitation
Background, stars, movies, posters, soundtracks, articles and links.
Cinema Q
The ultimate directory for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered film.
Feminist Film Theory
Draft paper for the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
Film and Destroy
"To present, support and encourage independent and experimental work by, for and about women."
Film and Gender
Good site with lots of gender related articles.
Women in Cinema: A Reference Guide
A somewhat dated (1994) but still useful site with some interesting links and articles.
Women's Studies Database - Film Reviews
Selection of full-text feminist film reviews. Part of the Women's Studies Database at the University of
Maryland. 
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Technical
American Widescreen Museum
Site dedicated to widescreen systems, colour history and sound development.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Laboratories home page.
DVD Forum
Organisation responsible for the development of DVD and DVD-related technologies.
DTS Online
Home page of Digital Theatre Systems (DTS).
Kodak
Site for Kodak, includes section in developments of film technologies.
SDDS
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound home page.
DigitalCinemaNow
Guide to digital cinematography.
Technicolor
Site for Technicolor, includes sections on the history of Technicolor.
THX.com
US company which develops quality assurance programs, services and products for the entertainment and consumer electronics industry.
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Directors
Allen, Woody
Good website with articles, filmography and links.
Almodovar, Pedro
Official site with biography, news, interviews, video clips, writings, and links.
Del Toro, Guillermo
Website for fans of Guillermo Del Toro.
Film Directors - Articles on the Internet
Extensive web links to numerous articles featuring discussions and interviews with on various directors.
Gods Among Directors
Web site with good links and articles devoted to the film works of Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith
Hitchcock, Alfred
Links to some of the better Hitchcock sites to be found on the web.
Kurosawa, Akira
Web site containing information and news on the film works of this famed Japanese director.
Leone, Sergio
Excellent site with numerous articles.
Lynch, David
Site devoted to the film works of David Lynch.
Spielberg, Steven
Fan site containing news on current and upcoming films, reviews, and a forum.
Weir, Peter
Web site devoted to the film works of Australian director Peter Weir.
Women in the Directors Chair
Good website with an archive and links.
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Guilds, Collectives, Societies, Associations  and Academies
Australian
ACS
Australian Cinematographers Society web site.
AGSC
Australian Guild of Screen Composers web site.
Alliance Online
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance web site created by the amalgamation of Actors Equity of Australia, Australian Theatrical & Amusement Employees' Association and the Australian Journalists' Association in 1993.
ASDA
Australian Screen Directors Association web site.
ASE
Australian Screen Editors Guild web site.
ASSG
Australian Screen Sound Guild web site.
AWG
Australian Writers Guild web site.
PDGV
Producers' and Directors' Guild of Victoria web site.
SPAA
Screen Producers Association of Australia web site.
International
AMPAAS
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - US-based web site for for organisation responsible for the Oscars.
ACE
American Cinema Editors web site.
ASC
American Society of Cinematographers web site.
BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts web site - including links to BAFTA Awards.
DGA
Directors Guild of America web site.
SAG
Screen Actors Guild web site.
SGA
Screenwriters Guild of America web site.
SMPTE
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers web site.
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Festivals and Awards
Australian
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival
St Kilda Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Adelaide Film Festival
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Shoot Out
The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival is the film festival where filmmakers come together in one place to make a short film in 24 hours.
International
Cannes International Film Festival
Web site for the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Oscar.com
Official web-site with everything you would want o know about the awards, including past winners.
Sundance Film Festival
Web site for the Sundance Online Resource Centre, a US-based independent film festival.
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Organisations
Australian
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Web-site for the Melbourne-based Centre with links to the online catalogues for the films held by ACMI and the NFVLS.
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Australian Film Institute (AFI)
Includes links to AFI Awards.
Australian Film Commission
Includes latest news and links.
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Sydney-based school specialising in media studies.
The Classification Board & Classification Review Board
Site contains information about the operations of the National Classification Scheme in Australia.
ScreenSound Australia
National Screen and Sound Archive - based in Canberra.
International
American Film Institute (AFI)
Web-site for the American Film Institute.
British Film Institute (BFI)
Web-site for the American Film Institute.
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
American association responsible for film ratings.
Society of Cinema & Media Studies
Society devoted to the scholarly study of film, television, video and new media.
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