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IMDb - This Day in Movie History
Births, deaths and marriages of movie stars and celebrities.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Databases
www.imdb.com/OnThisDay


Inventing Entertainment
The Library of Congress' online exhibit of the early motion pictures and sound
recordings of the Edison Companies. Includes biography and information about Thomas
Edison and his experiments in motion pictures.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Topic: Science: Engineering and Technology: Biography: Edison, Thomas Alva
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: Multimedia
Search in Category: Reference: Almanacs: History
Search in Category: Reference: Archives: Regional: United States
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Search in Category: Reference: Libraries: Digital
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Origins of Animation
Development of early American animation represented by collection of 21 animated
films and 2 fragments, spanning the years 1900-1921. Part of the American Memory
Project, Library of Congress.
Search in Category: Arts: Animation: Movies
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Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: Multimedia
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The Greatest Films
Interpretive, descriptive review commentary and historical background for hundreds
of classic Hollywood and other American films in the last century.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Genres: Classic
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Reviews: Top Lists: Good Films
www.filmsite.org - cached


Earlycinema.com
An introduction to the first decade of film, with biographies, filmographies,
technology, films, essays and additional resources.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Genres: Silent Movies
www.earlycinema.com - cached


Film History By Decade
Series of web articles to provide a comprehensive survey of the history of cinema.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Genres: Classic
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Reviews: Top Lists: Good Films
www.filmsite.org/filmh.html - cached


Film Notes
Focuses on foreign film and early cinematic history. Reviews and information pages
on films and directors along with links to related sites. Also includes a
discussion forum.
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Greenbriar Picture Shows
This site provides rare images, original ads, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of
classic Hollywood films, along with insightful commentary.
greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com - modified: Nov 09 2009 - cached


Library of Congress - Motion Picture and Television Reading Room
Information about the library's motion picture collections and archival materials.
Search in Category: Computers: Internet: Resources: Research
Search in Category: Recreation: Antiques: Photographs
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Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Legislative Branch: Library of Congress
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Museu del Cinema
One of the few museums where you can journey through the 500 years of the history
of images, seeing what were the predecessors and the origins of the cinema. Site
available in Spanish, English and Catalan.
Search in Category: World: Català: Arts i cultura: Cinema
Search in Category: World: Català: Regional: Catalunya: Girona: Gironès: Girona: Arts i cultura: Museus
www.museudelcinema.org - cached


The Monster That Ate Hollywood
PBS program explores the changing face of Hollywood and how the movie business, and
movies themselves, have changed over the past 25 years.
Search in Category: Arts: Television: News: Programs: News Magazines
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: PBS
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood - published: Nov 01 2001 - cached


Walt's Wyoming Film Web
Information about 20th century film in Wyoming, USA.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Wyoming: Society and Culture: History
www.theastrocowboy.com - cached


Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
A biographical guide to those who, behind and in front of the camera, collectively
invented cinema in the 1890s.
www.victorian-cinema.net - cached


Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
The motion picture history collections includes film, other visual records and
manuscript collections documenting a full century of cinema.
Search in Category: Reference: Archives: Arts
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Wisconsin: Government
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Wisconsin: Society and Culture: History
www.wisconsinhistory.org/wcftr/film.htm - cached


Bijou Dream
Monthly ezine devoted to the American silent screen and the early days of movie
exhibition.
www.bijou-dream.com - cached


CinePhoto.co.uk
Photographs of technical equipment associated with cinema projection, over a
45-year period.
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Classic Movies History Articles
A collection of articles from Classic Movies.org focused on historical events, such
as the Hollywood Blacklist and the opening of the movies to African-American
actors.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Genres: Classic
www.classicmovies.org/articles/history.htm - cached


Film and History
Interdisciplinary journal of film and television studies. Subscriptions, events,
announcements, links, and contact information.
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin: Oshkosh
www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory - published: Nov 02 2008 - cached


Hollywood Lost and Found
Hollywood history, film facts, movie props and sound effects trivia.
www.hollywoodlostandfound.net - published: Oct 01 2007 - cached


The German-Hollywood Connection
A guide to the impact on Hollywood by film people from Austria, Germany, and
Switzerland.
Search in Category: Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: By Region: Europe: Austrian
Search in Category: Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: By Region: Europe: German
Search in Category: Arts: Music: Movies: Composers
www.germanhollywood.com - cached


Classic Films
These pages are maintained for traditional fans of Hollywood’s Golden era, and the
great Classic Films. The Palace has been in existence since 1995, and is one of the
most frequented places of its kind on the Web.. Here you will find hundreds of
images, a comprehensive bibliography, and some engaging and informative articles on
movies and filmmaking. I have incorporated links to many of the best classic film
sites on the Web. I encourage you to return often, the Palace is being updated ...
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Genres: Classic
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Pictures at a Revolution
A book by Mark Harris that tracks five movies on their five-year journey to Oscar
night in the spring of 1968. Synopsis, chapter excerpt, author biography, and
links.
www.picturesatarevolution.com - cached


The Picture Show Man
Dedicated to exploring the history of motion pictures from 1890 to 1960, in all of
its aspects, and to encouraging others to share in that exploration.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Genres: Classic
www.pictureshowman.com - cached


Cinematographica
Information about collecting vintage movie equipment, an alternative timeline for
cinema history, list of equipment manufacturers, manuals, images, and links.
Search in Category: Arts: Movies: Memorabilia
Search in Category: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Spiritualism
www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/cinemat.html - published: Aug 09 1975 - cached


Hooray for Hollywood
Dedicated to the actors and actresses from Hollywood's "Golden Era" of
film during the early part of the 20th century.
golden_age_films.tripod.com - published: Jul 01 2001 - cached


Incomplete History of the Blind as Portrayed in Movies and TV
Reviews for television shows and films which feature blind persons.
Search in Category: Arts: Writers Resources: FAQs, Help, and Tutorials: Personal Pages
www.firsttvdrama.com/show2/history/index.php3 - cached


PapaRotsy's E-zine
Collection of articles focusing on the history of adult material in motion pictures
and videography. Also includes lists of film performers who have died from or are
living with AIDS.
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Sixties Cinema
Features brief profiles and photographs of women in film throughout the 1960s.
www.sixtiescinema.com - cached


The Production Code of the Motion Picture Industry (1930-1968)
For four decades, American theatrical movies were governed by a self-policing
agency which restricted the content that audiences would see. This web site
catalogs instance of content that was shaped by "The Code" or which
circumvented or violated the restrictions.
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Women in Cinema
A reference guide to women in motion pictures and feminist films, and covers such
topics as feminism, the women's movement, and women's issues as portrayed in
movies.
Search in Category: Society: People: Women: Arts and Entertainment: Movies
www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/libsci/womFilm.html - published: Dec 01 1994 - cached


Buckey's Film History and Resources Page
Provides articles, news and commentary on film history, include sections on film
preservation and conservation.
members.tripod.com/~cinefan/home.html - published: Jul 01 1982 - cached


Cinema History
Chronicles the history of motion pictures and films from the silent era to the end
of the 20th century.
www.tc.umn.edu/~yahnk001/film/cinema.htm - cached


Vitaphone
Devoted to early sound and color movies and late silents from the period 1925-1935.
Includes feature films, animations, shorts, and soundtracks.
www.freewebs.com/vitaphone1 - cached




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