Christopher Nuzzi writes: >Since the demise of Microsoft's "Cinemania", which while far from perfect >was better than nothing, I have not been able to find a CD-ROM film >database. Although I would prefer a detailed, academically rigorous program, >I would be satisfied with even a basic database that was no more than, say, >the Leonard Maltin book in electronic form. Is there such a disc available >for Macintosh computers? The British Film Institute used to produce a CD database called Film Index International (I haven't seen any new versions for a couple of years, so maybe they've discontinued it) which was far better than Cinemania. It didn't have any fancy graphics crap but the search facility was far more versatile and it contained references to academic books and articles under film titles or personalities. It's essentially a cut-down version of their SIFT database which you have to go to the BFI library in London to use. I'd totally recommend this disc but for one little detail - the last I enquired, it cost about UKP900 (i.e. around USD1,400). If they marketed it to individuals at a cost that individuals could reasonably afford I'm sure they'd have a large market for it. L ------------------------------------ Dr. Leo Enticknap Director, Northern Region Film and Television Archive School of Law, Arts and Humanities Room M616, Middlesbrough Tower University of Teesside Middlesbrough TS1 3BA United Kingdom Tel. 01642 384022 Brainfryer: 07710 417383 ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html