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Links

On-Line Groups

Cinemas and Theatres of Australia on Facebook 

Organisations

Arts Victoria www.arts.vic.gov.au
Australian Cinematographers' Society www.cinematographer.org.au
Australian Entertainment Industry Association www.liveperformance.com.au

Australian Museum of Motion Picture & Television Inc. www.ammpt.asn.au
Brisbane History www.brisbanehistory.com

Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers www.cinemapioneers.com.au

Culture and Recreation Portal www.acn.net.au
Heritage Victoria www.heritage.vic.gov.au
National Trust of Australia: Victoria www.nattrust.com.au
Royal Australian Historical Society www.rahs.org.au
Royal Historical Society of Victoria www.historyvictoria.org.au/home.htm
Society Art Deco Victoria www.artdeco.org.au
Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres www.vapac.org.au
Victorian Drama League www.theatrecraft.org.au
Walking Melbourne www.walkingmelbourne.com

Museums and Archives

Australian Centre for the Moving Image www.acmi.net.au
Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (Inc.) www.ammpt.asn.au

Australian Society of Archivists www.archivists.org.au
Australian War Memorial www.awm.gov.au
Mitchell Library www.atmitchell.com 

Museum of Victoria www.mov.vic.gov.au
Museums Australia www.museumsaustralia.org.au
National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au
National Library of Australia www.nla.gov.au
Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com 

Public Records Office Victoria www.prov.vic.gov.au
National Film & Sound Archive www.nfsa.afc.gov.au

State Library N.S.W. www.sl.nsw.gov.au

State Library of Victoria www.slv.vic.gov.au
University of Melbourne Archives www.lib.unimelb.edu.au
National Trust Cinema Alert www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/cinalertjuly2001.html

Scienceworks http://scienceworks.museum.vic.gov.au

Overseas Sites

American Picture Palaces xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PALACE/home.htm
British Kinematograph Sound & Television Society  www.bksts.com
Cinema Theatre Association www.cinema-theatre.org.uk
League of Historic American Theatres www.lhat.org
Projected Pictures Trust UK www.ppttrust.org

Scottish Cinemas and Theatres Project www.scottishcinemas.org.uk

Theatre Historical Society of America www.historictheatres.org
Theatre Talks US theatretalks.com

Theatre Organ

Theatre Organ Society of Australia
New South Wales Division www.tosa.net.au/
Queensland division www.tosa-qld.org
South Australia Division www.theatreorgansociety.capri.org.au
Victorian Division www.vicnet.net.au/~organ
Western Australian Division www.allenorgan.com.au/tosa/concert.html
American Theatre Organ Society www.atos.org
Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust - UK www.theatreorgans.com/lancast
The Theatre Organ Home Page - USA www.theatreorgans.com

Cinemas and Theatres With Historical Information / Images on Web Sites

Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Vic. www.astor-theatre.com
Capitol CATHS 'Showcase' Feature www.caths.org.au/capitol.htm
Capitol Theatre Melbourne, Vic. Article by Tim Richards
Capitol Theatre, Sydney, NSW www.capitoltheatre.com.au
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC www.hermajestystheatre.com.au
Majestic Theatre Malanda, Qld. www.majestictheatre.com.au
Merimbula Cinema, NSW. www.pictureshowman.com.au
Regal Theatre, Subiaco, WA. www.regaltheatre.com.au
Rex Theatre, Charlton, Vic. www.rextheatre.org.au
State Cinema, Hobart, Tas. www.statecinema.com.au
State Theatre, Sydney, NSW www.statetheatre.com.au
Swanpool Cinema, Vic. www.swanpoolcinema.com.au

Overseas Cinemas of Interest

Cinemas of UK www.aber.ac.uk/~jwp/cinemas
Kodak Theatre Hollywood www.kodaktheatre.com
Media Salles European Cinema www.mediasalles.it
Pictureville Cinerama US www.redballoon.net/~snorwood/cinerama.html
Silverscreens Europe + US www.silverscreens.com
Swedish Cinema Theatre Web Site www.algonet.se/~furberg

Drive-Ins

Drive-Ins Downunder - A tribute to Australian drive-in theatres www.drive-insdownunder.com.au
Drive-In Movie Memories - USA www.americandrivein.com
Becky's Drive-In - USA www.beckysdi.com
The Drive In Theatre - USA www.driveintheater.com
The Transit Drive In - USA www.transitdrivein.com/history.htm

Film - information

Australian Centre for the Moving Image www.acmi.net.au
Film Australia www.filmaust.com.au
Film Victoria www.film.vic.gov.au
Melbourne International Film Festival www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Senses Of Cinema www.sensesofcinema.com
Cinerama Adventure US www.cineramaadventure.com/crest.htm

Special Interest Groups

Australian Museum of Motion Picture & Television Inc. www.ammpt.asn.au

9.5 USA 9.5mm film club www.9-5usa.org

Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers www.cinemapioneers.com.au
New Zealand Film Buffs Association - Email: IanandBevFisher@paradise.net.nz

Publications 

• See also the publications listing.

CinemaRecord - the Official Publication of CATHS
Classic Images - USA www.classicimages.com
Dress Circle Magazine - Australia  Email: lawsonco@netconnect.com.au
Reel Deals - Magazine for Aussie Film Collectors www.reeldeals.com.au

Research - Film - Production

Bonza RMIT Aust-NZ Film Research Database bonza.rmit.edu.au
Internet Movie Data Base IMDb www.imdb.com
Official Academy Awards website www.oscar.com
Screening The Past www.latrobe.edu.au/www/screeningthepast
University of California Film & Television Archive www.cinema.ucla.edu

Research - Film - Technical

American Widescreen Museum www.widescreenmuseum.com
Cinema: How are Hollywood films made? www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema
Cinephoto - UK - Hugh McCullough "For how much longer ?" www.cinephoto.co.uk
Mad Cornish Projectionists. www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk
One Hundred Years of Film Sizes www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/filmsize.html
The Swedish Widescreen Centre www1.tripnet.se/~adler/wide2.html
THX Theater Alignment System www.thx.com

Supplies - Films & Equipment

Reel Deals - Magazine for Film Collectors www.reeldeals.com.au
MGS Infaset Cinema and theatre supplier www.mgsgroup.com

Theatres - Live

National Theatre www.nationaltheatre.org.au
The State Theatre Sydney www.statetheatre.com.au

Our Internet Host

Suburbia Public Access Network Host of the CATHS website www.suburbia.com.au

Updated April 2011

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