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Cinema Studies: Home
Basic resources for searching for scholarly information in all areas of cinema.
Alan Wallace
Alan Wallace
Contact:
Hodges Library
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awallac5@utk.edu
Guide Editor: Kat Brooks (kbrooks@utk.edu)
Finding Resources
For Articles:
For Reviews:
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
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".
Web Based Resources
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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.
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