Additional Resources
Movies
Academy Awards. Search through or view a complete list of all the Oscar winners and nominees.
Allmovie. A comprehensive film and tv database featuring reviews and biographies.
Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Search a large film and tv database by title, director, actor, or plot. Film summaries and bios are also included. In addition, view information and trailers for upcoming films.
Metacritic. summarizes reviews from dozens of major sources with links to the full reviews.
Movie Review Query Engine. Search for movie reviews from dozens of web and print sources including Time and The New York Times.
PBS. Watch complete episodes from many PBS programs such as Frontline and Nova online.
Top Documentary Films. Watch complete documentary films covering a broad range of topics online.
Video ETA. Find out the estimated release date of a film or television series on video.
Music
Allmusic. Search a large database of music information that includes biographies, discographies, genre charts, and reviews.
Billboard. Find out the latest music news and bestseller information. View 65 years of complete issues of Billboard Magazine. Also includes reviews and videos.
Historic American Sheet Music. This collection from Duke University includes digital images of over 16,000 pages of sheet music from 3042 pieces published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
Technical Information
Blu-ray Firmware. Includes information on updating your Blu-ray player arranged by manufacturer. This site is also a resource for everything relating to the Blu-ray format.
For more information about proper handling and care of CDs and DVDs, please click here.
Home Theatre Forum. Information on home theatres.
Widescreen Fullscreen Aspect Ratio FAQ. Find out the difference between widescreen or letterboxed and fullscreen or pan and scan formats and why aspect ratios are important.