Useful Links

 

Here is a list of movie-related links that you may be interested in:

If you have any links you’d like me to add, contact me.

 

 

Movies in Montreal

Local listings, user reviews, contests:
http://www.cinemamontreal.com/

A great place to see classic or independent films:
http://www.cinemaduparc.com/

Free Montreal newspaper, news, reviews, and movie contests (among others):
http://www.montrealmirror.com

 

 

News, Reviews, and Info

The internet movie database. If you’ve got a question about a movie, you will find the information here:
http://www.imdb.com/

A compendium of reviews by critics, averaged out to a percentage:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

Like rotten tomatoes, but less reliable as they include the opinions of just about anyone with a film website in their overall score:
http://www.metacritic.com/film/

Rate movies and obtain recommendations and probable scores based on your ratings of other movies. Amazingly accurate:
http://www.criticker.com/

Another site similar to Criticker, not as in depth, but with a friendlier interface:
http://www.icheckmovies.com/

News and contests (great place to win free movie passes):
http://www.tribute.ca/

News, reviews, and info on strange films from around the world:
http://twitchfilm.net/site/

 

 

Podcasts

Film Sack | Mining the depths of film entertainment for all mankind:
http://www.filmsack.com/

Filmspotting | Movie reviews, interviews and top 5 lists with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson:
http://www.filmspotting.net/

Mark Kermode discusses the latest film releases with Simon Mayo. Lively, controversial and unmissable movie discussion. Broadcast live on Fridays at 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode

 

 

Local Film Festivals

The Fantasia Film Festival:
http://www.fantasiafestival.com

The World Films Festival:
http: //www.ffm-montreal.org

Cinémania | French film festival subtitled in English:
http://cinemaniafilmfestival.com

 

 

DVD / Blu-Ray News and Info

A good resource for blu-ray disc reviews and news:
http://www.blu-ray.com

Another good resource for blu-ray reviews:
http://www.highdefdigest.com

The most up to date disc news on the net, includes upcoming cover art gallery:
http://www.thedigital…

Canadian online DVD rental site. It’s what myself and Laura use, and they’ve got a wide selection of rare, classic, and cult films:
http://www.cinemail.ca/

The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films on DVD (and Blu-Ray this fall):
http://www.criterion.com/

 

 

Buying Tickets

Buy your movie tickets online:
http://www.movietickets.com/
http://www.cineplex.com/