Links
General Searches & Reference
General Movie Information
| The Internet Movie
Database |
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The first stop for movie info.
Strength is its crosslinked credits,
but also has a wealth of on-site information and links to other
material. |
| Dark Horizons |
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A good site for keeping up with
movie news and rumours. Australian
made, too, although they keep that quiet.
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| Ain't it Cool |
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I've resisted listing them for
ages, but despite all the nonsense, geekish posturing and frequent
rubbish, the sad fact is that I read this page nearly every day. |
Rotten
Tomatoes
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The essential site for those
days when you just want all the nuances of film criticism reduced to a
popularity contest.
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DVD Reviews & Information
| Michael's Region
4 DVD Page |
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While it's showing signs of
neglect lately, this is still the best site for Region 4 DVD
reviews.
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| DVDBits |
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While the reviews aren't usually
quite as informative, lately this
has been a much better site for Region 4 news than Michael D's site. |
| The Digital Bits |
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The only Region 1 page I
regularly visit. |
Animation
| Animated News |
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Excellent daily round-up of
animation news from around the web. |
| Michael Barrier |
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Barrier is probably the most
incisive writer there is on American
animation, and his website publishes essays, reviews, and interviews
with classic animators. |
Cartoon Brew
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Amid Amidi & Jerry Beck's
blog provides regular animation-releated commentary.
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Animation ID
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In-depth analysis of classic cartoons,
focussing on the work of animators in particular, well supported by
clips. A must read for cartoon buffs.
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Other Australian-Based Movie Sites
| In Film Australia |
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Excellent site by Luke
Buckmaster covering
Australian cinema. Before it narrowed focus I was a semi-regular
contributor to the site. |
Cinetology
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Luke Buckmaster's film blog at
Crikey, covering the balance of film not covered on In Film.
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| Hoopla.nu |
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Another good review site with
more frequent updates than mine. |
| At the Movies |
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This is the site for David
Stratton and Margaret Pomerantz's excellent
movie program. |
| Senses of Cinema |
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Online journal with in-depth
articles (published quarterly rather than updated frequently). My essay
on Spielberg is in their Great Directors section. |
Melbourne Film Blog
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Intelligent film commentary by
Paul Martin.
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Last Night with Riviera
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Another good film commentary /
review blog, this one by Sydney-based Matt Riviera.
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Stale Popcorn
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And again - another good local
film blog, this one by Glenn Dunks.
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| FilmInk |
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The site for the Australian film
magazine, with a good amount of
on-line content. |
| eFilmCritic |
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A good idea: a local site that
shares content with a US sister site.
Often has interesting articles. |
| Cinephilia |
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More local reviews. Despite the
name, Cinephilia and Cinephobia are not
the Data and Lore of the online film review scene. |
| Urban Cinefile |
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For a long time this was
probably the most prominent Australian based review site, but most
content now requires a subscription. |
| The
Chopping
List |
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Excellent resource cataloguing
movies that have been banned,
censored, or altered in Australia. |
Movie
Heretic
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Local review site specialising
in horror.
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Other Film and Pop Culture Related Sites
Miscellaneous
| Crikey! |
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Founded by Stephen Mayne, Crikey
keeps an eye on politics, business, and the media.
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| The Chaser |
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Site for the Australian comedy
group.
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| The Age |
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Melbourne's newspaper of choice. |
| 3RRR |
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Melbourne's independent radio
station. You can stream the station from
the site. |
| Get Firefox |
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If you haven't already, go get
the Firefox Browser. You won't look
back. |
| From Bricks to Bothans |
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Mmmm... Star Wars Lego! |
