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The Internet by Martin Powell

CATHS is now on the internet! Our website has information on CATHS publications, membership, activities
and projects. Other features of the site include a cinema and theatre directory, information to assist with
researching theatre history, and links to other relevant websites. You can visit the CATHS website at: http://
www.vicnet.net.au/-caths or email martin@interdomain.net.au

Quite a few CATHS members are now on the internet and have come across some interestlngwebsites. Thanks
to Stan Gunn, ian Williams and Jon Saul for forwarding information on many of the following cinema and
theatre websites:

Picture Theatres in Queensland Australia
http://www.gu.edu.au/gart/qldpic/qmthome.htm
The Queensland Studies Centre at Griffith University have undertaken a project to document the history of
cinemas In Queensland and have set up a database on the world wide web. This site also includes photos,
sources, reading list and information on how to research the history of picture theatres. Very impressive.

Boxoffice Online
http://www.boxoff.com/
Boxoffice Magazine is a US monthly trade magazine covering all business aspects of the motion picture industry.
This website is an internet version of their magazine and has a lot of very interesting articles including the
history of Boxoffice, Exhibitors corner, films in production, reviews and theatre profiles.

Karl Ellison s Homepage
http://members.aol.com/kbellison/kbe.html
Included amongst Karl s personal interests are Pipe Organs and automated musical instruments. He has listed
many articles and resources. Karl lives in Massachusetts USA.

Magic Lanterns Magic Mirrors: A Centennial Salute To Cinema
http://photo2.si.edu/cinema/cinema. html
This site has images and information from an exhibition presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of
American History. There is also links to three other pages in the series: Movement Frame by Frame; Projecting
Moving Images; and Early Motion Picture Advertisements.

The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture
http://www.ex.ac. uklbill.douglas/contents. html
The Centres collection contains almost 15,000 books and approximately 35,000 images and artefacts. This
website presents a small sample of the collection s many wonders.

Australian CineMedia Site
http://www. ptd 15.afionline .org/CineMedia
A treasure trove with links to over 12,000 film and media related internet sites. This site has directories for TV,
cinema, Australian Film Institute Online, radio, new media, actors, magazines, theatres ... and a search finder to
help you get the information that you want.

Melbourne International Film Festival
http://www.cinemedia.net/MI FF
Information on the upcoming 46th Melbourne Film Festival, including venues, ticket options, programming and
special features. Also has information on previous festivals.

Publications

Into History - Compiled by RaJph and Amy Reid

Of great value to those researching cinemas and theatres Is the latest edition of Into History, a two-volume
guide to Australian historical societies and resources. First published in 1988, the authors' objective was to
produce a coherent and wide-reaching guide to the many organisations, groups and societies that exist within
Australia and which have some activity, interest or function related to historical, genealogical or heritage
matters.
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