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Online Film Databases and Resources

#1 Post by Stefan Andersson » Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:52 pm

Seemed like a good idea to start a thread about searchable online film databases, film sites etc.

This one isn´t often mentioned in forums:
https://cinefiles.bampfa.berkeley.edu/c ... elcome.jsp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tens of thousands of scanned documents, down to typewritten screening handouts, from the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. Some are freely available, others require registration.

Also:
http://filmint.nu/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.filmsite.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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#2 Post by MichaelB » Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:30 pm

DVD-Basen is still my go-to site for looking up DVD/BD reviews.

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#3 Post by knives » Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:06 pm

I figure a few people will appreciate this website which is dedicated to highlighting all sorts of short films (obviously). It seems to be focused exclusively on relatively new films, but for such an ignored part of the art that's more then forgivable.

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#4 Post by Feego » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:01 am

Several years ago, someone posted a link on this forum (not this thread, obviously) to a website that contained tons of archived scans of printed reviews and articles for classic films. I do not remember who posted it, what topic it was under, or most importantly what the website was. I've tried searching, but I didn't get very far searching for general terms like "classic film database." Can anyone help out with this?

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#5 Post by domino harvey » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:38 am

It was me, so yes

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#6 Post by Feego » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:47 am

Aha! I remembered you commenting on it, but I didn't remember if you were the one who posted it. Thanks Dom!

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#7 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:15 pm

Reviving this thread with some new finds:

http://jamesnaremore.net/
James Naremore publishes some of his own writing. Includes a pdf of his Psycho book (1973).

http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/
Ditto for Jonathan Rosenbaum.

http://www.cineoutsider.com/
UK-based site featuring well-written, jargon-free reviews of new DVD/Blu releases.

http://www.artofthetitle.com/
Showcases movie main titles, sometimes with essays.

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/90-a ... c2db802548
Film story analysis, screenplay writing, more.

https://www.shmoop.com/movies/
Analyses of classic films.

http://www.tavernier.blog.sacd.fr/
Bertrand Tavernier, film director/cinéphile, reviews DVDs, films, books in French.

http://cinematyler.com/
Essays on Kubrick, Lean, others. Good writing, collating quotes and info from various sources.

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#8 Post by MichaelB » Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:44 pm

Filmpolski.pl is a colossal, insanely comprehensive database of Polish film and television that's my first-choice portal for pretty much any filmographic info in connection with that particular country. (Quite aside from anything else, names are invariably written with the correct diacritics, which is by no means a given with more English-friendly sites.)

The Czecho-Slovak Film Database isn't up to the same level, but it still knocks spots off the IMDB and also spells names correctly.

There is, unsurprisingly, a linguistic drawback with both.

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#9 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:38 pm

https://www.loc.gov/collections/nationa ... ictures%29

Library of Congress online films. Several Griffith titles, lots of docus and Lumière-style actualités.

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#10 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:19 pm

Extensive overview of film color systems, with examples:
http://zauberklang.ch/filmcolors/timeli ... st-id-1301

Also, in-depth reviews here, everything from Satyajit Ray to The Incredibles:
https://deepfocusreview.com/definitives/

http://www.satyajitray.org/films/filmo_directed.htm

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#11 Post by Skrmng Skll Th Thd » Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:07 pm

http://cinephiliabeyond.tumblr.com/

Hasn't been updated in a while, but what's there is a pretty thorough and sometimes remarkable collection of (or links to) interviews, texts, screenplays, etc.

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#12 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:41 am

Original documents, and more, about film censorship in Italy:
http://cinecensura.com/
All in Italian.
I Temi = censorship in relation to sex, violence, politics, religion.
La Collezione, Lungometraggio takes you to clickable links to individual films, listed by Italian title, original title, year, director.

Extensive collector´s guides to Hitchcock, Chaplin and Nosferatu on home video:
https://www.brentonfilm.com/

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#13 Post by Stefan Andersson » Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:49 pm

Literature/Film Quarterly, online archives:
https://lfq.salisbury.edu/archive.html

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#14 Post by Stefan Andersson » Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:19 pm

Two good film blogs
https://notesoncinematograph.blogspot.com/
https://anttialanenfilmdiary.blogspot.com/ - also usually has full film credits, often with credits for hard-to-identify music selections.

Also:
https://www.brentonfilm.com/ - includes extensive overviews of Hitchcock, Chaplin and Nosferatu home video editions.

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#15 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:14 am

Excellent articles on Hitchcock, Herrmann, Wilder, Chaplin and more here:
http://neilsinyard.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/

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#16 Post by L.A. » Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:53 pm

The New York Times has a very interesting article about Alice Guy Blaché.

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#17 Post by Stefan Andersson » Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:47 pm

Scholarly articles, in English and Italian, about film and other arts:
https://cinergie.unibo.it/

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#18 Post by L.A. » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:46 am

Discover the golden age of Danish silent films

Now’s your chance to watch some Danish silents thanks to the new streaming site by the Danish Film Institute.

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#19 Post by Stefan Andersson » Thu May 07, 2020 12:05 pm

Facts and opinion about soundtrack changes, remixes etc.:
http://blah-ray.blogspot.com/

Cinematheque Francaise offers films for free online (Epstein, L´Herbier, Ruiz, a rare early Iosseliani film and more):
https://www.cinematheque.fr/henri/

Filmmuseum Munchen offers free viewing online:
https://vimeo.com/filmmuseummuenchen
Films change regularly. Up for now is Mutter Krausen´s Fahrt ins Glück.

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#20 Post by L.A. » Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:41 pm


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#21 Post by Stefan Andersson » Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:20 pm

Good collection of articles and interviews, with a Terry Gilliam section:
http://www.wideanglecloseup.com/
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#22 Post by charal » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:14 am

https://aficatalog.afi.com/ Is good for release dates, filming dates, etc... for any US production (including some UK films). Search for a film then open full entry page and scroll down for production info.


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#24 Post by Stefan Andersson » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:17 pm

A collection of diverse info on French silents, French dubs of Bambi and other Disney classics, a deleted scene from The Birds, Grimault´s The King and the Bird (two versions) and more:
http://www.alostfilm.com/?view=classic

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