Movies on the World Wide Web
Part One: The
International Movie Database
The IMDB is a great movie resource! You can
get information on more than 150,000 movies at this site. You can read reviews,
watch film clips, find out about different directors, comment on new releases,
buy movie-related stuff and more. First, go to the above address. Then, follow
the directions below and have fun answering the questions.
1. Click on Box Office.
- What is currently the most popular movie in the US?
- How much money has this movie made?
- What is it about?
- Find a movie in the Box Office Summary would like to see.
Are there any comments on this movie? If so, what are people saying about
it?
- Find a movie in the Box Office Summary that you have seen.
Read the comments on this movie; then, submit your own.
- What three movies have grossed the most money in US history?
- How much money did each movie make in the US?
- What three movies have grossed the most money in international
history?
- How much money did each movie make internationally?
2. Click on Search
- Do a title search for one of my favorite movies: Six Degrees of
Separation. What year did this movie come out?
- Who are three of the main actors in this movie?
- Look for user comments on this movie. In general, what do IMDB
users think of this movie?
- Click on Soundtrack Listening. (You will be linked to
Amazon.com to hear audio clips from this movie.) Once there, find out the theory
about the theory called Six Degrees of Separation. (Hint: it’s in a file
with that name.) Briefly summarize this theory.
- Next, skim through one or two reviews for this movie.
- Would you like to see this movie?
- Next, do a title search for one of your own favorite movies. Take a
few minutes to see what IMDB users and reviewers have to say about your
movie.
- Finally, do a title search for a movie you would like to see. This
can be an older movie that has been recommended to you by a friend.
- Time for another search. I can’t remember the name of this movie
I’d like to rent. I know one of the characters was a woman named Mother
Sister. What’s the movie’s title?
- Time for another search. When did actress Grace Kelly die?
- Take a few minutes to search for some of your own favorite actors,
actresses, and directors.
3. Click on Browsable Sections (under
Extra Content) and surf around the site. Have fun!
Part Two: Movie Scripts
and Screenplays
Drew’s Scripts-O-Rama: http://www.script-o-rama.com/table.shtml
Movie Script World: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7024/
You can get the scripts or screenplays for a
lot of different movies on-line. Use the addresses above to answer the
following questions.
- What is the first line of the movie Fargo?
- Who wrote the screenplay for the movie True Lies?
- Where does the opening scene of Titanic take place?
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Part Three: The Movie
Discussion Forum at Karin's ESL PartyLand
http://www.eslpartyland.com/dtsmovies.htm/
This is an interactive discussion forum for
English language students and teachers worldwide. Stop by for a visit. See what
people are talking about and post your own response.
Part Four: On-line Tests
and Quizzes
http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/Trivia/Quizzes/
These are movie trivia quizzes for native speakers. They're difficult, but if you know a lot about movies, you might really enjoy taking some of these quizzes.