Welcome to your Cinema Studies Research Guide!
Beginning in the fall 2021 semester, I will be your subject liaison librarian for Cinema Studies. I'm currently busy updating and expanding this guide, so please check back frequently for new content.
If you have any suggestions, recommendations, or requests for resources to include here, please do let me know!
Louisa Trott
Louisa Trott
Contact:
Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Blvd
Knoxville
TN 37996
1015 Volunteer Blvd
Knoxville
TN 37996
865-974-6913
Subjects: Cinema Studies, Theatre
Finding Scholarly Articles in Databases
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Academic Search CompleteA multidisciplinary database covering magazines and scholarly journals.
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JSTORA full-text archive of selected scholarly journals. Most titles have an embargo on recently published articles.
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Project MuseFull text of scholarly journals and books in the humanities and social sciences.
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Communication & Mass Media CompleteCovers journals in communication and mass media studies.
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Entertainment Industry Magazine ArchiveIncludes trade and film fan magazines from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to the 21st century. Covers film, music, radio, television, and theater.
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FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals DatabaseResources for film history, theory, and criticism from The International Federation of Film Archives. Citations and select full-text of academic and popular film journals as well as holdings information of silent-era film archives.
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Performing Arts Periodicals DatabaseA guide to the journal literature on film, dance, television, and other performing arts. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
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MLA International BibliographyCovers literature, linguistics, literary theory/criticism, and the dramatic arts (film, television, theatre, etc.)
Note: Film Literature Index Online, created by Indiana University, was retired on December 6th, 2021. Most titles are indexed, some with full text, in other databases such as the FIAF Index and Academic Search Complete. Contact me if you have trouble finding the title you need.
Online Resources
The following online sources are good starting points particularly for older films. In addition, there are resources in the print collection of Hodges Library in the PN1993 call number section.
- European Film Treasures - repository of information on films including some streamed videos
- Lantern The free search platform of Media History Digital Library. Search over 2,772,417 pages of digitized books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.
- MetaCritic - commercial online resource for film reviews
- Women Film Pioneer Project - excellent site on this topic from Columbia University
Finding Films
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OneSearchYou can search the library's catalog using OneSearch. To narrow down your results, use the options on the left side of the page to select "DVDs" and/or "streaming media".
Reviews
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IMDB (Internet Movie Database)A searchable database of more than 250 million data items including more than 4 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and 8 million cast and crew members.
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MetaCriticFor each movie listed, MetaCritic collects and averages together critiques from professional critics to generate a score. Includes links to the original, full reviews.
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MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine)Large online database of movie review containing over 100,000 titles. Also includes news and user discussions.
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Rotten TomatoesOnline aggregator of movie and TV show reviews from professional critics.