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'Alliwell That Ends Well Brief analysis of films by many directors. http://cmulrooney.tripod.com/alliwell.html

Andre Bazin: An Unofficial Tribute A tribute to André Bazin, film critic and Cahiers du Cinema co-founder, and spiritual father of the French New Wave movement. Includes text, bibliography, and pictures. http://www.unofficialbaziniantrib.com/

Brian W. Fairbanks Reviews and essays on film criticism by the entertainment editor at the Paris Woman Journal. http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/writer/

Chronicle Of A Passion Film reviews and commentary by Steve Erickson, with a concentration on foreign film. http://home.earthlink.net/~steevee/

Cinema Review Essays on film, directors, and genres. http://cinema-review.com/

Cinetext - film & philosophy Internet forum for cinema studies addressing students, researchers, scholars, and anyone with an interest in the thoughtful exploration of cinema, film, and television. http://cinetext.philo.at

Classic Movies-Related Articles Repository of articles which originally appeared as newsgroup postings but which stand on their own as arguments or elucidations. http://articles.dhwritings.com/

Clio's Eye Essays by scholars, guests, and students, reviewing and discussing films and other media from an historical perspective. http://clioseye.sfasu.edu/

Culture Court A review of film, books, and media arts. Includes features and reviews of selected works. http://www.culturecourt.com/

Die Critics Die Dedicated to criticizing renowned film critics. Uses background biographical knowledge on the critics to discredit them. http://die-critics-die.8m.com

Eirik Frisvold Hanssen A literature review and an essay on the role of color in film. http://www.diva-portal.org/diva/getDocument?urn_nbn_se_su_diva-1261-2__fulltext.pdf

Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing Essays that review films from a storytelling point of view. http://www.storyispromise.com/wmovies.htm

Film Trip Commentary on various movie genres, along with film recommendations. http://members.tripod.com/mcrae_tony/

The Image of the Devil in 20th Century Film Offers an essay which compares the image of the devil in the films Faust, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and The Devil’s Advocate. http://www.julielorenzen.net/devil.html

International Federation of Film Critics Organization with 46 member countries. Includes film news, festival reports, and resources on film criticism. http://www.fipresci.org/

Is It A Book: Cinema A discussion of nonlinear narrative in film. http://www.philobiblon.com/isitabook/cinema/

Jeem's CinePad Film theory, reviews, and critiques laid out in a floor plan of a virtual house. http://cinepad.com/home.html

Kaleo San Diego: Film & Theology Examines several mainstream films from a Christian theological perspective. http://www.kaleochurch.com/culture/film.php

Keyframe.org Attepts to answer the question of whether the digital age is affecting traditional cinema. http://www.keyframe.org/

Life The meaning of life as suggested by motion pictures. A collection of essays on the priorities implied in movies. http://hammer.prohosting.com/~lifelong/

Metaphilm Reviews films of artistic and independent variety, highlighting content and context. List of films as well as feature articles. http://www.metaphilm.com/

Movie 666 Takes tongue in cheek view toward movie criticism and many of the personalities involved in film. Archived articles for each season starting in spring 1999. http://www.movie666.com/

Offscreen Critical essays, articles, and reviews published monthly. Affiliated with a Canadian magazine that is published in French. Includes chronological archives. http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/offscreen/

Philosophical Films Interpretation of films by using philosophical texts and vice versa. http://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/forum15.htm

Recent Movies and TV Programs: Signs of the Future? The Revelation 13 web site discusses how movies relate to prophecies of world events, and how movies can help us understand the chaotic world events today. http://www.revelation13.net/movie.html

Senses of Cinema An online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema, of art, independent and experimental cinemas. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/

Strictly Film School An evolving analysis journal of landmark cinema, examining universal themes, symbols and imagery, historical and artistic genres. http://www.filmref.com

Suite101: Films With Social Significance A detailed look at how several films affect or comment on the values of our society. http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/films_social_significance/

No, But I Read The Movie "Great books into films, or films from great auteurs... film lovers, make up your critical minds!" By Richard C. Walls [Metro Times Detroit]. (November 21, 2000) http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=923