The first port of call for anyone interested in movies must be one of the Web's biggest sites, which began as the project of one Welshman. With details of more than 200,000 movies, 400,000 actors and 40,000 directors, the Internet Movie Database is a prime example of just how useful the Web can be. At www.imdb.com
Find out which films are showing now, and what's coming soon, around the country. Search by county, film or cinema and click on links to film reviews and official websites of each movie. At http://entertainmentireland.com/cinema
Venice is the oldest, Toronto screens the most films and Berlin boasts the most admissions. For a searchable database of more than 1,000 international film festivals, film reviews plus a bulletin board and articles go to www.filmfestivals.com
Lovers of movies such as Invasion of the Saucer Men and Attack of the Giant Leeches should check out this huge B movie site - claiming to be the Internet's coolest cult movie resource and featuring news, reviews, interviews and an e-mail bulletin. At www.bmonster.com
In Titanic, Rose pays for her portrait with a Roosevelt dime - which was not made until 1950. If you are the type of viewer who notices continuity mistakes or factual inaccuracies, bookmark Nitpickers. Post your own nitpicks or check out the top 10 nitpicks of all time (Titanic has 290) at www.nitpickers.com
