Ever heard a song on the radio and thought, "Man, I've always loved that song. It's time it was MINE!" But when you go to get it, the clerk at the store has never heard of it. Well, the All-Music Guide is here to save your sanity. You can search for songs by title, album, and artist. If it's out there, this site knows about it and can help you find it. Here's a big tip: If you can guess the artist who does the song, most of the album listings contain the songs on the album.

Rhino Records. What can I say about these wonderful people that would do them justice? I mean, what can possibly be said about the folks who rescued such classics as "Kung Fu Fighting" and "Wildfire" and "I Melt with You" and the entire Valley Girl soundtrack? If there's a moldy oldie you want, they have it.

The charts. Also, most of the albums have a music sample you can listen to.

Roger Ebert is the only professional movie critic who counts anymore. Granted, Harry from Ain't It Cool News is another good critic, but he's not quite a "pro" yet, because he doesn't get a direct salary for his reviews. But he's the only other one worth giving time to, outside of Ebert. Ebert has soldiered forward with his TV show since the untimely death of Gene Siskel, 2-20-99. We miss you a lot, Gene. Thus, I've changed this link over to Roger Ebert's written reviews because they're more complete than his TV reviews anyway. And you can search for past reviews and read his other wonderful articles, like the "Movie Answer Man" series.
(I'm leaving Siskel's image up in homage.)

This is THE source for inside information on films currently in production or just released. Harry Knowles has spies all over inside and outside the movie industry, and therefore he's roundly hated and despised by the studios. Of the many admirable things about Harry, the one I prize is his dedication to not giving out spoilers without due warning. If you just HAVE to know what's going on behind the scenes in production, go to "Ain't it cool news."

Drew's Script-o-rama has hundreds of movie scripts. I think reading scripts is a blast. It's often wild to find out what the screenwriter intended to happen as opposed to what was filmed.

This is the most complete, searchable database of movies you'll find. A dream for the movie buff, like yourself. Also, settles a lot of arguments and bets.

The Internet Movie Database - the other place to search for movie minutia. I personally prefer the All Movie Guide because the layout is easier to read, and it is wonderfully cross-referenced by links. However, the Internet Movie Database does sometimes contain OBSCURE information you can't find anywhere else. And it's got a DIY flavor, including "reviews" from anyone who surfs by and cares to give one.

Easter Eggs are hidden features within software, movies, books, and music. For instance, Microsoft's Excel has a mini flight simulator buried in it that you access by following a specific set of steps. Another is the DVD version of "Terminator 2" has a hidden alternate ending that you access by a series of navigation moves and numbers via the remote. This site is dedicated to telling you where all the Easter eggs in the world are.

If you have a pulse, you've wondered how things work. Like your toilet. Or your car. Or your spouse. This will help you answer MOST of those questions.

The premiere search engine these days. Unlike Altavista.com, which throws the haystack at you when you are looking for the needle, or Yahoo.com, which might get you the needle - as long as they've considered it worthy of indexing, Google tries to get you the most current, relevant links by using various sorts of "intelligent" rating schemes. So far, I've been very impressed with it because I've had a lot of luck finding what I'm looking for.

So, I just slam on Yahoo.com then recommend it? Well, yeah. For its specific purpose, Yahoo is the best. If you are looking for sites that have been actually viewed by a human for relevancy, and then categorized according to the same, this is the place. The downside is that you are not going to get a complete search of the web. The upside is that if you are looking for useful, accurate information, particularly local information, Yahoo is a good place to look for it.