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Cinema Studies
Basic resources for searching for scholarly information in all areas of cinema.
Alan Wallace
Alan Wallace
Contact:
Hodges Library
awallac5@utk.edu
awallac5@utk.edu
Finding Books and Videos in the UT Library
Finding Articles on Cinema Topics
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Academic Search CompleteThis multi-disciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject. (Formerly Academic Search Premier)
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FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals PlusThis collection includes: Index to Film Periodicals Plus, Treasures from Film Archives, Documentation Collections and FIAF Member's Publications. Includes key full-text periodicals.
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Film Literature Index (1976-2001)Indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television.
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MLA International Bibliography (1923 to present)Index of research in literature, language, and folklore.
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JSTORA collection of selected scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Most titles do not include the most recent 3-5 years. For more current research, search one of our general or subject-specific databases.
Film Reviews
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New York Times (Late Edition), Proquest Digital Microfilm (2008-current)You need the issue date to find the digitized image of the microfilm, which has a 1-2 month time lag. The most recent issues are available online in LexisNexis Academic or Factiva.
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New York Times, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (1851-2013)Full-text of one of the most important newspapers in the U.S. The most recent issues are available online in LexisNexis Academic or Factiva.
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Academic Search CompleteThis multi-disciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject. (Formerly Academic Search Premier)
There are many online resources for finding film reviews. The following online sources are good starting points. In addition, there are resources in the print collection of Hodges Library in the PN1993 call number section.
European Film Treasures - repsoitory of information on films including some streamed videos
MetaCritic - commercial online resource for film reviews
Rotten Tomatoes - commercial online resource for film reviews
Women Film Pioneer Project - excellent site on this topic from Columbia University
Web Based Resources
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