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New York’s wonderful Museum of the Moving Image, located in Astoria, Queens, has created a website that could very well turn out to be one of the most important and essential resources that any movie buff can access.

Called “Moving Image Source,” the site has articles by many of today’s leading critics and cinema studies writers/academics, calendar links to festivals and special screenings that are taking place around the world (and I do mean around the world — you can search Alexandria, Egypt; Locarno, Switzerland; the list goes on and on), and even a research guide that can bring you to other online resources that you might need for your work or personal edification. Whether you’re working on a term paper, delving into new cinema-related technologies, trying to find a movie series, or looking up biographical info on your new favorite director, this site is for you. Some of the topics and articles might seem a bit egg-heady or overly academic on first glance, but trust me, the material is accessible and useful for anyone with either a passing or passionate interest in film. The museum itself is a great place too, with wonderful screenings and exhibitions, even events and activities for kids. Some of the films shown by the Museum offer free admission once in a while, and during summer months they even organize outdoor screenings. Be sure to give it a visit if you’re in the Big Apple.

The website for the Museum of the Moving Image, including info about its location and features, can be found here. The homepage for the Moving Image Source research website is here.

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