Film and Media Studies
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How to Find and Use... films, videos, journals, etc. |
Selected Film Web Sites |
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Local Film Information showtimes, locations, etc. |
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Databases
Academic Search Premier This resource is designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 8,200 journals in the collection.
American Film Institute Catalog The online AFI Catalog draws its content from six printed volumes that document every American film from 1893 to 1970 (except 1951 to 1960). Each film record has been meticulously compiled by the experienced editors and filmographers at the American Film Institute (AFI). Search records by keywords; film titles; cast, crew, and character names; subject; genre; release year and more. Most records include extensive plot summaries.
American Film Scripts Online This edition of American Film Scripts Online (AFSO) contains 386 scripts by 484 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts.
Art Full Text Indexes articles from major art journals from 1984-present, with full text of articles from some journals available, 1997 to the present. Includes American Cinematographer, Cahiers du Cinema, Camera Obscura, Cineaste, Cinema Journal, Film Comment, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Journal of Popular Film and Television, Screen, Sight and Sound, etc.
ArticleFirst (OCLC) (1990-) Indexes nearly 12,500 journals in a wide variety of subjects including Broadcasting, Cinema Journal, Film Culture, Films in Review, Journal of Film and Video, Premiere, TV Guide, Wide Angle, and many more. Updated daily.
Film and Television Literature Index Film and Television Literature Index is a comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. It has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Film Index International A major information resource for entertainment films and personalities produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. With a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies - from the very first silent movies, to art house classics or the latest blockbusters - Film Index International provides truly international coverage, indexing films from over 170 countries.
International Index to the Performing Arts A performing arts journal resource with nearly 300,000 indexed articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1864 to current, covering film, theatre and dance.
MLA International Bibliography
ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Full-text Web Journals
Animation Journal An academic journal on animation. Full-text articles are not available but extensive abstracts are. Published under the auspices of Chapman University's School of Film and Television.
Bright Lights Film Journal A popular/academic journal with movie analysis, history and commentary looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation and international film from a wide range of vantage points from the aesthetic to the political. A prime area of focus is on the connection between capitalist society and the images that reflect, support or subvert it--movies as propaganda. Full-text of some articles.
Le Clap
Film Noir Reader A critical anthology of essays on Film Noir films, directors, and themes (many full-text).
Film Score MonthlyFilm Score Monthly is America's leading magazine about motion picture and television music. Although song-oriented soundtrack albums are today bigger than ever, we are primarily interested in the background music÷the instrumental underscores which play such an important part of the filmgoing experience.
Images a journal of film and popular culture
KINEMA, A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media A journal of History, Theory and Aesthetics of Film and Audiovisual Media. Published at the University of Waterloo. Selected articles available full-text.
PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art
Topics include video and film in addition to theatre, installations, photography, dance and opera. Issues include essays, artists' writings, interviews, texts, reports on performance abroad, and book reviews (Anyone can connect to this database from the library but remote access is restricted to Washington University students only).
Postmodern Culture Interdisciplinary criticism in the Humanities (Anyone can connect to this database from the library but remote access is restricted to Washington University students only).
Scope: Institute of Film Studies Journal Scope is a fully peer-reviewed online journal edited by staff and students in the Institute of Film & Television Studies at the University of Nottingham. It is published three times a year, in February, June and November. Established in 1999, the journal changed to its current format after five years of continuous publication. All issues dated between May 1999 and November 2004 are now available in our Archive. The first issue of the new series appeared in February 2005.
How to Find and Use...
WU Libraries Film Collection
The WU Libraries have a large collection of VHS, DVD, laserdisc and 16/35 mm format films. The VHS videos are arranged as a browsing collection in Olin on Level A. Video, DVD and laser disk formats circulate for three days (limit two per checkout) and must be returned to the Olin Check-Out Desk. We offer VCR, laser and DVD stations in the library to view those films which do not circulate or have been placed on reserve and cannot be checked out. The 16/35 mm films are noncirculating, but may be checked out by faculty for on campus showings with prior arrangement.
You can search for films by title in the libary catalog.
example:
Title: Apocalypse Now
Most of the titles will have the words videorecording or motion picture in parentheses next to the title.
example:
Title: On the Waterfront [videorecording]/Columbia Pictures Corporation (1986)
or
Keywords: waterfront and videorecording
To search for films by a specific director, producer, studio, or leading actor, do a keyword or author search.
examples:
Author: Coppola, Francis Ford
or
Keyword: Paramount Pictures
You can search for videos on a particular topic by doing a subject search or word search and then limiting the format to video:
examples:
Subject: King, Martin Luther
or
Word: argentin* (for films about Argentina)
When the catalog gives you a list of titles on your subject, click on the "Limit/Sort" button and choose "Material Format" to limit your list of titles to "Video/Film" only.
Or, you can choose "Specific Video Recording" and select between "videodisc" (which means DVD or laserdisc) and "videocassette" (which means VHS), and "16 or 35mm film reel" (which is a celluloid print of the film).
You can also search for videos in a particular genre by doing a subject search:
examples:
Motion Pictures--Adventure Films
Motion Pictures--Animated Films
Motion Pictures--Comedy Films
Motion Pictures--Detective and Mystery Films
Motion Pictures--Documentary Films
Motion Pictures--Feature Films
Motion Pictures--Foreign Films
Motion Pictures--Horror Films
Motion Pictures--Science Fiction Films
Motion Pictures--Silent Films
WU Libraries Film Journal Collection
Recent issues (usually 6 months-1 year) of film journals are kept in the Current Periodicals area on the third floor of Olin Library, and a few technical film journals are kept in the fourth floor Current Periodicals area (those with a call number beginning with "T", such as American Cinematographer). Older issues are shelved according to their call numbers on the various levels of the library. If we do not have the journal you are looking for, please ask about InterLibrary Loan services at the Olin Help Desk.
Alphabetical listing of PRINT film and motion picture journals
Selected Film Web Sites
The Internet Movie Database Information on movies from around the world, including early cinema to the latest releases. Includes filmographies, biographies, plot summaries, cast and credit lists, etc.
All-Movie Guide Rates and provides information on feature movies and some major documentaries. Searchable by film, people, genre, country, time, and mood.
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.
Movie Review Query Engine an index to movie reviews available on the World Wide Web (searchable by title).
Film Scripts
The Internet Movie Script Database A large collection of film scripts searchable by title or genre.
Simply Scripts Several hundred movie scripts.
Film Preservation and Organizations
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Information about the Academy, the Academy Awards, and other programs and activities of the Academy and its affiliated organization, the Academy Foundation.
AFI Online Information about preservation from the American Film Institute.
British Film Institute Established in 1933, the British Film Institute promotes understanding and appreciation of Britain's rich film and television heritage and culture.
National Film Preservation Board A public advisory group to the Library of Congress interested in ensuring the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage. U.S. National Film Registry-Titles lists films selected by the National Film Preservation Board.
National Film Preservation Foundation A nonprofit organization created by Congress to save America's film heritage. The Foundation raises money for nonprofit and public archives to preserve and make available endangered films that are not protected by commercial interests.
Awards and Indexes
Chicago Film Critics Awards
Yahoo's list of film-related sites A list of links organized by topics, including Actors, Awards, Box Office Reports, etc.
Specific Subjects
Asian Film ConnectionsAsian Film Connections seeks to create a deeper awareness and understanding of Asian cinema by providing immediate and comprehensive information about films from Asia, especially the cinemas of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Black Film Center/ArchiveThe Black Film Center/Archive is 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
Britfilms.comThis site, produced by the Film and Television Department of the British Council, features online versions of two useful publications: The British Films Catalogue and The Directory of International Film and Video Festivals.
DocumentaryFilms.Net Provides information and reviews of documentary films and links to film sites.
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 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.
IFP.org IFP (Independent Feature Project) was founded in 1979 on a belief that a truly vital American cinema must include the personal, idiosyncratic, and sometimes controversial voices of filmmakers working outside of the established studio system. The site provides information and reviews of independent films and filmmakers and links to film sites.
Reel Classics Reel Classics, the Internet's most comprehensive site dedicated exclusively to Classic Movies, comprises over 2500 pages and more than 3 gigabytes of content.
Silent Era A growing website. Includes over 50 reviews of silent films, as well as a listing of silent films available on VHS and DVD, plus forthcoming titles. Also includes silent film news and announcements and a small collection of biographies.
Silent Film Web Site Information on silent films, film stars and film makers; silent film screenings around the world; preservation of silent films; and links to silent film interest groups and related resources.
Women in Cinema: A Reference Guide A Directory of resources on women in film including anthologies and collections, biographies, electronic sources, and reviews.
Local Film Information
Washington University Filmboard Running three series: classic, feature, and midnight films. Show times and ticket information.
Webster University Film Series Featuring alternative and classic films as well as independent features and documentaries, avant-garde, animation, retrospectives and short works.
STLtoday Movie section
Riverfront Times Film Calendar Calendar of events including films.
Video, DVD, Laser Vendors
Amazon's video and DVD sales
Facets One of the nation's largest distributors of art, classic, cult, foreign and hard-to-find videos: over 27,000 titles including foreign films, documentaries, experimental and concert films, Hollywood classics, silent films, American independent films, serials animation, cult, and children's films.
Kino on Video On-Line Catalog Directory Early films from America and around the world (listed by title, country, and series).
Movies Unlimited Over 45,000 titles including classics, musicals, foreign films, "B" westerns, movies serials, tv shows, and many hard-to-find titles.
PBS Home Video Collection