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Sight and Sound new link Online version of this BFI magazine, has several articles from each hard copy issue.
World Socialist Web Site new link A major site for film writing, on art cinema - reviews, festival reports, and more.
Film-Philosophy new issue up A philosophical review of cinema, mainly of film books, with a special "email salon" for further dialoguing. In 2001, features on Robert Bresson, documentary film, Laura Mulvey, Gilles Deleuze, cognitive semiotics, Bela Tarr, avant-garde film, and more.
Screening the Past new issue up Latrobe University's film and history online journal. Issue 12 "Auteurism 2001" is now up, edited by guest editor Adrian Martin, and features a host of essays on Lois Weber, Fassbinder, Eastwood, Tarkovsky and other auteurs by a wealth of writers including Ken Mogg, Tag Gallagher, and Jodi Brooks. Spectacular.
Bright Lights Film Journal new issue up One of our favourite sites - a well-archived now-online-only version of the San Fran mag geared to underground, gay, but also classic films. Issue 32, April 2001, is now up, with features on European sex and horror films, George Cukor, Fred and Ginger, Goodfellas, Tod Browning's Freaks, and much more.
Cinema Scope new issue up Online version of a new Toronto-based film mag, latest issue has heaps of goodies: features on Liv Ullmann, Jean-Luc Godard, Manny Farber, reviews of Baise-Moi, Amores Perros, an interview with Jonathan Rosenbaum, and much more. Highly recommended.Documenter new issue up Australian journal devoted to documentary film-making. March 2001 issue is now up, includes an article on community filmmaking in the US, Tom Zubrycki's address to the History Awards, an interview with Gaylene Preston about her documentaries, and more.
Offscreen new issue up A very impressive Canadian site that's been online several years now. Huge archive of great articles on art and independent cinemas. Latest postings: Iranian cinema in 2000, Jacques Lacan and horror films, Egoyan's Family Viewing, Kiarostami interview.
Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture new issue up Online mag that is pretty stunning graphically, as well as providing some good content. Latest postings: feature on westerns, Claude Chabrol, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Roger Corman.
Jump Cut Legendary magazine's web site - mainly contains an index to their hard copy issues.
Cashiers du Cinemart Zine with quite a cinema emphasis, worth a look.
Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media Legendary hardcore British magazine's new website, hot on the heels of its reformation recently after being dormant for most of the past decade. Issue 42, Summer 2000, is posted exclusively online.Full Alert Film Review A great site devoted to lesser-known indie/underground films - emphasis on Japanese, Chinese, Iranian, etc. cinemas. Highly recommended.
Scope Online film journal run out of the Uni of Nottingham, full of substantial, academic pieces.
Otrocampo For Spanish-speaking cinephiles, here's an online film journal well worth checking out.
24 Frames Per Second Online film journal with its very own "Best films of all time" section, 24 Picks, the contents of which contrast against our own Top Tens.
The Journal of Religion and Film If you approach cinema from this direction, this is an indispensable site. Has articles on Magnolia, Breaking the Waves, Light Sleeper, Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? and much more.
Village Voice Take One Check this out - 50 critics list their top films of 1999, the '90s, the century, in The Village Voice.
IndieWire A high-end mag, attuned to American indies especially, great with industry news, reports from festivals, etc.
M/C - The Journal of Media and Culture Run out of the University of Queensland, this site has a myriad of articles, on a wide range of the arts.
Urban Cinefile Australian site, mainly full of reviews, interviews, etc. of mainstream releases.
Filmnet The infamous Australian daily email newsletter's website.
RealTime Online version of the Australian arts magazine, featuring the film section "OnScreen".
Cantrills Filmnotes Basically an ad for the legendary Australian magazine committed to experimental film, with a handy section listing the contents of every issue.
Flicker A site devoted to experimental/avant-garde cinema.
Proboscis | COIL A site associated with the English journal Coil, devoted to experimental cinema. Only a few sample articles available.
Film Comment Online version of the excellent New York magazine, featuring several sample articles from each hard copy issue.
Film Quarterly The web page of this well-known magazine, includes a list of the contents of all issues.
Cineaste Online version of magazine, with sample articles.
Film and Philosophy Web version of the American annual publication Film and Philosophy. Articles that are several years old now, but still worth a look.
Convergence Subtitled "The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies", this is the web page for the journal, with the contents and abstracts of the hard copy articles.
Views Reviews Interviews A Journal of Cinema and Cultural Theory, the 1999 issue features articles on Kurosawa, Wajda, Brecht, and focuses on Indian cinema.
CRITICS' PAGES David Bordwell's Website on Cinema new link A developing site - various sections organised for it, but not yet completed.
Chris Fujiwara: Writing Great site with links to many of film critic's Chris Fujiwara's writings, an impressive assortment of reviews and essays on a number of genres/films.
Cinema Greats A site that has apparently just undergone a redesign, this is Rick Curnutte's site, and he is President of The Internet Film Critics Circle, a Circle we don't know much about, so we'll keep our eyes open.
24FPS 18-year-old Gabe Klinger's site, with some highlights from 2001 up on the current issue.
Theo Panayides Cypriot critic with his own website, full of capsule reviews (of mainly recent films), and a host of Best lists (his own, links to others', etc.). Includes wonderful reports on 99's Thessaloniki and Athens film festivals. And he has the best ratings system around.
Chronicle of a Passion A number of the sites featured here get updated regularly by their authors, and this is one of the best ones to keep a regular eye on. Home page of New York critic Steve Erickson, with a mammoth archive of reviews of films from recent years, and a special section on French film critic Serge Daney. Includes a great links section which lists the pages of a score of critics worldwide.
Jonathan Rosenbaum This is not, strictly speaking, JR's own page - it's the Chicago Reader's Movie Section. Still, he features prominenty, and all the reviews are lengthy and wonderful, with a great archive section also. NOTE: His "Top 40 films of 2000" list/essay is now up.
Critical Eye Melbourne writer Mark Freeman's website - an impressive and regularly updated array of reviews of recent (and some past) releases, and also some more detailed, analytical essays (on Ozu, Sweet Smell of Success, The Graduate, others).
Cinephilia A Melbourne-based site, it has reviews of films showing around town plus a searchable and browseable database of over 1000 films
Franchement cinéma Young critic Philippe St-Germaine's page. If only we could speak French, we'd dive with relish into such sections as "correspondances d'un cinéphile"!
Steven Jay Schneider New York academic's page, has links to his articles, etc.
My Two Cents And we thought Gabe Klinger was young! This is Andrew Chan's web site, and he is 14. Reviews of recent releases, but also of classics (L'Avventura, Greed, etc.)
Zach Campbell Another young gun, 17-year-old Zach's site, has an essay on Wes Anderson, reviews of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Ghost in the Shell, etc.
Obsessed About Movies Page Another web critic with good taste, George Wu, many reviews and Top 10 lists.
Mike's Cinema Web site of film critic Mike De Jong, subtitled "Unsung Classics of the Silver Screen". Good site for those just discovering art films. Has a feature on Alfred Hitchcock.
Fred Camper Chicago Reader critic Fred Camper's page, has essays on experimental figures such as Brakhage and Gehr, but also on others such as Mizoguchi, Welles, de Toth. There is also a thought-provoking listing of "Favorite Filmmakers" - one of the best alternative canons you'll ever see.
Strictly Film School Neat, loving site by NASA engineer Acquarello, providing a great introduction to and overview of art cinema, featuring directors such as Tarkovsky, Bresson, Chabrol, Leigh, Paradjanov, Sautet, and many others.
Victor's World Victor Couwenbergh's page, including his list of Top 100 films of the century, and some good links to other pages.
deep focus Critic Bryant Frazer's website, full of reviews of current and recent releases.
Ray Carney Features excerpts from Carney's books (on Cassavetes, Leigh, etc.) and other essays. Ray is a great believer in "independent/maverick" maverick cinema. Well worth checking out.
Movie Mutations - Letters from (and to) some children of 1960 A Jonathan Rosenbaum-led discussion of cinema and cinephilia, featuring several critics - a must-read!
The Mise-en-Scene Web Page Hosted by Bill Flavell, this page provides links to articles by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Adrian Martin and others.
B. Ruby Rich The legendary feminist author's own website, with excerpts from her work, and several discussion groups.
Philip Brophy As the index page title says: "Glisten and moist writing with even tone, upsetting". Film, popular culture, music - there's a lot here.
Bill Routt Latrobe Uni academic William D. Routt's home page - a man with a sense of humor and quite varied interests!
Greg King's Movie Reviews Melbourne critic Greg King's site, a storehouse of his reviews of current/recent films.
RESOURCES/DATABASES National Library of Australia new link If you go to their Pandora archive on this page, you can see archive copies of Senses of Cinema, i.e. with all the old designs of the journal, all the old index pages, etc.
Hong Kong Film Archive new link If you want resource info on HK cinema, here's a good place to start.
Media Resource Centre Adelaide's legendary film centre.
Australia's Cultural Network The online gateway to Australian cultural organisations, websites, resources, events and news.
Australian Film Commission A comprehensive website of Australia's government film organisation with information on the organisation, what services and resources it provides to the film community, and the latest news.
Department of Communication and the Arts Federal government policy, documents and news on the arts, including film, television and new media, plus links to other Australian arts sites and international film sites.
Australian Screen Director's Association. Organisation representing the needs and interests of Australian screen directors. Site includes information about membership, the organisation's newsletter and other links.
Australia's Website for the Business of Film and Television Essentially a resource for news (both local and international), contact details, events, production report and much more for the Australian industry professional.
Kinoeye Archive Part of Central Europe Review, this is an amazing resource site for articles and information on Central and Eastern European film, covering many (obscure) art films.
The Silents Majority A huge website devoted to silent cinema: facts and figures, photos, reviews, profiles, it has the lot.
RML Movie Page Australian director Richard Lowenstein's impressive directory, linking to literally hundreds and hundreds of web pages.
Screen Network Australia A great way to find any Australian film website, or to check on industry news, etc.
Australian Film Institute The AFI's website, includes a catalogue of the films and videos they have for sale and/or rental. Now has an online search through the Research and Information Centre's catalogue.
Cinemedia Cinemedia is an Australian cultural organisation which encourages and assists the development, production, exhibition and knowledge of film, television and new media. Their website includes information on Cinemedia's new home to be at Federation Square and information on its business units such as Film Victoria, Digital Media Fund, Melbourne Film Office, CAC (see below), Screen Education, Screen Culture, Venues and more.
Cinemedia Access Collection Wanna see a film? If you live in Australia, especially in Victoria, this is where various collections are housed - the ever-expanding Cinemedia Access Collection, the National Film and Video Lending Collection, and the French Embassy Collection.
Internet Movie Database Looking for some info on a film or director? Try this database.
DIRECTORS / FILMSLa Jetee new link A site devoted to Chris Marker's astonishing film.
Other Cinema new link The web site of filmmaker Craig Baldwin, his films and own exhibition project, Other Cinema.
Yi Yi a film by Edward Yang We haven't seen the film yet in Australia, but here's the nice site for it.
Wong Kar-Wai World Wide Website An exciting amalgamation of a number of Wong sites - herein lies all you could ask for and more.
The World of Takeshi Kitano One of numerous sites on the web devoted to Kitano - as good a place to start as any.
The Jim Jarmusch Resource Page Has a great bibliography, many articles as hyperlinks.
Pola-X Controversial, obnoxious, magical - it can only be a Leos Carax film.
Hanif Kureishi The official HK website, essays and short stories published online.
Yasujiro Ozu A developing site devoted to this Japanese master. Some good pics up currently, but no text.
Eric Rohmer Good page which has links to reviews and essays on Rohmer, which are quite scarce on the web.
Orson Welles If you can read Spanish, check this site out.
The Sergio Leone Home Page Great page, many articles, stills, links to other Leone sources.
The MacGuffin Web version of the legendary newsletter/magazine devoted to Alfred Hitchcock.
John Cassavetes Includes the facility to place your own mini-reviews of Cassavetes' films on the site.
chrismarker Run out of RMIT here in Melbourne by Adrian Miles, a comprehensive overview and directory re: the work of Chris Marker.
Cinema=Jean-Luc Godard=Cinema Provides numerous links to other Godard sites/articles.
The Pantheon Glen Norton's site which links to pages on Bresson, Kiarostami, Haneke, others.
Jean Vigo Just a simple one pager, but with a curious (and long) list of "unrealized projects".
Web of Murnau "Sunrise is the cinema itself" the author says in this impressive site on F.W. Murnau. Many great stills.
Hal Hartley, Trouble and Desire A committed, thorough and loving site devoted to this contemporary American director.
The Egoyan Nucleus If you're an Atom Egoyan fan, this is a great place to start.
Directed by Brian De Palma Glossy, full of stills, good overviews of (some of) De Palma's films, links to other DP sites.
The Andrei Tarkovsky Homepage Good overview of the Russian director, including a message board.
The Questers Home Page This site has to be seen to be believed. (Wait for the download, it's worth it.) Opens with a quote from Pascal ("we should seek the truth without hesitation") and goes up from there: pages on Bresson, Pasolini, Paradjanov, Tarkovsky, Bunuel, Bergman, others.
Great Directors Webring Links to pages on Haynes, Zhang, Malick, Sturges, Ford, others.
MISCELLANEOUS School of Theatre, Film and Dance new link The web site for this progressive Sydney tertiary institution.
Siren Entertainment Video distributors, here's their page of upcoming releases.
Film Sound Design & Theory Put together by Sven E. Carlsson, a teacher of Media at Birka Folkhögskola in Sweden. It is dedicated to the art and analysis of film sound.
Beijing Video Online video store specialising in Asian/ Kung fu films
Film Arts Foundation FAF is a San Fran-based organisation dedicated to the support of independent film and video makers.
Classic Movies Online store of videos and books of classic films.
Forever Godard Call for papers for an international conference on Godard happening next year.
World Cinema A site with potential - the owner obviously having good taste - but very underdeveloped at the moment.
Jarrod Factor's Homepage Put together by young Melbourne gun Jarrod Factor, this site includes the "Factor Cinema Guide", reviewing Melbourne's cinemas for technical performance.
Webring - Movies A list of all the film webrings (each ring contains at least five sites) - most are mainstream-oriented. The best ones follow:
Euro-Film Webring Includes links to a number of sites, including one devoted to the Polish director Zulawski.
Avant-Garde/Experimental Film Webring Self-explanatory ring, includes a link to our very own Melbourne Super 8 Film Group.
British Film Institute The BFI's homepage, containing info on all their activities (screenings, Sight and Sound magazine, etc.)
Filmbuff's Forecast Legendary Melbourne radio show's website, it contains info on current and upcoming releases.
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