• FIAF International Index to Film Literature Plus - 1970s-present
• Film & Television Literature Index Full Text - 1914-present
• Film Literature Index - 1973-2001
• MLA International Bibliography - 1963-present
• Academic Search Premier - dates vary

reprints of reviews & citations to reviews

• Film Review Annual - 1982-present
  Clapp Ref PN1995 .F455
• Film Review Index - 1882-1985
  Clapp Ref Z5784.M9 F513 1986
• Reader's Guide Retrospective - 1890-1982

full text of reviews

• New York Times - 1857-present
• The Nation - 1865-one month ago
• Times of London - 1785-present
• Los Angeles Times - 1988-present
• JSTOR - dates vary
• Periodicals Archive Online - 1800s-1995

• IMDb.com: Internet Movie Database
• All-Movie Guide
• Bibliographies on films, film topics and genres, filmmakers, and national cinemas - from UC-Berkeley
• MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine
• Moving Image Archive & Prelinger Archives
• Film Festival World: U.S. & international
• Drew's Script-O-Rama: movie & t.v. scripts

tip: use these works for a quick overview, to identify search terms, & for further sources

• Film & Television: A Guide to the Reference Literature - Clapp Ref PN1994 .E47 2006
• The Film Encyclopedia - Clapp Ref PN1993.45 .K34 1998
• International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
• Oxford Companion to Film - Clapp Ref PN1993.45 .O9
• Encyclopedia of Television, 2d ed. - Clapp Ref PN1992.18 .E53 2004 (1st ed)

books: try a subject search

• motion pictures -- italy
• african americans on television
• women in motion pictures

films: try one of these keyword searches

• advanced keyword search + material type VIDEOS
• keyword search for "feature films" - add your terms to the search box

scripts:

• American Film Scripts Online: 800+ authorized full-text scripts

for items we don't own: search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

Librarians for Cinema & Media Studies

Alana Kumbier
Research & Instruction, x3372

Pam Bristah
Collections, x2076

Student Library Research Award

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

 

Cinema & Media Studies Program

Knapp Media & Technology Center

WCTV

WZLY

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