Film related news and commentary blogs please.

December 1, 2004 8:54 AM

What's a good online source, blog, magazine, mailing list or other, for film-related news and commentary? I already know where to find reviews, I'm looking for frequently-updated insider stuff: gossip, projects, trends, theory, etc. US-centered is good, but so is Europe, Japan, HK, etc. English or Spanish-language, please. Free is always appreciated.
posted by signal to grab bag (19 comments total)

There's CHUD and Dark Horizons.
posted by smackfu at 9:15 AM on December 1, 2004

Aint It Cool News was cool 5 years ago. Haven't been there in a while, though.
posted by jragon at 9:23 AM on December 1, 2004

- Internet movie archive
- Facets
- Roger Ebert (surprisingly good)
posted by xammerboy at 9:30 AM on December 1, 2004

Cinescape is another good one. As a bonus, they cover more than movies. They have sections for tv, comics, and video games. You'll see a lot of overlap between them and Dark Horizons though.
posted by glyphlet at 9:35 AM on December 1, 2004

Cinescape is another good one. As a bonus, they cover more than movies. They have sections for tv, comics, and video games. You'll see a lot of overlap between them and Dark Horizons though.
posted by glyphlet at 9:37 AM on December 1, 2004

Non-Hollywood: IndieWire and Masters of Cinema.
posted by dobbs at 9:49 AM on December 1, 2004

Here's a list of a few movie blogs (self-link). My favorite is the amazingly thorough Green Cine Daily.
posted by muckster at 9:50 AM on December 1, 2004

The Movie Blog and Coming Soon
posted by misterioso at 9:54 AM on December 1, 2004

Signal: If I only had two -- which, basically, I do -- they would be Movie City News and GreenCine Daily. If you have to know the latest, whatever, Fantastic Four casting rumor, then these aren't the sites for you, but for actual news, journalism, commentary, &c., these two have got you covered. Try them for a week and see if you think you're missing something.
posted by blueshammer at 10:09 AM on December 1, 2004

The Movie Marketing Blog gossips about how films launch, sell and what is being made next.
posted by dabitch at 10:11 AM on December 1, 2004

wow, sorry I missed that misterioso already listed them. Well, two votes for them folks. :)
posted by dabitch at 10:12 AM on December 1, 2004

decides to hide somewhere far away from a keyboard until her vision is corrected
posted by dabitch at 10:12 AM on December 1, 2004

My new favorite blog o' the week is twitchfilm, which leans towards Asian cinema.
posted by icontemplate at 10:25 AM on December 1, 2004

As I read it, your question involves two separate categories. Breaking insider news and film theory are probably best done at separate sets of websites. "Frequently updated" is a relative term. The theory/commentary related sites are updated less frequently and when they are, they don't necessarily discuss contemporary cinema. This metafilter thread is centered around Rouge and also mentions some other sources. Metaphilm is another. Strictly Film School.

For breaking news Greg's movie previews is still good now that it's at Yahoo! Movies. I always tolerated the logorrhea at Aint It Cool because they have(had?) a lot of information. And I liked cinescape back when it was called something different. I haven't been in a while.
posted by stuart_s at 10:59 AM on December 1, 2004

ScriptSales.com Done Deal lists new movie projects.
posted by krix at 12:02 PM on December 1, 2004

There's JoBlo's Movie Emporium too.
posted by nicwolff at 12:40 PM on December 1, 2004

metacritic might be useful.
posted by mleonard at 12:57 PM on December 1, 2004

Thanks all, will keep me busy for a while.
posted by signal at 2:12 PM on December 1, 2004

Also check out filmfilter found over in the etc.
posted by geekyguy at 9:50 PM on December 1, 2004