Selected Resources for:
Film & Television Studies

Communication Abstracts   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=commabs-set-c&adv=1

1977 - present

A comprehensive index to communication-related publications, including literature in other disciplines that is relevant to communication researchers. Also covers the international literature in film studies, the role of technology in human communications, risk communication, crisis communication and public opinions.

Art Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=OMNIFT

Citations only (1984-1993); Citations and abstracts (1994- ); Some full text (1997- ).

Art Full Text is part of the multi-subject Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega. Art Full Text covers a wide range of topics from archaeology and architecture to sculpture and video art. Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. (Under Subject Area, choose Art.)

Location: Art Index, LAU REF Z5937.A78

Art Index Retrospective   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=ARTR

1929-1984.

Covers a wide range of topics from advertising art, antiques, and archaeology to sculpture, television, and textiles. Cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984. The database cites articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. In addition to articles, Art Index Retrospective indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.

FIAF International Filmarchive Database   

http://0-fiaf.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Index to film periodicals and related collections from the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). Includes the following indexes, which can also be searched separately: Index to Television Periodicals (starts 1979); Index to International Film Periodicals (starts 1972); Treasures from the Film Archives; Film/TV Documentation Collections; FIAF Affiliates Publications.

Film and Television Literature Index   

http://0-search.epnet.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=fah

A bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, and selected coverage of 300 more.

Film Literature Index  

1981- .

Index to the international film and television/video literature appearing in film journals and specialized film publications. Articles are indexed by author, subject, screenwriter, performer, director, cinematographer, professional society, and corporation.

Location: Ref. PN 1993 .F55

Humanities Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=HUMFT

1984- .

Indexes the major scholarly English-language journals in the humanities (including history and literature). Under Open Database Selection Area, select Humanities Full Text. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.

International Index to the Performing Arts   

http://0-iipaft.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1864- .

Index to more than 200 scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, includes some full text articles. Also indexes biographical profiles, conference papers, interviews, discographies, reviews, events, and obituaries appearing in New York Times and Washington Post. Covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, film, television, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, broadcast arts, circus performance, comedy, storytelling, opera, pantomime, puppetry, and magic. Records from 1998 forward contain an abstract.

MLA International Bibliography   

http://0-collections.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/initCritRefSearch.do?listType=mla

1926- .

The MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association of America, provides access to worldwide scholarly research in over 4,400 journals and series pertaining to literature (including drama), language, linguistics, folklore, film, radio, television, and theater. Provides citations to journal articles, books, book chapters from multi-author works, dissertations, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, and bibliographies. Does not include book reviews. MLA International Bibliography represents all national literatures.

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Sage Communication Studies   

http://0-online.sagepub.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/browsejournals.dtl?coll=COMM&journaltitle=Browse+by+Journal+Title

Includes the full text of 19 journals published by SAGE and participating societies in the areas of journalism, public opinion, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies/intercultural communication, television/film studies, media studies, business communication, organizational/management communication, written communication, rhetoric, and literacy studies.

Academic Search Premier   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph

1965- (varies).

Indexes over 4,000 periodicals in many subjects and includes many full-text articles. To limit your search to film reviews, type in the name of the film and then select "entertainment review" from the Document Type list.

LexisNexis Academic   

http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/us/lnacademic

Varies by publication.

Provides access to the full text of thousands of national and international magazines, newspapers, wire services, TV and radio broadcast transcripts, web publications, and blogs. Search by General, News, Legal, Business, or People.

Proquest Research Library   

http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=U01EPTYmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPUc2KzE5RSsxOUYrMUEwKzFBMSsxQTIrMUEzKzFBNCsxQTUrMUE2KzFBNysyMTgrMUFBKzFBQisxQUMrMUFE&clientId=5604

1980s- (varies).

Indexes over 2,900 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general sciences, business and general interest. To limit your search only to film reviews, type in the name of the film and then select "movie review" from the Article Type pop-down list (from "More Search Options). Many the articles are available in full text.

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International Motion Picture Almanac  

Comprehensive annual review of the motion picture industry. Includes statistics, awards, international film festivals and markets, obituaries, corporate histories of major studios, major and independent film releases, casting agencies, and market research and analysis.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.3 .I55

Directors and Their Films: A Comprehensive Reference,1895-1990  

A comprehensive reference of directors and the films they directed as well as an alphabetical listing of films showing the director.

Location: Ref. PN 1998 .B85 1993

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers  

Volume 1—Films; Volume 2—Directors; Volume 3—Actors and Actresses; Volume 4—Writers and Production Artists. Over 600 entries about films and filmmakers including production information, a list of roles or films, crew and major cast members, brief biographical information, a bibliography of resources about the film, and a specialist-written critical essay. Illustrated with stills.

Location: Ref. Biography PN 1997.5 .I58 2000

Name Is Familiar: Who Played Who in the Movies?  

Includes alphabetical listings of performers who have appeared in title roles, the names of their characters, and the films they were in. Also lists by the title characters with the movie in which the character appeared, the year of production, and the performer who played the character. Films included were released between 1910 and 1992.

Location: Ref. PN 1995.9 .C36 N696 1993

St. James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia  

Brief biographies of 200 women behind the camera: directors, producers, animators, art directors, editors, writers, and costume designers. Each entry includes a filmography.

Location: Ref. Biography PN 1998.2 .S683 1999

Movie Awards  

Year-by-year listing of awards, including Oscars, Golden Globes, etc. Each year features a short essay on the films in contention.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.92 .O53 2003

Movie Time: A Chronology of Hollywood and the Movie Industry from Its Beginnings to the Present  

A chronological look at Hollywood and the movie industry from 1830 through 1994. Includes the following sections: Personalities; Movies; Business and Society; and Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .U6 B687 1997

BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema  

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .E2 B44 2000

Comparative Encyclopedia of Middle East and North African Film  

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .A65 C66 2001

Encyclopedia of British Film  

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .G7 E53 2003

Encyclopedia of Chinese Film  

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .C4 Z53 1998

Encyclopedia of European Cinema  

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .E8 E53 1995

Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema  

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .I8 E539 2003

Complete Film Dictionary  

A comprehensive dictionary of 4000 cinema terms focusing on the motion picture as art object, technical process, and economic enterprise. Entries also look at film from analytical, theoretical, and historical perspectives. Includes black-and-white still photographs and line drawings illustrating filmmaking equipment and production processes. Covers topics such as editing, cinematography, composition, and lighting.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.45 .K66 1997

Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory  

Definitions of concepts and terms and brief biographies of key people, ranging from a column to two pages in length. Entries provide introductions to such topics as gender, memory, race, globalization, audience, fandom, identity, feminist theory, queer theory, and structuralism. Includes references and further readings.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.45 .C75 2001

Film Studies Dictionary  

Defines terms from cinematography, film production, film history, and film theory. Includes a bibliography.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.45 .B53 2001

Ultimate Movie Thesaurus  

Alphabetical list of over 5000 films. In addition to title, cast, and date, entries include a rating, running time, box office reputation, Oscar nominations and winners, major genre categories, subject matter categories, sequels, similar films, and author's comments.

Location: Ref. PN 1998 .C323 1996

Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising  

Location: HF5803 .A38 2003

Encyclopedia of Television  

Location: LAU Ref PN1992.18 .E53 2004

Film Encyclopedia  

Alphabetically arranged listing on a broad range of entries about filmmakers and important film-related organizations, events, inventions, techniques, processes, equipment, and technical terms. Also includes biographies and filmographies.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.45 .K34 2001

Motion Picture Guide  

1927 - 1999

Includes plot synopses, film analyses, production detail, cast and credits lists, and MPAA ratings for U.S. and foreign films.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks PN1993 .M4334

Overlook Film Encyclopedia  

For each film, entries include partial cast and production credits, a plot synopsis, and critical commentary. Arranged alphabetically by year to trace themes and trends. Includes appendices (e.g., Oscar winners), photographs, and reproductions of film posters and action stills. Other encyclopedias of film genres are shelved nearby in the Reference Area.

Location: Science Fiction: Ref. PN 1995.9.S26 H3 1994; Horror: Ref. PN 1995.9.H6 M5 1994; Gangster Film: Ref. PN 1995.9.G3 O83 1998; Western: Ref. PN 1995.9.W4 H37 1994

Film Index International   

http://0-fii.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

1900-

Film Index International is a filmography that gives fully international coverage of about 115,000 films and 57,000 film personalities from over 170 countries. Provides a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies, including coverage of the first silent movies, art house classics and current popular films. This release of the database contains the most recent records available, which are extracted from the British Film Institute's SIFT database (Summary of Information on Film and Television).

Film: A Reference Guide  

Each chapter is a bibliographic essay on some aspect of film, e.g., history of film, film criticism, film and society. Indexed.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.45 .A75

Halliwell's Film and Video Guide  

Gives brief film descriptions and, occasionally, short excerpts from reviews of almost every English-language film ever made and most foreign-language films distributed in the U.S. Alphabetically listed.

Location: Ref. PN 1998 .H433 1998

Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood  

Presents the history of five ethnic minorities in American motion pictures and television during the twentieth century: African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans. Arranged by ethnic minority, the entries for films, individuals, and terms illustrate each group's portrayal on screen. Includes a bibliography and index.

Location: Ref. PN 1995.9 .M56 M85 2003

Oxford History of World Cinema  

A condensed history of world cinema from 1895 to 1996. Includes biographies of directors and performers and an overview of genres and the different eras of film.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.5 .A1 O96 1996

Films by Genre: 775 Categories, Styles, Trends and Movements Defined, with a Filmography for Each  

From Action-Adventure to Zombie Movies. Includes references, a name index, and a title index.

Location: Ref. PN 1998 .L63 1993

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

To find books on film in general, do a Subject search for "Motion pictures." This broad heading has many subheadings (e.g., "Motion pictures -- Reviews"). You might also try terms such as "cinematography," "film adaptations," and "film criticism."

To find books on particular genres of films, type in these, among other, subject headings: "feature films"; "documentary films"; "film noir"; "silent films"; "horror films"; "western films"; "musical films"; "animated films"; "comedy films"; "adventure films."

Combine concepts using AND. For example: "animated films" and "directories"; "gangster films" and "dictionaries"; "films" and "encyclopedias"; "women" ("African Americans," "India," etc.) and "motion pictures."

Films are kept in the Gelardin New Media Center, first floor Lauinger Library.

Library of Congress Catalog  

http://catalog.loc.gov/

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page.

WorldCat   

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WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.

WRLC Catalog  

http://catalog.wrlc.org/

The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.

Film Studies Guide to WWW Resources in Film Studies  

http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=2293

Provides links to film-related indexes and research sites, electronic journals, searchable film and video databases, film festivals, awards, and special topics such as "Women and Film" and "African-Americans and Film."

All-Movie Guide  

http://www.allmovie.com/

A searchable database of over 131,000 films. Searchable by film, creator, location, or keyword.

Internet Movie Database  

http://www.imdb.com/

A database of information on over 420,000 feature films, television shows and movies, direct-to-video movies, and video games. Includes movie credits; filmographies; biographies of directors, actors, writers, etc.; reviews; plot summaries; quotations; and trivia. An Amazon.com company.

Silent Era  

http://www.silentera.com/

Includes key facts, cast information, genre, preservation status, keywords, and availability for home viewing for over 20,000 silent films.

Yahoo's Listing of Movie & Film Awards  

http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/Awards/

American Film Scripts Online  

http://0-solomon.afso.alexanderstreet.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

The full text of film scripts, indexed and organized for searches by scene, director, producer, scriptwriter, actor, subject, historical event, and character (by name, race, sexual orientation, gender, and occupation).

Drew's Scripts-O-Rama  

http://www.script-o-rama.com/

Heavy advertising, but includes many scripts.

New York Times   

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Full Text, 1999- ; Citations and Abstracts, 1989-

Includes New York Times film reviews printed in this time span.

Location: Ref AI21.N44 1851- .

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences  

http://www.oscars.org/

Information about the Academy, the Academy Awards, Academy press releases, and other Academy or Academy Foundation programs and activities

American Film Institute  

http://www.afi.com/

Includes information about AFI; listings of screenings and events, workshops, and awards; and a list of the AFI's 100 "greatest movies."

British Film Institute  

http://www.bfi.org.uk/

The BFI Film & TV Database provides information on over 800,000 British and international film and television titles as well as people (over one million), music groups, organizations and events dating back to the beginning of film production. Some films and interviews available to download.

Yahoo's Listing of Film and Movie Organizations  

http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/Organizations/

International Directory of Film/TV Documentation Collection   

http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=main&NEWS=n&D=iitp,bfmp,idft,trfa,iifp,lopi

Contains information about collections of paper archives, scripts, press materials, stills, posters, and other film documentation held in film archives, libraries, and educational institutions worldwide. Entries include contact information, descriptions of each collection's scope and contents, and access guidelines.

New York Times Historical   

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1851-2005

Includes New York Times film reviews printed in this time span.

Location: Ref A121.N44 1851- .

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Adforum  

http://www.adforum.com/adfolio/search.asp

Provides access to over 35,000 advertisements in all media: TV, radio, cinema, Internet, print and outdoor ad campaigns. Also includes over 18,000 advertising agency sources, news and other information related to the advertising industry. Users can search for ads by keyword, media type, product, brand name, business sector, agency, country, celebrity or award. Note: There is a limit of three concurrent users. Ask at reference desk for login and password information.

American Memory - Motion Pictures (Library of Congress)  

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/index.html

(Click on the Motion Pictures link on the "Browse Collections Containing" menu on the right side of the page.) Films of early twentieth-century life, including films of New York City, the San Francisco Fire, and President McKinley's inauguration and funeral. Background notes to the films are included. For more extensive research, visit the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

Internet Moving Image Archive  

http://www.archive.org/details/movies

Large online archive of ephemeral films, documentaries, educational films, industrial films, home movies, news reels, advertisements and more. Also includes the Prelinger Archives.

Film Review Annual  

1982-.

Reprints complete reviews of films drawn from many different newspapers and magazines. Also includes citations to other reviews not reprinted here. Arranged by title of film. Includes indexes of critics, casts, producers, directors, and screenwriters.

Location: Ref. PN 1995 .F465

Variety Film Reviews  

1907-1992.

Reprints film reviews from Variety, in the order in which they were published. Title index for each year. Lexis Nexis Academic searches full-text articles from Variety from July 19, 1993 to the present, Proquest Research Library searches full-text articles from Variety from 2000 to the present.

Location: Ref. PN 1993.V36

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.