Internet Links: Entertainment

Entertainment Return to Internet Links Directory Please Note: These pages contain links to non-library sponsored remote services and information. The Palatine Public Library District is not responsible for the content, reliability or availability of these services.
Movies	TV & Radio		Research Databases

Movies
American Film Institute Based on the Book A database of selected books that have been made into movies. Cin-o-matic A tool to help people decide what movies to go see or rent. ForeignFilms.com Internet Movie Database The single best film resource on the web. You can find the things like all of Bette Davis's leading men from 1935 to 1945 or the exact musical score of Some Like It Hot. Kids-In-Mind The purpose of kids-in-mind.com is to provide parents and other adults with objective and complete information about a film's content so that they can decide, based on their own value system, whether they should watch a movie with or without their kids Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies New York Times Movies Rotten Tomatoes Movie reviews and ratings by the public.

TV & Radio
CNN Cable News Network The Digital TV Transition What you need to know about DTV from the Federal Communications Commission. Discovery Channel Encyclopedia of Television This site sponsored by the Museum of Broadcast Communications includes historic moments, major disputes including violence and tabloid television, histories of major television networks, and information on specific programs and people. Epguides.com This site contains episode lists for over 1400 British and American television shows. Includes title, airdate, and a detailed episode guide including plot summaries, guest stars and more. Online with Oprah NPR Find a station or programming information at this National Public Radio site. PBS PublicRadioFan.com Radio - Locator Links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world. RadioLovers.com Listen to old-time radio shows for free online. TVTome Over 2100 complete guides covering almost all the current and many favorite classics.

Research Databases Palatine Public Library subscribes to a number of Web-based services (databases) which are available to users of the Library. Some are available from home and some are for use in the Library only. Resources available from home will require Palatine Public Library cardholders to type in their Library bar code number.
Available from home for Palatine Library Cardholders.		Available to use inside the library.
Electric Library (E Library Plus) Resources from different media types including magazines, newspapers, reference books, TV and radio transcripts, pictures and maps. Full text. FirstSearch Authorization number:*100107379* Password:*gxft#very* Online access to many databases including ABI/Inform, ERIC, MEDLINE, and WorldCat. From OCLC FirstSearch. MasterFILE Premier Full text magazine article dating as far back as 1975 to the present. Coverage includes general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues. From Ebsco Research Databases.