When it comes to movies, it’s not always all about the theater. With the growing popularity of dvd subscription services and view on demand options on your TiVo, there is a whole world beyond the air-conditioned stadium seating. Perhaps most important, the Internet provides everything with just the click of a mouse: Your favorite actor’s middle name, the budget of a 1982 Tom Hanks film, stats on drive-ins– whatever you want. Check out some of our favorite web sites.
Critics
- Cut Print Review: Movie reviews and commentary.
- Only the Cinema: A self-proclaimed movie diary.
- The Small Town Critic: Covering mainstream releases and grindhouse.
Online Resources
- Fandango and MovieTickets.com: Sites that sells advance movie tickets, and also offers reviews and showtimes. Fandango’s got Regal, United Artists and Hoyts, and MovieTickets includes AMC and Clearview.
- The Internet Movie Database: The most extensive online database of movies, actors, quotes and box office info.
- Yahoo Movies: An online guide to movies, including local showtimes, trailers, box office details and reviews.
Publications
- Entertainment Weekly: News from across the entertainment industry.
- The Hollywood Reporter: Variety competitor industry pub.
- Variety: A weekly newspaper and industry must.
