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General Reference
- Internet Movie Database
An enormous database of information on movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel. Great for questions such as "In what films did Carrie Grant appear?", "Who wrote the music for The Blob" or "When was Gone With The Wind released?".
- Based on the Book
A compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into American feature-length films since 1980. The index can be browsed by book title, film title, book author, or movie release year.
- Big Cartoon Database
A directory of thousands of animated TV series, episode guides, cast and crew information, animated film lists, cartoon character registry and cartoon pictures.
- Music From the Movies
A searchable collection of articles and reviews of and about music in movies.
- Open Directory Project Movie List
Human-edited directory on the Web, constructed and maintained by a global community of volunteer editors.
Thematic Lists
- AFI's 10 Top 10
America's ten greatest films in ten classic genres.
- Jinni
Find movies, tv shows matching your taste based on mood, plot, time periods, genres, etc.
- Skokie Public Library Movie Lists
The Skokie Public Library has created numerous lists of movies by genre or mood, a great way to find more of the kind of films you like.
Ratings and Reviews
- All Movie Guide
In addition to providing reviews, All Movie also provides tools to help you discover movies similar to any given film.
- Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media provides age appropriate reviews of movies and other materials.
- Kids-In-Mind
Movies are rated according to potentially objectionable material such as violence, profanity, and sex and nudity.
- Metacritic
Metacritic brings together reviews from a variety of sources including NPR, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Search for new films, DVDs, television shows, music, books or games.
- Rotten Tomatoes
See whether a film has gotten a "fresh tomato" rating or had rotten tomatoes thrown at it. Also contains an entertainment news section.
Local Events
- Northampton Independent Film Festival
Find schedules, submit a film, or purchase tickets.
Local Theaters
- Academy of Music
Downtown Northampton, MA.
- Cinemark
Hadley, MA. In the Hampshire Mall.
- Amherst Cinema and Pleasant Street Theater
http://amherstcinema.org/
In downtown Amherst and Northampton, MA.
- Tower Theaters
http://www.towertheaters.com/
South Hadley, MA. Across from Mount Holyoke College.
- Local Theater Listings
http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=01060
Provided by google search, a listing of local movie times.
Documentary Film Makers in Northampton Area
- James Ault
413-587-9871
James Ault is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and scholar educated at Harvard College and Brandeis University.
http://www.jamesault.com/prod.aboutus.php
- Robbie Leppzer
800-557-6414
Award-winning video documentaries about contemporary social issues, grassroots activism, and multicultural perspectives produced by Turning Tide Productions.
http://www.turningtide.com/
- Abraham Ravett
413-559-5492
Professor of film and photography at Hampshire College. Holds a BFA in filmmaking and photography from Massachusetts College of Art and a MFA in filmmaking from Syracuse University.
http://wonka.hampshire.edu/~arPF/
- Steve Alves
413-773-9029
Hometown Productions
http://www.stevealveshometownproductions.com/

