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Film Studies
This guide provides references to selected materials in the area of film studies, and draws from McHenry Library's collection of print and online resources in film studies and other disciplines. This guide is organized by the following categories:
BASIC FACTS AND OVERVIEWS
Selected list of film studies reference sources that provide background info and bibliographies for further reading.
You may find the books listed below in McHenry Library, on the 2nd floor; the online resources are found by title in CRUZCAT.
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television History (REF PN1993.45 .C75 2001)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (REF PN1997.8 .I58 2000; 4 volumes)
Film Index International (Online resource; coverage: early silent films to present)
Search by film to find a synopsis, credits, and references to reviews or articles. Search by person to find biographical information, a filmography, and references to interviews or articles.American Film Institute Catalog (Online resource; coverage: 1893–1970)
Contains plot summaries, credits, and references to articles.Note: Browse the Reference Stacks between REF PN1993 and PN1999 for additional film studies encyclopedias, dictionaries, plot summaries, and filmographies.
Some Subject Encyclopedias that Include Film Topics
Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (REF H41 .I58 2001; 26 vols.)
Topics include: Documentary and ethnographic film; Film and video industry; Film: genres and genre theory; and Film: history.St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (REF E169.1 .S764 2000; 5 vols. or online)
Includes significant films in American popular culture. Consult index to identify films by title or director.Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications (REF P87.5 .E532 2003; 4 vols.)
Includes film topics such as historical perspectives, sexual content, societal influence, and so on.
FIND
ARTICLES
Discipline-specific, and related, online databases and print indexes for finding film reviews and research.
Find databases by title at http://library.ucsc.edu/research.html; off-campus access info at http://oca.ucsc.edu/; text availability info at http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/elinks.html.
Film Reviews and Publicity (around the time film was releasled)
Film Review Index (REF PN1995 .F513 1986; dates covered: 1882–1985 in two volumes)
Citations to a variety of souce types: newspapers, magazines, film-studies journals, and books. Volumes seperated by date, then organized by film title.Film Review Annual (REF PN1995 .F463; 1982–2002)
Full text of reviews from sources that include newspapers, magazines and film-studies journals. Annual volumes are organized by film title.Variety Film Reviews (REF PN1995 .V34; 1907–1996)
Full text of reviews published in Variety. Annual volumes are organized by date and have a film-title index.New York Times Film Reviews (REF PN1995 .N4; 1913–2000)
Full-text reviews published in The New York Times. Annual volumes are organized by date and have separate indexes for film titles and personal names (actor, director, etc.).Proquest Newspapers (current & historical coverage)
Contains the full text of the following:
Current issues of: Los Angeles Times, 1985– ; New York Times, 1980– ; Wall Street Journal, 1984– .
Historical issues of: Los Angeles Times, 1881–1986; New York Times, 1851–2004; Wall Street Journal, 1889–1990.Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890–1982)
Online version of Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. Contains citations to articles in magazines. To find reviews, search film title and subject Motion picture reviews.Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (REF AI3 .R4; 1900– )
Contains citations to articles in magazines. Annual volumes are organized alphabetically by subject. Reviews in vols. 1–36 are listed under the subject Motion picture plays – Criticisms, plots, etc. – Single works; in vols. 37– reviews are listed under the subject Motion picture – Reviews.LexisNexis Academic (coverage varies: 1980– )
Contains the full text of articles published in selected newspapers. Step 1: Enter the film title in the text box; Step 2: Under "Result Groups" select "Subject" from drop-down menu (allow search to run); Step 3: Under "All Results" select "Movie Reviews."
Use the following for in-depth reviews or criticism, and research. To learn the difference between a review and criticism use the UC Berkeley Library film-studies guide: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/filmstudies/filmreviewsintro.html.
Film Studies
Film Literature Index (REF PN1993 .F563; dates covered: 1973–2004)
Contains citations to articles in popular and scholarly film periodicals; also includes separate section on TV and video. Annual volumes are organized alphabetically by film title, subject, and name (author of article, actor, director, etc.).Film Literature Index (1976–2001)
Online version of Film Literature Index. Contains citations to articles in popular and scholarly film and television periodicals.Index Film Periodicals, FIAF (1972– )
Contains citations for articles on film topics.
Related Disciplines
International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) (1864– ) subject term Feature Films; Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) (coverage varies) subject Motion Pictures; Project Muse (coverage varies: 1990– ) subject Motion Pictures; Art Full Text (1997– ) subject motion pictures; Art Index Retrospective (1929–1984) subject motion pictures; Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (1892– ) subjects cinema... or film...
Other Disciplines
America: History and Life (1964– ) subject films; Anthropology Plus (late 19th–century– ) subject film or films; Historical Abstracts (1954– ) subject films; HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) (1970– ) subject heading motion pictures; MLA International Bibliography (1963– ) subject film; PsycINFO (1872– ) descriptor films; Sociological Abstracts (1963– ) descriptor films
FIND BOOKS AND MOVIES
CRUZCAT (http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu) is UCSC's online library catalog. Melvyl (http://melvyl.cdlib.org) is the combined catalog of the University of California libraries. Melvyl allows you to request items not owned by UCSC.
To find specific movies, in videocassette or DVD format, use CRUZCAT's Film & Video Search. You may search by author (use name of director, actor, etc.) or film title. To find books on film topics, try a subject search using or adapting the following Library of Congress subject headings:
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FIND CORE JOURNALS
Selected list of film studies journals available through CRUZCAT. For an extensive list visit http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/filmjournals.html.
Cinema Journal
From the Society for Cinema & Media Studies. Publishes essays using diverse methodological perspectives. Includes upcoming events, research opportunities, and latest published research.Journal of the Society of Cinematologists (1961–1975)
Film & History
From the Historians' Film Committee and The Film and History Center. Focuses on films that interpret, reflect, or influence history. Contains book and film reviews.Film History
Focuses on the historical development of the motion picture and the social, technological, and economic context in which this has occurred.Film Quarterly
Provides analyses of film, the film industry, and international cinemas.Quarterly of Film Radio and Television (1951–1957)
Hollywood Quarterly (1945–1951)
Framework
Provides theoretical and historical works on the diverse and current trends in media and film scholarship, including articles from interdisciplinary and global perspectives.Journal of Popular Film and Television
Uses the methods of popular culture studies to examine commercial film and television, historical and contemporary. Include essays of films and television programs, filmographies, bibliographies, and book and video reviews. Each year, the journal publishes one theme issue.Velvet Light Trap
Covers historical questions that illuminate the understanding of film and other media.
Full-Text Film Studies or Performing Arts Journal Collections:
Project Muse (Coverage varies; 1990– )
Journals by subject or click on "Journals," then "Subject List," find subject: "Film, Theater, and Performing Arts"JSTOR (Coverage varies; does not include last 3–5 years)
Journals by discipline or click on "Browse," then "Film Studies"Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) (Coverage varies, 1770–1995)
Journals in performing arts or click on "Find Journals," then "Find Journals by Subject," in "Subject Options" menu: "Performing Arts"
Note: A number of film journals are published, and available for free, on the Web; see list below. The quality of these journals may vary, as contributors range from film enthusiasts to students to scholars.
WEB SITES OF INTEREST
Criteria for evaluating Web sites available at: http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/evaluate.html
Web sites that contain film plots and credits:
MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine)
(http://www.mrqe.com/)
A searchable Web site that provides links to the text of film reviews. Sources
include online newspapers, magazines, and film-related Web pages.
Academy
Awards Database (http://www.oscars.org/awardsdatabase/)
From the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a searchable database
of Academy Award nominees and winners.
Google
Directory > Movies (http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Movies/)
Organizes film-related Web sites into specific subtopics. Click a heading to
connect to Web sites on film topics, such as directors, genres,
cultures & groups, theory & criticism, and so on. The
content of these Web sites varies; some contain reviews, criticism, biographical
info, trivia and/or ephemera, such as movie stills, posters, and screenplays.
Google
Directory > Journals (http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Movies/Theory_and_Criticism/Journals/)
A list of film-related journals published on the Web. Note: Web sites for subscription-based
journals will not provide the full text of articles online.
More Web-published film journals:
ORGANIZING A BIBLIOGRAPHY OR WORKS CITED LIST
How
to use the MLA style guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html)
UCSC's guide to citing in the MLA (Modern Language Association) style.
How
to cite film, video, and online media (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/mla.html)
From the Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley.
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