Recommended Links
In this section, we plan to expand this list of recommended web sites on a regular basis. Let us know what sort of information sources you'd like to see added by e-mailing us at cineaste@cineaste.com.-The Editors
In the News
In the News is a new feature where we will provide updates on topical matters to do with film and politics. Our first installment concerns world-renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s arrest. Panahi was detained in early March after voicing support for opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. His imprisonment is a testament to the desperation of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government as it brutally tries to hang on to power after the highly contested presidential elections. Below are a few links to news and commentary regarding Panahi’s arrest.
The Guardian and New York Times on the arrest
Abbas Kiarostami on Panahi’s and other’s arrests
Journals and Magazines
Bright Lights Film Journal an independent and irreverent journal covering an eclectic mix of film-related topics.
Cahiers du Cinema in English The legendary French film journal now offers articles in four languages.
Cineastes Aside from the dubious name, this French site features articles on experimental film and filmmakers. The site is navigable in English, but the content is in French.
Cinema Scope features articles, interviews and commentary on international cinema.
Documentary Films a site dedicated to the non-fiction film, featuring reviews, previews and film festival coverage.
Film Comment the magazine of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Covers current art house and independent American and International film, along with features on more esoteric or historical subjects, often tied to the programming at the Walter Reade Theater.
Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies An academic journal committed to promoting the use of film as a tool in the teaching and practice of history. In addition to content that directly addresses its mission, the journal also includes film and book reviews.
The Film Journal an Ohio-based independent site featuring articles on a variety of cinematic subjects.
Filmmaker a magazine covering the independent cinema industry.
Film Monthly contains a large selection of reviews of current films, home video, and television.
Film-Philosophy an online journal offering philosophical perspectives on film. Articles are consistently interesting, and, occasionally, abstruse.
Film Quarterly an academically focused film magazine published by the University of California, that also includes reviews of current cinema and film books.
Images: A Journal Of Film And Popular Culture a web journal dedicated to the analysis of the cinema of the past.
Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media A political magazine which analyzes media in terms of its larger social meaning, dealing with issues of class, gender, sexuality, and race. Recently Jump Cut has become an exclusively web-based publication and the site features a great deal of content.
Kinoeye specializes in both academic and journalistic perspectives on European cinema.
Millennium Film Journal One of the earliest film publications to deal exclusively with avant-garde and experimental film.
Off Screen Canadian film journal on world cinema, featuring a large archive of past issues with book and film reviews. Often, issues focus on a special subject, with several articles on the same topic.
Pop Politics entertaining, political commentary on the media
Reverse Shot a new web-based magazine featuring reviews and articles by younger film writers.
Rouge an intriguing mix of pieces on art cinema often by filmmakers themselves.
Senses of Cinema a massive online journal from Australia geared toward a general, but film literate audience, covering a wide variety of topics in cinema. Along with the current issue, SOS features annotations for the Melbourne Cinémathèque's programs, profiles of great directors, and an archive of annual top ten lists.
Scope an academic journal featuring articles from broad array of approaches on theory, history and criticism.
Screening the Past A journal on the history of media as well as the depiction of history in photography, film and multimedia.
Sight and Sound from the British Film Institute's, covers popular, independent and art-house international cinema.
Vertigo A British film magazine, specializing in Independent film, video and documentary
Resources
Chaplin: A Life A loving and comprehensive guide to all things Little Tramp.
Educational Media Reviews , Aimed at teachers and educators, provides ratings for media available from educational and documentary distributors. Includes an excellent links page.
Green Cine Daily an enormous blog with great links to websites, articles, and on-line films. Site exists in tandem with Green Cine , a rental site specializing in alternative titles.
Internet Movie Database , The most comprehensive movie research database on the Worldwide Web.
Movies-on-Dowse , For a wealth of articles, comment, info, lists, news and reviews, about all kinds of movies. MoD has something to amuse or intrigue anyone interested in the world of movies.
Meta Critic , A good source for film reviews
Movie Review Query Engine , Another good source for film reviews.
Rotten Tomatoes , Still another good source for film reviews.
University of California-Berkeley Media Resources Center , an extremely useful resource for finding citations on films, directors, national cinemas, and film history. The site has been granted permission from Cineaste to post previous editions of our Race in Contemporary American Cinema" section on their Race, Movies and Ethnicity page.
Turner Classic Movies, the site provide supplemental material to enhance the channel's exceelent programming, as well as a variety of entertaining features for cinephiles.
News
CountingDown , provides advance press and news about unreleased films.
The Hollywood Reporter , One of the major trade publications with extensive free web content.
IndieWire , A good source of news and information on the independent film scene.
Blogs
Between Productions, Cineaste's own Robert Cashill's blog on cinema and theater.
David Bordwell's Website on Cinema, film scholars David Bordwell's and Kristin Thompson's cinema blog, featuring detailed analyses and readings
DaveKehr.com, Long time New York Film critic Dave Kehr's blog.
Girish, An ecletic and serious-minded cinephile site.
Follow Focus, A cinephile blog from various perspectives including Cineaste editor, Rahul Hamid
The House Next Door, New York Press critic Matt Zoller Seitz's blog.
Like Anna Karina's Sweater , Musing on film by a Professional (ha!) screenwriter and part-time misanthrope.
DVD Spin Doctor, LA based critic, Glenn Abel's DVD and video news blog