- Wikipedia: Film
Historical overview of the format and the industry.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film
- Masters of Cinema
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Collects and disseminates film and DVD information for discerning cineastes.
www.mastersofcinema.org
- BFI Screenonline
Brings to life Britain's big and small screen histories from the 1890s to the present.
www.screenonline.org.uk
- Complete History of the Discovery of Cinematography, The
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Chronicling the development of motion pictures by examining 2500 years of arts and invention that led up to cinematography in the 1800s.
www.precinemahistory.net
- earlycinema.com
Provides an introduction to the first decade of film. Features a timeline, pioneers, technology, and more.
www.earlycinema.com
- Long Take, The
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Extended post on the greatest tracking shots in movie history. From Allan Bacchus at the Daily Film Dose.
dailyfilmdose.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-take.html
- German-Hollywood Connection
About the impact Austrians, Germans, and Swiss had on Hollywood, with sections about studios, films, actors and actresses, and essays on noir, Tarzan, and Casablanca.
www.germanhollywood.com
- Running Movies
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Film information from seven categories of running. Browse by title, availability, reviews, or year.
www.runningmovies.com
- Cinematographica
The hobby of collecting vintage movie cameras and projectors.
www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/cinemat.html
- Serial Squadron
Founded to preserve the memory of the cliffhanger heroes of the Golden Age.
www.serialsquadron.com
- Moving History
Guide to the United Kingdom's public sector moving image archives, presenting detailed information on each collection, selected film clips, guidelines for research, and more.
www.movinghistory.ac.uk
- National Film and Sound Archive
Collecting, preserving, and telling the Australian story in film, sound, and television.
www.nfsa.afc.gov.au
- 40 Years of Film in New York City
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See where Woody, Spike, and Marty -- among so many others -- have filmed their masterpieces. From the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting.
www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/anniversary/anniversary_home.shtml
- Cinema Context
Historical site about cinema from 1896 to 1940 in various cities in the Netherlands, mostly from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Groningen, and Limburg
www.cinemacontext.nl
- GreenCine Movie Primers
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Offers introductory overviews of major film genres and movements.
www.greencine.com/static/primers/index.jsp
- Vitaphone Site
Devoted to the music, movies, and popular culture of the first progressive and liberal period of the 20th century.
www.vitaphone.org
- Celluloid Skyline
Exploration of New York City and the movies. Based on the book by James Sanders.
www.celluloidskyline.com
- Cleopatra Costume on Stage and in Film, The
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Considers how the character of Cleopatra has been visualized in theater and films.
www.davidclaudon.com/Cleo/Cleopatra1.html
- Snopes.com: Movies
Features legends and myths about actors and movies.
www.snopes.com/movies
- Film 100: A Ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in the History of the Movies
Offers a list and the careers of the 100 people listed in the book by Scott Smith, The Film 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the History of the Movies. From Greatest Films.
www.filmsite.org/film100.html
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