Movie Prop
An excellent collection of links and information for and about movie memorabilia, with an emphasis on science fiction.

SF Programs
Never seem to find out when your favorite SF movie or TV show will be on? This is a great place to look.

Official Lord of the Rings movie trilogy web site
It isn't much at this point, but if you're as anxious as I am to keep on top of this film, it's definitely someplace to check on as time goes on.

The Matrix
This site says "The Matrix is not an easy film to explain." Neither is this web site. It doesn't come with instructions. Once you're in the "control room," click on a monitor to go to the various sections of the site.

Official Wild, Wild West movie site
Despite the dismal record of old-TV-series-made-into-FX-extravaganzas, I forced myself not to prejudge this latest entrant. The trailer seemed halfway interesting, and it had Will Smith, Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh. How bad could it be? Don't ask! If you want to see The Fresh Prince of the Old West, then by all means blow your hard-earned cash on it. Otherwise, you'll be wasting your time. The first major element missing from Wild, Wild West is a plot. Oh, it has a story, but that seems to be there mainly to give everybody an opportunity to throw out as many zingers and one-liners per minute as possible. Kenneth Branagh, only half a man for this picture, is going to take over the world with a gigantic robotic spider. That's it, and you know exactly what's going to happen fifteen minutes into the film. So much for suspense. As for the humor, it ranges from frat house scatology to third-grade gross-out, liberally spiced with potty jokes. There are about five really funny moments in the entire two hours, and one wonders whether they are actually in John Thomas's script or ad libs thrown in by the actors out of sheer desperation. The sight gags are as lame as the verbal ones – like giving Will Smith a black horse and Kevin Kline a white one as they ride off to save the President of the United States. And there's Kenneth Branagh's villain, Dr. Loveless, who doesn't exist from the waist down. Dr. Love-less, get it? Tee-hee. The production values are as manic-depressive as the script. There are scenes with excellent attention to detail, such as the wonderful punched-tin ceiling in a bordello and the sheep "mowing" the White House lawn. Ted Levine's make-up and costuming as General "Bloodbath" McGrath made me want to run home for a long, hot shower. Unfortunately, there are also scenes where the rear projection is so obvious one loses all sense of involvement. Salma Hayek is in this movie, too, although apparently only so that Smith and Kline (no, not the investment firm) have someone to make sophomoric sexual innuendos about. It's obvious at an early point that her presence is entirely gratuitous – somebody suddenly realized they were halfway through the script and hadn't put in a gorgeous woman. Enter Salma. Given what they had to work with, the cast did the best that they could. As mentioned earlier, Smith eventually just fell back into playing the Fresh Prince, emerging once or twice to give the kind of performance he's capable of. There is a scene in which he and Branagh exchange a barrage of double-entendre insults that is exquisite in it's rapid-fire timing. In another, the irrepressible Kline does a right-on-the-mad-scientist harangue that is a cross between Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein and George Carlin talking about STUFF! Once again, an enterprising soul has tried to re-invent the wheel and fix what ain't broke. What made series like The Wild, Wild West and Lost in Space so popular was a combination of the underlying spirit, the chemistry between the performers and stories that – absurd as they might be – still had enough reality about them to draw us in. This movie has none of those things. It's a parody of the original, and a boring one at that If you're really desperate, you can visit this site, which has more photos of the sets than it does the actors. That alone tells you all you need to know. However, in case you didn't get the point, it's awkward to navigate and not all that interesting.

The Day the Earth Stood Still
A true fan site, and the source of the excellent thumbnail stills used in the article. If this is your movie, then you don't want to miss a visit to this site.

King Kong -- The Eighth Wonder of the World
Everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's most famous giant anthropoid and were afraid to ask. The only thing better than this site is the movie.

2001:A Space Odyssey Internet Resource Archive
Fan-maintained site with .wav and midi files, stills, links, a message board -- the works! Warning: should your computer begin to sing "Daisy" while visiting this site, pull the plug.

Fritz Lang's Metropolis
An extraordinarily well-constructed tribute to a classic film and its director

Spleenworld presents Planet of the Apes
Award-winning site constructed with the same ironic humor that made the movie great. So, don't monkey around. Read the Ape City Herald. See Dr. Zaius in his skivvies. Do it now.

Ever After Official Site
This site takes advantage of the excellent photography that helps make this one of the year's best movies. There are lots of gorgeous stills and trailers and even postcards you can send to that Prince Charming or mysterious lady.

Soldier Official Web Site
One of those cases where the web site is probably better than the movie. Lots of text with interviews, background info and specs. There's even a game you can play if you have ShockWave.

Contact
Official web site. Information, interviews and everything you've ever wanted to know about the SETI project. Ignore the commercials.

Museum Arrakeen
A well-designed, impressively complete tribute to the world of Frank Herbert's classic SF series. A must-bookmark for all Dune fans.

The 50's Sci-Fi Movies
If you can't get enough of Jim Arness as a plant and "Klaatu, barada nicto" is always on the tip of your tongue, you're going to want to visit Daniele. She offers photos and fan reviews of the classics, plus links to other places for addicts. And you can even learn to read Italian by switching back and forth between versions.

SciFlicks.com
Multimedia trailers for current and classic films, surveys and a daily TV listing. Sign up for Rene-Marc's newsletter and keep up on what's happening.

Barry's Temple of Godzilla
First of all, you've gotta love the domain name, but that's only the beginning. This site is, indeed, a monument to the "King of the Monsters." It's filled with stills, video and sound clips and a discussion board for Godzilla fans. Obviously a true labor of love.

The Astounding B Monster
"The Internet's Coolest Cult Movie Resource" Look for your favorite critter, join the mailing list, wallow in the weird.

Science Fiction Weekly
If you only have time to go to one place, this is the one. It has all the breaking news in the genre, as well as excellent op-ed and letters columns that give the fan a chance to speak his or her piece.