Best Film Websites - Top 10, 2009
29 July 2009 - 3:00 pm
The annual list of 10 best Film websites is indicative of some of the best online websites for this category.
The websites have been listed as per their alexa-ranking on 22 July 2009. The list is compiled based on Google organic search results for two keyword based searches, namely : films and movies. Inputs and discussions with students of world cinema have also been given weightage.
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1. Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
www.imdb.com
Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is arguably the largest collection of movie information.
It catalogues all useful information about a movie – directors, cast and crew, filming locations and lots more. It’s a well-planned, easy to search and access movie database website.
2. Rotten Tomatoes
www.rottentomatoes.com
Rotten Tomatoes has something for everybody. The casual film goers and the die hard film buffs can both get their fill of movie information on this site.
It has movie and celebrity links, news and trivia, articles and interviews. It has critic’s take on any movie, trailers and clips of all latest films and a useful picture gallery as well.
3. Culture Unplugged
www.cultureunplugged.com
‘culture unplugged’ conducts online film festivals primarily focused on social and cultural issues in the modern world. Their aim is to create awareness and consciousness about humanity and environment.
They also provide and online platform to independent filmmakers trying to reach out to a wide audience. The site has neatly categorized films on – Human Rights, Health, Politics, Social Development, Relationships, War and Conflict, Peace and Democracy, Crime and Violence and many more.
4. The Greatest Films
www.filmsite.org
Filmsite.org is mainly concerned with the history of cinema. The site has their pick of the greatest films/movies of the last century.
They have plot synopses, reviews and film reference materials available on the site. The site also has a popular section where one can get – Greatest film quotes, Most controversial films, Best film kisses, Best film editing sequences, sex in cinema, Scariest films, Movie posters and a lot more. “ Its quite a resourceful site.”
5. Passion for cinema
www.passionforcinema.com
If you are looking for a take on Bollywood or a Bollywood take on films, don’t go far away. Passionforcinema will just about do the job for you.
This site has write-ups by many famous actors and directors about their films and experiences while shooting. All the current Bollywood news, gossip and page 3 trivia is readily available.
You can also find articles and schedules for upcoming, ongoing and recently concluded film festivals.
6. Filmmaker
www.filmmakermagazine.com
Filmmaker magazine is a website dedicated to independent cinema. The site features a lot of articles and director interviews.
They have links to all the major film festivals around the world in their festival database and they also give in-depth festival coverage.
They also provide a useful list & contacts of film resources like Film schools, Labs, distributors and much more.
7. Senses of cinema
www.sensesofcinema.com
Senses of cinema is an online quarterly cinema journal. Their emphasis is on serious discussions of cinema. They are mainly concerned with ideas and conditions (social, economic etc.) under which films were made and viewed.
They are also concerned with the abstract and philosophical issues raised by film studies and discussions.
They also have a comprehensive database of great directors listed alphabetically where one can know all about the works of their favorite directors.
8. Bright Lights Film Journal
www.brightlightsfilm.com
‘Bright lights’ is a superb film journal. At first look there seems a lot on the plate and it looks a pretty cluttered and unpleasant website.
Having said that, the wealth of film information is immense.
They have brilliantly categorized actor profiles, director profiles, film reviews, documentaries, book reviews, film festivals, interviews and a lot more.
9. Midnight Eye
www.midnighteye.com
This site is ideal for the followers of Japanese cinema.
The site has interviews, features, film reviews, book reviews and a calendar of events of Japanese films old and new.
It has a lovely layout and excellent navigation.
10. Strictly Film School
www.filmref.com
Strictly film school is a constantly evolving film journal dedicated to analysis of path breaking world cinema from an academic perspective.
It provides an overview to art cinema featuring directors such as Tarkovsky, Bresson, Almodovar, Antonioni, Bergman, Benegal, Chabrol, Fellini, Godard, Kaurismaki, Kurosawa, Ray, and many others.