100 Greatest Film Stars provides a definitive selection of the 100 Greatest Film Stars of All-Time (50 actors and 50 actresses). Many are considered legends, and although many of them are from the Golden Years of Hollywood, some are also living legends. In each case, the stars are listed with their Best Films.

Greatest Film Stars - Their Greatest Roles and Filmographies contains a selected sampling of the starring roles that best define the screen presence or persona of many of the greatest stars of the American cinema - many more than the 100 selected above. The definitive screen role is often the one for which the actor or actress is best-remembered. In some cases, some actors/actresses - over a long, prolific career - have had more than one exemplary or essential example of their acting portrayed in films.

Greatest Film Characters of All-Time contains the greatest or most memorable film roles or characters in the history of cinema, based upon a number of criteria. There are hundreds of choices here, all presented with an iconic illustration, the actor/actress who played the role, and the notable film.

Another polling of Greatest Film Star Legends was completed by the AFI in June of 1999, called 25 Greatest Men and 25 Greatest Women Screen Legends in the first century of American Film. The 50 Screen Legends are identified by their rankings and this graphic symbol in these listings.

This featured part of Filmsite includes a brief historical overview of the emergence of Sexy Bombshells, including each of the following sections: Classic Bombshells, Pin-Ups, The 3 Ms: Monroe, Mansfield, and Mamie, and More Bombshells (or Sex Symbols) After the 3 M's. Then, there's a two-part listing of the top 25 Sexy Bombshells of All-Time, and other suggested links.

Greatest Film Directors of All-Time contains honored selections (including picks for the 50 Greatest Directors), providing a tribute to some of the greatest directors of all-time, with suggested or recommended Best Films or 'Must-See' Films from their filmographies. See also this site's extensive write-up of information about the Best Director Academy Awards. (See the complete list of all Best Director Oscar winners here).

More Great Film Directors and Their Best Films is a continuation of the previous section, honoring other great film directors with their filmographies.

The first section is a small collection of the most famous appearances by directors on the front side of the camera, in films of their own making (in alphabetical order by film title). The second section is another collection of some of the memorable director-appearances (cameos or bit parts and sometimes more extensive supporting or lead appearances) as actors in films not directed by themselves.

Acclaimed director Alfred Hitchcock made a total of 39 self-referential cameos in his films over a 50 year period (from 1926-1976). His most ingenious cameo appearances came in films with limited sets, as in Lifeboat (1944), Rope (1948), and Dial M for Murder (1954). One recurring theme was that Hitchcock carried a musical instrument in some of the cameos.

The famed director Alfred Hitchcock often capitalized on a gimmicky plot element to catch the viewer's attention or serve as a distraction - dubbed a McGuffin (or MacGuffin), that would propel the plot along its course. Usually, the McGuffin initially appeared to be of utmost importance that everyone in the plot wanted or was chasing, but functioned to intentionally misdirect the audience - the MacGuffin then quickly faded into the background. There are lots of spoilers here!