Entertainment
Movies
National Film Registry
http://www.loc.gov/film/filmnfr.html
The National Film Preservation Board was established in 1988 to choose
up to 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important films" each
year that would "illustrate the vibrant diversity of American film-making." This
site contains several lists browsable by title, date entered into registry,
performer, or production year. From the Library of Congress. (LII)
Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com/
Hundreds of thousands of entries provide detailed information
for movies (in theaters, on video or DVD, and forthcoming), as well
as television movies and series. "Awards and Reviews" provides reviews
from authoritative sources such as the New York Times, Roger Ebert, and
Slate,
as well as reader-supplied evaluations. Movie information includes
directors, producers, actors, plot summaries, character names, running
times, trivia,
soundtracks, release dates, box office grosses, alternate versions,
Academy Awards and other awards information, and much more. (LII)
Movie Review Query
http://www.mrqe.com/
A
database of links to hundreds of thousands of film reviews from
newspapers, journals, and other online sources. Searchable by film
title; and browsable by lists of festivals, recent releases, and
selections of the American Film Institute. (LII)
Music
All-Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com
From
the paper copy publishers of the standard reference All Music Guide,
this site contains ratings and reviews of more than 400,000 record
albums. Search by artist, album, song, style, or label. Access
information on new releases, music styles, music maps (guides to the
evolution of a musical genre), articles, and a glossary. Entries on
artists include a musician/musical group's history, roots and
influences, musical style, discography, guest performances, and reviews. (LII)
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music
http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html
A
collection of links to Web resources about the study of folk and
primitive music arranged by categories such as organizations,
bibliography, recordings, and geographical region or ethnic group.
Includes links to folk dance sites as well. From the University of
Washington Music Library.
Mojam (Rock concert information)
http://www.mojam.com
This calendar of live
music events covers the world although most concerts listed are in the
United States. Searchable
by performer/group, city, venue, event. (LII)
Worldwide Internet Music Resources
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
This music resource list is offered as a service of the William and
Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University. Includes listings of websites
dealing with composers and compositions, genres and types of music, journals
and magazines, and the commercial world of music.
Radio
Radio and Television Stations
http://newslink.org/
The resource for online newspapers around the world. The newspapers
section lists around 5,400 papers and is searchable by title or location
and is
also indexed geographically. In addition the U.S. papers are indexed
by state, frequency of publication, and publication category. There
are links
to magazines, broadcasters, and news services worldwide. There is a separate
section for campus newspapers. Also has many sources for journalists,
including a database of job listings. (LII)
Web-Radio
http://www.web-radio.com
Provides links to over 10,000 stations, with over 5000 broadcasting online.
Television
Radio and Television Stations
http://radiostationworld.com/stations_on_the_web/default.asp
RadioStationWorld is an informational directory dealing with the radio
broadcasters worldwide. It
include listings of local radio stations
on the web, in depth listings of local television broadcast stations
throughout North America. Also featured
are national and regional broadcast networks, digital radio information,
satellite radio and radio service providers, as well as a growing list
of links to sites that deal with the radio broadcasting industry, such
as community broadcasters, shortwave radio, Internet broadcasters, organization
trade publications and associations and more.
Television Links
http://www.enn2.com/tv.htm
Listings of television news and links to material of interest on TV.
Includes past and present shows.