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Film Studies

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Welcome to the subject guide for Film Studies!

 

This guide will assist you to find information resources about film studies. In addition, the Richard J. Daley Library offers individual and group instruction on how to use library resources in this subject area. Speak with one of our reference librarians to assist you.

 

 

Books & eBooks 

Find Articles

Online Reviews 

Film Indices 

 

 

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More search options:

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Search Journals by Title 

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Search for eBooks: EBSCO eBooks

 

 

Finding Articles

 

Note: Accessing journal articles from databases off-campus will require students to use their student login ID and password.

 

Academic Search Premier

Try searching for your film title and director in Advanced Search mode. Also remember to limit your search results by selecting the Full Text option if you only want articles you can access.

 

Literature Resource Center

Use Advanced Search and select “Name of Work” from the drop-down feature.  Enter the name of the work and then select the type of document if you want to find a specific type (article, book review, movie review, interview, etc.).

 

ProQuest Newspapers

 

Newspaper Source 

Another newspaper database. 

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Online  Film Reviews

 

CineFiles: World Cinema Archive: CineFiles is a database of reviews, press kits, festival and showcase program notes, newspaper articles, and other documents from the Pacific Film Archive Library's collection.

 

Ebert & Roeper: Two of the most famous critics currently out there leave a number of reviews on movies from the past five or so years. Includes sound and video clips.

 

Filmsite: An award-winning website for classic film buffs, students, moviegoers and anyone else interested in the great movies of the last century. Detailed plot synopses, review commentary and film reference material are just some of the features available on the site. The site also contains film analysis, original content, information on the top films and most memorable movie scenes, in all genres of film.

 

Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture: Images publishes articles about movies, television, videos, and other popular visual arts. Images is a quarterly journal, but it adds new articles and reviews every week.

 

Internet Movie Database:  The most comprehensive movie source on the web. Provides information on movies around the world, from earliest times to the latest releases. Includes filmographies , plot summaries, reviews, biographical data, etc. 

 

Movie Review Query Engine:Provides a searchable index of all published and available reviews, news, interviews, and other material associated with specific movies. More than 42,000 films available for review at this search engine.

 

New York Times Movie Reviews:Browse or search 28,000 New York Times movie reviews. Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1960, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as The New York Times guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.

 

Rotten Tomatoes: Film and media sources and directories

 

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Film indices

 

Click on links to locate library and call number for items below.

 

New York Times Film Reviews, 1913-1968

 

Variety Film Reviews

Hardcover reprint of feature film reviews by the weekly entertainment tabloid-size magazine Variety.

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