Online Film Databases and Resources

[Stefan Andersson]

David Hare´s excellent blog:
https://filmalert101.blogspot.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

Well-written reviews:
https://deepfocusreview.com/

French-language resource:
https://www.cnc.fr/ - site for the Centre National du cinema et de l´image animée

For example, in the search box (top right) write "film title" or "director´s name" and "dossier", and press the manifying glass to search. Search sometimes gives links to well-written "dossiers pédagogiques" (study guides) for a specific film, sometimes two guides for one film, aimed at different levels of study.
Example:
https://www.cnc.fr/recherche?keywords=400+coups+dossier - two dossiers for Les 400 Coups (Truffaut) - to download, press "télécharger"

Also, in the search box, write "Aide sélective à la numérisation des œuvres cinématographiques du patrimoine" (selective aids for digitalization of French works of cinema) and press magnifying glass, to search for lists (usually one or two per year) of grants given by CNC towards digital restorations of selected French films.

[Stefan Andersson]

An Alain Tanner website:
https://alaintanner.ch/

[Stefan Andersson]

Wide-ranging resource on cinematography:
https://cinematography.com/index.php?/forums/

[Stefan Andersson]

Milestone Films archive of audio, video, newsletters and PDFs:
https://milestonefilms.com/pages/the-milestone-archive

[L.A.]

Fangoria’s article of 50 years of Blacula

[colinr0380]

The YouTube channel for the Encore + television channel has been putting up the On Screen! series of documentaries about the making of Canadian films. Here are the links to the specific episodes, and I will try and remember to add the links as the last episodes appear:

Season 1
1:1 - Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974) - Aired: 22/06/2005
1:2 - Goin' Down The Road (Donald Shebib, 1970) - Aired: 29/06/2005
1:3 - Meatballs (Ivan Reitman, 1979) - Aired: 05/08/2005
1:4 - The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Ted Kotcheff, 1974) - Aired: 12/08/2005
1:5 - In Praise of Older Women (George Kaczender,1978) - Aired: 19/08/2005
1:6 - Tales From The Gimli Hospital (Guy Maddin, 1988) - Aired: 26/08/2005

Season 2
2:1 - Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk, 2001) - Aired: 08/10/2006
2:2 - Nobody Waved Good-Bye (Don Owen, 1964) - Aired: 15/10/2006
2:3 - I've Heard The Mermaids Singing (Patricia Rozema, 1987) - Aired: 22/10/2006
2:4 - My American Cousin (Sandy Wilson, 1985) - Aired: 29/10/2006
2:5 - Mon oncle Antoine (Claude Jutra, 1971) - Aired: 05/11/2006
2:6 - Roadkill (Bruce McDonald,1989) - Aired: 12/11/2006

Season 3
3:1 - Shivers (David Cronenberg, 1975) - Aired: 10/02/2008
3:2 - The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997) - Aired: 17/02/2008
3:3 - Kissed (Lynne Stopkewich, 1996) - Aired: 24/02/2008
3:4 - Les ordres (Michel Brault, 1974) - Aired: 02/03/2008
3:5 - Outrageous! (Richard Benner, 1977) - Aired: 09/03/2008
3:6 - Crime Wave (John Paizs, 1985) - Aired: 16/03/2008

[Stefan Andersson]

Various factual details about Nouvelle Vague titles and other films shot in Paris, Geneva and London:
https://www.thecinetourist.net/
Facts include Nouvelle Vague cameos, clips of Nouvelle Vague films in other Nouvelle Vague films, Nouvelle Vague and modern art.

[Kauno]

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

Is DVD-Basen gone for good? The site hasn't worked for a while.

[Kauno]

Movie Review Index

[Stefan Andersson]

Thomas Elsaesser archives now online:
https://frontend.elsaesser.dff.film/
https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/aktuel ... ugaenglich

[Stefan Andersson]

Paul Cuff on silents:
https://therealmofsilence.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/film/
http://shangols.canalblog.com/
https://thebedlamfiles.com/
https://www.asharperfocus.com/index.html
https://digitalcine.fr/
https://www.iletaitunefoislecinema.com/
https://www.cineclubdecaen.com/
https://themagnificent60s.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

https://www.weimarcinema.org/

Jan-Christopher Horak´s blog:
https://archivalspaces.com/author/jcrishorak/

[MichaelB]

Is DVD-Basen gone for good? The site hasn't worked for a while.

Sadly, over a year later I think we have to assume that this is indeed the case.

[Stefan Andersson]

Treasure trove of articles about silents on home video, multiple-language film versions and more:
https://www.brentonfilm.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

Interesting film blog:
https://ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

Ken Adam designs online:

https://ken-adam-archiv.de/
https://www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/de/s ... dam-archiv

[Stefan Andersson]

Discussion about problems accessing/unavailability of external reviews on ImdB:
https://www.hometheaterforum.com/commun ... ws.384076/

Also of interest:
https://japanonfilm.wordpress.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

Cinephilia & Beyond, new look:
https://cinephiliabeyond.org/

[Stefan Andersson]

Podcast and video re: Technicolor, VistaVision, HUAC and José Ferrer, makeup & the Westmores and more:
https://www.youtube.com/@PerfDamagePodcast

[Stefan Andersson]

https://www.perisphere.org/
https://www.pangbornonfilm.com/
https://366weirdmovies.com/category/weird-movies/
https://themagnificent60s.com/
https://www.asharperfocus.com/
http://www.filmsdefrance.com/
https://moviemezzanine.com/

[Matt]

Very sad to discover that pangbornonfilm.com is not a vlog featuring a Franklin Pangborn impersonator panning films.

[Stefan Andersson]

Film music - composer interviews:
https://filmmusiccentral.com/composers-a-h/
https://filmmusiccentral.com/film-compo ... views-k-z/

Also:
https://cnmsarchive.wordpress.com/
https://cinescores.dudaone.com/

[Stefan Andersson]

List (+ discussion) of 2K/4K restorations and future blurays of silent films:
https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26020

"Monogram's feature film library, 1931–1953; who owns what as it stands today or in the recent past":
https://dukefilmography.com/monogram_pi ... brary.html

On Republic and PRC libraries:
https://dukefilmography.com/republic_pi ... brary.html
https://dukefilmography.com/producers_r ... ights.html