One of the largest and most complete film and video databases. Included are plot synopses, complete casts with characters, extensive credits and award listings, plus a wide variety of additional information. The database covers more than 130,000 films and documentaries.
Provides a sneak peek at this season's Antiques Roadshow episodes. Just before an eqisode airs, broadcast highlights for that city are added to this Web site. Covers the current season and the upcoming season. Has an appraisers index with contact information where available, plus a list of auction houses used on the show.
Will I have to buy a new TV? The FCC has general information, and frequently asked questions about the upcoming transition to digital broadcasting. In fact, Congress has created the TV Converter Box Coupon Program for households wishing to keep using their analog TV sets after February 17, 2009. The Program allows U.S. households to obtain up to two coupons, each worth $40, that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter boxes. Check the Consumer Corner on this site to find out how to apply for the coupons or call (888)DTV-2009.
The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information.
Providing one-stop keystroke access to a reference treasury, Gale's Ready Reference Shelf uses the power of electronic searching to create an integrated resource that incorporates 14 of Gale's most popular general reference databases. More than 355,500 entries for associations, research centers, publishers, publications (ranging from newspapers and newsletters to periodicals and directories), databases, television and radio stations are available 24 hours a day. Sources include: Directories in Print, Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers, Encyclopedia of American Religions, Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S., Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations, Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations, Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations, Gale Directory of Databases, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, Newsletters in Print, Publishers Directory, Research Centers Directory, International Research Centers Directory, and Government Research Centers Directory. Click for a full description of this database. Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
This site is promoted as the most comprehensive free source of movie information on the Internet. Search by film title, cast, or character name. Includes quotes from films, biographies of cast members, and movie plots. Allows you to link more than one cast member's name together to a single search.
A library of free movies, films, and videos. This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
A Milwaukee TV history of horror shows on local television stations. Includes an index of films and shows, 1954-- the present, as well as a chronological history of the development of broadcast television in Milwaukee.
This Moving Images library is a collection of free movies, films, and videos. It contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users, which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
NPR (National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. With original online content and audio streaming, NPR.org offers hourly newscasts, special features and ten years of archived audio and information.
Browse or search 28,000 New York Times movie reviews. Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1960, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as a selective list of the 1000 Best Movies. Go to Current Releases for reviews of all films currently in theaters. You can do a simple search (year, actor, keyword) or browse (by title, genre, year).
Newspaper Source Plus from EBSCO includes 700 newspapers, providing more than 31 million full-text articles. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The New York Times (from January 1985 to present), The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The San Francisco Chronicle, The Times (United Kingdom) of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, and others. All staff articles are also included from many newspapers, including: The Baltimore Sun, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times, etc. Some Wisconsin publications include: The La Crosse Tribune, The Daily Reporter, The Janesville Gazette, and The Wisconsin State Journal. Indexing depth varies for those. In addition, Newspaper Source Plus features more than 699,000 television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts, including: ABC News (American Broadcasting Company), ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), CBS News, CNBC,CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, PBS, and more. The database is updated daily. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
The Academy Awards Database contains the record of past Academy Award winners and nominees. The data is complete through the 2008 (81st) Academy Awards.
Here is the site for comprehensive coverage of the Academy Awards (the motion picture industry awards also known as the Oscars): the winners, nominees, history of the awards, trivia, and all the glitz surrounding the annual event telecast.
Portalwisconsin.org is a non-profit Web site created by the Cultural Coalition to promote culture, arts, humanities and history in Wisconsin. Content will include a statewide events calendar, news articles, course listings, organizational listings, online chats, online galleries, and Web links. The Virtual Gallery allows you to view the works of Wisconsin Artists. In addition, it has a huge list of radio programs and performance groups in the visual arts, performance arts and cultural history.
The most comprehensive radio station search engine on the internet. There are links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world.
A site for free old time radio shows. Offered here are hundreds of vintage radio shows for you to listen to online in mp3 format, all for free. Before the days of video games, shopping malls, MTV, and the Internet, families used to sit in their living room each night to listen to radio shows such as Abbott and Costello, Superman, and Groucho Marx. When TV become popular in the 1950's, most of these shows went off the air, but they now live on at Web sites such as this one and on weekly nostalgia radio broadcasts worldwide.
Huge links page for the Film & Television Industry. Hundreds of links including,
Television shows, Motion Pictures, Special Effects, Networks, Film Festivals and much
more.
