The Greatest Films
- Interpretive, descriptive review commentary and historical background for hundreds of classic Hollywood and other American films in the last century.
- http://www.filmsite.org/
Cinema Foyer - Essays on cinema history and film reviews focussed on the period from the 1920s to the 1950s. - http://www.cinemafoyer.com
Bijou Dream - Monthly ezine devoted to the American silent screen and the early days of movie exhibition. - http://www.bijou-dream.com
The Production Code of the Motion Picture Industry (1930-1968) - For four decades, American theatrical movies were governed by a self-policing agency which restricted the content that audiences would see. This web site catalogs instance of content that was shaped by "The Code" or which circumvented or violate - http://prodcode.dhwritings.com/
Greenbriar Picture Shows - This site provides rare images, original ads, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of classic Hollywood films, along with insightful commentary. - http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/
Classic Movies History Articles - A collection of articles from Classic Movies.org focused on historical events, such as the Hollywood Blacklist and the opening of the movies to African-American actors. - http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/history.htm
The Picture Show Man - Dedicated to exploring the history of motion pictures from 1890 to 1960, in all of its aspects, and to encouraging others to share in that exploration. - http://www.pictureshowman.com
Film History By Decade - Series of web articles to provide a comprehensive survey of the history of cinema. - http://www.filmsite.org/filmh.html
Sixties Cinema - Features brief profiles and photographs of women in film throughout the 1960s. - http://www.sixtiescinema.com/
Hollywood Lost and Found - Hollywood history, film facts, movie props and sound effects trivia. - http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/
Who's Who of Victorian Cinema - A biographical guide to those who, behind and in front of the camera, collectively invented cinema in the 1890s. - http://www.victorian-cinema.net/
Film and History - Interdisciplinary journal of film and television studies. Subscriptions, events, announcements, links, and contact information. - http://www.h-net.org/~filmhis/
Cybercinema - An interactive site devoted to the history of computers and artificial intelligence in film, presented by the University of Illinois Department of English. - http://www2.english.uiuc.edu/cybercinema/
CinePhoto.co.uk - Photographs of technical equipment associated with cinema projection, over a 45-year period. - http://www.cinephoto.co.uk/
Cinema History - Chronicles the history of motion pictures and films from the silent era to the end of the 20th century. - http://www.tc.umn.edu/~yahnk001/film/cinema.htm
The German-Hollywood Connection - A guide to the impact on Hollywood by film people from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. - http://www.germanhollywood.com/
Cinematographica - Information about collecting vintage movie equipment, an alternative timeline for cinema history, list of equipment manufacturers, manuals, images, and links. - http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/cinemat.html
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research - The motion picture history collections includes film, other visual records and manuscript collections documenting a full century of cinema. - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wcftr/film.htm
Film Notes - Focuses on foreign film and early cinematic history. Reviews and information pages on films and directors along with links to related sites. Also includes a discussion forum. - http://www.filmnotes.com/
Walt's Wyoming Film Web - Information about 20th century film in Wyoming, USA. - http://www.theastrocowboy.com/
Vitaphone - Devoted to early sound and color movies and late silents from the period 1925-1935. Includes feature films, animations, shorts, and soundtracks. - http://www.vitaphone.org/
The Monster That Ate Hollywood - PBS program explores the changing face of Hollywood and how the movie business, and movies themselves, have changed over the past 25 years. - http://www.pbs.org/frontline/shows/hollywood/
Museu del Cinema - One of the few museums where you can journey through the 500 years of the history of images, seeing what were the predecessors and the origins of the cinema. Site available in Spanish, English and Catalan. - http://www.museudelcinema.org/
Women in Cinema - A reference guide to women in motion pictures and feminist films, and covers such topics as feminism, the women's movement, and women's issues as protrayed in movies. - http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/libsci/womFilm.html
Classic Films - Features articles, images, audio clips, links and comprehensive bibliography on Hollywood's Golden Era. - http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/index.html
Origins of Animation - Development of early American animation represented by collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, spanning the years 1900-1921. Part of the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html
Inventing Entertainment - The Library of Congress' online exhibit of the early motion pictures and sound recordings of the Edison Companies. Includes biography and information about Thomas Edison and his experiments in motion pictures. - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html
Earlycinema.com - An introduction to the first decade of film, with biographies, filmographies, technology, films, essays and additional resources. - http://www.earlycinema.com/