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Sub-Topics Academy Awards Actors Movie Reviews Musicals Also Try Television Lesson Plans Film and Television for Grades 11 - 12 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides lessons on Exploration and Analysis, Drama Skills, Context (Social, Cultural, and Historical) and (Industry), Technologies and Processes. These materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Lists 07-27-04 Scripts for Movies (SimplyScripts.com) "Simply links to hundreds of Scripts, Screenplays, and Transcripts of Current, Classic and maybe a few Soon-to-be-Released Movies." 11-04 Movie Tickets (Fandango.com) Find where and when movies are showing. 4-02 Movies - Times (Internet Movie Database) Provides schedules of movies in your area. Just supply your zip code or a city name and they will do the rest. 2-00 Movies - Times and Places (Moviefone.com) Provides schedules of movies in your area. Just supply your zip code or a city name and they will do the rest. Top 250 Movies (Internet Movie Database) Provides a list of the top 250 movies, as rated by visitors to this site. 2-00 News -02-25-07 "Inconvenient Truth" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary (MSNBC News) " 'An Inconvenient Truth,' the big-screen adaptation of former Vice President Al Gore’s slide-show lecture about the perils of global warming, won the Academy Award Sunday for documentary feature." 02-07 -02-25-07 "The Secret to Success" (ABC News) "Vitale told ABC, 'I think the marketing campaign behind 'The Secret' is going to go down in history as the greatest case study of viral marketing ever done. … Anywhere.' " "Success requires more than just having a positive attitude. According to the film, some of the keys to using 'The Secret' are:" "Expectation: Expect the things you want and don't expect the things you don't want." "Gratitude: Be grateful for what you already have, and you will attract more good things." "Visualization: Create pictures in your mind, imagining yourself enjoying the things that you desire as if you already have them. Then you'll attract them." 02-07 -02-25-07 Cameron Makes Film About a Claimed Tomb Site of Jesus (MSNBC News) "The filmmaker rests his case on four main points. First, he says, recent Biblical scholarship argues that Mary Magdalene's real name was Mariamene, a common first-century derivative of Miriam. Second, DNA tests show that microscopic human remains scraped from the Jesus box and the Mariamene box are not related, at least not matrilineally, leaving open the possibility that the two humans whose bones were once in those boxes were married. Third, the patina on the Talpiot ossuaries—that is, the mineral crust accumulated over centuries—matches that of the James box. This 'discovery,' if provable, is complicated but critical to Jacobovici's argument: the match means, he says, that the James ossuary originally lay in the Talpiot cave, thus answering questions about the James box's provenance. It also increases the probability that the tomb belongs to the Holy Family. Jesus had four brothers, according to the Gospel of Mark; two of their names—Joseph (or Jose) and James—were found in the Talpiot tomb." "Good sense, and the Bible, still the best existing historical record of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, argue against Jacobovici's claims." 02-07 -02-25-07 Scorsese Wins Oscar for Best Director (MSNBC News) "Martin Scorsese’s mob epic “The Departed” won best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday and earned the filmmaker the directing prize that had eluded him throughout his illustrious career." 02-07 -03-10-07 Sony Introduces a Videotape-to-DVD Converter (News.com) "Enter the Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3, a $218 box that converts old (and new) videotapes into shiny new DVDs with an emphasis on two extremely important attributes: simplicity and reproduction quality." 03-07 -05-22-06 Churches Combat "Da Vinci Code" (ABC News) "Some are demanding that censors ban the film, or cut scenes that they say undermine Christian beliefs." "Others are angrily advocating boycotts to protest what they see as an attack on the Roman Catholic church." "And then again, priests from both the Protestant and Catholic traditions are seizing the occasion as a 'teachable moment,' using everything from scratch-cards in Britain to an animated version of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Last Supper' in Australia to make their points." 05-06 -06-21-07 Top 100 Movies (CNN News) "In the CBS special "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies -- 10th Anniversary Edition," 'Citizen Kane' held the same No. 1 billing it earned in the institute's first top-100 ranking in 1998." 06-07 -06-25-07 TMZ Provides New Approach to Entertainment News (New York Times) "In the past, media coverage of celebrities often hinged on the promotional agenda of studios, publicists and other handlers. Under the direction of Mr. Levin, a former lawyer and investigative reporter, and Jim Paratore, an executive consultant to the site, TMZ.com has quickly gained an audience by posting news articles garnered from documents, unofficial videotapes, exclusive paparazzi shots and other sources like law enforcement officials and courthouse clerks. (The name stands for 'thirty mile zone,' referring to the area around Los Angeles populated by celebrities.)" 06-07 -07-10-06 Dead Man's Chest (CBS News) "People magazine editor at large and Early Show entertainment contributor Jess Cagle told co-anchor Hannah Storm this was, quite simply, 'the biggest opening of all time. It broke all kinds of records. It was the first movie to cross $100 million within two days. Nobody expected, really, that this was even possible.' " 07-06 -07-10-06 India's Superman (CBS News) "Faster than a speeding horse! Able to leap across Himalayan rivers in a single bound! It's ... Krrish!!” 07-06 -07-17-05 Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (CNN News) " 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' starring Johnny Depp as candyman Wonka, had a sweet debut of $55.4 million, helping Hollywood make a dent in a box-office downturn that has lingered most of the year." 7-05 -07-30-07 Filmmaker Ingar Bergman Dies (MSNBC News) "Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, died Monday at his home on an island off the coast of Sweden. He was 89." "Bergman’s dozens of works combined deep seriousness, indelible imagery and unexpected flashes of humor in finely written, inventively shot explorations of difficult subjects such as plague and madness." 07-07 -08-31-07 Movie: The 11th Hour (11thhouraction.com) AL Gore states: "My friend Leonardo DiCaprio has just produced an amazing documentary on this subject. The film was created using over 150 hours of interviews with some of the brightest minds on the planet, including physicist Stephen Hawking and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Moreover, Leo himself is very eloquent and persuasive in this movie. I recommend it highly." 08-07 -12-10-06 Review of Apocalypto as Mayan History (MSNBC News) "There’s plenty to argue about in Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto' – and we’re not just talking about the actor/director’s bad behavior and controversial views. Anthropologists and modern-day Mayans are arguing about how much truth there is in Gibson’s gripping, violent tale of an ancient civilization on the brink." Elin Danien, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology disagreed with Mel Gibson's view of the Maya as depicted in the movie. " 'His view that the Maya were corrupt from within and were saved by the Spaniards is nonsense,' she said. 'The Spaniards destroyed everything they encountered. Yes, it's true that the cities of the Peten, of what we call the Classic Maya period, were abandoned in the 10th century. But there were cities in the Yucatan, there were cities on the Pacific coast of Guatemala that were going full blast when the Spaniards arrived.' " 12-06 -12-11-05 The Squid and the Whale (Guardian Unlimited) "A new film set around a devastating divorce, intriguingly titled The Squid and the Whale, is about to rise from the depths of low-budget, independent obscurity and wrap its tentacles around the chattering classes - and perhaps a surprise Oscar." 12-05 Movies About Something (ABC News) " 'It's not easy to do movies that are about something,' said Hollywood producer Jeff Skoll. 'There's an old phrase in Hollywood, "If you want to send a message, call Western Union." " 12-05 Papers AFI: Looking for the 100 Most Inspiring Movies (CNN News) "For its ninth annual celebration of cinema, the American Film Institute aims to uncover the 'most inspirational films of the century.' " 11-05 DVD's - Hidden Features (DVDReview.com) Provides directions for finding hidden features on DVD's. 5-01 Find Actors by Character Name (IMDB.com) Provides the name of the actor when given the name of the character he or she played in a movie. 7-05 MSN: Best Movies of 2005 (MSN Movies) Provides the MSN list of best movies of 2005. 12-05 MSN: Worst Movies of 2005 (MSN Movies) Provides the MSN list of worst movies of 2005. 12-05 Movie Information (IMDB.com) Provides a list movie titles (and additional information) by year, by location, by co-star, by quotations (dialogue) in the movie, most popular movies by type, and more. 7-05 Movie Tunes (Hollywood Media Corp.) 3-01 Movies - Mom's Guide to Movies 9-01 Movies - TV Listings (TV Guide Online) Provides listings for Television offerings. 3-01 Movies - Times and Locations (IMDB.com) Provides times and locations. 9-05 Movies Playing (Digital City) Provides movie times in over four dozen cities. Provides listings by movie or theatre. Movies by Type or Genre (IMDB.com) Provides movies by type or genre. "What's a genre? A genre is simply a categorization of certain types of art based upon their style, form, or content. Most movies can easily be described with certain umbrella terms, such as Westerns, dramas, or comedies." 7-05 Oscars History (Dirks) Provides past winners and nominees for the Oscar awards. 2-01 Ratings for Movies (National Institute on Media and the Family - KidScore) Rates the content of popular movies and videos to provide a guide for parents. Provides ratings by age of the child and type of inappropriate content. Also provides a summary rating for each. Teen Movie Critic 9-01 Time: Great Movie Soundtracks (Time Magazine) Provides a list of 10 soundtracks that Time's movie critics liked best. 11-05 Time: Great Movies by Date (Time Magazine) Provides a list of top 100 movies by date, actor, or title. 11-05 Time: Great Movies by Title (Time Magazine) Provides a list of top 100 movies by date, actor, or title. 11-05 Top Movies (IMDB.com) Provides the results of a popularity vote conducted by IMDB. 7-05 Top Rated Action Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). Movies include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Shichinin no samurai (1954), Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966), Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), C'era una volta il West (1968), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and The Matrix (1999). Luminaries include James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, John Woo, Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, John McTiernan, Renny Harlin, Will Smith, and Yun-Fat Chow. 7-05 Top Rated Comedy Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). Movies include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001), Tosun Pasa (1976), Modern Times (1936), City Lights (1931), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Some Like It Hot (1959), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and The General (1927). The luminaries include Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx, Frank Capra, Cary Grant, Blake Edwards, Jim Carrey, Harold Ramis, Mel Brooks, and Adam Sandler 7-05 Top Rated Dramas and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include The Godfather (1972), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Shichinin no samurai (1954), Schindler's List (1993), Casablanca (1942), Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966), Sanshô dayû (1954),# Pulp Fiction (1994), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). The luminaries include George Cukor, Bette Davis, Meryl Streep, William Wyler, David Lean, Jack Nicholson, Ingrid Bergman, Elia Kazan, Milos Forman, and James L. Brooks. 7-05 Top Rated Mystery Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include Rear Window (1954), Citizen Kane (1941), The Usual Suspects (1995), Memento (2000), North by Northwest (1959), Vertigo (1958), The Third Man (1949), Rashômon (1950), Chinatown (1974), and The Maltese Falcon. Luminaries include Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, Dashiell Hammett, Basil Rathbone, Raymond Chandler, Mickey Spillane, Anthony Shaffer, John Le Carré, Ralph Bellamy, and Warner Oland (1941). 7-05 Top Rated Romance Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include Casablanca (1942), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Sunset Blvd. (1950), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Vertigo (1958), Modern Times (1936), City Lights (1931), and Singin' in the Rain (1952). Luminaries include George Cukor, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, and Nora Ephron. 7-05 Top Rated Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), The Matrix (1999), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Metropolis (1927), Alien (1979), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Incredibles (2004), and Kin-Dza-Dza (1986). The luminaries include George Lucas, Gene Roddenberry, Fritz Lang, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Harrison Ford, Ridley Scott, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Verhoeven, and Will Smith. 7-05 Top Rated Western Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com) Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966), C'era una volta il West (1968), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), High Noon (1952), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Searchers (1956), Unforgiven (1992), and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Luminaries include John Ford, John Wayne, James Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, Howard Hawks, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, Sam Peckinpah, and Maureen O'Hara. 7-05 Who Owns What in the Media (Columbia Journalism Review) Provides a listing of companies owned by each of the largest media companies to show who controls what we see and how we see it. 6-01 Projects Rubrics Creator for Making a Storyboard (Rubistar) Provides printable forms and selectable content for creating rubrics to evaluate the making of a storyboard. Sometimes misspelled as story board. Requires signing up. 3-05 Script Submission Service for Writers (WriterscriptNetwork.com) Provides a network for submitting screenplay scripts to potential producers. 6-02 Video Talk Show Rubrics Creator (Rubistar) Provides printable forms and selectable content for creating rubrics to evaluate preparation and presentation. 5-01 Purchase Resources History Videos (HistoryChannel.com) Provides videos and DVDs on history themes. 3-02 Movie Tickets (Fandango.com) Purchase movie tickets online. Tickets also available by phone at 1-800-555-TELL. Just say "movies." If you have difficulties retrieving your ticket at the theatre, Fandango advises you to see the Theatre Manager. You may also call 1-866-688-6675 to discuss your problem with Fandango staff. Awesome Library does not endorse this service, but provides it as an example. Awesome Library staff have found the service to be unreliable on occasion--buyer beware. If your theatre and Fandango fail to communicate properly, it may be difficult to get your ticket reimbursed. 12-01 Movies - Sources (Awesome Library) Provides sources of educational movies. 7-00 Trips Movie Database 2-00

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