Website of the Week

Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/search.html

For movie fans of all ages, the Internet Movie Database is a must-see. It offers an exhaustive, searchable database of movie information. The site offers:

• a guided tour, to familiarize new users with features and resources
• an alphabetical index of features
• awards and festivals
• box office winners
• calendars and birthdays
• photo galleries
• a glossary
• groupings of films by genres (comedies, film noir, westerns, etc.)
• recommendations (if you like Film A, you will also like Film B)
• polls and surveys

Users may search by:

• name
• genre
• keyword
• location
• plot
• quote
• soundtrack
• tagline
• year

For example, a search for Seattle as a location yields 178 hits, including television programs as well as big screen films. A keyword plot search for "courtroom" finds 502 TV shows and movies.