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• Arts: Movies: History  (59)
• Arts: Movies: Reviews  (364)
• Reference: Dictionaries: By Subject: Film  (6)

• 'Alliwell That Ends Well - Brief analysis of films by many directors.
• Andre Bazin: An Unofficial Tribute - A tribute to André Bazin, film critic and Cahiers du Cinema co-founder, and spiritual father of the French New Wave movement. Includes text, bibliography, and pictures.
• Brian W. Fairbanks - Reviews and essays on film criticism by the entertainment editor at the Paris Woman Journal.
• Chronicle Of A Passion - Film reviews and commentary by Steve Erickson, with a concentration on foreign film.
• Cinema Review - Essays on film, directors, and genres.
• Cinetext - film & philosophy - Internet forum for cinema studies addressing students, researchers, scholars, and anyone with an interest in the thoughtful exploration of cinema, film, and television.
• Classic Movies-Related Articles - Repository of articles which originally appeared as newsgroup postings but which stand on their own as arguments or elucidations.
• Clio's Eye - Essays by scholars, guests, and students, reviewing and discussing films and other media from an historical perspective.
• Culture Court - A review of film, books, and media arts. Includes features and reviews of selected works.
• Die Critics Die - Dedicated to criticizing renowned film critics. Uses background biographical knowledge on the critics to discredit them.
• Eirik Frisvold Hanssen - A literature review and an essay on the role of color in film.
• Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing - Essays that review films from a storytelling point of view.
• Film Sound Design - Theoretical and practical aspects on narrative sound effects in Film and TV.
• Film Trip - Commentary on various movie genres, along with film recommendations.
• Hungry Ghost - Film criticism and journalism by freelance writer David Chute.
• The Image of the Devil in 20th Century Film - Offers an essay which compares the image of the devil in the films Faust, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and The Devil’s Advocate.
• International Federation of Film Critics - Organization with 46 member countries. Includes film news, festival reports, and resources on film criticism.
• Is It A Book: Cinema - A discussion of nonlinear narrative in film.
• Jeem's CinePad - Film theory, reviews, and critiques laid out in a floor plan of a virtual house.
• Kaleo San Diego: Film & Theology - Examines several mainstream films from a Christian theological perspective.
• Keyframe.org - Attepts to answer the question of whether the digital age is affecting traditional cinema.
• Life - The meaning of life as suggested by motion pictures. A collection of essays on the priorities implied in movies.
• The Living Color - Online journal examines the history and personalities of cult, kitsch, and camp films.
• Metaphilm - Reviews films of artistic and independent variety, highlighting content and context. List of films as well as feature articles.
• Movie 666 - Takes tongue in cheek view toward movie criticism and many of the personalities involved in film. Archived articles for each season starting in spring 1999.
• Offscreen - Critical essays, articles, and reviews published monthly. Affiliated with a Canadian magazine that is published in French. Includes chronological archives.
• Philosophical Films - Interpretation of films by using philosophical texts and vice versa.
• Recent Movies and TV Programs: Signs of the Future? - The Revelation 13 web site discusses how movies relate to prophecies of world events, and how movies can help us understand the chaotic world events today.
• Senses of Cinema - An online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema, of art, independent and experimental cinemas.
• Strictly Film School - An evolving analysis journal of landmark cinema, examining universal themes, symbols and imagery, historical and artistic genres.
• Suite101: Films With Social Significance - A detailed look at how several films affect or comment on the values of our society.

• No, But I Read The Movie - "Great books into films, or films from great auteurs... film lovers, make up your critical minds!" By Richard C. Walls [Metro Times Detroit]. (November 21, 2000)