Everett Library: ENG 110: Film and the Representation of Ourselves.: Web Resources

Web Resources

Films Selected to the National Film Registry, 1989 - 2010
500+ films and counting, this list provided by the National Film Preservation Board shows all the movies that have been selected for special preservation measures because of their cultural or aesthetic impact.
Filmsite - AMC
Useful for its accessibility and breadth, but occasionally glib or inaccurate about key points of film history.
Great Movies - Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert's series about films that made an impact. Covers a broad range of movies from the past to the present, mainstream and independent, from countries all over the world.
Metacritic
Provides access to and summarizes entertainment criticism available online. Combines the individual critic scores into an overall grade for each item.
New York Times Film Reviews Online
Browse or search 28,000 New York Times movie reviews. Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1960, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as The New York Times guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.
Rotten Tomatoes - Film Reviews
Strives to summarize critical reaction on movies by averaging the scores given by its list of critics, who are mostly from accredited media outlets and online film societies.

Evaluating Web Resources

When searching the web for information, always remember to EVALUATE whatever you find with a CRITICAL eye. You want to think about the following criteria when looking at any website:

Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose

For more information on these criteria, check out The CRAAP Test from The University of Wyoming!

You may also want to use this great Web Page Evaluation Checklist from Berkeley.