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Downloadable Videos
General Movie Info
Movie Ratings/Reviews
Theatres

Downloadable Videos

bullet  Overdrive Downloadable videos - Selected titles available to download to a computer. An OverDrive Video title is a digitally-protected video that has been optimized for download. OverDrive Video titles are built using the Microsoft® Windows Media Video format, which enhances the quality for desktop viewing and portable device use. Note that OverDrive Video is a high speed Internet-only product.

bullet  Prelinger Archives of educational films - Prelinger Archives includes a collection of over 48,000 "ephemeral" (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films. Its goal remains to collect, preserve, and facilitate access to films of historic significance that haven't been collected elsewhere. Included are films produced by and for many hundreds of important US corporations, nonprofit organizations, trade associations, community and interest groups, and educational institutions.


General Movie Info

bullet  Based on the Book - Database of over 1,000 book titles, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures.

bullet  Box Office.com - upcoming motion pictures

bullet  Directory of International Film and Video Festivals -

bullet  The Film Movement - A subscription service featuring first run foreign and American independent films. The Library's iFilm series features these films.

bullet  Top Movies Now Playing - Top Movies now playing in Theaters.


Movie Ratings/Reviews

bullet  Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - See who has been nominated as well as past Oscar winners.

bullet  Blockbuster - If a video or DVD is checked out, maybe Blockbuster carries it. The Rochester stores can be searched individually.

bullet  BuyIndies.com - BuyIndies.com offers wide selection of over 45,000 independent, educational and hard-to-find videos/DVDs.

bullet  Cannes Film Festival Winners - The spirit of the Festival de Cannes is one of friendship and universal cooperation. Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world. LD

bullet  Foreign Films - Browse foreign movies by country (Australia to Yugoslavia), genre, or language. Search by country, title, or cast and crew. Records include plot summaries, run time, and ranking score from reviewers. The site also offers current news about the film industry outside the United States, lists new films in theaters and new DVD releases, and provides a message board. Site has more complete information for newer material.

bullet  Great Movies - classic movies reviewed by Roger Ebert

bullet  Internet Movie Database - Comprehensive database of movies -- including those made for TV. Includes reviews, release dates, trivia, and a link to Amazon.com if the video is available.

bullet  Movie Mom - Provides parents with information to help decide what movies and videos are best for kids from 2-18. It may also help families use what they watch to talk about the issues and values they care about most.

bullet  Movie Ratings - site by the Motion Picture Association of America

bullet  Movie Reviews -

bullet  New Movies - New Movies Now Playing

bullet  Pluggedin Online - Created by Focus on the Family organiztation, this site provides a comprehensive review of movies geared for families concerned about film content and suitability for children and adolescents.

bullet  Rotten Tomatoes - a comprehensive database of movie reviews

bullet  Sundance Film Festival - Founded by Robert Redford and dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work, through the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival. LD

bullet  Top Movies Now playing in Theaters - Only Top Movies (2004-2005).Coming soon.Box Office Reviews, Desktop Wallpapers, Photos, Screensavers and more.


Theatres

bullet  Chateau 14 Theatres - East Circle Drive, Rochester

bullet  Cinemagic Theatres - Select Stadium 12 for the Rochester Theatre. 19th St. N.W. at Circle Dr., Rochester

bullet  Oak Street Cinema - It would be worth the drive to Minneapolis to see classic films on the big screen.

bullet  Rochester International Film Group - A local organization that sponsors the International Film Festival and partners with the library to present the iFilm Series.

bullet  Wehrenberg Theatres - Newest theatre in Rochester, located at 4340 Maine Ave SE.

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Last updated: 12/14/06