Captain Obvious here: IMDb is the greatest film directory on the internet. For a film buff, it's the best thing that ever happened...other than film of course.
If you haven't lived under a rock for the last twenty years, you can skip this post. If you've never heard of IMDb, or simply don't know how much it has to offer, try not to feel too ashamed and read on.
IMDb stands for Internet Movie Database. Practically everything that's ever been put on film short of your home videos is organized and accounted for on this site. They've got pages for movies, actors, directors, composers, editors, production designers, cinematographers, casting directors, screenwriters--it's exhausting just talking about it--and they're all interlinked! You want to know what year Ben Hur was made in? Type it in and it will not only tell you when it was made, it will tell you when it was released, who was in it, who directed it, cast it, scored it, shot it--you name it its there. Then there are fun bonuses like a list of awards it was nominated for/won, trivia facts about the movie or the making of the movie, and so much more.
The main page will fill you in on box office results, actors birthdays, trivia, quote's of the day, Best Of lists, breaking entertainment news, and a whole bunch of other goodies.
I can't stress enough how important a tool this website is for an aspiring film snob. It's the lifeblood of all film information.
Use it.
www.imdb.com
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