Crossing the Cultural Divide

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Web Resources: Film

Blog entries about Film

Cinemachine
http://www.cinemachine.com

This movie review search engine allows you to search by movie name and to scan reviews on upcoming and recent releases. A search quickly yields a short plot synopsis and links to just about every online review for the movie object of your search.

Parent Previews: Your Family GUide to Entertainment
http://www.parentpreviews.com

Billed as a site that helps families find movies with values, the site offers 350-word reviews of current movies and an extensive archive of past reviews. The creators hope to strengthen families by helping them seek the good and avoid the dangers in popular culture.

Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com

Everything you could possibly ever want to know about over 140,000 different movies. Includes plot summaries, ratings, reviews, links, and a search engine to guide you through the overwhelming amount of information.

Kids In Mind
http://www.kids-in-mind.com

Contains movie reviews in a format billed as "objective, not-critical assessments of the potentially objectionable material contained in movies."

Movie Review Query Engine
http://www.mrqe.com

Looking for information on that new movie the kids want to see? This site makes it easy with links to over 70,000 movie review on the Internet.

Movieweb
http://www.movieweb.com

The place to find previews of upcoming releases and information on past films. A link is provided to each movie's homepage where you can download pictures, posters, production notes, QuickTime videos of the movie trailers, cast info, and a plot synopsis.

Screen It!
http://www.screenit.com

Music, movie and video reviews specifically for parents needing insight into today's latest media offerings. Breaks down songs, movies, and television shows by content, theme, etc. This site also includes lists of possible parent/teen discussion topics. Subscription required.

Last updated: 08-Aug-2007