Recommended Web Sites

Film

Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com

One of the largest movie websites in the world.

Backstage West http://www.backstage.com

A popular acting resource website.  Has listings for film and television casting call notices as well as professional information on the performance craft.

Film.com http://www.film.com

Popular film website.

American Film Institute http://www.afi.com

Website to the prestigious American Film Institute.  .

British Film Institute http://www.bfi.org.uk/

The British doppelganger to AFI .

Box Office http://boxoffice.com

Site for Box Office magazine.

Movie City News http://www.moviecitynews.com

"Hollywood's Homepage" site dedicated to business and casual news about Hollywood.

The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/index.jsp

Website of one of the industry's premiere business news paper.

Variety http://www.variety.com/

Website of another popular industry's business news paper.

Television

TV Guide http://www.tvguide.com

The web page of one of American's most popular television show listing magazine.

Television Without Pity http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php

An offbeat independent style website covering television show news.

Museum of Broadcast Communications http://www.museum.tv/

History of television.

TV.Com http://www.tv.com

Gossip news and buzz about television shows.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences http://www.emmys.com/

A great resource of television archives and the foundation's efforts to preserve television history.  Home of the famous Emmy award.

Independent Television Service http://www.itvs.org/index.htm

Webpage for ITVS, who funds, presents and promotes independently produced programs for public television.