Selected Film Studies Resources

Databases
(*Licensed by Rhodes College)

*360Search
360Search will simultaneously search a number of databases that contain literature related sources.

  • allMovieGuide
     Ratings and descriptions of over 220,000 feature movies and documentaries. Entries give plot synopsis, review, cast, director, producer, availability on video or DVD, and more.
  • *American Film Scripts Online
    Contains 823 scripts by 969 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes over 430 original images of previously unpublished screenplays. When complete, the collection will include more than 1,000 scripts and over 100,000 scenes of life as portrayed in the movies.
  • *American National Biography
    Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
  • Internet Movie Database (MDB)
    Welcome to the Internet Movie Database, the biggest, best, most award-winning movie and TV site on the planet.
  • Internet Movie Script Database
    If you enjoy movies you′ve come to the right place, we have the biggest collection of movie scripts available anywhere on the web. Our site lets you read or download movie scripts for free.
  • *Literature Resource Center
    Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group′s core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
  • *MLA International Bibliography
    Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, this database consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats.
  • *Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition (1982 -)
    Electronic access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from over 4,000 journals. Coverage back as early as 1982 ensures that every search is as deep as it is broad. Includes Humanities Full Text, Reader′s Guide Full Text.
  • *WorldCat
    The world′s most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 42 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century. Includes holdings information from the world′s libraries. Now includes the Library of Congress Subject Headings as its thesaurus.

Online Journals
(*Licensed by Rhodes College)

Reference Sources
(*Licensed by Rhodes College)

  • Film Encyclopedia (Katz) [Print: REF PN1993.45 .K34]
  • Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television [Print REF PN1590.G39 Q44 2005]
  • Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series [Print REF PN1997.8 .A76 2001}
  • Encyclopedia of Chinese Film [Print: REF PN1993.5.C4 Z53 1998]
  • Encyclopedia of Novels into Film [Print REF: PN1997.85 .T54 1998]
  • Halliwell′s Film, Video & DVD Guide [Print REF: PN1993.45 .H27]
  • Film and Television: A guide to the Reference Literature [Print REF: PN1994 .E5 2006]
  • *Cinema Studies: the Key Concepts
  • *Chambers Film Factfinder
  • *Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Cinema
  • *International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film
  • Dictionary of Film Terms: the Aesthetic Companion to Film Art [Print REF: PN1993.45 .B33 2006]

Websites

  • Academic Info: Film Studies Resources
  • American Film Institute
    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.
  • AsianAmericanFilm.com
  • Asia & Pacific Film Connections
    Film Connections: Asia & Pacific seeks to create a deeper awareness and understanding of Asian and Pacific Island film cultures by providing immediate and comprehensive information about contemporary feature films from these areas.
  • Best 1,000 Movies Every Made
    This list is drawn from the second edition of "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made" (St. Martin′s Griffin, $24.95), edited by Peter M. Nichols and published in 2004. For additional information about the list, read Peter M. Nichols′s preface, or A. O. Scott′s introduction.
  • Black Film Center/Archive (Indiana U)
    The Black Film Center/Archive was established in 1981 as a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. Included are films which have substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as those which depict some aspect of black experience.
  • BFI - British Film Institute
  • British Pathe Film Archive
    Now you are here you can preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive  which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970.
  • Digital Librarian - Film Resources
  • DMOZ Film Resources
  • DocumentaryFilms.net
    Founded in 1998, Documentary Films .Net was relaunched with renewed energy in 2006. This site provides documentary film information and resources to both viewers and filmmakers. Documentary Films .Net is 100% volunteer driven and is lucky to have a devoted base of filmmakers, reviewers, IT people and students to keep the dream alive. The content here is created by people with a passion for documentary films.
  • Earlycinema.com
    Earlycinema.com aims to provide an introduction to the first decade of motion pictures and the developments which helped shape cinema as we know it today. The site is by no means a complete account of the development of cinema, and concentrates on the major events in cinema′s history encouraging further reading and research.
  • European Films
    The privately owned and operated site european-films.net wants to increase public awareness about European feature length films that are currently in (pre-)production or in release in theatres or on DVD around the world. The site offers news and reviews of such films for the general public, hoping to stimulate interest in the diverse output of European filmmakers working today.
  • Greatest Films
    Greatest Films at filmsite.org and greatestfilms.org: An award-winning, unique website resource since 1996 for classic film buffs and all who are interested in the movies. It Includes interpretive and detailed plot synopses, original content, review commentary, colorful vintage film posters, an unparalleled wealth of film reference material, and historical background and descriptions for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American and other English-language films in the last century.
  • GreenCine - Primers on Movie Genres
    If you′re like most people, you′ve probably heard of the French New Wave or Dogme95, but when asked at a party to explain what they are or to name more than a couple of films, you may struggle a little bit. Well, fear not! Going along with GreenCine′s belief that DVDs are not just entertainment but film-schools-in-a-box, we′re happy to introduce you to our own form of film education: Primers. They are meant to be a fun introductory overview of major film genres and movements, and to serve as handy guides in your rental selection process.
  • Internet Moving Images Archive: Movie Collection
    Welcome to the Archive′s Moving Images library of free movies, films, and videos. This library contains thousands of digital movies which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to videos of every genre uploaded by Archive users. Many of these movies are available for download.
  • Masters of Cinema
    Masters of Cinema is an organic, international initiative founded in 2001 by four friends with a mutual interest in a particular type of filmmaker. Now five-strong, and living thousands of miles apart from each other in three different countries, we aim to bring pertinent information together in one place for aficionados of World Cinema
  • Moving Image Collections: A Window to the World′s Moving Images
    MIC documents moving image collections around the world through a catalog of titles and directory of repositories, providing a window to the world’s moving image collections for discovery
  • Movie Review Search Engine
    The Movie Review Query Engine, the largest online database for movie reviews, has been re-launched to expand its content reach and user experience.Founded in 1993 by Stewart Clamen, the continually growing site provides a searchable index of all published and available movie reviews. As the premiere search engine for movie reviews, MRQE.com has always been praised for its simple design and ease of use.
  • Museum of the Moving Image
    Museum of the Moving Image advances the public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media.
  • National Film Preservation Foundation
    The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) is the nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America′s film heritage.
  • Reel Classics
    Welcome to Reel Classics, the Internet′s most comprehensive site dedicated exclusively to Classic Movies.  Comprising over 2500 pages and more than 3 gigabytes of content (with much more on the way), it may well be the biggest too.
  • Roger Evert Reviews (Chicago Suntimes)
  • ScreenSite (U Alabama)
    ScreenSite facilitates the teaching and research of film/TV/new media and is designed principally for educators and students.
  • Silent Era: the Silent Film Website
  • Simply Scripts
    Welcome to SimplyScripts - links to hundreds of free, downloadable scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current, classic and maybe a few soon-to-be-released movies, television, anime, unproduced and radio shows.
  • Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    The 400 films, selected for the virtual cinema, reflect the vast scope of documentary material collected in the Spielberg Archive. The films range from 1911 to the present and include home movies, short films and full length features.
  • Women Make MoviesSimply Scripts
    Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitiates the production, promotion, distribution, and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. contact us

 

 

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