Desktop app, getting a search result as XML/JSON from any website. How?

Heya!
I have a java program that im fiddling with whenever im bored. It's purpose is basically for me to learn new things and possibly make a nifty piece of software for me and my friends.
Say, I have a list of entries (movies). Each entry has an iMDB link. What i would like to do is to be able to click a button and get a new window (perhaps, i haven't designed this bit yet) with information imported directly from iMDB.
An approach I came up with is this: When you type something in iMDB's search field, you get a page with results. Is there any way to grab that result internally in my desktop app as XML or JSON perhaps, and parse that info and populate some text fields/areas with that parsed info?
Reason why I ask this is because i have no clue about that "section" of Java (I've got quite basic desktop skills, but nearly none with networking/web and media). Are there any default libs in Java that have functionality that might be useful to me? I'd appreciate a poke in the right direction :)
edit: hmmmm i've found some pointers in http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5407197&start=0&tstart=0 and it seems like I have to use the text files provided by iMDB since i am to use this for non-commercial purposes. Delete this thread as I should've done much better research before I made this one. My appologies.
Edited by: Ojive on Oct 4, 2009 5:27 PM

edit: I see you have recanted this question. Never mind then.

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