In the beginning, there was text. The early users of the internet looked upon it and saw that it was good. They used e-mail and also communicated with each other via Usenet, a series of bulletin/discussion boards shared across various networks and the internet. But that was the old way, and open databases are the new way. The best known movie database,
IMDB,
will turn 20 on October 17, 2010, but for some enthusiasts, it's not detailed enough. Were you wondering exactly what weaponry was shown in that episode of
Mail Call? Check
the page on IMFDb, a wiki catalog of guns in movies. Having debates over
what was said in the Book of Eli?
There's a Database for that. Perhaps you're a
fan of vespas or
Hudsons? The
Internet Movie Car Database can
satisfy your
interests. And don't forget to check
the Internet Game Car Database, or the
other sites linked from IMCDb, including the database for
movie car chases (mentioned
previously,
twice).
Soundtrack Collector,
Soundtrack Info, and
Sounds Familiar have (you guessed it) information on soundtracks.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jun 25, 2010 -
30 comments
"I yearn for that kind of a backpacking trip minus the bears." "I was much the happy to know this man was tremendously eaten ferociously by the grizzly bear." "Not bad but not enough black chicks."
The work of these online reviewers may not merit their own
special edition, but they're special in their own way. Doc Savage reviews 200+ items on Amazon, most of which he hates, unless they involve black women and/or
Carly Simon. At Netflix,
HV from Duvall is not nearly as prolific, but gets 5 stars for sublimely anfractuous English. And
DJAkin over at IMDB has written nearly 500 reviews, although most of them read like
Jackie Harvey's Mad Libs. He (or she) may not be the next
A. O. Scott, but if you can find me a critic with a more sincere and unsnarked love of cinema, I'll eat my britches.
posted by sonofslim
on Jan 8, 2007 -
27 comments
IMDBPro Just in case you need more information than the
Internet Movie Database provides, there's now a subscription version with advanced features like STARmeter and MOVIEmaker (billed as proprietary algorithms). Is Amazon about to take on
Variety? Or is IMDB not selling enough videos with the click throughs?
posted by samuelad
on Dec 8, 2001 -
24 comments
IMDB Charging Actors/Actress for Pictures The Internet Movie Data Base has provided an invaluable service to millions of Web users over the years. But now, the IMDB sees fit to charge actors and actresses to put a small 'headshot' pic on their pages.What next? Will IMDB start charging studios to list their films? For an example of a page without a headshot, try the gorgeous
Keira Knightley's page. Not so good without the pic, huh?
posted by wackybrit
on Apr 22, 2001 -
16 comments
IMDB follows Microsoft's lead: every
new version makes it harder and harder to see the actual content you're looking for. I figure two more times around and they'll be down to three words per page that
aren't navigation.
posted by mrmorgan
on Mar 23, 2000 -
1 comment
