ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries June 1995/397 Internet resources for film and televisio n By Anthony J. Adam Try out Alien Homepage or Professo Neon ’s TV & Movie Mania T he proliferation o f film and TV sites on theInternet reflects the high entertainment value o f this resource. Many o f the following sites should be popular with both academic and public users, especially the film review and television show homepages. However, a num ber o f professional organizations have devel oped excellent sites which should be useful for serious researchers. This article includes only a small sample o f the hundreds of current sites. I focus on World Wide Web (W W W ) sites primarily because they reflect the elegance and richness o f the Internet as a public search tool, although I also include a few bulletin board (bbs)/mailing list sites for patrons with e-mail. As many of the following titles give little clue as to what the site holds, I have also briefly annotated each entry. In general, the studio sites are poor tools, with few coming attrac tions and almost nonexistent press information. Conversely, such academic sites as Cardiff and Screensite deserve special mention for their high quality and ease of use. Finally, a caveat: the majority o f these sites require audiovisual soft ware for full utilization; however, anyone who has tried to download even a one-minute film clip knows it normally isn’t worth the time and effort. It probably is not a good idea to have students tying up terminal time watching Ji Carrey highlights. I’d like to thank Casey Hopkins o f the Cabi net of Dr. Casey for his input! Ed. note: A few abbreviations are used throughout the article. FAQ means frequently r m asked questions; GIF means graphic interface file. G e n e ra l lin k sites • CinemaSpace. Includes the journal CinemaSpace, plus information on film studies resources, and a lecture on “Cinema and Be yond.” Access: http://remarque.berkeley.edu: 8001/~xcohen. • CineMedia Site. This Australian-based site contains 400+ links to other cinema sites. Access: http://www.gu.edu.au/gwis/cinemedia. • Clamen’s Movie Information Collec tion. An access point for numerous other sites, including Hollyweb and CineMedia. Access: http://www.cs.emu.edu:8001/afs/cs.emu.edu/ user/clamen. • Film.Com. Spotlights review o f new films, openings, and video releases, and in cludes interviews, criticism, film festival infor mation, and news. More up-to-date than studio sites. Access: http://www.film.com. • Guide to Film and Video Resources on the Internet. The link to all other film sites on the Internet. Access: http://http2.sils.umich. edu/Public/fvl/film.html. • Screensite: Film & TV Studies. This site offers almost everything anyone would want to know about the field, including educational resources (syllabi, textbook samplings), school information, job postings, archives, studio in formation, and links to almost every other site. The starting point for film/TV studies (along with Yahoo). Access: http://www.sa.ua.edu/ TCF/welcome.html. • TV Net. Access to almost any network around the world, plus highlighted materials (e.g., the O. J. Simpson trial). This is an excel lent starting point for TV programs. It claims Anthony J. Adam is a reference librarian at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas; e-mail: z 115aa@tamvm1.tamu.edu http://remarque.berkeley.edu http://www.gu.edu.au/gwis/cinemedia http://www http://www.film.com http://http2.sils.umich http://www.sa.ua.edu/ mailto:zll5aa@tamvml.tamu.edu 3 9 8 /C&RL News 499 links to l6 l shows. It also includes infor mation on world television. Access: http:// www.tvnet.com. • Yahoo. The central gathering point for all film and television related material, includ ing all sites on this list. Access: http:// www.yahoo.com/Entertainment. O r g a n iz a t io n s • Academy o f Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Information on the Academy itself; also a prime Oscar site, along with http:// guide.oscars.org. Access: http://www.ampas. org/ampas. • FCC. Mostly gopher material, including speeches, the Daily Digest, fees, mass media materials; provides WAIS searcher. Access: http: //fee.gov. • National Association o f Broadcasters (N A B ) Homepage. Includes news releases, convention information, and access to the NAB Library. Access: http://www.nab.org. • National Association o f Telecom munications Officers and Advisors. Cable franchise operators and how they deal with FCC regulations. Access: http://www.natoa. org. • National Student Television Associa tion Homepage. NaSTA is the parent organi zation for British student TV networks. The site includes links to Britain’s Channel 4, the BBC, Scandinavian student TV sites, and Polish Pub lic Television. Access: http://www.cs.bham.ac. uk:80/~amw/NaSTA. In d iv id u a l film s a n d g e n re s • Alien Homepage. Unusual (and bloody) GIFs, FAQ lists, and Giger information for all three A lien films, plus rumors concerning Alien4. Access: http://dutial.twi.tudelft.nl/ ~alien/alien.html. • Cabinet o f Dr. Casey. A prime source for horror movie information, past and present, with links to other nonhorror sites; some audio and video. Access: http://www.ee.pdx.edu:80/ ~caseyh/horror. • Brennon Rankin’s Cult Movie Site. Links to information on many new and old cult m ovies; see also the Cult Shop (http:// www.public.iastate.edu/~abormann) for new cult movies and stars. Access: http://wwwpub. utdallas.edu :/80/~brankin. • Experim ental Film and Video G o pher. Includes summaries o f materials from the Prelinger Archives. Access: gopher://gopher. well, sf.ca.us/ll/art/experimental.film. and. video. • The Gathering: H ighlander W W W Site. Features the movies Highlander I & II, TV series information, FAQs, and episode guide; lots of text, but no audiovisual. Access: http:// www.seachange.com/highlander. • Hong Kong Movies Homepage. Every thing you’d want to know about Hong Kong (e.g., John W oo) films. Access: http://www. mdstud.chalmers.se/hkmovie. • James Bond Homepage. Excellent in formation on all Bond movies, actors, and plots, including some audio. Access: http://www.dur. ac.uk/~dcs3pjb/jb/jbhome.html. • Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) Web. RHPS scripts, parodies, FAQs, and lots o f audio and video. Access: http://weber.u. Washington.edu/~hades/pages/rhps.html. • Star Trek (Mr. Video Productions). Handy information on films and TV series; great GIFs; many links to other sites. Access: http:// www.ftms.com/vidiot. • Star Wars Multimedia W W W Page. Focuses on Star Wars films (including the up coming A New Hope), some script information, and audiovisual; includes material on the Star Wars TV series. Access: http://bantha.pc.cc. emu.edu: 1138/SW-HOME.html. • The VAMPYRES Film List. Synopses and biographical information on almost every vam pire film, series, and cartoon ever made. Access: http://ubu.hahnem ann.edu/Misc/vam p- mov.html. Film d irecto rs • Alfred Hitchcock’s W W W . A good ex ample of what a personality site should be. It Call for popular culture papers The Popular Culture Association is seek ing papers for its meeting in Las Vegas, March 24– 27, 1996. If you would like to present a paper on any aspect related to libraries and popular culture, submit an ab stract of not more than 250 words by Sep tember 15,1995, to: Allen Ellis, Library, North ern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101; phone: (606) 572-5527; fax: (606) 572-5390; e-mail: ellisa@nku.edu. http://www.tvnet.com http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment http://www.ampas http://www.nab.org http://www.natoa http://www.cs.bham.ac http://dutial.twi.tudelft.nl/ http://www.ee.pdx.edu:80/ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~abormann http://wwwpub gopher://gopher http://www http://www.dur http://weber.u http://www.ftms.com/vidiot http://bantha.pc.cc http://ubu.hahnemann.edu/Misc/vamp- mailto:ellisa@nku.edu June 1995/399 lists all the films, performances, and cameos, and information on ice blondes and favorite actors. Access: http://nextdch.mty.itesm.mx/- plopezg/kaplan/hitchcock.html. • Le Monde du Tarantino. Devotional to Quentin Tarantino; see also Quentin Tarantino Central at http://trill.pc.cc.cmu.edu/~jkoga/qt_ gallery.html. Access: http://www.ios.com/~ jbonne/qt/. • Stanley Kubrick Homepage. Primarily a collection o f reviews and video bites from Cardiff and Voyager. Access: http://www.lehigh. edu/~pjl2/kubrick.html. • Taylorology Gopher. E-journal devoted to the 1920s murder of Hollywood director Wil liam Desmond Taylor. Access: gopher://pi.la. asu.edu/1HD%3AGopherServer%s3. Film re v ie w s • C a rd iff M ovie Database B ro w ser (a.k.a. Internet Movie Database). Perform title, actor, genre, production company, etc., searches on 40,000-plus movies, past and present. Users can add information as needed. Includes some TV information and links to other sites. Access: http://www.msstate.edu/movies. • Foresight Entertainments Centre. A quick link to new movies. Access: http:// www.foresight.co.uk/ents. • Hollyweb. A good source for film re views garnered from many publications. A c cess: http://www.ingress.com/user/spease/hw/ hollyweb.html. • Hollywood Online. Reviews, clips, and interviews. Access: http://hollywood.com. • Professor Neon’s TV & Movie Mania. A good site for audio and video clips from nu merous movies, including bombs and foreign film s. Access: http://w w w .vortex.com / ProfNeon.html. • P ath fin d er Review s Page (Tim e- Warner). Movie reviews from Time and En tertainment Weekly, plus related articles and links to other sites. Access: http://pathfinder. com/pathfinder/ reviews/reviews.html. • Video: The Video and Movie Reviews Database. User-posted reviews o f movies pri marily released since 1987. Access: gopher:// isumvs.iastate.edu/1%7EDB .video. Film stu dios • Disney/Buena Vista (a.k.a. Buena Vista Movieplex). Features film clips, press information from new and recent releases, in terviews, and stills. Though small, it is the best o f the studio sites. Access: http://www. disney.com. • MGM/UA: The Lion’s Den. Coming at tractions, current films, and projects. Primarily audiovisual. Access: http://www.digiplanet. com/mgm. • Paramount/Viacom. Features only Star Trek: Voyager information; hear Kate Mulgrew, see episode clips, read Captain’s Log. Access: http://paramount.com or http://voyager. paramount.com. T e le visio n n e tw o rk s • BBC. Daily program schedules, job post ings, online BBC magazines, and background information. Access: http://www.bbcnc.org.uk. • Bravo! W eekly program guide for Bravo!, the 24-hour Canadian Arts and Enter tainment channel. Access: http://www.bravo.ca/ bravo.html. • CBS Television Home Page. Informa tion on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show, CBS Sports, and CBS News. Access: http://www.cbs.com. • C-SPAN. Primarily ordering information for transcripts. Access: gopher://c-span.org. • ESPN SportsZone. Features articles, photos, and program updates for ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Radio. Very popular with students. Access: http://espnet.sportszone.com/studios. • Fox Broadcasting Systems. Links to homepages and sites for Fox programs, includ ing M arried . . . With Children and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Lots o f news! Access: http://www.eden.com/users/my-html/fox.html. • MCA/Universal Cyberwalk. Features audiovisual clips and information from both the Universal Channel (.Law & Order, Dream On, New York Undercover) and Universal Pictures’ new releases. Access: http://www.mca.com. • PBS. Monthly program listings, news, and job postings with links to other PBS program homepages (e.g., Reading Rainbow). Access: http://www.pbs.org. • Sci-Fi Channel. This site has primarily time and date show postings. Access: http:// www.scifi.com. • United Paramount Network. Link to the new network (Platypus Man, Pig Sty, et al.). Access: http://www.ftms.com/vidiot/ upn.html. • Warner Brothers Network. Unofficial link to the new network with the dancing frog logo. Access: http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/ ~aaron/wb/wb.html. http://nextdch.mty.itesm.mx/- http://trill.pc.cc.cmu.edu/~jkoga/qt_ http://www.ios.com/- http://trill.pc.cc.cmu.edu/~jkoga/qt_ http://www.lehigh gopher://pi.la http://www.msstate.edu/movies http://www.foresight.co.uk/ents http://www.ingress.com/user/spease/hw/ http://hollywood.com http://www.vortex.com/ http://pathfinder http://www http://www.digiplanet http://paramount.com http://voyager http://www.bbcnc.org.uk http://www.bravo.ca/ http://www.cbs.com gopher://c-span.org http://espnet.sportszone.com/studios http://www.eden.com/users/my-html/fox.html http://www.mca.com http://www.pbs.org http://www.scifi.com http://www.ftms.com/vidiot/ http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/ 400/C&RL News Te le visio n n e w s • Vanderbilt Television News Archive. Since August 5, 1968, the TV News Archive has recorded, abstracted, and indexed national TV newscasts. A prime source for all broadcast news. Access: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Te le visio n sh o w s • Beavis and Butthead. Includes episode guide, GIFs, audio, and links to other BnB sites. Access: http://beavis.cba.uiuc.edu. • British Comedy Pages. Information on Britcoms, film series (e.g., “Carry On . . . and biographies. Access: http://beavis.cba.uiuc.edu. • Definitive UK Sitcom List. An annotated list of every British sitcom, updated monthly. Access: gopher://info.mcc.ac.uk:70/l1/miscel lany/sitcom. • Gay and Lesbian Television. Definitive list o f all gay/lesbian characters on U.S. and U.K. television. Access: telnet: wyatt@ccu. umanitoba.ca. • Index o f ftp/pub/tv. Quick access to information on Babylon-5, Lois and Clark, Ad ventures o f Brisco County, SeaQuest, and other recent shows. Access: http://www.hyperion. com/ftp/pub/tv. • John’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 W W W Page. An episode guide with audio, GIFs, and links to other sites. Access: http:// www.engin.umich.edu/~jgotts/mst3k.html. • Monty Python Sketch Scripts. Classic routines from films, live performances, and som e TV. Access: go p h er:/ / go p h er.o cf. berkeley.edu/11/library/Monty_Python. • Science Fiction TV Shows Upcoming Episodes. This site only lists episode titles, but is a good source for previews. Access: http:// www.hyperion.com/ftp/pub/tv/sftv-sched. Share your opinion with C&RL N e w s readers C&RL News is looking for well-reasoned commentaries on issues of interest to aca demic and research librarians for its column, “The Way I See It.” It’s an opportunity to share your thoughts with a national audience. Es says should be between 500–750 words and should be sent to “The Way I See It,” C&RL News, ACRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; fax: (312) 280-7663; e-mail: mary.ellen.davis@ala.org. • Sitcom Page. Links to currently running and/or recent U.S. sitcoms. Access: http:// pmwww.cs.vu.nl:80/service/sitcoms. • Tardis Television Database. Anno tated episode guides to hundreds o f inter national television shows, past and present; a good starting point for episode hunts. A c cess: http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~dave/ guides/index, html. • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Homepage. Features Jay and his guests, with samples from his funny headline collection. Access: http://www.nbctonightshow.com. • X-Files. Includes FAQs, newsgroup in formation, episode guides, and some audiovi sual. Access: http://www.rutgers.edu/x- files.html. • Xuxa Homepage. Highlights Brazilian- based international performer Xuxa. Access: http://:rt66.com/cj/xuxa .html. O th e r m a te ria l • Cinema Seattle. International film festi vals may list their schedules and programs here. Access: http://www.film.com/film/filmfests. • HollyNet. Electronic marketplace for entertainment-related information, image data bases, and online services. Access: http:// cwis.use.edu/dept/etc/hollynet. • Movie Cliches List. Hilarious list of stan dard plot devices, etc., that demonstrates how little things change. Access: http://www.well. com/www/vertigo/cliches.html. • TV Censorship Archive. Brief anno tated citations to various cases of TV censor ship (e.g., the Roseanne lesbian kiss). Access: http://fileroom.aaup.uic.edu/FileRoom/docu ments/Mbroadcastmedia.html. D iscu ssio n g ro u p s • CINEMA-L: Popular/general discussion. Access: listserv@american.edu. • FILM-L: Popular/general discussion. listserv%vmtecmex.bitnet@vm1.nodak.edu. • SCREEN-L: A cadem ic discussion. listserv@ualvm.ua.edu. Specific bulletin boards are devoted to many topics including: alt.arts.tv.soaps; alt.m ovies.silen t; a lt.sex.m ovies; alt.tv. simpsons; clari.news.movies (industry news); rec.art.movies, re views. These bulletin boards are devoted to the work o f specific directors: alt.fan.quentin tarantino; alt.fan.woody-allen; alt.movies.kubrick; alt.movies.scorsese; alt.movies.spielberg. http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu http://beavis.cba.uiuc.edu http://beavis.cba.uiuc.edu gopher://info.mcc.ac.uk:70/l http://www.hyperion http://www.engin.umich.edu/~jgotts/mst3k.html gopher://gopher.ocf http://www.hyperion.com/ftp/pub/tv/sftv-sched http://www.cs.vu.nl:80/service/sitcoms http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~dave/ http://www.nbctonightshow.com http://www.rutgers.edu/x- http://:rt66.com/cj/xuxa http://www.film.com/film/filmfests http://www.well http://fileroom.aaup.uic.edu/FileRoom/docu- mailto:listserv@american.edu mailto:listserv@ualvm.ua.edu mailto:mary.ellen.davis@ala.org