Site Description: Since mid-1996, this site, composed of thousands
of pages, has been an award-winning, unique resource for classic film
buffs and all who are interested in films. Includes interpretive and detailed
plot synopses, review commentary, an unparalleled wealth of film reference
material, and historical background for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American
and other English-language films in the last century. Filmsite
initiated the recent trend to select 100 landmark movies in the history
of American/Hollywood cinema, that serve as signposts to map the milestones
of our cinematic past. According to the Encyclopedia
Britannica, this site has a "rich collection of commentary and
information about masterpieces of American cinema." In mid-2003,
Variety featured the site in an article
titled: "Filmsite has unique spin on top pix."
Where To Start: Visit the Introductory
Descriptive Overview of the Entire Site. To access the other major
sections of the site, use the FilmSite Outline below, or search this site
with the Google 'Search' box below, to look up a film title, star, director,
quote, film fact or term, phrase, etc.
FilmSite Outline
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Directors, Film Star Legends and Film
Star Filmographies
- Greatest Films Summaries: Summary
of Top Films, "Greatest Films"
Lists, 200 Greatest Films List (chronological),
300 Greatest Films List (chronological),
Academy Awards Summaries

- Educational Aids: Film
Genres, Tips on Viewing Films Critically,
Film Terms Glossary, Film
Books and References, Film Search Tools
- Film History: Film History
by Decade, Timeline of Film History
- Milestones, Academy Awards History
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Films Without Oscars, Special-Visual
Effects Milestones, History of Sex in
Cinema, Vintage Film Posters
- Best of: Greatest Film
Moments & Scenes (Scariest, Funniest, Best Deaths, Kisses, Disasters,
Cameos, Chases, Crowd Scenes, Entrances, etc.), Greatest
Film Quotes and Best Speeches and Monologues, etc.
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Reviewers and Visitors: Film critic and columnist Roger
Ebert, author of The Great Movies (2002), has written
that this site is "an invaluable repository of movie descriptions
and dialogue...(the) site represents a labor of love." He referred
to the site in his Answer Man column as an "awesome website
(that) contains detailed descriptions of 300 great American films, along
with many other riches."
Ebert
has also written this about Greatest Films: "The site offers
many ways of looking at important films, but the centerpiece is his
series of 100 long reviews of classics, including downloadable still
photos, highly extensive plot summaries, and a lot of quotes... This
site is useful for film students or others seeking an entry point into
film history. He has essays on genres, periods and types of movies,
and suggested titles in each area, and his sheer love for the movies
comes across in his accuracy and energy."
And recently from a visitor: "Please
let me take a little time to tell you this web site is fantastic. Congratulations!
My only regret: I guess I won't live old enough to completely read it...
Being a film buff since more than 35 years I have to say that your site
and IMDb.com are the best of the best. Surfing on your site is easy
and I have learned much more here than in any book about movie history.
Keep on your good work!" (From Richard, Montreal, CANADA)
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