Cinema Utopia relaunched!

I am very excited to announce the relaunching of the new and expanded Cinema Utopia website. While parts of the new site are still being constructed, and a few broken links are still being corrected, the site is posted and ready for visitors.

The site still features full-length reviews of movies, which are sorted now by movie title and by the date the review was published at Cinema Utopia. And there are still capsule reviews (though much of this part of the site is still being built).

But there are new bells and whistles.

• We are at our new cyberhome (drumroll please): http://www.cinemautopia.com/.


• Movies are now graded with pluses and minuses, allowing for better understanding, at a glance, of our overall grade of movies.


• While there are only about 40 full-length reviews, there are hundreds of movies which have been graded at Cinema Utopia (with more added all the time). So now, when you access the list of all movies, it not only provides links to feature reviews and capsule reviews, but all listed movies have grades. (This list is still being added to the site. Currently all movies A-J have been added to the pages. More will be added every week, until the list is complete.)


• There is now a Cinema Utopia blog, which will offer movie-related information and notification of updates to the website. There is a link to this blog on every page on the website (be aware, the blog opens in a new browser window, so it won't open unless you allow pop-ups from Cinema Utopia).


• There is a site-specific search engine being tested. Currently, each page has a search box; however, this search engine is not yet functional -- you can submit searches, but currently you will get no results. Soon, the kinks should be worked out.


• AND, last but certainly not least, Cinema Utopia will now accept submitted reviews for publication at Cinema Utopia. Submissions must be suited for publication to a general English-speaking audience (i.e. no profanity) and be no longer than 750 words. You may submit reviews to guestcriticsubmissions@cinemautopia.com.

We are very excited about all of these new features. Rest assured, you'll still get the thoughtful movie analysis you've come to expect from Cinema Utopia, with occasional special movie lists (like the recent 30 at 30, which is posted on the site).

You are always welcome to browse our site. If you like what you see, please tell your friends about us. And, if you would like, you can always join our web group (groups.google.com/group/cinemautopia), through which you'll receive an email to notify you every time new reviews are posted at Cinema Utopia.

Additionally, if you have any questions, suggestions, or just would like to share things with our lead critic, please email Cinema Utopia at critic@cinemautopia.com.

See you at the movies!

Cinema Utopia (www.cinemautopia.com/index.com)