Families
Illustrated Teaching Family life with Film and Television
Sources
for Finding Film and Television Suggestions & Information
Movie
Mom -book and website (movies.yahoo.com/mv/moviemom/ )
The
book categorizes films by values presented; the website offers Nell Minow’s grades for films and gives the age group the film
is most suitable
[The
Movie Mom’s Guide to Family Movies, Editor: Nell Minow,
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.; 2nd edition (
Commonsense
Media: ( http://www.commonsensemedia.org)
A
full media review site, covering film, television, video games and other media,
with ratings for age level appropriateness and a system for understanding the
safety and educational value of each media. Very current. Offers monthly
electronic newsletter, reader’s reviews.
Internet
Movie Database: (http://www.IMDB.com
)
Complete
information on a film or television program. This is the Bible for finding
information on movies and television shows.
Screen It (http://www.screenit.com )
Reviews
of films, with information regarding ratings and standards. Terrific site for
finding out the specific positive or objectionable elements of a film. Ever
wonder just how PG a PG film is? Or the difference between a PG-13 and an R?
This the site to check out.
Metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/film
) and
Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com)
Reviews
of films, with a summary score. An easy way to find out quickly just how good a
film is, by more than your local critic. Metacritic
features reviews of tv, books, music as well. Rotten
Tomatoes includes reader boards, links to aspects of the films (trailers,
posters, etc.)
Netflix (http://www.netflix.com)
Online,
fee-based rental. Extensive catalogue, offers variety including television
series, documentaries, tv-movies, some dating back
several decades. Inexpensive pre-viewed, high quality DVDs available for
purchase.
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