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"I'm going to be a great movie star some day." - Marilyn Monroe.
Film encompasses individual MOTION PICTURES, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects.
Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating - or indoctrinating - citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication.
The first recorded case of an ACTOR performing took place in 534 BC (though the changes in calendar over the years make it hard to determine exactly) when the Greek performer Thespis stepped on to the stage at the Theatre Dionysus and became the first known person to speak words as a character in a play or story.
Actors were traditionally not people of high status, and in the Early Middle Ages travelling acting troupes were often viewed with distrust. In many parts of Europe, actors could not even receive a Christian burial, and traditional beliefs of the region and time period held that this left any actor forever condemned. However, this negative perception was largely reversed in the 19th and 20th centuries as acting has become an honoured and popular profession and art.
Best Film Scores & Themes: A-Z
 - 10 BEAUTIFUL SOUNDTRACKS FROM 10 BEAUTIFUL FILMS - YouTube.
- 30 MOST FAMOUS FILM SCORES - YouTube.
- 30 SADDEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS - YouTube.
- American Film Institute's list of 100 Years of Film Scores - Wikipedia.
- BEST OF HANS ZIMMER - YouTube.
- FILM SCORE - Wikipedia.
- SOUNDTRACK - Wikipedia.
- THEME MUSIC - Wikipedia.
- THE VERY BEST OF HANS ZIMMER VOL. 1 - YouTube.
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- ARTHUR'S THEME.
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- BARETTA'S THEME.
- BATMAN THEME.
- Battlestar Galactica THEME.
- BENNY HILL THEME.
- BONANZA THEME.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's Theme - the soundtrack from the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn composed and conducted by Henry Mancini.
- BREAKING BAD THEME.
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- CAR WASH SONG - the "Car Wash" title track for the Car Wash 1976 comedy film was written and produced by Norman Whitfield and was a #1 hit and was one of the biggest hit singles of the Disco era.
- Casablanca: As Time Goes By - As Time Goes By is a song written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931. It became most famous in 1942 when it was sung by Sam (Dooley Wilson) in the movie Casablanca.
- CANNON THEME.
- CHARLIE'S ANGELS THEME.
- CHINATOWN: LOVE THEME - Phillip Lambro was originally hired to write Chinatown's (1974) music score, but it was rejected at the last minute by producer Robert Evans, leaving Jerry Goldsmith only 10 days to write and record a new one. Parts of the original Lambro score can be heard in the original trailer for the movie. The haunting trumpet solos are by the Hollywood studio musician Uan Rasey.
- COLOMBO THEME.
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- DALLAS THEME.
- Doctor Zhivago: Lara's Theme - the lyricless tune "Lara's Theme" (later the tune for the song "Somewhere My Love") is composed by Maurice Jarre for the 1965 epic or drama-romance-war film Doctor Zhivago.
- DYNASTY THEME.
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- E.T. THEME.
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- FALCON CREST THEME.
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- GHOSTBUSTERS THEME.
- GODFATHER THEME - Nino Rota's score was removed at the last minute from the list of 1973 Academy Award nominees when it was discovered that he had used the theme in Eduardo De Filippo's 1958 comedy Fortunella. Although in the earlier film the theme was played in a brisk, staccato and comedic style, the melody was the same as the love theme from the 1972 The Godfather film, and for that reason was deemed ineligible for an Oscar. Despite this, The Godfather Part II won a 1974 Oscar for best original score, although it featured the same love theme that made the 1972 score ineligible.
- Gone With The Wind: Tara's Theme - the film score for Gone with the Wind (1939) is composed by Max Steiner and is one of the most popular film soundtracks ever written.
- Grease - You Are The One That I Want.
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- HARRY POTTER THEME.
- HAWAII FIVE-O THEME.
- HIGH NOON: The Ballad of High Noon (YOU TUBE) - or Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin' is a popular song published in 1952 with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Ned Washington. It was introduced in the movie High Noon, sung over the opening credits by Tex Ritter. It was awarded the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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- INDIANA JONES THEME.
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- James Bond Theme - Monty Norman has been credited with writing the "James Bond Theme", and has received royalties since 1962. For Dr. No, the tune was arranged by John Barry who would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond films.
- JAWS THEME - John Williams contributed the 1975 Jaws film score. The main "shark" theme, a simple alternating pattern of two notes, E and F, became a classic piece of suspense music, synonymous with approaching danger.
- Je t'aime... moi non plus - Je t'aime... moi non plus is a 1976 feature film directed by Serge Gainsbourg, starring Jane Birkin, Hugues Quester and Joe Dallesandro, and featuring a cameo by Gérard Depardieu. In 1969, he released Je t'aime... moi non plus, which featured explicit lyrics and simulated sounds of female orgasm. The song appeared that year on an LP, Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg. Originally recorded with Brigitte Bardot, it was released with future girlfriend Birkin when Bardot backed out.
- JEEVES & WOOSTER THEME.
- Jurassic Park THEME.
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- KOJAK THEME.
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- L.A. LAW Theme.
- LAWRENCE OF ARABIA THEME - the score for the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia was composed by Maurice Jarre.
- LOVE BOAT - theme song from the television series LOVE BOAT.
- LOVE STORY - (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story is a popular song published in 1970, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1970 film Love Story. The lyrics were added after the theme music became popular.
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- MAD MEN THEME.
- MAGNUM P.I. THEME.
- M*A*S*H THEME (Suicide is painless).
- Maverick THEME Song.
- MIAMI VICE THEME.
- MIDSUMER MURDERS THEME.
- MISS MARPLE THEME.
- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE THEME.
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- ODD COUPLE THEME - Neil Simon's The Odd Couple from 1968 with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. All music is written and perfomed by Neal Hefti and his Orchestra.
- Once upon a time in the west: Man with Harmonica (YOU TUBE) - Once Upon a Time in the West's soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, from the epic spaghetti Western film of the same name directed by Sergio Leone. The haunting music contributes to the film's grandeur and is considered one of Morricone's greatest compositions.
- OUT OF AFRICA - the music for the 1985 film Out of Africa, including Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and African traditional songs, also has many second-generation compositions by the Englishman John Barry.
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- PERRY MASON THEME.
- PINK PANTHER THEME - The Pink Panther Theme is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the 1964 Academy Award for Original Music Score.
- POIROT TV THEME.
- PSYCHO - Psycho is a 1960 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock insisted that Bernard Herrmann write the score for Psycho and later remarking 33% of the effect of Psycho was due to the music.
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- Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score.
- ROCKY - "Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the 1976 movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti.
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- SCARFACE: Tony's Theme - the music in Scarface (1983) was produced by Academy Award-winning Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder. Reflecting Moroder's style, the soundtrack consists mostly of synthesized new wave, electronic music.
- SHAFT - "Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul- and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft.
- SHERLOCK HOLMES THEME.
- SMILE - Smile is a song, originally used as an instrumental theme in the soundtrack for the 1936 Charlie Chaplin movie Modern Times here sung by the late Michael Jackson.
- SOPRANOS INTRO SONG - The Sopranos American 1999-2007 television drama series opening theme is Woke Up This Morning, written and performed by British band Alabama 3.
- STAR TREK THEME.
- Star Wars: The Imperial March - The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) is a musical theme present in the Star Wars franchise. It was composed by John Williams for the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
- SUPER FLY - Super Fly is the third studio album by American soul and funk musician Curtis Mayfield, released in July 1972 on Curtom Records. It was released as the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film of the same name. Super Fly is one of the few films ever to have been outgrossed by its soundtrack.
- SUPERMAN THEME.
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- TAGGART THEME.
- THE A-TEAM THEME.
- The Affair Theme Song "Container".
- THE FUGITIVE THEME.
- The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Theme.
- The High Chaparral Theme.
- The Ipcress File Theme.
- The Odd Couple Theme.
- THE PURSUADERS THEME.
- THE SAINT THEME.
- The Streets of San Francisco Theme.
- The Stripper - instrumental composed by David Rose, recorded in 1958 and released four years later. It evinces a jazz influence with especially prominent trombone lines, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists.
- The Third Man Theme - composed by Anton Karas and played by him on the zither for the 1949 film The Third Man.
- THE X-FILES THEME.
- TOP GUN ANTHEM.
- Top Gun - Highway to the Dangerzone.
- TWIN PEAKS THEME.
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- Un homme et une femme - the soundtrack for the 1966 French film A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) was written by Francis Lai and earned "Best Original Score" nominations at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards in 1967. The film's theme song, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Pierre Barouh, was also nominated for "Best Original Song in a Motion Picture" at the Golden Globe Awards.
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- West Side Story-Tonight - probably the most famous song from the classic American 1961 film musical West Side Story. Inspired by the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. The Stan Kenton Orchestra recorded Johnny Richards' West Side Story, an entire album of jazz orchestrations based on the Leonard Bernstein scores.
- What's New Pussycat? - the Academy Award-nominated title song by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics) for the 1965 comedy film was sung by Tom Jones.
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- Zorba The Greek Main Theme - scored for the film Zorba the Greek (1964) by Mikis Theodorakis.
Best Movie Car Chases
 - CAR CHASE - Wikipedia.
- NOTABLE CAR CHASE FILMS - Wikipedia.
- The 15 Greatest Movie Car Chases of All Time - TIME.
- AGAINST ALL ODDS (YOU TUBE) - Against All Odds is a neo-noir 1984 film, a remake of Out of the Past. Famous for the duel staged along L.A.'s always-crowded Sunset Boulevard between a Porsche 911 Cabriolet and Ferrari 308 GTSi.
- BULLITT (YOU TUBE) - Steve McQueen's famous car chase in the streets of San Francisco in the 1968 movie BULLITT. Lt. Frank Bullitt, played by actor Steve McQueen, drives a modified Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT fastback (390ci, Toploader, 3.73 gears), chasing two hitmen in a black 1968 Dodge Charger in the film's car chase through the streets of San Francisco.
- Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (YOU TUBE) - helicopter vs car. The 1974 Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry cult car chase film is yet another '70s chase movie where the actors were allowed to do most of their own stunts.
- DUEL (YOU TUBE) - DUEL is a 1971 television movie about a motorist (played by Dennis Weaver) on a remote and lonely road being stalked by a large tanker truck and its mostly unseen driver. It was the first feature film directed by Steven Spielberg.
- GONE IN 60 SECONDS (YOU TUBE) - the film is famous for having wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in a 34-minute car chase scene (the longest car chase in movie history) and takes the films principal character Maindrian Pace through five cities as he attempts to lose police. The original Gone in 60 seconds is made in 1974 and written and directed by H.B. Haliki. All of the stunts in this movie were completely real, and 90% of the people in this were real people and not actors. Most of this chase scene was also unwritten and just plotted out with the sense of police failing to catch Toby Haliki as he attempts to steal Eleanor, a 1973 Mustang.
- RONIN (YOU TUBE) - BMW vs Peugeot. The 1998 action-thriller RONIN is noted for its sensational high-speed chases through the streets and tunnels of Paris.
- SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (YOU TUBE) - American 1977 film starring Burt Reynolds inspired several other trucking films. A large part of Smokey and the Bandit is essentially one big high-speed chase
- THE BLUES BROTHERS (YOU TUBE) - in the 1980 film THE BLUES BROTHERS, "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd), race to Chicago at high speed with scores of state and local police, the Illinois Neo-Nazis, and the Good Ol' Boys in pursuit. Jake and Elwood eventually elude them all, leaving chaos and wrecked police cars en masse in their wake.
- THE DEAD POOL (YOU TUBE) - Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan played by Clint Eastwood in the 1988 fifth Dirty Harry film The Dead Pool is pursued through San Francisco's hilly streets in his unmarked Oldsmobile 98 squad car by a remote controlled bomb assembled by Rook, disguised as a radio controlled car. The "bomb" was in fact a highly modified Associated RC10 competition buggy topped with an off-the-shelf 1963 Chevrolet Corvette body from hobby accessory manufacturer Parma International.
- THE FRENCH CONNECTION (YOU TUBE) - the 1971 film THE FRENCH CONNECTION is often cited as containing one of the greatest car chase sequences in movie history. The chase involves Popeye commandeering a civilian's car (a 1971 Pontiac LeMans) and then frantically chasing an elevated train, on which a hitman is trying to escape. The scene was filmed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn roughly running under the BMT West End Line (currently; D M trains) which runs on an elevated track above 86th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn.
- TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (YOU TUBE) - the 1985 film To Live and Die in L.A. features CSI-actor William L. Petersen as Secret Service agent Richard Chance leading a wild chase through the streets and freeways of Los Angeles.
- VANISHING POINT (YOU TUBE) - a 1971 action-road movie VANISHING POINT is beloved by Mopar auto enthusiasts because it prominently features a classic 1970 Dodge Challenger muscle car. As the movie opens, Kowalski is near the end of his chase by the California Highway Patrol, where two bulldozers and a CBS News truck are setting up.
Famous Movie Cars
 - 50 Most Memorable Movie Cars - Rotten Tomatoes.
- Best Car Movies of All Time - IMDb.
- Famous TV cars: where are they now? - The Telegraph.
- INTERNET MOVIE CARS DATABASE
- James Bond 007 Car List - Specifications and Statistics.
- The 50 greatest movie and TV cars of all time - Yahoo!
- The 100 Greatest Movie and TV Cars of All Time - edmunds.com.
- This Tesla Model S Easter Egg Lets You Be James Bond - TechCrunch.
- Top 50 TV and Movie Cars of all time - Chicago Tribune.
- ALFA ROMEO GTV6 Quadrifoglio - (1980-1987). A grey GTV6 is featured for a short period in the 1983 James Bond movie Octopussy. Bond steals the parked car while its owner uses a pay phone booth and makes haste towards Octopussy's Circus.
- ASTON MARTIN DB5 - (1963-1965). The DB5 is famous for being the first and most recognised cinematic James Bond car. It has been featured in several films, most notably Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Casino Royale (2006). Sold on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at RM Auctions for £2.912.000.
- ASTON MARTIN DBS - (2003-). Originally produced from 1967–72, it featured in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. A new version, based heavily on the Aston Martin DB9, is featured in the 2006 film Casino Royale and the 2008 film Quantum of Solace (see: Aston Martin DBS V12).
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage Series III - (1977-1989). James Bond's car (B549 WUU) in the 1987 film The Living Daylights is somewhat confusing. At the beginning of the film, the car is a V8 Vantage Volante (convertible), complete with Vantage badges. The car used in these scenes was a preproduction Vantage Volante owned by Aston Martin Lagonda chairman, Victor Gauntlett. Later, the car is fitted with a hardtop ("winterised") at Q Branch, and these scenes feature a pair of non-Vantage V8 saloons, fitted with the same number plate and Vantage badges as the initial car. Clearly, the later cars are intended to be the same Volante.
- ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH - (2001-2007). From its 2001 introduction to its cancellation, it was Aston Martin's flagship vehicle. Its rise to recognition by the wider public came after being featured as the official James Bond car in the film Die Another Day.
- BATMOBILE - (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005 & 2008). Tim Burton's live-action films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) presented a different version of the Batmobile. It reflected the environment of Burton's Art Deco Gotham City. It was long, low and sleek, and was built on a Chevy Impala chassis. As the Batman films were handed over to director Joel Schumacher from Tim Burton, the design for the Batmobile became increasingly fanciful in Batman Forever (1995). In Batman & Robin, the aerodynamic chassis design and "T" axis wheelbase provided the Batmobile counter-balance gyrometric stability, allowing for high velocity 90-degree turns at speeds greater than 70 mph without losing momentum (1997). The Batmobile depicted in the Christopher Nolan directed films Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008) owes more to the tank-like vehicle from Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and has a much more 'workhorse' appearance than the sleek automobiles seen in previous incarnations.
- BATMOBILE 2011 BY GORDON MURRAY - Autoblog.
- BENTLEY 4½ LITRE - (1926-1930). In the first Bond novel, Casino Royale, James Bond drives one of the last of the 4,5 Litre Bentleys with Amherst Villiers Supercharger. It's a battleship-grey convertible coupé. It is perhaps the most iconic Bentley, also reffered to as the "Blower Bentley".
- BMW 750IL - (1994-2001). BMW's flagship sedan. It was featured in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies as the car driven by James Bond.
- BMW Z3 ROADSTER - (1996-2002). The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first new BMW model assembled in the United States. The Z3 was introduced as a 1996 model year vehicle, shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie, GoldenEye (1995).
- BMW Z8 - (2000-2003). The car was featured in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough and in the game James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire. In the film, it was sliced in half by a helicopter equipped with tree-cutting saws in Azerbaijan.
- BRISTOL 410 - (1968-1969). The car Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley drives in later episodes of the BBC television series of the The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001-2008).
- FERRARI 308 GTS - (1977-1985). The targa topped 308 GTS was introduced in 1977 and was made famous on the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988) starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii.
- FORD FAIRLANE - (1955-1971). In the 2002 movie Die Another Day, James Bond drives around Cuba in a 1957 Ford Fairlane convertible.
- FORD KA - (1996-). The new Ka made its debut in the 22nd (2008) James Bond film Quantum of Solace, being driven by bond girl Olga Kurylenko, and was unveiled in October 2008's Paris Motor Show.
- FORD MONDEO MK3 2.5 Litre ST - (2007-). A product placement promotional initiative made the Mk3 Mondeo James Bond's car for one incidental scene in Casino Royale, introducing the new model to global audiences in November 2006 on the launch day of the movie.
- Ford Mustang GT 390 CID Fastback 1968 - (1967-1968). The Mustang fastback gained popular culture status when used in the 1968 crime thriller Bullitt. Lt. Frank Bullitt, played by actor Steve McQueen, drove a modified Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT fastback (390ci, Toploader, 3.73 gears), chasing two hitmen in a black 1968 Dodge Charger in the film's car chase through the streets of San Francisco.
- FORD THUNDERBIRD 2003 LIMITED EDITION - (2003). The 2003 Thunderbird was featured in the James Bond movie Die Another Day. Halle Berry's character of Jinx drove one in the movie. The mainly superficial design changes for the 007 edition Thunderbird were designed by Sid Ramnarace, including the Coral paint color which would become the basis for the Jinx character's wardrobe. Ford issued a limited edition which was produced to commemorate the movie.
- JAGUAR MARK 2 - (1959-1967). The car Inspector Morse drives in the British ITV tv series of the same name (1987-2000).
- JENSEN INTERCEPTOR - (1966-1976). The car Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley mostly uses in the BBC television series of the The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001-2008).
- LAMBORGHINI Murciélago LP640 - (2001-). Used in the 2008 Batman: The Dark Knight movie where we get to see the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 show its moxie in a daytime car chase through Gotham City with Bruce Wayne behind the wheel.
- LOTUS ESPRIT - (1976-2004). Gained fame through its appearance in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) where it was featured in a long chase sequence, converting into a submarine.
- MERCEDES-BENZ 600 PULLMAN - (1963-1981). A total of 428 built. The tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery Angela Channing's famous car chaffeured by her faithful Chinese majordomo and chauffeur in Falcon Crest Falcon Crest, the American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons from 1981 to 1990 in a total of 227 episodes.
- PEUGEOT 403 - (1955-1966). Lieutenant Columbo drove a 1959 convertible model 403 in the popular tv show (1968-2003).
- PEUGEOT 504 - (1968-1983). Two Peugeot 504s featured in For Your Eyes Only, used by Hector Gonzales' henchmen to chase Bond and Melina driving with Citroën 2CV. MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD'S PEUGEOT 504 sold at international
charity auction for US$2.5 mio. on March 1.
- PEUGEOT 607 - (1999-2010). The car Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley drives in the 2001 first episode of the BBC television series of the The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001-2008).
- PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA - (1970-1974). Nash and Joe cruise the streets of San Francisco in Nash's electric yellow 1971 Plymouth Barracuda convertible in the Nash Bridges American television police drama (1996-2001).
- PONTIAC LEMANS - (1962-1981). In the film adaptation of THE FRENCH CONNECTION, Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle commandeered a 1971 LeMans sedan from a citizen. He then used it to chase an overhead train at high speed through the streets of New York, in what is widely considered one of the most exciting film chases in cinema history.
- PORSCHE 550 SPYDER - (1953-1956). The Porsche 550 "Little Bastard", serial number 550-0055 is best known for being the car in which actor James Dean was killed on September 30, 1955.
- Range Rover Sport HSE - (2005-2008). In the 2008 film Quantum of Solace James Bond can be spotted in two different versions of the Range Rover Sport.
- ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II - (1929-1936). "Star" of the 1964 film The Yellow Rolls-Royce.
- ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH 1956 - (1946-1958). Used in the 1981 motion picture hit Arthur.
- SAAB 900 TURBO - (1978-1998). James Bond's vehicle of choice in three John Gardner Bond novels of the 1980s, starting with License Renewed (1981), which was published to great critical acclaim.
- Triumph Roadster 2000 - (1946-1949). In the Bergerac TV Series lead character Jim Bergerac drives a burgundy 1949 Triumph Roadster.
- VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE - (1938-2003). Herbie is an anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film The Love Bug.
- VOLVO P1800 - (1961-1973). Roger Moore as Simon Templar in the long-running television mystery spy thriller The Saint (1962-1969) drove a white Volvo P1800.
Famous Movie Quotes
 - 101 OF THE BEST MOVIE ONE-LINERS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
- BEST MOVIE QUOTES - list of best movie quotes and one-lisers of all time.
- GREATEST FILM LINES AND MOVIE QUOTES OF ALL TIME
- MEMORABLE QUOTES FOR 'DIE HARD'
- MEMORABLE QUOTES FOR 'FULL METAL JACKET'
- MEMORABLE QUOTES FOR 'WALL STREET'
- MOVIE QUOTES - famous movie quotes and more.
- THE 100 BEST MOVIE QUOTES
- THE OTHER 100 BEST MOVIE QUOTES OF ALL TIME
- USELESS MOVIE QUOTES
- DO YOU FEEL LUCKY? Well, do ya, Punk? (YOU TUBE) - the scene: Callahan notices a bank robbery in progress. Alone, with his .44 Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, he challenges one of the robbers: "I know what you're thinking - "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But, being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" The robber surrenders; Callahan's gun was, in fact, empty. Clint Eastwood as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan in the 1971 Dirty Harry movie.
- FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DONT'T GIVE A DAMN! (YOU TUBE) - voted number one movie line of all time by the American Film Institute in 2005. It was spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in his last words to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind by Victor Fleming.
- GREED IS GOOD! (YOU TUBE) - legendary Gordon Gekko-quote from the movie Wall Street.
- HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID (YOU TUBE) - Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) to Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) in the movie Casablanca.
- I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM AN OFFER HE CAN'T REFUSE (YOU TUBE) - the Godfather Vito Corleone played by Marlon Brando to singer Johnny Fontane (Al Martino)in the movie Godfather.
- IF I TELL YOU, I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU - Internet-jargon. Originally quote from the movie Top Gun.
- IT'S EITHER MY WAY, OR THE HIGH WAY - says mayor of New York John Pappas played by actor Al Pacino to Brooklyn politician Frank Anselmo played by actor Danny Aiello at a meeting in the film City Hall (1996).
- MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY - quote from the movie Reservoir Dogs (1992). Mr. Blonde: "Either he's alive or he's dead, or the cops got him... or they don't. ..... There's two ways you can go on this job: MY WAY OR THE HIGH WAY."
- YIPPEE-KI-YAY (YOU TUBE) - the greatest one-liner in movie history from the movie Die Hard.
- YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH (YOU TUBE) - said by Colonel Nathan Jessep (Jack Nicholson) in the movie A Few Good Men.
- YOU TALKING' TO ME? (YOU TUBE) - delivered by Travis Bickle, a character played by Robert De Niro in the 1976 movie TAXI DRIVER.
Film Awards: A-Z
 - 20 great actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar - The Telegraph.
- And the loser is ... why everyone is sick of award shows - The Guardian.
- LIST OF FILM AWARDS - Wikipedia.
- RED CARPET - traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events. The earliest known reference to walking a red carpet in literature is in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC.
- The Man With the Most Oscars on Earth - Bloomberg.
- The Oscars: the 87 films to win Best Picture - The Oscars.
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- 2014 - NOMINATIONS: THE 86TH ACADEMY AWARDS - will be announved on January 16.
- ACADÉMIE DES CÉSAR | ACADÉMIE DES ARTS ET TECHNIQUES DU CINÉMA - the César Award is the national film award of France.
- ACADEMY AWARD - Wikipedia.
- ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES | AMPAS - since 1929. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. Organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony.< /li>
- ACE AWARDS - the ACE Awards was created in 1996 to pay homage to those individuals and groups that have made great strides in raising the awareness of the accessories industry.
- AFI | AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE AWARDS
- AFI | LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
- ALMA AWARDS - a distinction awarded to Latino performers. The word alma means spirit or soul.
- ARTIOS AWARDS - since October 1985, the Casting Society of America has presented the Artios Awards for excellence in casting. Members are honored in over eighteen different theatrical casting categories in simultaneous events held in New York City and Beverly Hills, California.
- ASC AWARDS | THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS
- ASIAN FILM AWARDS
- AUTEUR AWARD - by International Press Academy.
- AWARDS WATCH - by Hollywood Reporter.
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- BAFTA AWARDS | BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS
- Bernhard Wicki Film Prize
- BLACK REEL AWARDS
- BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
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- CÉSAR AWARD - the national film award of France, first given out in 1975.
- CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS - presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.
- CRIME THRILLER AWARDS - British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction.
- CRITIC'S CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS - Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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- David di Donatello Award - the Italian equivalent of an Academy Award.
- DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS
- D.W. GRIFFITH AWARD - in 1953, the Directors Guild of America instituted the D. W. Griffith Award, its highest honor.
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- EGOT - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
- EMMY AWARDS - since 1949. Television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards.
- EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - since 1988. The "European Oscars." The awards are presented in a total of 17 categories.
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- FIPRESCI PRIZE | THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS
- FRANK CAPRA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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- GENIE AWARDS - given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
- GOLDEN BEAR - the most important prizes at the Berlinale are the Golden and Silver Bears.
- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS - presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) since 1943 to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign.
- GOLDEN GLOBE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
- GOLDEN LION - the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival.
- GOLDEN NYMPH - awarded the best television programmes at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
- GOLDEN PALM | PALME D'OR - the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Golden Reel Awards
- Gotham Awards - since 1991. American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, New York, U.S.A.
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- HAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
- HOLLYWOOD Film AWARDS - since 1977. The Hollywood Film Festival is an annual film festival which is located in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
- HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME - as of January 22, 2010 2,398 stars on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- HONG KONG FILM AWARDS | HKFA
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- IIFA | INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY AWARDS
- IMAGE AWARDS
- INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS - awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Usually awarded on the day before the Academy Awards.
- Ingmar Bergman Award - Swedish film award, distributed between 1978 and 2007.
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | IDFA AWARDS - world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam.
- IRISH FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS - "Celebrating a wealth of talent."
- IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
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- JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
- JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
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- KENNEDY CENTER HONORS - awarded annually for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
- KIDS CHOICE AWARDS - as voted by Nickelodeon viewers.
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- LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA AWARDS
- LONDON FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
- LumiÈre AWARD
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- MARY PICKFORD AWARD - by International Press Academy.
- MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL AWARDS - the best programmes are awarded with the prestigious Golden Nymph.
- MR. ABBOTT AWARD
- MTV MOVIE AWARDS - since 1992. Presented annually on MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general public.
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- NAACP Image Award - since 1967. Accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards - "The Truth, Once Every 12 Months."
- NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS - a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network.
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards - since 1935. The NYFCC Awards are the oldest given by film critics in the country, and one of the most prestigious.
- New Zealand film & television awards
- NIKOLA TESLA AWARD - by International Press Academy.
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- OBIE AWARD | Off-Broadway Theater Awards
- OSCARS - awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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- PALME D'OR | GOLDEN PALM - the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival.
- PEABODY AWARDS - since 1941. Annual, international awards for excellence in radio and television broadcasting.
- PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS - an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture in movies, music & TV. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public.
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS - first awarded in 1949.
- PRIX EUROPA - since 1987.
- PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS
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- RAZZIE AWARDS - The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year.
- ROBERT B. ALDRICH AWARD
- ROSE D'OR - since 1961. One of the most important international festivals in entertainment television.
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- SATELLITE AWARDS - by International Press Academy.
- SATURN AWARDS - annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards. The award ceremonies take place each year at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.
- SCREAM AWARDS
- SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS | SAG AWARDS - accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances by its members.
- SILVER BEAR - the most important prizes at the Berlinale are the Golden and Silver Bears.
- SPIKE GUYS' CHOICE AWARDS
- SPIRIT AWARDS - since 1984. Awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Usually awarded on the day before the Academy Awards.
- STREAMY AWARDS - since 2009. Popularly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing.
- SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS - since 1982.
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- TAURUS WORLD STUNT AWARDS
- TEDDY AWARD - since 1987. "The official queer award at the Berlin International Film Festival." International film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival (the Berlinale).
- THE GOLDEN MARC'AURELIO AWARD
- THE GOLDEN RASBERRY AWARD - aka 'The Razzie Awards'. Intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards' Oscars by dishonoring (or honoring) the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films.
- The Golden Turkey Awards - 1980 book by film critic Michael Medved and his brother Harry Medved. The book awards "Golden Turkey Awards" to films judged by the authors as poor in quality, and to directors and actors judged to have created a chronically inept body of work.
- THE OSCARS - since 1929. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. Organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony.
- TONY AWARDS - recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City.
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- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS - for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio.
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Film Festivals
 - FIAPF | International Federation of Film Producers Associations - since 1933. Organization composed with 30 member associations from 27 of the leading audiovisual production countries. FIAPF is also in charge of regulating international film festivals, including some of the world's most important ones.
- FILM FESTIVAL - Wikipedia.
- LIST OF FILM FESTIVALS - Wikipedia.
- 68th Cannes Film Festival 2015 - May 13-24. Official site. Annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is one of the most prestigious and publicised film festivals in the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès (1, boulevard de la Croisette, 06414 Cannes, France).
- ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES - since 1929. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. Organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony.
- ASPEN FILMFEST - since 1979.
- Austin Film Festival | AFF - since 1994. The first organization of its kind to focus on writers’ creative contributions to film.
- BERGMAN WEEK
- BERLINALE | INTERNATIONALE FILMFESTSPIELE BERLIN - founded in 1951. Berlin Film Festival. One of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events.
- BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL - since 1956. UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries.
- Brasov International Film Festival (BRIFF)
- Braunschweig International Film festival - since 1986.
- Busan International Film Festival - since 1996. One of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
- Cairo International Film Festival - since 1976. The first international film festival held in the Arab world.
- CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | FESTIVAL DE CANNES - since 1946. Among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals. The invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès (1, boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France).
- Copenhagen Jewish Film Festival - since 1998. Takes place every two years at the Danish Film Institute Cinemateque in Gothersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Cork Film Festival - since 1956. Internationally recognised festival, particularly in the area of short films.
- CPH: DOX | COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - international documentary film festival established in 2003 and held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. CPH:DOX has grown steadily ever since to become one of the largest documentary film festivals in Europe with 70.100 admissions in 2013.
- CPH: PIX | COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - since 2009. Annual film festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. The festival resulted from the merger in 2008 of the Copenhagen International Film Festival and the NatFilm Festival to create an organisation called Copenhagen Film Festivals, which also manages the documentary film festival CPH:DOX and the Buster Film Festival for children and young people.
- Dam Short Film Festival - since 2004.
- DEAUVILLE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
- Dubai International Film Festival | DIFF - leading film festival in the region. Since its inception in 2004, the festival has served as an influential platform for Arab filmmakers and talent at an international level, by spearheading the cinema movement in the region.
- Durban International Film Festival - since 1979. The largest film festival in Southern Africa.
- Edinburgh International Film Festival - established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival.
- EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL - "Europe's Biggest Indie Fest."
- FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996.
- Fantasporto - international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to fantasy/science fiction/horror-oriented commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world.
- FESTIVAL DE CANNES - since 1946.
- FILMFEST MUNICH
- GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL - since 1971. The largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the world.
- Golden Horse Film Festival & Awards - since 1962. Film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan.
- Guadalajara International Film Festival - 1986. The festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festivals in the world.
- HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
- HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | HKIFF - since 1977.
- IDFA | INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM - since 1988. "With a program of some 300 films, an audience of more than 200,000 and over 2,500 documentary professionals in attendance, IDFA is the largest celebration of the documentary genre in the world."
- International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - since 1963. The most important national film festival in Turkey.
- INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM | IFFR - held at the end of January since 1972. Approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno.
- International Istanbul Film Festival - since 1982.
- KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - since 1946.
- KrakÓw Film Festival - 1961. One of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms.
- LAS VEGAS FILM FESTIVAL
- Locarno International Film Festival - since 1946.
- LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
- LumiÈre Film Festival - held in Lyon, France annually since October 2009.
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival - since 1954.
- Marrakech International Film Festival - since 2001. Africa's biggest film festival.
- MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - since 1951.
- Milwaukee FILM FESTIVAL
- MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL
- Montreal World Film Festival - since 1977. One of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF.
- Moscow International Film Festival | MIFF - held annually since 1995. The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow.
- MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL
- MUNICH FILMFEST
- NeuchÂtel International Fantastic Film Festival | NIFFF - since 2000. Swiss film festival dedicated to fantastic movies.
- NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
- Palm Springs International Film Festival - since 1989. Held annually in January in Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
- Pordenone Silent Film Festival - since 1982. Annual festival of silent film held in October in Pordenone, northern Italy. It is the first, largest and most important international festival dedicated to silent film and also is present in the list of the top 50 unmissable film festivals in the world according to Variety.
- PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL - independent international film festival based in London.
- Pyongyang International Film Festival - since 1987. Biennial cultural exhibition held in Pyongyang, North Korea. The film festival is an unusually cosmopolitan event for a state known to be reclusive to outside (particularly Western) contact.
- RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - UK's largest independent film festival, showcasing shorts and specialising in directorial debuts.
- ReykjavÍk International Film Festival | RIFF - annual festival that lasts 11 days each year and emphasizes young talents.
- ROME FILM FESTIVAL
- San Francisco International Film Festival | SFIFF - since 1957. Among the longest running film festivals in the Americas.
- San Francisco Silent Film Festival - film festival first held in 1996 and presented annually every July at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. It is the largest silent film festival in the United States, although the largest silent film festival in the world remains the Giornate del cinema muto in Pordenone, northern Italy.
- San Luis Obispo International film festival | SLOIFF - founded in 1993.
- SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL
- SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL | SBIFF - established 1985. Showcases independent American and international films.
- Shanghai International Film Festival - since 1993. One of the largest film festivals in East Asia.
- Sonoma International Film Festival - American film festival that began in 1997. It takes place each April in the Sonoma Valley of California and is hosted by the Sonoma International Film Society, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
- South by Southwest | SXSW - since 1987. Set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring (usually in March) in Austin, Texas, United States.
- SITGES FILM FESTIVAL - "The number one fantasy film festival in the world."
- SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - held annually in Utah, U.S.A. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States.
- Sydney Film Festival - since 1954.
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | PÖFF - since 1997.
- Taormina Film Fest - historic film festival, and Italy's oldest began in 1955.
- TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL - Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
- TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL - since 1974. There is an informal tradition that new films must be shown for the first time in North America to be eligible for the festival. The insistence on premieres has led to Telluride's being associated with the discovery of a number of important new films and filmmakers.
- THE OSCARS - since 1929. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. Organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony.
- Tokyo International Film Festival - since 1985. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals.
- TORONTO INTERNATINAL FILM FESTIVAL | TIFF - since 1976. The leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September.
- TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL - Lower Manhattan, NY, U.S.A.
- Valladolid International Film Festival - (also known as Seminci or Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid) is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain since 1956.
- VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA - (Italian: Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia). The oldest international film festival in the world, founded in 1932. Takes place once every two years (in odd years) in Venice at the Venice Cinema Palace on Lido Island, Italy.
- ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL
Film Magazines
 - Film magazines - Wikipedia.
- List of film periodicals - Wikipedia.
- ACESHOWBIZ.COM - celebrity gossip & photos, movie reviews, DVD, interviews, new releases.
- ALLROVI - movies & music. Commercial database that compiles information about music and movies from the former services Allmovie and Allmusic.
- BACK STAGE - "Your Source for Entertainment News and Acting Auditions. For nearly 50 years, Back Stage has been the most trusted place for actors to find performing arts and casting information."
- BLASTR - hot news about movies, TV, games, books, top celebrities and more. Red-carpet photos. The newest movie trailers. Sneak peeks at upcoming TV shows and seasons. Exclusive on-set interviews.
- BFI | BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE - world-renowned archive, cinemas, festivals, films, publications and learning resources are here to inspire you.
- BOX OFFICE MOJO - since 1999. Online movie publication and box office reporting service.
- CAHIERS DU CINÉMA - influential French film magazine founded in 1951. Re-invented the basic tenets of film criticism and theory.
- CineVue - founded in 2010. CineVue is an award-winning UK film site packed with the very latest movie news, reviews, previews, interviews and trailers from the world of cinema.
- COLLIDER.COM - "Movies, television, gadgets, sports, video games, deluxe Barcaloungers – anything of interest to the media and technology savvy individual is everything that powers Collider.com, an uncalled for, online barrage of breaking news, incisive commentary and irreverent attitude."
- CONTACTMUSIC.COM - film reviews.
- CRACKLE - watch free movies, television, original series now.
- CULT FIX - "News, spoilers and updates on your favourite cult TV shows."
- DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood entertainment, breaking news.
- DEN OF GEEK - cult TV, movies, games & comics reviewed, discussed & appreciated.
- Digital Spy - since 2001. "Combining a network of sites about digital TV, broadcasting and programming into a new destination for news and conversation about entertainment, technology and the media."
- EMPIRE - film reviews, movie news and interviews.
- Entertainmentwise - "Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions."
- FILM THREAT - current movie reviews, independent movies.
- FILM.COM - movies, trailers, reviews, TV shows, DVDs & celebrities.
- Filmdrunk - "Comedy for Movie Lovers."
- FILMMAKER MAGAZINE - The Magazine of Independent Film.
- FILMOFILIA - film news, reviews, trailers.
- GOLD DERBY - "Tom O'Neil has the inside track on Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and all the award shows."
- HIT FIX - provides breaking news and insider analysis on what's next in Movies, Music, TV and Local Events.
- HOLLYWOOD.COM - movies, reviews, movie times, Hollywood news.
- HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - breaking entertainment news. Read the latest film reviews.
- IBDB | The INTERNET BROADWAY DATABASE - the official source for Broadway information.
- IGN MOVIES - trailers, movie reviews, pictures, celebrities, and interviews.
- IMDB | THE INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE - an online database of information related to movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, video games, and most recently, fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media.
- INDIEWIRE - daily news site for the independent film community. It covers indie, documentary and foreign language films, as well industry news, film festival reports, filmmaker interviews and movie reviews.
- IOBDB | The Internet Off-Broadway Database - provides a catalogue of shows produced Off-Broadway.
- ITDB | The INTERNET THEATRE DATABASE - "By the fans for the fans."
- LORTEL ARCHIVES - The Internet Off-Broadway Database. provides a catalogue of shows produced Off-Broadway.
- LOS ANGELES TIMES - movie, film and Hollywood news.
- METACRITIC - "Keeping score of entertainment. Discover what's new and notable. Compare what's new this week, what's great this year, and all-time favorites. Finding quality entertainment is easy with the Metacritic scorecard." Movie reviews, articles, trailers, and more.
- Modern Screen - (1930-1985). American fan magazine that for over 50 years featured articles, pictorials and interviews with movie stars (and later television and music personalities).
- Motion Picture - American monthly fan magazine about film, published from 1911 to 1977. It was the first fan magazine.
- Motion Picture Herald - American film industry trade paper published from 1931 to December 1972.
- MOVIE-LIST - download new and classic movie trailers.
- Movie Mirror - Photoplay merged with another fan magazine, Movie Mirror, in 1941.
- MOVIE MOVIE - "Probably the world’s most extensive chronology of film history."
- MOVIEMAKER - the art and business of making movies. Movie news, film reviews, interviews and film festivals.
- MOVIEWEB - movie trailers, new movies, watch movies.
- MOVIES ONLINE - latest movie news & reviews.
- MUSICALS101.COM - "The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musicals."
- Pajiba - "Sweetened by Mock, Lightened by Droll."
- PASTE SALONMAGAZINE - "The Best New Music, Movies, TV, Games, and Books."
- Photoplay - (1911-1980). One of the first American film fan magazines.
- Picture PLay - (1915-1938).
- POPEATER - celebrity, entertainment, music & movie news.
- PREMIERE.COM - read movie reviews and get the latest movie news.
- ROTTEN TOMATOES - new movie reviews and previews.
- SALON - movie reviews.
- SCI FI WIRE - hot news about movies, TV, games, books, top celebrities and more. Red-carpet photos. The newest movie trailers.
- SCREEN - since 1951. Latest Bollywood news & gossip, movie reviews & previews.
- SCREEN DAILY - film industry news from UK, Europe, Asis and The World.
- Screen Guide
- Screen International - since 1889. Multimedia film magazine covering the international film business.
- SCREEN RANT - movie news, movie reviews, movie trailers, TN news.
- SCREENCRAVE - upcoming new movies, reviews, interviews, trailers & posters.
- Screenland - monthly U.S. magazine about movies, published between September 1920 and June 1971,[1] when it merged with Silver Screen.
- SCREENONLINE - "The definitive guide to Britain's film and TV history."
- SENSES OF CINEMA - online journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema.
- Sight & Sound - founded in 1932. British monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI). Includes film reviews, features and commentary, film and TV issues, world and classic cinema, and story archives.
- Silver Screen - American monthly magazine focusing on the film industry. It had its first publication in November 1930, and continued publication through the 1970s.
- Slant Magazine - online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site also covers various film festivals.
- TCM MOVIE DATABASE - the TCM archives.
- THE ENVELOPE - "The Awards Insider": Emmy Awards, Academy Awards, Oscars Nominations, Grammys, Golden Globes Awards.
- THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | THR - multi-platform American media brand founded in 1930 and focusing on the Hollywood motion picture, television, and entertainment industries, as well as Hollywood's intersection with fashion, finance, law, technology, lifestyle, and politics.
- THE HOT LIST - features bankability rankings for an unprecedented number of actors. More than 1,400 worldwide.
- THE MOVIEFONE BLOG
- THE NEW YORK TIMES - movie reviews, showtimes and trailers.
- THE SMOKING GUN - large collection of public documents on crimes, celebrities, politicians, and the FBI.
- THE ULMER SCALE - Hollywood's most trusted guide to the global star power of actors and directors!
- THE WRAP - "Covering Hollywood." Entertainment Industry Analysis, Breaking Hollywood News.
- THEIAPOLIS CINEMA - latest news, movie information, discussion board.
- TOTAL FILM - since 1997. "The Modern Guide to Movies." Film reviews, movie news and trailers. British film magazine published 13 times a year.
- TRAILER ADDICT - your daily dose of hi-res movie trailors.
- TV.COM - videos, shows, news, persons, more.
- TVRAGE.COM - TV shows, TV series, TV listings, trailers, online TV community.
- VARIETY MAGAZINE - entertainment news, movie reviews, awards, festivals, celebrity photos, industry events.
- YAHOO! MOVIES - large collection of information on movies, past and new releases, trailers and clips, box office information, and showtimes and movie theater information.
Film Museums
 - Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - future museum in Los Angeles, California currently under construction. It is scheduled to open in 2017 and will contain over 290,000 square feet of state-of-the-art galleries, exhibition spaces, movie theaters, educational areas, and special event spaces. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be the world's premier museum devoted to exploring and curating the history and future of the moving image. Future home of the Academy Museum: 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036, U.S.A.
- AVA GARDNER MUSEUM - Smithfield, NC, U.S.A.
- CinÉmathÈque FranÇaise - holds one of the largest archives of films, movie documents and film-related objects in the world. The Cinémathèque offers daily screenings of films from around the world. A required destination for cinephiles in the city of light. 51, rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris.
- DEUTSCHE KINEMATHEQUE - Berlin, Germany.
- DANISH FILM INSTITUTE - Copenhagen, Denmark.
- GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE - International Museum of Photography and Film. 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607, U.S.A.
- German FILM MUSEUM - Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM - Max Factor Building, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
- JAMES BOND 007 MUSEUM - Nybro, Sweden.
- LONDON FILM MUSEUM - Covent Garden, England, U.K.
- MUSEO FELLINI - Italy's museum for film director Federico Fellini is located in Rimini, Via Nigra, 26.
- Museum of the Moving Image - Astoria, NY, U.S.A. The Museum of the Moving Image exists to expand public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique and technology of film, television, and digital media by collecting, preserving, and providing access to moving-image related artifacts via multimedia exhibitions and educational programming. The exhibits include significant audio/visual components designed to promote an understanding of the history of the industry and an understanding of how it has evolved.
- NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM - Bradford, U.K. Film, media, television, radio, photography.
Film Score Composers
 - COMPOSER - Wikipedia.
- FILM SCORE - Wikipedia.
- ANTON KARAS - Viennese zither player, best known for his soundtrack to CAROL REED's 1949 adaptation of The Third Man.
- CARMINE COPPOLA - American composer, flautist, editor, musical director, and songwriter, at the Internet Movie Database.
- CRAIG ARMSTRONG - Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores, at the Internet Movie Database.
- ELMER BERNSTEIN - American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores, at the Internet Movie Database.
- ENNIO MORRICONE - SERGIO LEONE's favorite composer, at the Internet Movie Database.
- Francis Lai - French accordionist and composer, noted for his film scores. In 1965 he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was a major international success, earning a number of Academy Awards. The young Lai received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score". In 1970 Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story.
- HANS ZIMMER - German composer and music producer, at the Internet Movie Database.
- James Horner - (1953-2015). Was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator of film scores. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner's score for Titanic is the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time while Titanic and Avatar, both directed by James Cameron, are the two highest-grossing films of all time. At the Internet Movie Database.
- JOHN BARRY - English film score composer, at the Internet Movie Database. Best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and was hugely influential on the 007 series' distinctive style.
- JOHN MAUCERI - American conductor, producer and composer for theatre, opera and television, at the Internet Movie Database.
- JOHN WILLIAMS - American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, at the Internet Movie Database. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all but two (Duel and The Color Purple) of Spielberg's major feature films.
- LALO SCHIFRIN - Argentine composer, pianist and conductor. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the Mission: Impossible theme, at the Internet Movie Database.
- MAURICE JARRE - French composer and conductor best known for his film scores, at the Internet Movie Database.
- Max Steiner - (1888-1971). Austrian-born American composer of music for theatre and films. He worked in England, then Broadway, and moved to Hollywood in 1929 where he became one of the first composers to write music scores for films. Steiner is referred to as "the father of film music" and is considered one of the greatest film score composers in the history of cinema. Along with such composers as Dimitri Tiomkin, Franz Waxman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman and Miklós Rózsa, Steiner played a major part in creating the tradition of writing music for films. Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO and Warner Brothers, and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935), Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You Went Away (1944). Besides his Oscar-winning scores, some of Steiner's popular works include King Kong (1933), Little Women (1933), Jezebel (1938), Casablanca (1942), and the film score for which he is possibly best known, Gone with the Wind (1939). At the Internet Movie Database.
- MICHEL LEGRAND - Franco-Armenian musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist, at the Internet Movie Database.
- NINO ROTA - world-renowned Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy. At the Internet Movie Database.
- Vangelis - Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, composing scores for the films Blade Runner, 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Alexander, and the use of his music in the PBS documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan. At the Internet Movie Database.
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