All Sites

» Buckey's Film History and Resources Page

Provides articles, news and commentary on film history, include sections on film preservation and conservation.

http://members.tripod.com/~cinefan/home.html

» CinePhoto.co.uk

Photographs of technical equipment associated with cinema projection, over a 45-year period.

http://www.cinephoto.co.uk/

» Cinema History

Chronicles the history of motion pictures and films from the silent era to the end of the 20th century.

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~yahnk001/film/cinema.htm

» Classic Film Safari

Personal site providing information about classic films from 1930's through 1950's.

http://classicfilmsafari.tripod.com/

» Classic Films

Features articles, images, audio clips, links and comprehensive bibliography on Hollywood's Golden Era.

http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/index.html

» Classic Movies History Articles

A collection of articles from Classic Movies.org focused on historical events, such as the Hollywood Blacklist and the opening of the movies to African-American actors.

http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/history.htm

» Earlycinema.com

An introduction to the first decade of film, with biographies, filmographies, technology, films, essays and additional resources.

http://www.earlycinema.com/

» Film History By Decade

Series of web articles to provide a comprehensive survey of the history of cinema.

http://www.filmsite.org/filmh.html

» Film Notes

Focuses on foreign film and early cinematic history. Reviews and information pages on films and directors along with links to related sites. Also includes a discussion forum.

http://www.filmnotes.com/

» Film Notes from the CMA

A selection of notes from programs curated by Dennis Toth at the Columbus Museum of Art between 1979 to 1992.

http://filmnotescma.blogspot.com/

» Film and History

Interdisciplinary journal of film and television studies. Subscriptions, events, announcements, links, and contact information.

http://www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory/

» Greenbriar Picture Shows

This site provides rare images, original ads, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of classic Hollywood films, along with insightful commentary.

http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/

» Hollywood Lost and Found

Hollywood history, film facts, movie props and sound effects trivia.

http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/

» Hooray for Hollywood

Dedicated to the actors and actresses from Hollywood's "Golden Era" of film during the early part of the 20th century.

http://golden_age_films.tripod.com/

» IMDb - This Day in Movie History

Births, deaths and marriages of movie stars and celebrities.

http://imdb.com/OnThisDay

» Incomplete History of the Blind as Portrayed in Movies and TV

Reviews for television shows and films which feature blind persons.

http://www.firsttvdrama.com/show2/history/index.php3

» Inventing Entertainment

The Library of Congress' online exhibit of the early motion pictures and sound recordings of the Edison Companies. Includes biography and information about Thomas Edison and his experiments in motion pictures.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html

» Library of Congress - Motion Picture and Television Reading Room

Information about the library's motion picture collections and archival materials.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/

» Movie Movie

A chronology of world cinema from 1878 to the present day, indexed by year and country. Welcomes content submissions from users.

http://www.moviemoviesite.com/

» Museu del Cinema

One of the few museums where you can journey through the 500 years of the history of images, seeing what were the predecessors and the origins of the cinema. Site available in Spanish, English and Catalan.

http://www.museudelcinema.org/

» Origins of Animation

Development of early American animation represented by collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, spanning the years 1900-1921. Part of the American Memory Project, Library of Congress.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html

» PapaRotsy's E-zine

Collection of articles focusing on the history of adult material in motion pictures and videography. Also includes lists of film performers who have died from or are living with AIDS.

http://paparotsy.tripod.com/

» Sixties Cinema

Features brief profiles and photographs of women in film throughout the 1960s.

http://www.sixtiescinema.com/

» The German-Hollywood Connection

A guide to the impact on Hollywood by film people from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

http://www.germanhollywood.com/

» The Hollywood Thirties

A personal homepage devoted to the history and trends of the movies of the 1930s, as well as information on leading actors/actresses of the era.

http://hollywoodthirties.50webs.com/

» The Monster That Ate Hollywood

PBS program explores the changing face of Hollywood and how the movie business, and movies themselves, have changed over the past 25 years.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/

» The Picture Show Man

Dedicated to exploring the history of motion pictures from 1890 to 1960, in all of its aspects, and to encouraging others to share in that exploration.

http://www.pictureshowman.com/

» The Production Code of the Motion Picture Industry (1930-1968)

For four decades, American theatrical movies were governed by a self-policing agency which restricted the content that audiences would see. This web site catalogs instance of content that was shaped by "The Code" or which circumvented or violated the restrictions.

http://prodcode.dhwritings.com/

» Vitaphone

Devoted to early sound and color movies and late silents from the period 1925-1935. Includes feature films, animations, shorts, and soundtracks.

http://www.freewebs.com/vitaphone1/

» Walt's Wyoming Film Web

Information about 20th century film in Wyoming, USA.

http://www.theastrocowboy.com/

» Who's Who of Victorian Cinema

A biographical guide to those who, behind and in front of the camera, collectively invented cinema in the 1890s.

http://www.victorian-cinema.net/

» Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

The motion picture history collections includes film, other visual records and manuscript collections documenting a full century of cinema.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wcftr/film.htm

» Women in Cinema

A reference guide to women in motion pictures and feminist films, and covers such topics as feminism, the women's movement, and women's issues as portrayed in movies.

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/libsci/womFilm.html