film+history

REVIEWS

Look at [|www.afi.com] this is the best source if you know what want to write or if you have no idea. This is where you can find elements of film and where we get the top 100 film lists and many other ideas. The history of The American Film Institute will be on the final. [|www.imdb.com] is a good source for the intro to your reviews, like who the director was etc. but is really a generic informantion site that won't help you form your own opinion or voice for writing your review. [|www.rottentomatoes.com] has some good reference materials, but some, actually most of the review on this site wouldn't get an A. The writer that works for the Portland Press Herald, Marty Meltz, usaully gets a C or B- from me. He generally outlines and describes the film so thouroughly that there is no need to see the film after reading one of his reveiws you don't need to go see the film. He gives away major plot details and surprise endings, dont follow his lead. Use your own words, ideas and you will do well. Try the major papers like New York Times and Boston Globe for some other good references.

CONSTANT THEMES AND THINGS

Edison Melies A trip to the moon Beginings of Hollywood D.W. Griffith Birth of a Nation Charlie Chaplin Sound Al Jolson Warner Brothers Studios Try [|www.earlycinema.com] for more info on the beginings of cinema