Miscellany
American Movie Classics (AMC)
This cable network can be a great source for viewing Hollywood films of
the '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s. Their site, created to make you
feel you are on the backlot of a classic Hollywood studio, allows you to
search their archives list and program schedule. If you have a TV,
cable, and a VCR, you can build your own video archive at home!
HADDON: The Online Catalogue of Archival Ethnographic Film Footage
One of the more interesting and specialized sites we have seen and, no,
we do not understand the acronym. Not custodians of the films
themselves, this site points one in the direction of a specific film at a
specific archive. The works they catalog were shot between 1895 and 1945
and focus upon "non-European people and European folkways." Searching
for a film is done by geographical region, although free-text searching
is possible. Once you have located a film, a page detailing the film
gives the year, country of production, a brief description, and more.
One of our favorites was the description for "Camel Fight in the Sahara."
Sorry, you have to go find it for yourself.
Journal of Film Preservation
Produced in Brussels, this high-profile publication of the International
Federation of Film Archives (see separate link this page) features
articles on all the aspects of preservation: copyright clearance, the
coloring of films, restoration, the use of video, and film archiving
courses. Exceptionally well-designed, each issue is a work of art.
Several issues are viewable on the site.
Media Resources Center (MRC) at University of California, Berkeley
The MRC is a research library for use by students and faculty at the
university. The reason we have included it on this page is because their
site is an excellent resource for links to film- and video-related sites
(including other college and university media centers) in an easy-to-use,
well-designed format. The list of options is extensive. Some of the
topics you can explore include telecommunications policy, legislation and
intellectual freedom, copyright info, and censorship. Under such
headings as "Film and Video Reference Sources and Information" and
"Journals" you can get hooked up to info about specific films and
directors, the Oscars, film history and criticism, the film industry, as
well as reviews and articles in JumpCut and Filmmaker.
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