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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
Notice:	Please do DIR/TITLE before starting a new topic on a movie!
Moderator:	VAXCPU::michaudo.dec.com::tamara::eppes

Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

726.0. "Cinemania (CD-ROM program)" by RICKS::SANDERS () Tue Dec 20 1994 20:48

I had to put this note in, since I searched for a reference to it and found
none.  For those of you who don't know what this is, it is a CD-ROM for PCs
(from Microsoft) that has TONS of movie data.  It has complete: Leonard
Maltin's movie review book, Roger Ebert's movie review book, Pauline Kael's
movie review book, the Film Encyclopedia, and, I believe, the Encyclopedia
of Film.  All of this information is "hypertexted" together, so you can
jump from a movie review to a filmography of a particular star or director
of the film.  Many films are accompanied by a still (as are many of the
actors' bios).  Some films also have sound clips (either of a famous scene
or of a famous theme song).  There are also about 20 small Quicktime film
clips (from _Silence of the Lambs_ and _2001_ to _African Queen_ and
_Becket_).

It is a MARVELOUS film resource and great fun to browse for hours.
The search function is flexible and powerful.  The Cinemania '95 version
(which I do not own) also has a new feature to help you choose a movie 
to watch (I believe it's based on movies you already enjoy)...

Anyhow, I highly recommend this for any cinema nut (like me) who loves the
details and likes to have movie information at their fingertips...
  
This was the very first CD-ROM I ever owned and it's still my favorite.
    
    /Doug

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
726.1	Wowweee All I want for X-Mas!	OFOSS1::RAGUCCI		`Tue Dec 20 1994 23:46`	9
	WOW! I know what I want for X-MAS, I've seen it adveritsed. I thought Prodigy had a large movie database.
726.2	'95 Upgrade	SWAM2::EBERT_VA		`Tue Dec 27 1994 17:38`	15
	I also have the '94 version and enjoy it very much. Do you know if there is an upgrade special for the '95 version? The only problem with the concept is that it becomes outdated so quickly, especially with all the movies they are making these days. Almost needs to be updated once a quarter. It'd be great if they had a subscription service -- for a nominal fee you could get periodic updates automatically, once you've make the initial investment. Cheers,
726.3		HELIX::RUZICH	Realtime Software Engineering	`Fri Dec 30 1994 15:25`	6
	Does Cinemania list the composer of the score? I'm disappointed in the movie listing books, which do not. thanks, -Steve
726.4	Already making out next year's Xmas list	WRKSYS::COULTER	If this typewriter can't do it, ...	`Fri Dec 30 1994 18:04`	11
	RE: 726.2 > Do you know if there is an upgrade special for the '95 version? They give you a $10 rebate somehow. It's on the box. I bought it as a Christmas present at Costco for $49. It's a lot of fun to play with. Maybe it'll be on my list for next year. dick
726.5	Again, for free...	QUARRY::reeves	Jon Reeves, UNIX compiler group	`Fri Jan 13 1995 23:12`	10
	Once again, a reminder that the (huge, constantly updated) Internet Movie Database is also out there. For CD-ROMs, I haven't seen it myself, but if you're looking for lots of data, the $200 Motion Picture Guide CD-ROM would be my bet; it's based on a 20-volume reference set that I'm familiar with from the Nashua Public Library's copy and find to be excellent (you won't read fake Quentin Tarantino credits there, for instance). If the interface is any good, it should be the winner. I've got a friend with a copy on order; will report back when it arrives. (Oh, no glitz, like film clips; too much real data.)