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All Movie Guide Filmographies and biographies of motion picture personalities. Also lists television productions.

American Film Institute's 100 Lists Includes nominated films and final 100 winners for each category: Movies, Stars, Laughs, Thrills, Passions, Heroes & Villains, and Songs.

Box Office Online Reviews of recent movies.

Classic Films Resource for the "proper fans" of Hollywood's Golden Era. Hundreds of images, many audio clips, a comprehensive bibliography and informative articles on movies and filmmaking.

Classic Movies at about.com Articles, forums, reviews, fan clubs, DVD rentals and purchases for the classic film buff.

Coming Soon! Film database, movie trailers and reviews, box office reports, video features, production stills, and message boards for recent film releases.

Film History by Decade Covers notable films and developments in film history by decade, with links to reviews of the "greatest films" for each year within each decade. Also cross-references to detailed descriptions of genres.

Film History Index Provides Internet resources on the international History of Cinema from different approaches.

Footage.net A collective online database of stock footage collections and companies searchable by keyword. Allows researchers to send global email requests and browse by source name or location. A good introductory site to the world of stock footage.

Foto Search Stock Footage and Movie Clips Website allowing users to search and license stock video and music clips, photos, illustrations, and art from more than fifty stock photo and footage vendors.

Gilda's Blue Book of the ScreenArticles and links about silent films.

Internet Movie Database The core of the IMDb is its searchable database of over 250,000 movies, many available on video and DVD for purchase through a partnership with Amazon.com.

Little Golden Guy A searchable database for wins, losses, and nominations, with easy-to-use interface for statistical searches.

Movie Diva Reviews of older films, primarily the silent era through the 1970's.

Oscar.org The official site for the Academy Awards, with searchable database of winners and nominees, as well as pre-defined frequently requested statistical searches.

Rotten Tomatoes Premier destination site for movie and DVD buyers from the most casual enthusiasts to the most die-hard film buffs.

Silent Era A comprehensive collection of news and information pertaining to silent era films. Contains filmographies for silent film actors and directors, a listing of books and periodicals (both modern and contemporary to the silent era), festivals and events, a silent era lost and found film database, as well as other pertinent resources such as documentaries and Web sites.

Silent Ladies and Gents Photo galleries of silent actors and actresses, categorized by type: superstars, vamps, divas, flappers, virgins, sheiks, rogues, comedians, and cowboys.

Silents Are Golden Articles, links, photos, recommended reading and vintage reviews about the films of the silent era.

The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture Contains an enormous collection relating to the history of film and visual media.

The Greatest Films Unique resource for classic film buffs and all who are interested in films. Includes interpretive and detailed plot synopses, review commentary, an unparalleled wealth of film reference material, and historical background for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American and other English-language films in the last century.

The Silents Majority Online journal of silent films.