LINKS
Movies

The Internet Movie Database. The essential starting point for all movie surfing.
http://uk.imdb.com

The Online Film Critics Society. A large group of online film critics dedicated to improving the quality and profile of on-line reviewing.
http://ofcs.rottentomatoes.com

The Cinemarati. Another group of online film critics whose site emphasises a round-table discussion approach.
http://www.cinemarati.org

The Greatest Films. A very professional and polished site with an emphasis on classic Hollywood.
http://www.filmsite.org

The Film 100. A listing of the 100 most influential film-makers of all time, according to the site developer. A bit awkward to use, but with good general info and with useful links.
http://www.film100.com/start.shtml

Kino On-Line. A U.S. video retailer which specialises in old or rare movies.
http://www.kino.com

All Movie Portal. Retail and review site which carries syndicated pieces by a variety of people including myself and other members of the OFCS.
http://www.allmovieportal.com

The Reelsite.com. A series of listings of movie times, review sites, and other data. Useful.
http://www.thereelsite.com

Movie Review Query Engine. Handy searchable database of on line reviews.
http://www.mrqe.com

Cinemania. No. Not that one. Dublin-based memorabilia store with posters, books, videos, DVDs, soundtracks, figurines, and old movie magazines.
http://www.clubi.ie/cinemania

Oh, The Humanity. Site devoted to the worst movies on earth. Great fun.
http://www.ohthehumanity.com

The Z Review. Similiar UK-based site focusing on trashing bad big movies and web sites. http://www.thezreview.co.uk

Dark-Island.com. Site featuring downloadable Irish short film Underworld, an ambitious personally-funded project for director Ronan Gallagher. Only hitch: no Mac compatibility... tut, tut, tut.
http://www.dark-island.com

Justpanic.co.uk
. Lively amateur site which invites visitors to submit their own reviews.
http://www.justpanic.co.uk

Jengo's Home Page. A listing of links and resources for filmmakers run by a production assistant who does it just out of general interest. What a trooper!
http://www.jengo.8m.com/


Computers

Apple. They may have their managerial problems, but we all love our Macs. A very busy site.
http://www.apple.com

Netscape.
An attractive browser that's easy to use. Create competition: try it out.
http://www.netscape.com

Indigo.
I guess I ought to put this one in, after all, the nice people are giving me this web space and my connection to the internet.
http://www.indigo.ie

Cyberian Outpost.
Tired of scouring the shops of Europe for Macintosh software? Fear not. These people ship from the U.S. via DHL. I've used them a couple of times and been delighted with the results (no, I'm not getting a commission).
http://www.cybout.com/html/mac_store.html

Happy Puppy.
A colourful download site dedicated to games (oh right, like you never play any!)
http://www.happypuppy.com/mac

Shareware.com.
A more functional download site with legitimate utilities and programmes as well as games (sheesh!).
http://www.shareware.com


Organisations/Bodies

NCAD. I've been asked about this place several times, so here's a link to the official college site.
http://www.ncad.ie

Film at UCD. Information on courses in Film Studies in Dublin.
http://www.ucd.ie/~film

RSPCA.
http://www.rspca.org.uk

The Animal Welfare Resource Site of Ireland.
Not the ISPCA or DSPCA, but a good site for information on animal adoption and other pet resources in Ireland.
http://www.irishanimals.com/

Greenpeace Ireland. At least these guys have their electronic act together. Okay, so now you think I'm a knee-jerk loony left liberal hippy junkie new age peace and love person. Of course, if you're someone who actually knows me, you'll laugh your head off at that assumption.
http://www.greenpeace.org/~ireland


Irish Interest

Searc's Web Guide. Irish based web guide with links to Irish and Irish-themed sites.
http://www.searcs-web.com/

The Boston Irish Film Festival. Site featuring details of the annual Boston Irish film festival.
http://www.irishfilmfestival.com

Searching Ireland. Irish-themed search engine.
http://www.searchingireland.com


Misc.


culturevulture.net.
Arts and culture review site.
http://www.culturevulture.net

Crazy Dog Audio Theatre.
The official site of Irish-based Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, whose inventive, literate, and funny CD recordings are a must for fans of sci-fi comedy, Irish literature, and surrealist insanity.
http://www.crazydogaudiotheatre.com

L-Space. The kind of thing the internet is all about: a site dedicated to Terry Pratchett for diehard Discworld fans. Great fun.
http://www.us.lspace.org

The Internet Movie Critic.
A personal review site rather than a commerical one like those listed above, run by an enthusiastic Mac User with a long and great affection for movies.
http://home.earthlink.net/~usondermann

Majestic Books.
A small publisher specialising in children's books who offers an interesting workbook for introducing children to film appreciation.
http://www.majestickids.com



All links are provided on the basis of information current at the time of posting. If links don't work, please e-mail me. Suggestions for links are also welcome.