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  • Midnight Ramble  
    A tribute page by film fan Michael Mills about African American cinema in the silent era and the golden age of Hollywood. The site features a filmography. For each film, the author includes a high-quality still and poster image.
  • Modern Jewry and the Arts  
    An online exhibit examining Jews' involvement in the arts, including film.
  • Movies, Race, and Ethnicity: African Americans  
    A filmography from the UC Berkeley library of African American cinema and other movies of interest to those studying the representation of race in American media.
  • National Center for Jewish Film  
    Directory of Jewish films from the U.S., Israel, and abroad, including restorations of classic Yiddish-language films. The directory entries include a short summary and distribution information. Users can also search the collection catalog, which lists the holdings of the collection at Brandeis University.
  • Nielsen Media Ratings  
    The latest TV ratings.
  • Particip@tions: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies   Peer Reviewed
    Participations is an online, peer-reviewed journal of audience research and reception studies. It is published twice yearly and back issues are archived within the website.
  • Rentrak International Box Office Essentials  
    With the acquisition of Nielsen EDI in 2010, Rentrak established Rentrak International Box Office Essentials to provide instant data on a film's box office performance.
  • Representation of African Americans in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    A very thorough bibliography focusing on college-level books and articles about the cultural representation of African Americans in media. The resources listed are available in the UC Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Representation of Arabs in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    The resources listed are available in the UC-Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Representation of Asians in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    The resources listed are available in the UC-Berkeley library, but this is a good general bibliography and many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Representation of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered People in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    A list of books and journal articles about the representation of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people in film and television. The articles and books span many different genres, eras, and topics. The resources listed are available in the UC-Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Representation of Italian Americans in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    The resources listed are available in the UC-Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Representation of Jews in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    A list of books and journal articles about the representation of Jewish people in film and television. Includes links to related bibliographies on Yiddish film, Israeli films, Jewish Studies documentaries, and more. The resources listed are available in the UC-Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Representation of Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    The resources listed are available in the UC-Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Spielberg Film Archive  
    An archive of over 400 films by and about Jews from Israel, America, Europe, and beyond. Many selections from the catalog can be viewed online, but Windows Media Player is required.
  • The Alliance of Women Film Journalists  
    The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ) is an association of professional female movie critics, reporters, and feature writers working in print, broadcast, and online media. The AWFJ website keeps an active record of fiction feature and documentary films that are by and/or about women or focus on women’s issues. The online magazine features interviews, profiles, reviews, and essays.
  • The Criterion Collection  
    Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to gathering important classic and contemporary films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. The website offers an “online cinematheque” with the possibility to buy or watch films online, film essays, interviews, reviews, top-ten lists, and festivals online.
  • Women in Film & Television: A Bibliography   Peer Reviewed
    A list of books and journal articles about the representation of women in film and television. The material spans many different genres, eras, and topics. Includes links to other topical bibliographies on the UC Berkeley site, such as "Sex in the Movies" and "Hollywood Melodrama." The resources listed are available in the UC Berkeley library, but many of the books can be found elsewhere.
  • Women Make Movies  
    Women Make Movies is a distributor of independent films made by and about women.