Cinema and Projection Links
Here is a huge list of links relating to cinema and projection. If you have a link you would like to recommend please email me at . As there is such a large collection of links here, it is possible that some of them may have stopped working. If you discover a broken or incorrect link then please and let me know. Thanks.
Recommended Links - The links below are a selection of my top recommended sites to visit.
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ICU Cinema, London - Imperial College's Student cinema web pages
Aberdeen University Cinema Club - provides information about the cinema club.
Aint-it-cool-news - get the latest news and information on movies and television
All-Movie Guide - an American movie database providing a good synposis and other information. A protential rival to IMDB
AmPRo - Projector parts and service. A full service audio, video and lighting control company.
Ask Jeeves Answer on Pyrotechnics
Attila Nemes - secrets of projecting, pictures. Attila Neme's father shows the procedure in a projection box through a mixture of photographs and captions.
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Barco Projection systems - digital cinema, home theatre, presentation and more.
Bath University Film Society - considered to be one of the best student film societies in the country and has a good web site as well.
BBC's Film section, providing lots of information on films
BECTU - the union for Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union. This site also has a lot of useful links.
Bell Theatre Services Ltd. - Projection equioment suppliers in the UK. A very good website with a number of extras including Lens Calculator software.
Big Screen Biz - A web site for people who work in the movie theatre industry. They have services for theatre owners, employees, film bookers, manufacturers, distributors, and anyone with an interest in the business of exhibition.
BKSTS The Moving Image Society - This page has lots of information about the cinema and also has a lot of useful links.
Bond Movie Posters - A website of James Bond posters released all over the world.
BFFS (British Federation of Film Societies) - This site has recently been updated and provides information on film societies around the country.
The British Board on Film Censorship - A website of information about film censorship in Britain.
British Board of Film Classification - The website for the BBFC, with a range of useful and interesting information.
Bright Lights Journal - a popular academic hybrid online journal on movies which looks at 'art house' style material.
Brunel Film Society - This page doesn't appear to have been updated since 1995, but has been included for the sake of completeness.
Buena Vista forwards to movies.go.com - Another standard movie website, this time from the Disney stable.
British Film Institute (BFI) - a site providing a good selection of information on the BFI and its activities, including a list of regional BFI theatres. Also links to the BFI London Imax
Box Office Guru - Get the latest information on how well a film is doing at a cinema
British Tourist Authority Moviemap - This site provides details of where movies in Britain
Box Office - UK based information
Big Screen Biz Directory - This part of a larger size dedicated to business side of the industry. This particarly page is a great source of information on companies and provides a huge number of company links, althou most are American. It is worth having a look at the site in general, just click here
The British Museum - has a Film Society which shows 12 films each year.
UK Box Office Charts from My Movies.net
Business.com web site with a whole list of links to exhibitors
Bridget Jones Locations - this website shows the locations used in London for the film.
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Castle Rock - Provides details of coming releases from this production company.
CF University film society. This society makes as well as shows films. They are equipped with digital projection facilities.
Cinema Consultants Services International, Inc. - A cinema consultant based in Pittsburgh. Cinema Dementia - A B-film webring providing a large number of horror film information. Cinema Equipment Sales of California Inc - A Californian based cinema equipment provider, who offers world wide service along with used equipment. Cinema Names - provides a quick history to cinema chains in both the UK and US. Cinema Sites - a fantastic site providing a large number of links and information on various areas of the movie industry, including journals, contacts and organisations. Cinematography Mailing List...CML - set up to bring cinematorgraphers and related professionals together through discussions. Also provides an exstensive selection of information. Cinemeccanica - World's Finest Cinematic Projection Equipment! - The home page for the manufacture's of one of the most famous projectors. Although unfortunately the site is not very impressive. Cin-Tronics - Cinema equipment sales and service. Also provides a good selector of links. Clapham Picture House - one of the Picturehouse Cinemas, one of Britain's leading independent exhibitors, particarly in the arthouse cinema market. COLLECTING VINTAGE FILM (MOVIE CINE) CAMERAS and PROJECTORS - a very good site providing cinematographica, with lots of information and links nicely laid out. Plus a history of film sizes. Columbia/Tristar - Sony Pictures website. Provides the standard movies information and reviews on movies produced by sony. Complete History Of Cinematography - a website providing an illustrated chronological history of the developement of motion pictures. This is a very indepth website. Cornell Cinema! - The website for this American cinema Corpus Christi College Pictures - The film society at this college, providing basic information and links. Curzon Cinema, Loughborough - official site for this cinema. Curzon Cinema, Loughborouh - the former owner shows how Screen was built. A very interesting page Classic Home Cinema - for all your home cinema needs (8mm, 16mm, 35mm film, cameras, projectors etc and based in the UK. Cinemas in Devon and Cornwall - this is a fantastic new site and well worth going to visit. It provides a lot of information about current and past cinemas in the two counties, something which has been lacking on the Internet for a while. Caths (Cinema and Theatre Historical Society Victoria, Australia) - this is a fantastic site and well worth going to visit. It provides a lot of information and links which are related more to Australia. Cinema Tours This site is full of information on cinemas all around the world and a hugh links section to investigate as well. Cinema Act 1985 - provides a summary of the current account The Cutting Room - ever wondered what happens to old film prints? Well this article which appeared in the LA Times expains how 99% of them can be recycled, you might even be wearing one of last years blockbusters! CineMobile - ever wondered what happens to old film prints? Well this article which appeared in the LA Times Ireland’s first travelling cinema CILECT D-Cinema Workshop - details of a two day workshop, and background readying, which took part at the NFT3 on Digitial Cinema. Cinema Treasures - This is an amazing webiste which details thousands of cinemas all over the world and their current status along with lots of other information. It is a database I wish I had created first! Cinema (Rural Areas) - This is the Hansard Report for the debate of the Private Members Cinemas Bill presented by Liberal Democrat MP Mr David Rendel. Cinema Business - a monthly journal specifically for the cinema industry. It is very informative and wide ranging - definately worth getting a copy. Cinemaxx - a German multiplex in Berllin which shows English prints of films Cinema - A web site containing a variety of information relating to cinema. Cornwall Film Festival - this is held each year in November. According to the website "The Cornwall Film Festival offers visitors the chance to celebrate Cornish film and its influences, and to meet the film-makers behind the work on screen." Classic Movies - this is a great site. According to the site it is number one source of information on the Web about classic movies, movie stars, directors, and all the things you love about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The Definitive Directory for the Film & Television - Video Industry - UK & Ireland - Provides lots of links to companies in sorts of movie areas. Digital Projection - a very good website on digital projectors, providing lots of information. Dimension Films - news on films produced by this company. Disney - links to the main disney site. Dolby Laboratories - A very good website on Dolby Laboratories who develop and manufacture equipment for the motion picture, broadcasting and music recording industries. Dr.Dee's Bond Page - The Definitive James Bond Sounds Page - james bond sounds, 007 sounds, movie sounds, james bond soundtracks, james bond DTS - all the information you need on this sound format, along with a large list of links. Dynamic Digital Depth - provides movie makers, television broadcasters, webmasters with tools to turn 2D into 3D. Dark Horizons - This nicely designed site, is fast and easy to navigate as well as being colourful. It provides you news, information, reviews and gossip on films and some episode guides to cult tv programmes. Trailers are also available from this site. Derann Film Services - provide super 8mm film equipment, plus 16mm as well as having a good selection of links. Derelict London - has a photo section on cinemas.
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Ealing Studios - provides full details about this famous studios in London.
Eastern Screen Commission - The film commission for the East of England, includes locations, crew and hall of fame.
Edinburgh University Film Society - the website for this student film society.
Electrohome - a small invester in Immersion Studios, a digital cinema business. Also has links to Christe, its former projection systems division.
Empire Magazine on Line - the online site for this film mag, which is as full of information as its printed counterpart.
Eros - currently there only appears to be the home page.
Extras - A site written by my self on film extras, based on a printed booklet I created for A-Level Communications, based on my own experiences.
University of Exeter Cinema Society
Exploding Cinema - this is a great website which is a coalition of film/video makers committed to developing new modes of exhibition for underground media; from DIY screenings in all kinds of venues to low/no budget film tours, cable T.V. and the internet. It has a great selection of links and information on projecctors.
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Fantasia 2000, which is being made for Imax Cinemas and was released in January 2000
FILM & PROJECTION SERVICES - The USC School of Cinema Television of the University of Southern California.
Film Finder Cinema Listing - Yells film and cinema finding facility.
Film Four - website, providing information on films and releases by the company along with lots of other information. Including what's on the Film Four Channel.
Film Society - Keele University film society
Film Ratings - this site provides the (American) certificate for a large number of films (searchable) and also provides links to the film information on IMDB.
Film Unlimited - The Guardian''s website on film. With the latest news, quizzes and interviews.
Film.com - a site of information and links on movies
Film-Tech - considered to be one of the best technical websites on the net, it provides discussions forums and a huge number of manuals, available to download.
Fine Line - another production company owned by AOL Time Warner Company, with the standard movie website information
FLIX - (Loughborough Student Cinema) website. This is an excellent website.
Flix Radio - the online site for the digital radio station. Here you can listen to the online scream. The station only plays music from movies and the sound is fairly good quality as well.
Fox (UK) - 20th Century Fox UK websites, promotions and its latest films.
Fox (US) - The American 20th Century Fox website.
Fred's Cinema & Shipping Page - This is a site an excellent site, packed full of lots of links to useful information.
Future Movies UK - British movie guide features profiles of cinema releases and film reviews. Also read tips on film making and script writing, including how to find funding.
Film Fest - This is the Film Festival sites I created when I organised them at Loughborough. There are here in archive form
Forthcoming Movie Releases - as provided on the Pearl and Dean website.
Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media - has good links
Fecken Odeon - Cinema returns to the Worcestershire Countryside. Just finishing second season on 16mm before moving on to recently installed 35mm Westar. A full night out at the pictures - double feature or full supporting programme - not just the measley single feature presently in fashion!
Future Projectionis Ltd - a cinema supply company based in the UK, which supplies both new equipment and refurbished equipment as well.
Free Cinema Tickets - if you want to go to the cinema for free then this is a good site to visit
Kodak Film Calculator - this is a great little web application which works out distances and amounts of film for each of the different gauges and at various different speeds.
Film-buff, a web site for Paul Mould Publishing
FilmAid International is a non-profit organization dedicated to using the power of film to promote health, strengthen communities, and enrich the lives of the world’s vulnerable and uprooted. Through the strategic use of film and video, FilmAid communicates life-saving information to mass audiences on critical health concerns, including HIV/AIDS
The Front Row:Movie Projection Booth Information. This is a small site with another view of projection.
Film Park. This is a film related theme park in Germany.
Film Museum Berlin this is a very intersting museum in Berlin, where it is possible to take upto four hours to go around. There is a guide available in guide which is really useful if your German isn't very good. It is well worth the 6 euros it cost to get in.
Flicker - a website where you will find films and videos that transgress the boundaries of the traditional viewing experience, challenge notions of physical perception and provide cutting edge alternatives to the media information technocracy.
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Grape Vine Jobs - a site listing Film, Broadcast, Music jobs
Google Directory - this is Google's Directory page which contains a number of different categories and links to sites.
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Harkness Hall- Screens and AV sytems for the cinema industry.
History in a Can - This site links to lots of places and sources of information for film collectors, particuarly 8mm and 16mm.
How Stuff Works - a selection of articles from the website
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http://www.1570.com - The large format motion picture network.
Imax - home page. Get loads of information on this large format company.
Hughes-JVC - provide and market a range of video and data storage products to professional users.
ICECO - cinema equipment supplier. Provides a good description for its wide range of products.
IFILM - The internet movie guide, another standard sort of site.
IscoOptic - a lense company who provide lenses for cinema projectors.
IP Electronics - a slightly unrelated site, but there are a number of electronic articles on the site.
iCan website The BBC's iCan website related directly to cinema
Imax Berlin - There are two Imax cinemas right next to each other in the centre of Berlin and this is one of them.
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Jaxlight (USL Inc) - Quality cinema products equipment, who deal with the Jaxlight LED Exciter Lamp
JoBlo's Movie Emporium - this is a fantastic web site with reviews, discussions, wallpapers and screensavers on movies.
Jack Roe - a cinema supply company, which has been running for a number of years
Jersey Film Festival - the author says we have been going ten years now with attendance's of around 3500 per night raising money for cancer research.
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Kidon Media Link - A site which links to man media organisations across the world.
Kinetronics (UK distributor Jack Roe) - manufactors of anti-static film cleaners and anti static brushes and clothes.
kinoton 70mm 35mm 16mm cinema theatre movie projector platter xenon lamphouse IREM rectifier. The website for this manufacturer with information about the company and the projectors.
Kodak - has various information on the motion picture industry, with online information.
KODAK_Professional Motion Imaging_ Newsletters - cinema notes - online publicatoin and very useful.
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Lancaster University Film Society - The website for this student film society, including a fan page.
Lindsay Greene's Pyrotechnics Website - the titles says it all
The Location Guide - according to the website trademark it is 'the online location for your next production' (TM)
London Cinema and Movie Guide A to Z of Cinemas Provides information on cinemas in London.
Loughborough Film Festival - This details the film festivals which I organised.
Lord of the Rings web site. Normally film sites aren't included on this site, as there are some many others providing that information, but this film likely to so big, it has been included
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Manchester University Film Society - the website for this student society.
Martin Audio- High Definition Cinema Sound Systems
Merlin Cinemas, Cornwall - one of the two chains of cinemas in Cornwall
MGM/UA - The website for films made by this production company including an online store.
Miramax - The website for films made by this production company including an online store.
Movie Mistakes - a collection of continuity mistakes and other movie trivia
Movie Screensavers - Jo Blo's movie screensavers, has a large collection to download.
Movies.com - Another standard movie website, this time from the Disney stable.
MovieWeb - this page has links to all the major movie companies and also has other links as well.
Moviex - gives details on how to be an extra as well as having interesting links
Mr Showbiz - ne of the popular movie websites with news, reviews and interviews.
Motion Picture Association of America
M J MOVIES - mobile projection company, who has been responsible for the Stella Screen films over the 2002 summer.
MDI Cinema - MDI is a leader in cinema and home theatre screen manufacturing
Mobile Cinemas - a number of links and articles relating to Mobile Cinemas.
www.Themoviesonline.com - Movie Information and more.
- Mandy.com - international film and TV production resources - this link goes directly to a search on projectionists.
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National Cinema Supply - cinema equipment suppliers. Not a very intersting site though.
Newline Cinema - website for this production and online store.
National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) - According to the website: The National Association of Theatre Owners is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 26,000 movie screens in all 50 states and in more than 20 countries worldwide. Our membership includes the largest cinema chains in the world and hundreds of independent theatre owners too.
The Numbers - Box Office data, movie stars, idle speculation
Napier University Film Society - is for students with an interest in less well known, quality films -- more so of the independent variety. It's not only for Filmhouse and Cameo regulars, but anybody who would like to widen their cinema experience beyond the Edinburgh multiplexes
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October - a fancy website for this production company.
ODEON Cinemas - one of the biggest and oldest cinema chains in the UK.
OFU - The Oscar Film Unit - University of Surrey Film making and presentation student unit.
- Omnex Profilm - cinema equipment surpliers.
Outline Devices - a freelance projectionist website
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Palace - cinema and films based in Australia
Paramount Pictures - website, a rather standard site, promoting material including celebrity chats.
Pathé - a simple, but attractive website for this production company with a link to the archive site.
Pearl and Dean - a great website, providing lots of informationo on the sector, forthcoming film releases, box office returns and more.
PGI Home Page - pyrotechnics Guild International website.
Pioneer - electronics for home cinema.
Planet Hollywood - news, reviews and movie information.
Prince Charles Cinema, London. Web site for this cinema. It contains a reasonable about of information.
Projection - For pictures of Cinema Projection equipment
Prop Store - the web site for the Prop Store of London who specialise in the ultimate movie collectible. Includes an online store
Principia Optics - ecinmea optics manufactures.
Projectionists' Guide - written for York Student Cinema at the University og York.
Preparing for Digital Cinema is an article looking at the current projectionists role in a digital cinema age.
Preview Theatres - If you are looking for a preview theatre, or want more details about any, then this part of the site provides links to various ones
Projector Cine - this site is full of information, although it has been translated for its orginial language.
Pyjama Pictures - Professional cinema at a venue and time of your choice, inside or out of doors. Let the screen come to you!
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QSC Audio - Audio systems for cinema.
Qualcomm - Has an item on digital cinema, under products and technologies, worldwide.
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Rotten Tomatoes - a huge webstie providing movie reviews.
Reel Times.info - monthly newsletter relating to cinema and projection.
Reel to Rail - This is a site sponsored by the railway network, but it provides lists of locations which have appeared in films in the UK and travel details to visit them.
Reel Deals Magazine. The Aussie Film Collector's Magazine. There are a number of interesting articles on the site along with a number of useful links in the links section
Reports - A list of links to reports available on the internet about the cinema and movie industry
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Scott Norwood's Home Page - Has a number of intersting movie/cinema related links, although it is a rather plain site.
Screen Digest - global intelligence on screen media.
Script-o-rama - get film scripts and transcripts at this site. There is quite an extensive list.
Search Light Management & Executive Recruitment Consultants
Seleco - manufactures of digital projectors and olther multimedia applications.
Silent Movies This site is written by Professor Hall and contains lots of information
Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SPMTE) - which sets a lot of standards in the industry. Has a large members only section.
Sony - broadcast and professional website.
Special Effect Supply - suppliers of special effects information and links.
Special Report Entertainment and Technology. - entitled 'Technology hasn't changed projectionist's jobs at all that much. But economics has' by John Lippman.
St. John's Film Society - the film society for St John's College, University of Cambridge.
Strong International! - one of the oldest and most experienced manufactureres of film projector equipment in the world, with lots of information and links.
Screen Trade Magazine there are a number of pages about this industry journal.
Silver Screens - This site is full of information about traditional cinemas.
Surviving Cinemas - This is a fantastic website which is mainly related to Scottish cinemas, but also includes cinemas from other locations. There is a huge number of photographs of cinemas on the site. Definately worth a visit.
- a site that provides statistics about cinema.
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Texas Instruments (Digital Light Processing) - has a number of articles on Digital Light Projection (DLP)
The American Widescreen Muesum- a very good and interesting website
The Internet Movie Database - One of the most respected movie sites on the net. A database of movies with huge amounts of information and links.
The Oscars - the offical website for the Annual Academy Awards.
The Projection Box - a site dedicated to cinema projection equipment old and new.
The Projectionist - a website devoted to reviewing the latest movies on the big screen and on video.
THX - Lucas Film - The website about this sound quality for cinemas.
Tomorrow Never Dies - International James Bond Site - Premiere Webcast 9th December 1997
Towards the single European market in film
TVGEN - This is another very good movie database and provides tv guides for America, as well ass having a online store.
Terra Media - a fantastic place with lots of information and references. Includes details of the Cinemas Act 1985.
Theaters for Sale - A website who specialise in buying and selling theatres.
Toby's Films For Sale - this website mainly aimed at the selling of projectors and films.
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UCLU Film Society - film society at the University College of London.
UF WWW Pages - The student cinema at Southampton University, one of the best in the country.
UIP - Website for productions made by UIP linking to the latest releases.
Universal - productions, the site has links, games, an online store and jobs.
University of Manchester Film Society - the titles says it all.
USUS Film Unit - This is the site for the University of Sheffield and is a farely standard site.
Up coming Movies - a site about films about to come out, both in the cinema and on DVD/video
UK Cinemas England - this is a fantastic site which gives as much information as possible about all the cinemas in England
uk-cinemadirectory.co.uk - A selected directory of UK Cinema links
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Virgin Net Cinema - Film finder - finds a film and where it's on, plus gives lots of other information.
Virgin sells cinemas - Artivle from the BBC online on the selling of Virgin Cinemas.
Variety - the online version of the popular entertainment magazine
Video Treasures specialise in deleted & out of print vhs PAL movies in the UK
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Warner Bros - Production website for Warner Brothers.
Warwick Student Cinema - one of he best student cinemas in the country. THis is also a good website.
Welcome to S.C.R.E.A.M. - Special effects website, very good with loads of information for making special effects.
The new Film Festivals server - website providing information on film festivals taking place.
York Student Cinema Website - this the York student cinema site.
Worst Movies on Earth - looks at the worst movies that have been made.
WTW Cinemas, Cornwall - the second cinema chain in Cornwall.
Yahoo! Entertainment-Movies and Film-Filmmaking-Special Effects - Yahoo links on special effects.
Where did they film that - does what is says in the title!
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Yorkshire On Screen Provides a list and details of the locations in Yorkshire which have been used in film and television programmes.
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ZKM Media - ZKM Center for Art and Media dedicated an interesting exhibition to the Future of Cinema argument. The catalogue is available under the MIT Press homepage.
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ARCHIVES
Pathe Online Archive - One of the largest archives online prescence, with search facilities.
Movietone Online Archive - Another large archive.
ITN Archive including the Reuters archive
Focal International - The international professional trade association who represent commercial film/audiovisual libraries.
BBC Footage BBC Library Sales - The websites for the BBC's archive for external customers.
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