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Film Studies
Books
Use the Online Catalog to locate books and other materials in Reynolds Library. Search by Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword. Keep in mind that you may get better results using "Motion Pictures" instead of "film" or "movie" in your searches.
Sample Searches for Guided Keyword Tab
- "Film Theory"
- "Alfred Hitchcock"
- "Gender" AND "Motion Pictures"
For a list of subject headings, click on the Basic Search Tab, select Subject Heading and search for "motion pictures". Click the yellow See Also icon to the left of the first result on the screen to see a list of LC Subject Headings having to do with film.
Film LC Call Numbers
- PN1900s which are on the 5 th level of the Reynolds Wing.
- Various other call numbers for specific types of films (i.e. books about Shakespeare on film will be with the Shakespeare books).
Reference Resources
The PN1900s section of the Reference Deprtment holds numerous good resources on film including books on specific genre's and ones covering films in particular countries. We also have several good general books including...
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
Ref PN1997.8 I58 1990 (also online as an ebook)
v.1 Films, v.2 Directors, v. 3 Actors and Actresses, v.4 Writers and Production Artists
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Halliwell's 2004 Film Guide
Ref PN 1993.45 H27 2004
review and film data including release date
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Magill's Survey of Cinema
Ref PN1993.45 M34 1985
plots for films
Film Reviews
- Internet Movie Database
Bring up the entry on a movie and then look on the left panel of links for External Reviews. Beware that you sometimes get reviews of the DVD, not the original movie, so check the original date of publication on each review. - For New York Times Reviews or Chicago Tribune Reviews use Proquest Historical Newspapers. Click on Advanced Search and then on More Search Options below the Date fields. In the Document Type box, you can select Review. Then put the Film title in the search box and click search.
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Film Review Annual
Ref PN 1995 F463x
Critical reviews from multiple sources (1981-), but not the New York Times
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Variety's Film Reviews
Ref PN1995 V341
24 Vols 1907 - 1996. After 1996, use Lexis Nexis Academic (coverage 1993 - present) or Proquest (coverage 2000-present)
- Film and Television Literature Index
- IIPA International Index to the Performing Arts
Good for scholarly film reviews
NOTE: For more recent reviews, use our online databases.
Back to topOnline Databases
To access databases, go to Find a Database and use the subject tree, the alphabetical listing, or search for a database.
General Databases
(best for popular sources - newspapers and magazines - and some scholarly journals)
- Proquest
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Academic Search Premier
(via EBSCOhost)
Subject Specific Databases
(For scholarly articles -- in order of preference....)
- Film and Television Literature IndexGood international coverage in addition to American Film. Much of the content is full-text.
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IIPA International Index to the Performing Arts
Good for scholarly film reviews
- Communication and Mass Media Complete
(via Ebsco) Citations and Full-text for many scholarly film journals.
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MLA Bibliography
For textual criticism and genre studies. Also good for films that are made from a work of literature.
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Art Index
Indexes some film journals; may be searched simultaneously with MLA Bibliography
Locating Journals in the Library
Some databases only provide you with a citation for an article, not full-text. To see if we have the article full text in another database, look for the WFU Full-text options icon in the database or use Find a Journal to search for the title you need. You will be shown availability in both print and electronic formats.
Back to topWebsites
- Internet Movie Database
- Senses of Cinema
(good discussions of major directors and some critical evaluations as well)
- Digital Librarian Movie Page
Great listing of web sites about film.
- Librarian's Internet Index Film Page
- Voice of the Shuttle's Film/Video Page
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Awards Database and IMPC Credits Database
Citing Your Sources
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. and Publication Manual of the the American Psychological Association, 5th ed - copies are available at the Reference Desk. Also use our web guides for assistance:
For information on how to cite a film, see section 5.8.3. Citing Film Reviews is covered in section 5.7.7 for print reviews and 5.9.4.d for online reviews.
Back to topNeed Help?
- Rosalind Tedford: tedforrl@wfu.edu or AIM: rozteelib
- Request a Personal Research Session
- Ask a Librarian