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Send comments to James Steffen (404 727-8107), Film Studies and Media Librarian, Emory University General Libraries.

To find materials located at any of Emory's libraries, search EUCLID, Emory's online library catalog. Spend a moment to review the handy and concise search tips.

When searching EUCLID by subject, we recommend that you select Browse on the EUCLID main menu. Browsing will display an alphabetical list of subject headings based on the term you enter. Note particularly how browsing brings out the geographical or country aspect of subject matter, especially important in film research.  A multi-volume set of Library of Congress (LC) subject headings is available at the Woodruff Library Reference desk (Reference Desk LC26.7:20).

Most materials in EUCLID which say "held by GENERAL" are located in the Woodruff Library.

Here is a sample list of LC subject headings for film research (capitalization not necessary in EUCLID):

African Americans in Motion Pictures (for works discussing how African Americans are portrayed in films)
African Americans in the Motion Picture Industry (for works discussing African-American involvement in films)
Baseball films
Cinematography
Documentary Films
Motion Pictures
Motion Pictures Catalogs
Motion Pictures Censorship
Motion Pictures Moral and Ethical Aspects
Motion Pictures Periodicals
Notion Pictures Production and Direction
Motion Pictures Reviews
Motion Pictures [name of country] e.g. Motion Pictures India (used for general works on motion pictures shown in that country or produced by that country's film producers)
Motion Pictures, [French, German, African, etc.]e.g. Motion Pictures, Spanish (used for general works on motion pictures produced by a country's or area's film companies and shown outside of that country or area)
Motion Picture Actors and Actresses
Motion Picture Industry [name of country]
Motion Picture Producers and Directors
Motion Pictues and Literature
Motion Pictures in Propaganda
Violence in Motion Pictures
World War, 1939-1945 Motion pictures and the war

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You can also borrow from books directly from certain area libraries using either the GETS Program or the ARCHE Interlibrary Use Program.

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Film reviews, as opposed to film criticism, usually appear shortly before and not more than a couple of weeks after the release of a film. Reviews characteristically give a plot summary, comment on the script and cinematography and rate the performances of the actors. They usually conclude with the reviewers opinion of the film and recommendation for viewing (or not). A key element in locating reviews is knowing the year a film was first screened. This can be found using many of the reference sources listed.

See also the titles listed under Databases.

Film Literature Index. (1973 to present)
Reference Z5784 .M9F45

While this title is more useful for identifying film criticism it does index film reviews from newspapers and magazines. Film Literature Index Online covers 1976-2001.

Film Review Annual. (1981 to present)
Reference PN1995 .F463

This publication includes the text of reviews as they appeared in selected newspapers and magazines. The title of the review is never given so if you are going to cite the review you will have to find the title in another index.

Film Review Index 2 volumes (1986)
Reference Z5784 .M9F513 1986

Covers the period from the very early silent era to 1985 and lists both reviews (from magazines and newspapers) and criticism (from books, cinema journals, and newspapers).

FIAF International Film Archive Database
(1972 to present)

One of the most important indexes of film reviews and criticism there is.

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
Coverage varies per title but not earlier than 1969.

Provides the full text of articles carried in over 1200 newspapers and magazines. For reviews, search the "General News Topics" category.

New York Times Film Reviews 6 volumes (1968). With biennial supplements, 1969 to present.
Reference PN1995.N4

Reprints the full review as it appeared in the Times. With coverage beginning in 1913, the reviews are arranged by date (month and day) in the year in which they were published. For films appearing before 1969, use the index in volume 6 to determine the date the review came out. For films after 1968, use the index at the end of each biennial supplement.

New York Times Historical (1851-1999)

Provides the full text of every article as well as search capability by key word. For issues after 1999 use Lexis-Nexis Academic.

Academic Search Premier
1984 to present

Indexes both popular, general interest magazines and scholarly journals. Includes selected full text from 1990.

Print Newspaper Indexes

Atlanta Constitution Index. (1970-1979) ("Films of local interest" only) Reference AI21 .A87 A84A

Atlanta Journal and Constitution. (1983 to present) Reference AI21 .A5

Chicago Tribune. (1984 to present) Reference AI21 .C45 C47

San Francisco Chronicle. (1976 to present) Reference AI21 .S35 S37

Wall Street Journal. (1889 to 1985)

Washington Post. (1877 to 1988)

Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)

The great index to U. S. (and some British) popular and general interest magazines of the Twentieth Century. Reviews began to be listed separately under Moving Picture Plays, Criticism in 1925. Prior to that they were listed under the general subject of Moving Pictures or under the names of actors, directors or other significant people.

Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals, 1930-1971. (1975)
Reference Z5784 .M9B39

This publication acts a predecessor to International Index to Film Periodicals, above. It takes the indexing of basically the same journals back to 1930.

Times Digital Archive (1785-1985)

The Times of London. This database provides full-text images of each page of every issue of the Times.

Variety Film Reviews. (1907 to present)
Reference PN1995 .V34 1983

Written for distributors, theater owners, and the film trade in general, these reviews often cover films not covered by general interest publications or newspapers. The reviews are listed by date of appeareance. An index in volume 16 covers films reviewed from 1907 to 1980. The biennial supplements that follow each have their own indexes.

Washington Post (1877-1988)

A full-text searchable archive.

See Also:American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures

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Film criticism may appear anytime after a film is released. In fact, critical works may appear over many years and many years after a film is first shown. Critical articles may discuss plot, writing, cinematography, acting and other topics but are likely to go into very much more detail than would film reviews. Film criticism may be evaluative but its purpose is to investigate, interpret, or develop a particular topic. Most of the titles listed in the section on Locating Film Reviews carry criticism, too, so they should not be ignored.

See also the titles listed under Databases.

Art Abstracts. (1984 to present)
Art Index Retropective (1929-1983)

In 1959 these databases began indexing a number of cinema journals. Before that year, only articles on film and cinema appearing in art journals were listed.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index. (1975 to present)
Reference Z5937 .A795

This is a citation index so it lists articles by the names of actors, directors, or films that appear in article footnotes. It can also be searched by title keywords. It is part of "Web of Science" (which, in turn, is part of something called "Web of Knowledge"). Click on "Full Search" to begin.

British Humanities Index. (1970 to present)
Reference AI3 .B7

Articles on films, the film industry and personalities are found under the heading "Cinema." No Reviews. Continues Subject Index to Periodicals, below.

The Film Index. Volume I: The Film as Art. (1941; reprint, 1966)
Reference Z5784 .M9W75 v. 1

This bibliography lists books and articles on specific films, technology, actors, film genre and related topics published before 1941. Emory does not own volumes 2 or 3 of this set.

Film Study: An Analytical Bibliography 4 volumes (1990)
Reference Z5784 .M9M34 1990

Combines essays by F. Manchel with an annotated bibliography of books and articles on all aspects of the film industry including film critics and schools of criticism, individual films and directors, etc.

Humanities & Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present)

Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals. There are some foreign language titles included prior to 1965; thereafter all titles are in English. Indexes reviews as well as articles on individual films, persons, and the film industry.

JSTOR (Dates of coverage vary)

Full text coverage of over 300 prominent scholarly journals in Film Studies, history, economics, and other fields. Coverage is usually from the first issue of a journal up to five years prior to the current year.

MLA International Bibliography. (1963 to present)

The Modern Language Association's annual bibliography began in 1921 did not include film as a subject before 1974. After that it is listed under "Cinema." This computer version, with its keyword capability may identify articles on film not specifically indexed as such.

New York Times Encyclopedia of Film 13 volumes (1983)
Reference PN1993.45 .N4 1983

This set does not include reviews but does include all other major articles on film that appeared in the New York Times from 1896 to 1980. Articles that deal with themes and subjects in films, film history, an actor's or director's career, life's work, and other topics are reproduced in their entirety here. Articles are arranged by date of publication. There is a name, subject, and title index in volume 13.

Project Muse (coverage varies; mid-1990's to present)

This database gives full-text access to the contents of 150 journals in the social sciences and humanities. "...Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others."

Subject Index to Periodicals. (1915-1969)
Reference AI3 .S8

An index to British periodicals and the predecessor of British Humanities Index, this work lists articles (and an occasional review) under "Moving Pictures." Continued by British Humanities Index, above.

See Also: Magill's Survey of Cinema.

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• Bibliographies and Surveys
• Biographies
• Dictionaries
• Directories
• Film and/in Society
• Film Technology
• Industry News
• Periodical Lists
• Plot Summaries
• Quotations

Bibliographies and Surveys

The Oxford Guide to Film Studies (1998)
Reference PN1995 .O 93 1998

Surveys important disciplinary trends and key theoretical/methodolgical approaches in film studies. Also provides a bibliography of key works relating to the given topic at the end of each section.

Biographies

The sources in this section take several forms. Some give biographical information while some merely list credits. To identify other such sources do a browse search on EUCLID with the following headings (capitalization not necessary):

Motion Picture Actors and Actresses Biography

Motion Picture Actors and Actresses [name of country] Biography

Motion Picture Actors and Actresses Biography Dictionaries

Motion Picture Actors and Actresses [name of country] Biography Dictionaries

Biography Reference Bank

Contains full text biographies as well as citations to books and articles about the person. Strong on people in the entertainment industry.

Biography Resource Center

Another source of online biogaphies, this includes the biographical annual, Contemporary Theater, Film and Television

.

Columbia University Oral History Collection (1973 to 1990)
Micfiche 18

This is a rather specialized set consisting of transcripts of interviews held with actors, directors, producers and studio executives. It is indexed by Cumulative Index to Memoirs in Parts I-VI (1990) Microforms Ref Z1361. C6C64 1990.

Directors and Their Films, 1895-1990 (1993)
Reference PN1998 .B85 1993)

An international compendium of directors and their works. There is an index by film title.

Film Actors Guide (1991 to present)
Reference PN1993 .F35

Lists U.S. actors and their films, giving company and year. Also lists date of birth, real name and agent.

Film Encyclopedia 4rd ed. (2001)
Reference PN1993.45 .K34 2001

By Ephraim Katz, this is a great one volume biographical dictionary. In spite of its title, it treats only actors and actresses and is especially useful for finding information on people who were not great stars.

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4 volumes 4th ed. (2000)
Reference PN1997.8 I58 1997

Volume 1 contains articles on films, Volume 2 on Directors, Volume 3 on Actors and Actresses, Volume 4 on Writers and Production Artists. Very useful if your person is listed here.

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe

Because this indexes and gives the complete text of articles from local and regional newspapers and magazines as well as those of national stature (along with selected foreign publications in translation), LEXIS-NEXIS is often invaluable for locating biographical information on persons who are not well known outside of a particular locale or region. Search first in "General News Topics" specifying national, regional or foreign sources. A search on "Biographical Information" will pick up some news articles as well as entries from selected "who's who" types of publications.

Variety Obituaries, 1905-1986 11 volumes (1987). With biennial supplements thereafter.
Reference PN1583 .V35

Useful for people who were not major stars. The amount of information in these notices varies a great deal. Obituaries are arranged by date of publication and those written before 1987 are indexed in volume 11 of the basic set. Each subsequent biennial supplement has its own index.

Who was Who on Screen (1983)
Reference PN1998 .A2T73 1983

Who's Who in Hollywood (1991)
Ref PN1998.2 .R34 1992

These two works are listed because they include lesser-known film personalities. The information given varies in completeness and accuracy but often it is all the can be found.

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Dictionaries

The Complete Film Dictionary 2nd ed. (1997)
Reference PN1993.45 .K66 1997

Includes technical terms as well as those relating to film genres, schools, organizations and acronyms.

Filmmaker's Dictionary (2000)
Reference PN1993 .45 .S56 2000

Focuses on terms relating to the techniques, products, .and business of filmmaking.

The Language of Cinema (1998)
Reference PN1993.45 .J23

Defines both technical terms and those relating to film genres and schools.

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Directories

International Motion Picture Almanac (1956 to present)
Reference Desk PN1993.3 .I5

The latest edition of this is in Reference while earlier ones are in the stacks. Contains selected industry statistics, biographies of actors and industry figures, company addresses and officers, a list of the decade's films with release dates and lists of theaters, theater chains and theater markets. Also sections on the industry in Canada, the United Kingdom and, more briefly, other countries.

 

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Film and/in Society

America:History and Life (1954 to present)

Indexes historical journals and lists books, dissertations and book reviews by historians dealing with film in American history and culture.

Historical Abstracts (1955 to present)

Covers world history except for the U.S. and Canada. As with America: History and Life, this locates historical research on film, film industries, and film's place in national cultures.

PsycINFO (1887 to present)

The great index to the literature of psychology for those interested in film as studied by psychologists.

Sociological Abstracts(1963 to present)

This is the major index to sociological journals.

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Film Technology

Applied Science and Technology Index (1958 to date)
Reference Z7913 .I7

This indexes journals in engineering and technology and is good for locating articles dealing with film, cameras and other apparatus, the industry, photography, theater design, and more recently, video and computer applications. . Prior to 1958, this title was called Industrial Arts Index (see below).

History of Science and Technology (1976 to Present)

This database locates selected articles, books, conference papers and dissertations dealing with the technical history of the film industry. Coverage begins in 1976.

Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957) Emory lacks 1920-21.
Z7913 .I7 In Candler Storage

This index covered many business publications as well as technical ones. For historical purposes, researchers should start with headings beginning "Moving Picture..." or "Moving Pictures...."

See also:
Sources listed under Locating Film Reviews, sources listed under Locating Film Criticism and the dictionaries listed above.

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Industry News

ABI/Inform Complete (1971 to present)

This is an index to business periodicals. Since 1991 it has offered the complete text of selected articles.

American Film Studios: A Historical Encyclopedia (1988)
Reference PN1993.5 .U6F45 1988

Brief histories of the studios. No bibliography or notes.

Business Periodicals Index (1958 to present)
Business Reference Z7164 .C81

Indexes for 1958-1978 are in the stacks. Business Periodicals Index was preceded by the Industrial Arts Index(1913-1957).

JSTOR (coverage varies; earliest is 1895 to present)

JSTOR (Journal Storage Project) contains the complete text of over 300 prominent scholarly journals in history, business and other fields. Not only is the text of all articles available but every word of every article is searchable. Coverage is usually from the first issue of a journal with a two to five year gap between the latest JSTOR issue and the latest issue published year.

The New American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary (1998)
Reference PN1993.5 .U6S539 1998

This work contains articles on film companies and organizations as well as some technical subjects. Many articles have helpful bibliographies.

Variety (1905 to present)
Micfilm 651

This is the newspaper of the film industry. Emory has it back to the beginning on microfilm and daily issues are shelved in Current Periodicals. It is indexed by LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe but only back to 1993. Two other indexes are available: Variety Film Reviews and Variety Obituaries.

Wall Street Journal Historical (1885 to 1985)

Contains full text of all issues. For the Journal after 1985 use Factiva (Factiva operates only with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or higher and on Windows computers).

SEE ALSO databases available at the Goizueta Business Library web site.

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Periodical Lists

Film, Television and Video Periodicals; A comprehensive Annotated List (1991)
Reference Z5784 .M9 L68 1991

An alphabetical list by title providing publication information and descriptions of contents. There is an index of film periodicals at the back of the book.

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory

A current directory of periodicals from all over the world on all subjects. Film periodicals may be found by searching on title or by doing an "index" search on the term "motion pictures." It gives brief publication and subscription information.

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Plot Summaries

American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films.
(1971- ) In progress. Published so far: covering 1893-1950, 1961-1970
Also in Reference PN1998 .A57

The best of them all. This work gives production information, date of release and date of copyright, length in reels and minutes, director and production staff, source (if based on short story, novel, play), detailed cast and detailed plot summary. Includes also notes and review sources from cinema and trade journals not indexed anywhere else.

Magill's Survey of Cinema.

Provides plot summaries along with critical remarks (although in some articles the criticism dominates). There are several series in this set: Foreign Language Films (8 volumes, 1985: Reference PN1993.45 .M34 1985); English Language Films, First Series (4 volumes, 1980: Reference PN1995 .M3); English Language Films, Second Series (6 volumes, 1981: Reference PN1995 .M32 1981); Silent Films (3 volumes, 1982: Reference PN1995 .M34 1982). This last title includes both U.S. and foreign silents.

The Motion Picture Guide. 12 volumes (1983) and annual supplements
Reference PN1993 .M4334

Gives long plot outlines, complete with breezy and opinionated comments from the authors. It's not as formal as the American Film Institute Catalog but well worth consulting. There is a computer version available only on the Woodruff Library Information Commons under "Non-Web Date

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Quotations

Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject and Indexed. (1995)
Reference PN1994.9 .N69 1994

OK, who said it? "I did not spend six years in junior college to be a maid." How about, "Say, where'd you learn to dunk, in finishing school? Twenty million dollars and you don't know how to dunk..."? This book has lots of quotes you can find under subjects but the index (by performer and by film) is only moderately helpful. Still, a lot of fun. [Ally Sheedy in Maid to Order, 1987; Clark Gable (to Claudette Colbert) in It Happened One Night, 1934.]

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• Directories
• Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
• Program Listings
• Reviews & Criticism
• Subject Headings
• Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Directories

International Television and Video Almanac (1987 to present)
Reference Desk HE8698 .I55

Contains biographies of TV personalities, directors, producers, writers and industry officials; lots of information on U.S. networks and their history as well as lists of prime time and syndicated shows (including made for TV movies and miniseries) going back 7 years. Lists of TV stations, cable, satellite and home video companies. There is briefer information on British, Latin American and European TV markets. The most recent edition of this work is in Reference and the earlier ones in the stacks.

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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

The American Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary (1991)
Reference PN1992.3 U5S57 1991

Contains articles on companies, networks, genres and technology. Most articles contain at least one reference to a source of further information.

Encyclopedia of Television 2nd ed. 4 volumes (2004)
Reference PN1992.18 .E53 2004

This is really an international encyclopedia because it covers television around the globe, although emphasizing the U.S. and British industries. It has articles on TV programs, actors, industry executives, genres (cartoons, talk shows), technology and equipment (steadicam, color), government agencies and regulation and many other topics. Most articles are accompanied by a helpful bibliography of related readings.

Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television 3rd edition (1992)
Reference PN1992.18 .B7 1992

Similar to the above title but concentrates even less on programs and more on technical and industry topics.

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Program Listings

British Television 2nd edition (1996)
Reference PN 1992.3 G7V34 1996

A year by year listing of programs starting with those of 1937. It includes specials as well as series and gives a description of each. There is a title and personal name index.

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present 6th edition (1995)
Reference PN1992.18 .B68 1995

Gives complete dates and times for series and specials. Complete cast list and extensive notes concerning plots and their development.

The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs 1947-1979 2nd edition (1979)
Reference PN1992.3 .U5T462 1979

Similar to the above with good cast notes and dates of broadcast, but without the extensive notes.

Fifty Years of Television: A Guide to Series and Pilots, 1937-1988
Reference PN1992.8 .S4T47 1991

The TV Schedule Book: Four Decades of Network Programming from Sign-On to Sign-Off (1984)
Reference PN1992.3 .U5C32 1984

Not unlike the program listing in the newspaper, this shows what programs where on at what time during the fall, winter and summer seasons from 1944 to 1983. For example, in the summer of 1965, NBC was showing, from 7-11 p.m. on Sundays: Lassie, My Favorite Martian, The Ed Sullivan Show, Twilight Zone, Candid Camera, and What's My Line. Includes ABC, CBS, and NBC but no local programming.

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Reviews & Criticism

For locating reviews of television programs and criticism of individual programs or programming in general, most of the general sources listed in the sections Locating Film Reviews and Locating Film Criticism will work very well.

Variety Television Reviews 15 volumes (1989-1991) With biennial supplements after 1990.
Reference PN1992.3 .U5V36

The initial 15 volume set covers the period 1946 to 1988 with the supplements bring it up to date. The full review is reproduced and all reviews are arranged by date of publication.

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Cable television
Talk shows
Television (used for general works on television and for works on TV equipment)
Television advertising
Television advertising and children
Television and politics (i.e., the relationship between TV and political institutions)
Television broadcasting (used for works on the television industry)
Television broadcasting of...(films; news; sports)
Television in politics (i.e, the use of the medium in politics)
Television plays
Television programs
Television serials

Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Since 1968, the Television News Archive at Vanderbilt University has been taping the evening news and making copies available to interested persons. Originally, only the ABC, NBC, and CBS evening news broadcasts were taped. In 1988 "Nightline" was added and in 1989, the CNN evening news. The Archive has also taped broadcasts on such special subjects as the Watergate hearings, political party conventions, the Iran crisis and the Gulf War. The complete archive can be searched by subject (topic or personal name) using the index at the archive's web site. The site also gives information about arranging loans of copies of the newscasts.

While the web index should be everyone's first choice when approaching the archive, Emory has two other versions of the index, Television News Index and Abstracts. The print copy covers (1981-1995) AI3 .T44 and the microfilm version covers (1968-1990) at Micfilm 1262.

Access to most of the electronic resources listed below is limited to Emory University faculty, students, and staff. Information on Accessing Databases

See the Database Locator for a complete list of databases and electronic journals provided by the General Libraries.

A. CATALOGS

EUCLID

The catalog of the Emory Libraries.

RLIN Bibliographic File

The umbrella catalog of the 140 libraries, museums, and learned societies in the Research Libraries Group. The standard for locating collections of manuscripts, diaries, and business records. In the case of people and companies in the film industry this is a first stop for locating manuscript material.

WorldCat (OCLC)

A nationwide catalog of titles, including films as well as books, owned by American libraries.

B. DATABASES

ABI/Inform
1971 to the present

This is an index to business magazines and journals for those researching the current film or television industry. It may include complete articles after 1991.

ABSEES Online
1956 to the present

The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies covers English language journals for articles concerning all fields of the humanities and social sciences.

Academic Search Premier
1984 to present

Indexes general interest and scholarly periodicals. Some full text after 1990.

Africa-Wide: NiPAD
19th Century to the present

A combination of databases offering multi-disciplinary coverage of subjects relating Africa.

America: History and Life
1964 to present

An index to journals dealing with the history of the United States and Canada only. A useful index for television, film and film industry research.

American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films.
(1971- ) In progress. Published so far: covering 1893-1950, 1961-1970
Also in Reference PN1998 .A57

The best online source of them all. This work gives production information, date of release and date of copyright, length in reels and minutes, director and production staff, source (if based on short story, novel, play), detailed cast and detailed plot summary. Includes also notes and review sources from cinema and trade journals not indexed anywhere else.

Art Abstracts. (1984 to present)
Art Index Retropective (1929-1983)

These index a number of film and cinema journals.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index
1975 to present

A citation index to journals in the humanities. From the "Web of Knowledge" page click on "Web of Science" and then "Full Search."

Bibliography of Asian Studies
1971 to present

Covers all of Asia and all subjects. Lists references from books, journal articles, collected essays, conference proceedings.

Business Source Premier (1984 to present)

Indexes a wide selection of business periodicals. Full text from 1990.

Dissertation Abstracts
1861 to the present

Lists primarily U.S. dissertations (with some Canadian and some foreign). Search for words in titles. After mid-1980 the abstracts are searchable as well. Abstracts for many pre-1980 disserations may be found in the print version at Z5055 .U1A6.

Ethnic NewsWatch
1991 to present

This indexes and provides complete articles from 101 U.S. ethnic, minority and native newspapers.

FIAF International Film Archive Database
(1972 to present)

One of the most important indexes of film reviews and criticism there is.

Film Literature Index Online
(1976-2001)

Another important index to film reviews and criticism.

FRANCIS
1984 to the present

Indexed in English and in French. International in scope, it is a good source for film criticism.

Handbook of Latin American Studies
1935 to present

Covers all aspects of Latin American culture and society. Reference books, articles, newspaper reports, and government publications among others.

HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
1970 to the present

Primarily an index to Spanish language journals, although there are some English language ones.

Historical Abstracts
1970 to present

This indexes journals dealing with world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada). Good for articles on foreign film history.

History of Science and Technology
1976 to present

Useful for the history of film and television technology.

JSTOR (Dates of coverage vary)

Full text coverage of over 300 prominent scholarly journals in Film Studies, history, economics, and other fields. Coverage is usually from the first issue of a journal up to five years prior to the current year.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
ca. 1970 to present

Supplies complete articles from over 2400 newspapers, general interest and business periodicals and legal publications. A good source for reviews, biographical information on living persons, and industry news.

MLA International Bibliography
1963 to present

Includes some film studies material after 1974 but before then the subject was ignored.

New York Times Historical (1851-1999)

Provides the full text of every article as well as search capability by key word. For issues after 1999 use Lexis-Nexis Academic.

Research Library at Proquest
1986 to the present

An index to 1600 periodicals including both popular and scholarly titles with some full text from 1991 to the present.

Project MUSE
ca. 1990 to present

Full text of forty journals, among them Wide Angle, Cinema Journal, Postmodern Culture, Modernism/Modernity.

PsycINFO
1887 to present

An index to psychology journals.

Sociological Abstracts
1963 to the present

Indexes journals in sociology.

Times Digital Archive (1785-1985)

The Times of London. This database provides full-text images of each page of every issue of the Times.

Women's Resources International
1992 to present

A combination of databases with the goal of identifying resources pertaining to women. References a wide range of materials in a wide range of subjects.

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There are many internet sites that deal with film. Presented here are just a couple that lead to useful web pages.

Variety Online

Contains excerpts from the day's articles. Also includes full reviews, box office figures for top 60 films and other news.

Facets Multi-Media

Movies Unlimted

Two of the larger e-merchants of films on VHS and DVD.

Internet Movie Database

A popular favorite for finding movie plots, casts, directors, etc.