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FILM CRITICISM: A GUIDE TO INFORMATION RESOURCES

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KC/Wright State and Affiliates Catalog
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Useful LC SUBJECT HEADINGS for this topic:

Film criticism
Motion pictures--Evaluation
Motion picture plays--History and Criticism (use for critiques of screenplays)
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion pictures—Reviews
Motion pictures—Production and direction
(Name)—(may have birth/death dates)—Criticism and interpretation

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PN1993-1999

Motion pictures

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REFERENCE RESOURCES

	E-Book	Bigger Than Blockbusters: Movies That Defined America
	E-Book	Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children's Films
	E-Book	Encyclopedia of Religion and Film
	E-Book	Jesus of Hollywood
	E-Book	Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia
	R PN1993.45.B33 2006	Dictionary of Film Terms: the Aesthetic Companion to Film Art
	R PN1993.45.E53 2005	Encyclopedia of Early Cinema
	R PN1993.45.G65 2007	Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
	R PN1993.45.H36 2006	Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts
	R PN1993.45.J23 1998	The Language of Cinema
	R PN1995.9.F54 F68 2010	Film Noir: The Encyclopedia
	R PN1995.9.F54 M39 2007	Encyclopedia of Film Noir
	R PN1997.85.T54 2005	Encyclopedia of Novels into Film
	R PN1998.2.F53 2002	Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers
	R PN1998.2.R66 2007	The Rough Guide to Film

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PERIODICAL INDEXES/DATABASES

Film Literature Index: indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular; Note:This database does not provide the full-text of articles; it is stictly a citation database.
Film and Television Literature Index: includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews
Academic Search Complete: Index to periodicals on a variety of subjects, including movie reviews. (Search for: film by title AND motion pictures--reviews)
Arts and Humanitites Citation Index: Citations and cited references from over 1,100 arts and humanities journals
Communication and Mass Media Complete: Index, abstracts, and full text for journals in communication and mass media
Article First: Index to articles from over 12,000 journals in a variety of subject areas, including movie reviews.
Art Abstracts: Indexes journals, magazines and museum bulletins on all forms of art and crafts, including film.
Electronic Journals Center: Full-text indexing service for over 2000 online scholarly and research journals including many in the humanities
Humanities International Complete: provides indexing, abstracting, and full text of journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities
Modern Language Association International Bibliography: Covers journals in language, linguistics and folklore; also includes selected articles on film criticism.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Index to full-text newspaper articles, including movie reviews.
Newspaper Source: Index to full-text newspaper articles, including movie reviews
International Index to Film Periodicals: Offers in-depth coverage of the world’s foremost academic and popular film journals

Periodicals available in the KC library that contain movie reviews

Film Quarterly
People Weekly
Newsweek
Time Magazine

Periodicals available through the Electronic Journal Center that discuss film related topics When accessing from off-campus, a login screen will display. Enter your user name and ID number and click Login Securely.

Periodicals available through Academic Search Premier that discuss film related topics

ANQ
Cineaste
Film Comment
Films in Review

Periodicals available through Film & Television Literature Index that discuss film related topics

Cineaction!
Cinema Scope
Film Criticism
Film Culture
Film Journal International
Framework
Vertigo

Online journals

INTERNET RESOURCES ON THIS TOPIC
Film Review resoucres on the Web

New York Times on the Web: Current Film: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html
Reviews of movies currently playing in theaters. Free but requires registration.
New York Times on the Web: Archive: http://www.nytimes.com/library/film/archivemain.html
All New York Times film reviews since 1996
MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine): http://www.mrqe.com/
Searches for movie reviews available on the Internet.
University of Iowa Film Studies Resources: http://clas.uiowa.edu/commstudies/film-studies-resources
From the University of Iowa Department of Communications, a list of web-based resources for film studies.
Scope: An On-line Journal of Film Studies: http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/archive.php
An online journal of film studies edited by staff and students within the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham providing a forum for discussion of all aspects of film history, theory and criticism.
Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture: http://www.imagesjournal.com/
An online journal that focuses on film and its place in popular culture
Kinema: A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media: http://www.kinema.uwaterloo.ca/
An online journal of film studies.
Guide to Web Resources on Film Studies: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=1001046
Includes a partially annotated list of links in numerous areas of film study such as reviews and other special topics.
GreenCine Movie Primers: http://www.greencine.com/static/primers/index.jsp
This commercial site has primers on film genres that provide the history of each genre.
Internet Movie Database (IMB): http://www.imdb.com/
Information on movie and TV movies and TV series. Anyone can submit a review.
Bright Lights Film Journal (April 1996, no. 16 to present): http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/
Articles, profiles, reviews, interviews, and more.
Filmsound.org: http://http://www.filmsound.org
Covers all aspects of the use of sound in film.
Masters of Cinema: http://http://www.mastersofcinema.org
Focuses on works of major film directors, but also includes many other types of information on film.
American Film Institute: http://www.afi.com/
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
British Film Institute: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
The BFI (British Film Institute) promotes understanding and appreciation of film and television heritage and culture. Established in 1933, the bfi runs a range of activities and services.
Cahiers du Cinema.com: http://www.cahiersducinema.com/site.php3
Film criticism is the backbone of the work of Cahiers. Pick English from: Choose your language.
Society for Cinema & Media Studies: http://www.cmstudies.org/
Devoted to the scholarly study of film, television, video & new media
Film Theory & Criticism: http://www.zeroland.co.nz/film_theory.html
A comprehensive directory of film theory and film criticism websites
AMC Filmsite: Greatest Films: http://www.filmsite.org/
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, overviews of selected genre.