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Movies

Internet Movie Database
The biggest, best, most award-winning movie and TV site on the planet.
 
Rotten Tomatoes
Reviews, information, and news of movies and video games.
 
Video Eta
Complete listing for weekly and monthly DVD release dates alphabetically, for all genres.
 
Metacritic
Compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, video/dvd, books, music, television and games. Metascores critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades.
 
AFI
American Film Institute is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
Music

Allmusic.com

Metadata database about music music reviews, new releases, artists biography.  

 
Grammy Awards

Official site of the famous awards includes a history, news features, downloads and media archive.  

  
Chicago Jazz 

Hosts many of Chicago's jazz musicians websites. Complete with jazz calendars, musician lists and show reviews.  

 

Classical.net
Comprehensive collection of information and news on classical music subjects including articles and CD/SACD/DVD reviews.

 

 

 

 

Video Games

GameRankings.com
Keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game.  

 

GameSpot.com
World's largest source for PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, GameCube, PSP, DS, GBA, PS2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox video games.