Jarek Hartman
Monday, May 16, 2005

Filmoteka for iSilo

Quick summary

A movie database with ratings and short descriptions on your Palm/PocketPC, this time packaged for iSilo.

Why I built this database{#Pomysl}

If you have ever stood in a video rental store trying to pick something interesting, you know the feeling: too much choice and not enough time. I wanted a compact “cheat sheet” with short reviews and an overall rating that I could carry in my pocket.

Most movie fans in Poland knew film.onet.pl. It already had useful data and ratings, so I used it as a source and turned it into a portable database I could open anywhere on my Palm.

More details{#Wiecej}

The file is designed for iSilo. Each movie entry includes:

  • Polish title
  • Original title
  • Genre
  • Country/year
  • Rating from film.onet.pl (0–5 scale)
  • Number of votes
  • A short description (when available)

Change log{#Historia}

  • 2.2 – 2006-01-06 – refreshed database, now 5,222 movies.
    Known issue: in the WIN-1250 version, the letter “Ż” is incorrectly encoded as “Ź”. I planned to fix this.
  • 2.1 – 2005-05-19 – added titles starting with digits (script fix).
  • 2.0 – 2005-05-16 – database released in iSilo format.

Requirements{#Wymagania}

  • iSilo reader
  • On PalmOS: Polish fonts, for OS 4.x I recommend plfonts

Download{#Download}