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Film
  • All-Movie Guide
    Comprehensive, from silent to forthcoming, search by film, person or keyword. Critical and reference information on films and performers, primarily American. Plot summaries, complete credits and awards. 20,000+ biographies.
    http://allmovie.com


  • American Movie Classics
    "Great movies. And the stories behind them." A searchable site, includes a database of over 2,000 classic American films, with links to related resources.
    http://www.amctv.com


  • The Black Film Center
    Links to web sites for black cinema. (Indiana University, Dept. of Afro-American Studies)
    http://www.indiana.edu/~bfca/index.html


  • Cinema: How are Hollywood films made?
    An online exhibit exploring the process of filmmaking, from screenwriter to the final cut. Includes excellent links to related sites. (Annenberg/CPB Project)
    http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema


  • Film Resources
    Gateway to wide ranging assortment of annotated film-related sites, from pre-production, industry sites to post production, reviews and awards. "Best" sites are highlighted. (New York Public Library, Research Division)
    http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/internet/lpa.cfm?Trg=1&d1=130&d3=Film


  • Greatest Films
    Specializing in classic Hollywood/American films. Provides interpretation, commentary, history, and reviews. (Tim Dirks)
    http://www.filmsite.org


  • Internet Movie Database
    Up-to-date movie information, provides data on 130,000+ films. Information on films is wide ranging. Searchable.
    http://www.imdb.com


Gateways & General Resources
  • Communication Studies Resources
    A web directory organized into broad categories including cultural studies, film, gender and race, political communication, journalism and mass media. (Dept. of Communication Studies, Univ. of Iowa)
    http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/index.html


  • Social Science Resources: News and Journalism
    Features a collection of links to sites related to research in communications. (Craig McKie, Using the Web for Social Research, McGraw-Hill)
    http://www.socsciresearch.com/r8.html


Gender, Race & Ethnicity in Media
  • Gender & Race and Ethnicity in Media
    A web directory of sites on gender and race in the media. (Dept. of Communication Studies, Univ. of Iowa)
    http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia


Journalism
  • Journalism.org
    The online home of Project for Excellence in Journalism, with research, resources, and ideas to improve journalism. Affiliated with the School of Journalism, Columbia University.
    http://www.journalism.org/


Media & Politics
  • The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
    Site of the opinion research group that studies public attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. Includes survey reports, poll analysis, an archive, and links to related sites. (Pew Charitable Trusts)
    http://www.people-press.org


Media Watchers & Activists
  • Center for Media and Public Affairs; Home of Media Analysis
    Data on top news stories, publication archives, press releases, television studies and analysis of political news reporting by Center for Media and Public Affairs, a non-partisan research and educational organization. Links to other media analysis groups.
    http://www.cmpa.com/


  • Children Now: Children and the Media
    "Working to improve the quality of news and entertainment media both for children and about children’s issues." Public opinion surveys and independent research of the television and print media. (Children Now)
    http://www.childrennow.org/issues/media/index.html


  • Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting: The National Media Watch Group
    Information on the activities of this liberal media-monitoring group. Archive of press releases. Links to other sites. (FAIR)
    http://www.fair.org/


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Speeches
  • American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
    Provides online access to over 5000 speeches, either through text or audio files.(Michael Eidenmuller)
    http://www.americanrhetoric.com


  • Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from around the World
    Speeches given since 1900, international in scope. (Liz Linton, Sweet Briar College)
    http://gos.sbc.edu/


In place: March 2001; Last updated: 1/5/2006
Bev Robertson, Reference Services Librarian
brobertson@mhc.edu
Renfro Library, Mars Hill College