Online Film Databases and Resources

[Stefan Andersson]

Seemed like a good idea to start a thread about searchable online film databases, film sites etc.

This one isn´t often mentioned in forums:
https://cinefiles.bampfa.berkeley.edu/c ... elcome.jsp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tens of thousands of scanned documents, down to typewritten screening handouts, from the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. Some are freely available, others require registration.

Also:
http://filmint.nu/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.filmsite.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[MichaelB]

DVD-Basen is still my go-to site for looking up DVD/BD reviews.

[knives]

I figure a few people will appreciate this website which is dedicated to highlighting all sorts of short films (obviously). It seems to be focused exclusively on relatively new films, but for such an ignored part of the art that's more then forgivable.

[Feego]

Several years ago, someone posted a link on this forum (not this thread, obviously) to a website that contained tons of archived scans of printed reviews and articles for classic films. I do not remember who posted it, what topic it was under, or most importantly what the website was. I've tried searching, but I didn't get very far searching for general terms like "classic film database." Can anyone help out with this?

[domino harvey]

It was me, so yes

[Feego]

Aha! I remembered you commenting on it, but I didn't remember if you were the one who posted it. Thanks Dom!

[Stefan Andersson]

Reviving this thread with some new finds:

http://jamesnaremore.net/
James Naremore publishes some of his own writing. Includes a pdf of his Psycho book (1973).

http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/
Ditto for Jonathan Rosenbaum.

http://www.cineoutsider.com/
UK-based site featuring well-written, jargon-free reviews of new DVD/Blu releases.

http://www.artofthetitle.com/
Showcases movie main titles, sometimes with essays.

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/90-a ... c2db802548
Film story analysis, screenplay writing, more.

https://www.shmoop.com/movies/
Analyses of classic films.

http://www.tavernier.blog.sacd.fr/
Bertrand Tavernier, film director/cinéphile, reviews DVDs, films, books in French.

http://cinematyler.com/
Essays on Kubrick, Lean, others. Good writing, collating quotes and info from various sources.

[MichaelB]

Filmpolski.pl is a colossal, insanely comprehensive database of Polish film and television that's my first-choice portal for pretty much any filmographic info in connection with that particular country. (Quite aside from anything else, names are invariably written with the correct diacritics, which is by no means a given with more English-friendly sites.)

The Czecho-Slovak Film Database isn't up to the same level, but it still knocks spots off the IMDB and also spells names correctly.

There is, unsurprisingly, a linguistic drawback with both.

[Stefan Andersson]

https://www.loc.gov/collections/nationa ... ictures%29

Library of Congress online films. Several Griffith titles, lots of docus and Lumière-style actualités.

[Stefan Andersson]

Extensive overview of film color systems, with examples:
http://zauberklang.ch/filmcolors/timeli ... st-id-1301

Also, in-depth reviews here, everything from Satyajit Ray to The Incredibles:
https://deepfocusreview.com/definitives/

http://www.satyajitray.org/films/filmo_directed.htm

[Skrmng Skll Th Thd]

http://cinephiliabeyond.tumblr.com/

Hasn't been updated in a while, but what's there is a pretty thorough and sometimes remarkable collection of (or links to) interviews, texts, screenplays, etc.

[Stefan Andersson]

Original documents, and more, about film censorship in Italy:
http://cinecensura.com/
All in Italian.
I Temi = censorship in relation to sex, violence, politics, religion.
La Collezione, Lungometraggio takes you to clickable links to individual films, listed by Italian title, original title, year, director.

Extensive collector´s guides to Hitchcock, Chaplin and Nosferatu on home video:
https://www.brentonfilm.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

Literature/Film Quarterly, online archives:
https://lfq.salisbury.edu/archive.html

[Stefan Andersson]

Two good film blogs
https://notesoncinematograph.blogspot.com/
https://anttialanenfilmdiary.blogspot.com/ - also usually has full film credits, often with credits for hard-to-identify music selections.

Also:
https://www.brentonfilm.com/ - includes extensive overviews of Hitchcock, Chaplin and Nosferatu home video editions.

[Stefan Andersson]

Excellent articles on Hitchcock, Herrmann, Wilder, Chaplin and more here:
http://neilsinyard.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/

[L.A.]

The New York Times has a very interesting article about Alice Guy Blaché.

[Stefan Andersson]

Scholarly articles, in English and Italian, about film and other arts:
https://cinergie.unibo.it/

[L.A.]

Discover the golden age of Danish silent films

Now’s your chance to watch some Danish silents thanks to the new streaming site by the Danish Film Institute.

[Stefan Andersson]

Facts and opinion about soundtrack changes, remixes etc.:
http://blah-ray.blogspot.com/

Cinematheque Francaise offers films for free online (Epstein, L´Herbier, Ruiz, a rare early Iosseliani film and more):
https://www.cinematheque.fr/henri/

Filmmuseum Munchen offers free viewing online:
https://vimeo.com/filmmuseummuenchen
Films change regularly. Up for now is Mutter Krausen´s Fahrt ins Glück.

[L.A.]

The Troubling Tale of Baby Peggy, Hollywood’s First Child Star

[Stefan Andersson]

Good collection of articles and interviews, with a Terry Gilliam section:
http://www.wideanglecloseup.com/

[charal]

https://aficatalog.afi.com/ Is good for release dates, filming dates, etc... for any US production (including some UK films). Search for a film then open full entry page and scroll down for production info.

[Stefan Andersson]

Extensive info in French:

https://fr.qwe.wiki/wiki/Deleted_scene
https://fr.qwe.wiki/wiki/Alternate_ending
https://fr.qwe.wiki/wiki/Types_of_ficti ... le_endings

[Stefan Andersson]

A collection of diverse info on French silents, French dubs of Bambi and other Disney classics, a deleted scene from The Birds, Grimault´s The King and the Bird (two versions) and more:
http://www.alostfilm.com/?view=classic

[L.A.]

The unforgettable pyre: How The Wicker Man changed the face of horror