Video and Film Resources Media Readings:
Reports, Magazines and Journals
Reports and Commentaries
Censorship & the Arts in Canada
Web address: http://art-history.concordia.ca/censor/
Media Statistics and Public Opinion
Web address: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/tools/main_search/search_results.cfm
A listing of statistics on various Canadian and international media, courtesy of the Media Awareness Network, covering "television, video and computer games, the Internet, film and video, and the print media."
Film and Television Magazines and E-Zines
Cinema Sites - Magazine Links
Web address: http://www.cinema-sites.com/Cinema_Sites_MAG.html
Hors Champ (en français)
Web address: http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/
Montréal online independent film and video magazine developed by Donato Totaro, covers both Québec and international cinema. It's English language variation, Offscreen, complements Hors Champ, without simply repeating its content.
Moviemaker Magazine
Web address: http://www.moviemaker.com
Online adaptation of the Los Angeles-based publication. Includes recent articles, commentaries, video and film reviews, interviews, letters to the editor, and a healthy collection of back issues. Includes a summary of the current print publication.
Offscreen
Web address: http://www.offscreen.com
English language variation of the Montréal online independent film and video magazine Hors Champ, developed by Donato Totaro. The site covers both Québec and international cinema.
Premiere Magazine
Web address: http://www.premiere.com/
Slick online variation of the popular U.S. movie magazine. Articles, reviews, commentaries, interviews and profiles.
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Video, Film and Television Industry/Business Information
Boxoffice Online
Web address: http://www.boxoff.com
"Sister publication" of the 75 year old Boxoffice Magazine. Includes back issues of the online magazine, a large archive of reviews from the past few years, as well as a unique and intriguing archive of "classic" reviews that go back sixty years.
Cinema Sites - Links to News on the Film and Television Business
Web address: http://www.cinema-sites.com/Cinema_Sites_NEWS.html
Comprehensive list of links to film and television industry news sources. Painstakingly compiled and maintained by film enthusiast David Augsburger.
CNN - Movie News
Web address: http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/
Movie industry information, reviews, commentaries, interviews, profiles and articles.
The Hollywood Reporter
Web address: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
Online variation of the L.A. print publication. Movie and television industry information at a price: the free version is a limited access version of their full-featured online magazine. Up-to-date information on U.S. film and television industry information and business news. Also includes an international news section, as well as film and television reviews.
Film and Media Journals
Bright Lights Film Journal
Web address: http://www.brightlightsfilm.com
A rare and fresh stop on the web: an online film and media quarterly that is bright and thought-provoking, yet free of pretense nor fear of wit. Self-described as a "popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary, looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation, and international film from a wide range of vantage points from the aesthetic to the political."
Cinema Sites - Newsletters and Journals
Web address: http://www.cinema-sites.com/Cinema_Sites_HIST.html#jrnl
Comprehensive lists of links to various film and television newsletters and journals, both print and internet-based. Also, it's worth checking out the extensive magazine section. Painstakingly compiled and maintained by film enthusiast David Augsburger.
Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture
Web address: http://www.imagesjournal.com/
A "non-commercial" online quarterly "for people who don't just passively watch movies." Concentrates on films' role in popular culture, its history and effect on culture in general. Features some excellent essays on past and recent films, usually within a critical socio-cultural context. Although published quarterly, the film review section is updated weekly. Includes back issues, and a thoughtful list of links to various sites on film, popular culture, film studies and criticism.
Media Literacy:
Media Literacy Resources
Television Resources
Video and Film Resources:
Independent and Alternative Video and Film
Online Clips, Previews and Screenings
Specialized Video and Film
Video and Film Databases and Indexes
Video and Film Organizations
