Spiderwoman's Movies & TV Web

Welcome to my Collections of all my favorites in Movies/TV. I am basically a Movie Buff, I'll chow down every movie that comes my way. (But I am very picky with Hollywood movies.) Well, I'll leave you to it. Enjoy!!!!

Directors

Festivals

Film Schools

Filmmakers' Resources

Interesting Sites

Studios

Directors

Woody Allen
Woody Allen: Contains information about Woody's films, books, music, etc. There are also images and sound samples available.
Filmography of Woody Allen: New to Woody Allen? Take a look at his filmography and rent some of his films and you'll get hooked in no time.
Woody Allen Quicktime Vault: Rare movies and pictures of Woody Allen. A must-go site for Allen's die hard fans.
Humorous Quotes of Woody Allen: Anyone who has watched Woody Allen's film will know he has an acute sense of humor. Take a look at some of his real life funny quotes.

Pedro Almodovar

THe Official Site of Pedro Almodovar: A rarity for a director to have his/her own official website. It's worth looking into.
Pedro Almodovar: A comprehensive guide to the witty, humorous and colorful Spanish director Pedro Almodovar.
The filmography of Pedro Almodovar: A complete list of movies that Pedro has done up to now.
Old and Used Film books about Pedro Almodovar: If you wanna know more about this fabulous director from Spain, it's always not a bad idea to start from the books that's been written by him or about him.
A Tribute to Pedro Almodovar: A French site that has comprehensive information on our lovely Pedro.

Ingmar Bergman

The Magic Works of Ingmar Bergman: An in-depth study of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's career.
Ingmar Bergman: A study on Bergman's themes, genres and imageries plus a few synopsis of Bergman's films.
Filmography of Ingmar Bergman: A comprehensive list of Ingmar Bergman's films by IMDB.

Joel & Ethan Coen

Joel & Ethan Coen Test: You think you know all about Joel & Ethan Coen, well, maybe not. I dare you to test your knowledge on these two guys.
Joel & Ethan Coen AKA The Coen Brothers: Want to know more about the Coen brothers, here is an interesting interview with the two brothers that you shouldn't miss if you are a big fan.
The movies of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen: Although it's a site full of unwanted pop-up adds, nonetheless it is a site with interesting links to Coen's movies, for example a Family Tree of characters in the movies being produced. One of the thing that you won't find more about in this site is the life of Coen brothers themselves, this is purely a site about the films that they have made.

Hal Hartley

Hal Hertley's Filmography: A detailed look at Hartley's films.
A Flirt with Hal Hartley: Hey, flirting with Hartley, it's not a fantasy anymore!!!

Alfred Hitcock

The Hitchcok Collection: A Universal Studio celebration of the anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's centennial.
Alfred Hitchcock: A MysteryNet: Discover the mystery surrounding The Master of Suspense.
Alfred Hitchcock -- The British Years: A look at the early years of Alfred Hitchcock. Films that aren't that popular to people, films from the Silent Era to the 30's.
Alfred Hitchcock Film Techniques: An article describing the famous technique used by Hitchcock. Although concise, it's still worth reading.

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman (1942 - 1994): A detailed introduction to this poetic director of England.
Derek Jarman [imdb.com]: A comprehensive look at Jarman on imdb.com.
Derek Jarman: Everything you wanted to know about Derek Jarman can be found at this site.
Books by Derek Jarman: Apart from being a director, Jarman was also a very good writer. Here's a list of books Jarman had written before his death in 1994.

Jim Jarmusch

The Jim Jarmusch Resource Page: Jarmusch is an independent filmmaker, whom a lot of you might not have known or heard of, go onto this comprehensive site and learn about this weird and funny director.
It's a sad and beautiful world: Finally there's a site that is solely dedicated to Jarmusch. Very comprehensive site, worth looking into.
A Filmography of Jim Jarmusch: The title says it all.

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Krzysztof Kieslowski and His Films: Thank you very much, Krzysztof Keislowski, for bringing to us such good films as The Double Life of Veronique, Blue, White, Red, The Dekalog. You will be sadly missed by fans all over the world!!
Cine Kieslowski: A simple introduction to the greatest Polish Director of all times.
Kieslowski Web Network: A site worth looking into if you're also interested in people who have worked with Kieslowski before.
Krzysztof Kieslowski -- Films: A very well-designed site on Kieslowski's films, with emphasis on The Trilogy.
Remembering Krzysztof: A photographic memoir of Kieslowski. A good reminicence of the Kieslowski and the works that he'd done.
Strictly Film School: Krzysztof Kieslowski: A closer look on the recent Kieslowski's film, ones that had made him an international renowned director.

Aki Kaurismaki

Aki Kaurismaki's biography: A comprehensive guide to Aki's filmography.
Aki Kaurismaki -- Writer, editor, producer, director: A brief introduction to the works of this famous Finnish director. Worth a while to take a look at it if you're not too familiar with Kaurismaki.
Aki Kaurismaki's films Reviews: Some pretty good reviews on a few of Kaurismaki's films, especially with the "Proletarian Trilogy".
Aki Kaurismaki -- Foreign Films: A brief look at what Kaurismaki has done in his film career.
Leningrad Cowboys: If you're truly a Kaurismaki's fan, how can you leave out the Leningrad Cowboys?

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa Database: A well-researched site on Japanese greatest director of all times. Very well designed and thought out site, no harm in watching a great site, is there?
The Epic Images of Akira Kurosawa: An article discussing various images of Kurosawa's films.
Great Performances, Kurosawa: PBS special on the legendary filmmaker. Includes video clips, interviews, and educational resources.

Ken Loach

BCC Interview with Ken Loach: There isn't many sites devoted to Ken Loach on the net, all I could find are interviews. So I guess that's all I can offer you a glimpse of who Ken Loach is.
Ken Loach Biography: Thank God, finally I've found a brief introduction to Ken Loach!!
Ken Loach [imdb.com]: Sorry, this is the most comprehensive site I've found on Ken Loach, very factual and not many personal comments on Loach. But at least you get to see his full filmography.

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese Information Page: A brief introduction to Martin Scorsese.
Travis76: For those of you who have followed Scorsese's career, you must remember Travis from A Taxi Driver. If you don't know anything about Scorsese, this is a good movie to start getting into the movie world of Scorsese.

Yasujiro Ozu

A Yasujiro Ozu Resource: A good resource of Ozu's work and his life.
The Films of Yasujiro Ozu: A Comprehensive descriptions of the most important work of Ozu. Worthwile reading, though very lengthy.
Senses of Cinema: Ozu Yasujiro: A very good introduction of the life of Ozu.
From Behind the Camera:Yasujiro Ozu: Very informative text by Ken Sakamura about the recent Yasujiro Ozu exhibition in Tokyo, and Ozu's style in general.
Strictly Film School: Yasujiro Ozu: Good introduction to Ozu's ten best films including Tokyo Story, Late Spring, Early Summer etc.

Orson Welles

The Estate of Orson Welles: An all-round look on Orson Welles, the director in both films, radio and theatre.
Citizen Kane: Fanatic fans of the classic Citizen Kane can't afford to miss this script of Orson Welles in its entirety.

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders: A detailed look at this German director, Wim Wenders.
Wim Wenders -- The German-Hollywood Collection: Take a journey through Wim Wenders's film career.

Wong Kar Wai

What's this Wong Kar Wai?: An impressive site on WKW, enough to quench the thirst of WKW on the web for the time being. Still waiting for the official site................Jimmy, are you ready to do it?
Wong Kar-Wai Chrismas Express: A tribute to WKW by Sight and Sound magazine in England.
Wong Kar Wai Cinematheque: For anybody out there who hasn't been in touch with WKW film, take a look at some sample work of his. (in mpeg format)

John Woo

A Few Bullets More -- John Woo: A site which mainly concentrates on films made by Woo in Hollywood.
John Woo's Hong Kong Films: A brief introduction to films made by Woo in Hong Kong. It's not the complete filmography, but at least some famous one is included, such as A Better Tomorrow and Bullets in the Head.

Festivals

American Black Film Festival: A festival with Networking opportunites, feature-length and short film competitions, panel discussions, actors/writers workshops, and entertainment.
Athens International Film and Video Festival: Organized by the Athens Art Center. Its purpose is to develop, encourage, sponsor, and otherwise support the appreciation, production, and growth of independent, community, and alternative media arts in southeast Ohio and the surrounding region. The Center also serves statewide and nationally as an advocate for greater cooperation with artists, producers, and other media arts centers holding similar goals.
Annual Inside Out Lesbian & gay Film & Video Festival of Toronto: Hey, support my sisters and brothers out there!!
Atlantic Film Festival
Berlinale --Berlin Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival: This is an annual fall event. Includes schedule, events, and more.
Cannes International Film Festival: The official web site of the Film Festival of film festivals.
Chicago Underground Film Festival: An annual festival of underground, experimental, and independent film and video.
Helsinki International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival: How can I leave out the film festival of my hometown?
Montreal World Film Festival
Moon Dance International Film Festival: A festival with workshops, and trade-show for everyone. Competition for women screenwriters, filmmakers, playwrights, and short-story writers.
New York Film & Video Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival Site
Tokyo International Film Festival

Film Schools

Film Schools: Hey, this is pretty serious stuff, let's go into my study and talk about it!

Filmmakers' Resources

Cinematography

Cinematography Mailing List: A closed discussion list for professional cinmatographers, camera crews, manufacturers, and more.
International Cinematographers Guild: Home of the Guild, and good online papers from their excellent magazine.
SteadiCam Operators Association: Offers workshops, resources, tips & ideas for SteadiCam Operators.
SteadiCenter: This is the place for professional Steadicam?& PRO operators and other interested visitors to explore the world of Steadicam?and other stabilization devices.

Directing

Directors.net: Web-based entertainment industry showcase for motion picture and television directors. For professional evaluation/contact by agents, studios, producers, etc.
DGA Assistant Director Training Program: The New York Assistant Director Training Program is designed to provide opportunities for a limited number of individuals to become Assistant Directors of Motion Pictures. This is a two year program consisting of up to 350 days of on-the-job training combined with seminars and special assignments.
DirectorsWorld -- The Art, Technology and business of Directing: DirectorsWorld.com is the online community for film and video directing professionals providing daily updated news and information on the art, technology and business of directing.
The Directors Guild of America: Well, what else can I say? As uncomprosing director as you and I won't really like to have a look at their site, but I guess there are still a lot of people who do buy in this stuff.
Kodak Film Products: Don't get me wrong, I've got no contract with Kodak, but they've got a good resource for films and films products for cinematography. Worthwhile going through their tips and product information if you're really into cinematography.

Film Editing

Desktop 101: System configurations, troubleshooting, capture cards and more in this list of quick tips from Dave Simpson, your Guide to Desktop Video.
Editing: Academic website containing an introduction to the theory of editing. Articles on montage, continuity and the 180-degree rule. Worth looking into if you're interested in this area.
EditorsNet: It provides daily news and interviews on the art, technology and business of film and video editing.
Film Secrets -- Edit Heaven: A more in-depth look at editing for new/experienced film/video editing.
Nonlinear 4: A guide to digital film and video editing. With links to post-production resources.
PostProducer: Editing: An informational site discussing editing, post production and film sound track building for the independent filmmaker creating 16mm, 35mm and digital video movies.

Screenwriting

American Screenwriters Assocation: The American Screenwriters Association is organized for educational purposes, including the promotion and encouragement of the art of screenwriting.
Break into Screenwriting: A source that provides script marketing tips, screenplay.
ScreenTalk: It offers advice and information for professionals and beginners, articles, full screenplays, interviews, and more.
Screenwriters Utopia: Covering Screenwriting and Screenplays: It is definitely an utopia for screenwriters with articles, workshop resources, and interviews.
Screenwriting Magazine | Scr(i)pt: Screenwriter's resources, chats, script writing articles, online classes, screenplay links, supplies, and screenplay competition.
Written By: It is a magazine of the Writers' Guild of America. All articles are written by and for TV and film writers, with an article archive and subscription information.

Sound

The Art of Foley: A tutorial designed to educate and inspire those interested in the craft of movie sound effects.
Film Sound Design -- Film Sound Theory: This is a good place to start learning about the Art of Sound in Films. It is dedicated to the art and analysis of film sound. Includes glossary, news, features on specific designers, history, links, and notes on film sound cliches.
Howstuffworks "How Movie Sound Works": A novice in sound ediing or sound on film, here's a site that will provide you with the basic information on how-tos.
The SoundSpeed Movie Database: It is dedicated to location sound mixers, boom operators, cable pullers, or anyone interested in what and how the sound crew works on a movie set. It is a very good resource for people in the business and know all about know-hows.

Interesting Sites

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Personally, I don't really believe in The Oscar, but I know a lot of you out there would like to have a taste of what's it like to be an Oscar winner, so here you go.
American Film Institute: American Film Institute's annual event honoring outstanding work in film and television.
America Movie Classics Studio: This site is dedicated to American Movie Classics, mainly B&W movies. You can wander around in their big stuido, complete with Star's Dressing Room, Screening Room, Press Room. It features a famous star of movie classics each month, including Buster Keaton, Marilyn Monroe.
ATFM: Indie movie hosting on the net. Members can directly upload their films to the server and show them to the world.
Early Motion Pictures 1897-1916: Compiled and maintained by the Library of Congress. With background information on the pictures and downloadable version of the pictures. They are all in QuickTime Movie format.
Film Scouts: Finally, a nice movie theatre on the web, complete with ticket booths, screening rooms. There are so much to see inside that once you're in there, you may find yourself unwilling to leave. Take your chances!
The Internet Movie Database: A very comprehensive database on nearly every movie that has been put out in the 100 years of movies.
MOVIEWEB
Silent Movies: Here's a true Silent Movie Fan!!! Apart from the links to film makers and film stars of the silent era, such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Louise Brooks, Laurel & Hardy, you can also find information on the Silent Film Era, and the preservation of these precious films.
Director's Guild of America: This site includes interviews with some of the biggies, including John WooRon Howard, Woody Allen, James Ivory, Jodie Foster, Gillian Armstrong and others.
ForeignFilms.com: A heaven for all foreignfilmsbuff.

Studios

DreamWorks SKG: Fans of Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen's film, television, software, and record company -- Must see site!!
Fox Entertainment Home
New Line Features: A newly renovated Fine Line Web Site, a studio that brought you wonder films such as "The Incredible Adventure of Two Girls Falling in Love", "Hoop Dreams", "Kansas City".
Mandarin Film Home Page
MCA/Universal Cyberwalk
MGM -- The Lion's Den
Miramax Film: An unconventional studio sites for indie gals and guys. Find out about some of the up and coming directors, independent and foreign films that do not get much coverage or even don't get to be shown in one of the theatres near you.
Paramount Pictures: The company that brings you Braveheart and Star Trek: Voyager.
Sony Pictures
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: With on a weekly basis scripts, pictures, and movies in the chronological order of Star Wars.
United International Pictures: The distributor for MGM.
Universal Studio
Walt Disney
Warner Brothers