Actors
Cinematographers and Cinematography
College Guides
Directors/Producers
Foreign Films
Industry Guides
Motion Picture Bibliographies
Motion Picture Catalogs,
Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias
Motion Picture History
Motion Picture Periodicals
Motion Picture Plots, Themes,
Genres, etc.
Motion Picture Reviews
Motion Picture Studios (Websites)
Periodical Indexes and Databases
Websites
The following are just a few of the indexes that will cover articles dealing with film. Depending on your topic, your search might take you into the realm of history or business or art or music or any number of areas. For example, if you were looking for research into the business of producing and marketing motion pictures, you would likely find some of your most valuable research using ABI/Inform, a business journal database. If you were looking for film as literature, you would likely find better sources in the MLA Bibliography, the major research database for languages and literature. The indexes recommended below tend to be especially useful for any approach to film. Please note that you will need to be logged into the library system in order to access these databases off campus. To log in and return to this page, click here.
Arts & Humanities Search (FirstSearch)
British Humanities Index (Coverage - 1967 - 1991)
AI3.B7 3rd floor Index/Abstract Collection
Communication Abstracts
P87.C59733 3rd floor Index/Abstract Collection
(Coverage - 1978 to date)
Humanities Full Text (Wilson Web)
Humanities Index
AI3.R52 3rd floor Index/Abstract Collection
(Coverage - 1974 to date)
MLA Bibliography (EBSCOhost)
New York Times Index
AI21.N44 3rd floor Index/Abstract Collection (Coverage - 1851 to date)
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature.
AI3.R48 3rd floor Index/Abstract Collection (Coverage - 1900 to date)
Readers' Guide Full Text (WilsonWeb)
Times Index (London)
AI21.T46 3rd floor Index/Abstract Collection (Coverage - 1914 to date)
Reference materials provide quick answers on a variety of subjects. The UNF Library's Reference Collection should have specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks for nearly any subject you want to cover. The following materials are particularly useful for beginning to research issues in gender studies. You should also use the library's catalog to search for more specific areas. For example, if you are looking into representations of women in motion pictures, try looking for the keywords "women" and "motion pictures" in the advanced search screen. You can also limit the search to the Reference Collection by choosing Reference from the Location pull-down option.
Resources have been sub-categorized according to their focus.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits. Westport, Ct., Greenwood
Press, 1978-80.
PN1993 .A48a
Aros, Andrew A. An Actor Guide
to the Talkies, 1965 through 1974. Metuchen. N.J. : Scarecrow
Press, 1977.
PN1998 .A6694
Cinema: a Critical Dictionary :
the Major Film-Makers. New York: Viking Press, c1980.
PN1993.45
.C5
Dimmitt, Richard B. An Actor Guide to the
Talkies; a Comprehensive Listing of 8,000 Feature-Length Films
from January, 1949, until December, 1964. Metuchen, N.J.:
Scarecrow Press, 1967-68.
PN1998 .D53
The Hollywood Who's
Who: the Actors and Directors in Today's Hollywood. New
York: Continuum, 1993.
PN1998.2 .H64 1993
The Illustrated Who's
Who of the Cinema. New York: Macmillan, 1983.
PN1998.A2
I48 1983
Michael, Paul. The American Movies Reference
Book; the Sound Era. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall,
1969.
PN1993.5.U6 M53
Parish, James Robert. Actors' Television
Credits, 1950-1972. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1973.
PN1992.4.A2 P3
Parish, James Robert. Actors' Television
Credits. Supplement I. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1978.
PN1992.4.A2 P3 suppl.
Stewart, John. Filmarama. Metuchen,
N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975.
PN1998.A2 S67
Thomson, David.
A Biographical Dictionary of Film. 3rd ed. New York: A.A.
Knopf, 1994.
PN1998.2 .T49 1994
Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
: a Worldwide Survey. London : BFI Publishing, 1996.
PN1998.2
.W48 1996
Lyon, Richard Sean. The Complete Book of Film Awards.
West Los Angeles, Calif. LyonHeart Publishers, c1990.
PN1993.92 .L9 1990
Matthews, Charles E. Oscar A to Z : a Complete Guide
to More Than 2,400 Movies Nominated for Academy Awards. New York: Doubleday,
c1995.
PN1993.92 .M38 1995
Osborne, Robert A. 65 Years of the Oscar : the Official
History of the Academy Awards. New York : Abbeville Press, c1994.
PN1993.92
.O82 1994
Pickard, Roy. The Oscar Movies. New York: Facts on
File, 1994.
PN1993.92 .P53 1993
Shale, Richard. Academy Awards : an Ungar Reference
Index. New York: Ungar, 1978.
PN1993.5.U6 S47
Cinematographers & Cinematography
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Annual
Index to Motion Picture Credits 1978- . Westport, Ct., Greenwood Press, 1978-
.
PN1993 .A48a
Cinematographers, Production Designers, Costume Designers & Film
Editors Guide. Beverly Hills, CA: Lone Eagle, 1988- .
PN1998.A1 C58
Ensign, Lynne Naylor. The Complete Dictionary of Television
and Film. New York: Stein and Day, 1985.
PN1992.18 .E57 1985
Gartenberg,
Jon. Glossary of Filmographic Terms = Lexique de Termes Filmographiques.
Brussels, Belgium : Federation Internationale des Archives du Film, 1985.
PN1993.45 .G36 1985
The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema. New York:
Macmillan,1983.
PN1998.A2 I48 1983
Singleton, Ralph S. Filmmakers Dictionary. Beverly
Hills, CA: Lone Eagle Pub Co., 1986.
PN1993.45 .S56 1986
Thomson, David. A Biographical Dictionary of Film.
New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994.
PN1998.2 .T49 1994
The American Film Institute Guide to College Courses
in Film and Television. New York: Arco : Distributed by Prentice Hall Trade
Sales, 1990.
PN1993.8.U5 A453 1990
Peterson's Annual Guides/Graduate Study.
Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides.
L901 .P46
Peterson's Guide to Four-Year
Colleges. Princeton, N.J. : Peterson's Guides.
L901 .P459
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Annual
Index to Motion Picture Credits. Westport, Ct., Greenwood Press, 1978- .
PN1993
.A48a
Andrew, Geoff. The Film Handbook. Boston, MA: G.K.
Hall, 1990.
PN1998.2 .A64 1990
Barson, Michael. The Illustrated Who's Who of Hollywood
Directors. New York: Noonday Press, 1995.
PN1998.2 .B368 1995
Bushnell, Brooks. Directors and Their Films : a Comprehensive
Reference, 1895-1990. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, 1993.
PN1998
.B85 1993
Coursodon, Jean Pierre. American Directors. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1983.
PN1998.A2 C657 1983
Dixon, Wheeler W. The "B" Directors : a
Biographical Directory. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1985.
PN1998.A2 D593
1985
Hochman, Stanley, comp. American Film Directors. With
Filmographies and Index of Critics and Films. New York: Ungar, 1994.
PN1995.9.P7
H57
The Hollywood Who's Who : the Actors and Directors
in Today's Hollywood. New York: Continuum, 1993.
PN1998.2 .H64 1993
The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema. New York:
Macmillan, 1983.
PN1998.A2 I48 1983
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers.
Chicago: St. James Press, 1990.
PN1997.8 .I58 1990
Langman, Larry. A Guide to American Film Directors
: the Sound Era, 1929-1979. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1981.
PN1998.A2 L34
Michael Singer's Film Directors : a Complete Guide.
Beverly Hills, CA: Lone Eagle, 1992.
PN1998.A2 D568
Parish, James Robert. Film Directors: a Guide to Their
American Films. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1974.
PN1998 .P24
Sadoul, Georges. Dictionary of Film Makers. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1972.
PN1993.45 .S313
Schuster, Mel. Motion Picture Directors: a Bibliography
of Magazine and Periodical Articles, 1900-1972. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press,
1973.
PN1998.A2
S34 1973
Singleton, Ralph S. Filmmakers Dictionary. Beverly
Hills, CA: Lone Eagle Pub Co., 1986.
PN1993.45 .S56 1986
Thomson, David. A Biographical Dictionary of Film.
New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994.
PN1998.2 .T49 1994
World Film Directors. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1987-1988.
PN1998.2 .W67 1987
Australian Film, 1978-1992 : a Survey of Theatrical
Features. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993.
PN1993.5.A8 A955 1993
Bergan, Ronald. Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide. New
York: Holt, 1989.
PN1995.9.F67 B4 1989
Buehrer, Beverley Bare. Japanese Films: a Filmography
and Commentary, 1921-1989. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1990.
PN1993.5.J3
B78 1990
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers.
Chicago: St. James Press, 1990.
PN1997.8 .I58 1990
International Film Guide. London: Tantivy Press, 1964-1989.
(Name changed to Variety International Film Guide in 1990. Now published
in London by Andre Deutsch.)
PN1993.3 .I544
International Motion Picture Almanac. New York: Quigley,
1956- .
PN1993.3 .I55
Magill's Survey of Cinema, Foreign Language Films.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1985.
PN1993.45 .M34 1985
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema.
London: British Film Institute; New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994.
PN1993.5.I8 R33 1994
Vermilye, Jerry. Great Italian Films. Secaucus, NJ:
Carol Pub. Group, 1994.
PN1993.5.I88 V47 1994
Financial Reporting by Producers and Distributors
of Motion Picture Films. Stamford, CT : Financial Accounting Standards Board,
1981.
HF5601 .S68 no.39-53
The British Film Catalogue, 1895-1970; a Reference
Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973.
PN1993.5.G7 G5
Manchel, Frank. Film Study: a Resource Guide. Rutherford,
NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1973.
PN1993.7 .M35 1973
Rehrauer, George. Cinema Booklist : Supplement. Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1972.
PN1994.R36
Rehrauer, George. Cinema Booklist : Supplement. Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1974-
PN1994.R36 Suppl
Motion Picture Catalogs, Dictionaries, & Encyclopedia
American Film Institute. The American Film Institute
Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. New York: R. R.
Bowker, 1971- .
PN1998 .A57
Aros, Andrew A. An Actor Guide to the Talkies, 1965
through 1974. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977.
PN1998 .A6694
Aros, Andrew A. A Guide to the Talkies, 1975 through
1984. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1986.
PN1998 .A6695 1986
Aros, Andrew A. A Title Guide to the Talkies, 1964
through 1974. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977.
PN1998 .A6695
Baer, D. Richard. The Film Buff's Bible of Motion
Pictures (1915-1972). Hollywood, CA: Hollywood Film Archive, 1972.
PN1998
.B25
Barnet, Sylvan. A Dictionary of Literary, Dramatic,
and Cinematic Terms. Boston: Little, Brown, 1971.
PN44.5 .B3 1971
Dimmitt, Richard B. An Actor Guide to the Talkies;
a Comprehensive Listing of 8,000 Feature-Length Films from January, 1949,
until December, 1964. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1967-68.
PN1998 .D53
Educators' Guide to Free Films. Randolph, Wis., Educators
Progress Service.
LB1044 .E3 (Library retains latest year.)
Ensign, Lynne Naylor. The Complete
Dictionary of Television and Film. New York: Stein and Day, 1985.
PN1992.18
.E57 1985
Gartenberg, Jon. Glossary of Filmographic Terms =
Lexique de Termes Filmographiques. Brussels, Belgium : Federation internationale
des archives du film, 1985.
PN1993.45 .G36 1985
Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Filmgoer's and Video
Viewer's Companion. New York: HarperPerennial, 1993.
PN1993.45 .H28 1993
Hurst, Walter E. Film Superlist: 20,000 Motion Pictures
in the U.S. Public Domain. Hollywood, CA: 7 Arts Press, 1986.
PN1998 .H8
1986
Hurst, Walter E. Film Superlist for 1940-49: Motion
Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain. Hollywood, CA: 7 Arts Press, 1986.
PN1998
.H79 1986
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers.
Chicago: St. James Press, 1990.
PN1997.8 .I58 1990
International Film Guide. London: Tantivy Press, 1964-1989.
(Name changed to Variety International Film Guide in 1990. Now published
in London by Andre Deutsch.)
PN1993.3 .I544
International Motion Picture Almanac. New York: Quigley,
1956- .
PN1993.3 .I55
Kael, Pauline. 5001 Nights at the Movies : a Guide
from A to Z. New York: Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, 1982.
PN1995 .K19 1982
Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. New York: HarperCollins
Publishers, 1994.
PN1993.45 .K34 1994
Kislia, J. A. "Let's See It Again." Dayton,
OH: Pflaum Pub., 1975.
LB1044.Z9 K57
Mercer, John. Glossary of Film Terms. Houston: University
Film Association from the Office of the Journal of the University Film Association,
School of Communication, University of Houston, 1979.
TR847 .M47 1979
Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. New York:
Perigee Books, 1991.
PN1993.45 .M638 1991
The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago: Cinebooks, 1984.
PN1993
.M4334
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film, 1896-1979.
New York: Times Books, 1984.
PN1993.45 .N4 1984
Oakey, Virginia. Dictionary of Film and Television
Terms. New York: Barnes & Noble,
1983.
PN1993.45 .O34 1983
The Oxford Companion to Film. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1976.
PN1993.45 .O9
Parlato, Salvatore J. Films ex Libris : Literature
in 16 mm and Video. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1980.
PN1997.85 .P3
Parlato, Salvatore J. Films--Too Good for Words; a
Directory of Nonnarrated 16 mm. Films.
New York: Bowker, 1973.
LB1044.Z9 P34
Pickard, R. A. E. Dictionary of 1,000 Best Films.
New York: Association Press, 1971.
PN1997.8 .P5
Pitman, Randy. Video Movies : a Core Collection for
Libraries. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1990.
Z692.V52 P57 1990
Robertson, Patrick. The Guiness Book of Movie Facts
and Feats. New York: Abbeville Press, 1993.
PN1993.45 .R584 1993
Rovin, Jeff. The Laserdisc Film Guide : Complete Ratings
for the Best and Worst Movies Available on Disc. New York: St. Martin's
Press, 1993.
PN1992.95 .R68 1993
Sadoul, Georges. Dictionary of Films. Berkeley, University
of California Press, 1972.
PN1993.45 .S3213
Steinberg, Cobbett. Film Facts. New York: Facts on
File, 1980.
PN1993.45 .S75
Thomson, David. A Biographical Dictionary of Film.
New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994.
PN1998.2 .T49 1994
The Time Out Film Guide. London; New York: Penguin,
1991.
PN1998 .T46 1991
Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch,
1990-.
PN1993.3 .I544 1990-
Wiener, Tom. The Book of Video Lists. Lanham, MD:
Madison Books, 1990.
PN1992.95 .W55 1990
Buehrer, Beverley Bare. Japanese Films : a Filmography
and Commentary, 1921-1989. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1990.
PN1993.5.J3
B78 1990
Film Noir : an Encyclopedic Reference to the American
Style. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1979.
PN1993.5.U6 F5
Osborne, Robert A. 65 years of the Oscar : the Official
History of the Academy Awards. New York: Abbeville Press, 1994.
PN1993.92
.O82 1994
Robertson, Patrick. The Guiness Book of Movie Facts
and Feats. New York: Abbeville Press, 1993.
PN1993.45 .R584 1993
Vermilye, Jerry. Great Italian Films. Secaucus, NJ:
Carol Pub. Group, 1994.
PN1993.5.I88 V47 1994
Women in Film: an International Guide. New York: Fawcett
Columbine, 1991.
PN1995.9.W6 W657 1991
American Cinematographer.
TR845.A5
American Film.
PN1993.A617 v.1-16 (ceased)
Cinema Journal.
PN1993.S62
Film Comment.
PN1993.F438
Film Quarterly.
PN1993.H457
Films in Review.
PN1993.F6473
Journal of Popular Film and Television.
PN1993.J66
Literature Film Quarterly.
PN1995.3.L57
Post Script.
PN1995.P682
Quarterly Review of Film and Video: QRFV.
PN1994.Q34
Quarterly Review of Film Studies.
PN1993.Q3
Screen.
PN1993.S2372
Sight and Sound.
PN1993.S56
Soviet Film.
PN1993.5.R9S543 1972-1990 (ceased)
Wide Angle.
PN1993.W48
The above listed periodicals are print format journals in the library's 3rd floor Periodicals Collection. The library will have access to many of these periodicals in its online database collection as well as to many film titles not listed above.
Motion Picture Reviews & Criticisms
AFVA Evaluations. La Grange Park, IL: American Film & Video
Association.
LB1044 .E33
Alvarez, Max Joseph. Index to Motion Pictures Reviewed
by Variety, 1907-1980. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1982.
PN1995 .A39 1982
Batty, Linda. Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals,
1930-1971. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1975.
PN1993 .B37 1975
Bowles, Stephen E. Index to Critical Film Reviews
in British and American Film Periodicals, Together With: Index to Critical
Reviews of Books About Film. New York: B. Franklin, 1974.
PN1995 .B64 1974
Film Review Index. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1986.
PN1995
.F4655 1986
Gerlach, John C. The Critical Index; a Bibliography
of Articles on Film in English, 1946-1973. New York: Teachers College Press,
1974.
PN1994 .G425 1974
Heinzkill, Richard. Film Criticism : an Index to Critics'
Anthologies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975.
PN1995 .H4
Hochman, Stanley, comp. American Film Directors. With
Filmographies and Index of Critics and Films. New York: Ungar, 1974.
PN1995.9.P7
H57
Landers Film Reviews. Escondido, CA Landers Associates.
PN1995
.L27
Love and Hisses : the National Society of Film Critics
Sound Off on the Hottest Movie Controversies. San Francisco: Mercury House,
1992.
PN1995 .L66 1992
MacCann, Richard Dyer. The New Film Index; a Bibliography
of Magazine Articles in English, 1930-1970. New York: Dutton, 1975.
PN1994
.M3122 1975
The New York Times Directory of the Film. New York:
Arno Press.
PN1995 .N39
The New York Times Film Reviews. New York: New York
Times, 1913- .
PN1995 .N4
Salem, James M. A Guide to Critical Reviews. Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1984.
PN2266 .S243 1984
Samples, Gordon. How to Locate Reviews of Plays and
Films: a Bibliography of Criticism from the Beginnings to the Present. Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976.
PN1707 .S256
Selected Film Criticism. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press,
1982-1985.
PN1995 .S426 1982
Sheahan, Eileen. Moving Pictures : an Annotated Guide
to Selected Film Literature, with Suggestions for the Study of Film. South
Brunswick, NJ: A. S. Barnes, 1979.
PN1994 .S53
Sight and Sound Film Review Volume. London: BFI Publishing,
1993.
PN1993 .S58
Variety Film Reviews. New York: Garland Pub., 1907-
.
PN1995 .V34
In addition to the foregoing Reference sources, you can search printed indexes and online databases for reviews of films.
Following are major resources for information on film available on the World Wide Web. You will find many other sources by doing a search in one or more of the major search engines. Please remember, though, to carefully evaluate materials you retrieve on the Web. Materials may or may not be authoritative.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
http://www.oscars.org/
Box Office Mojo
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
Cannes Film Festival
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php?langue=6002
Walt Disney Pictures
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/index.html
Dreamworks skg
http://www.dreamworks.com/dreamworks_home.html
Fine Line Features
http://www.finelinefeatures.com
flicker
http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/flicker.pl
Fox Movies
http://www.foxmovies.com/index.html
IFC, Independent Film Channel
http://www.ifctv.com/ifc/home
Industrial Light and Magic
http://www.ilm.com/
Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com
Library of Congress Early Motion Pictures
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Motion+Picture
MGM
http://www.mgm.com/home.do
Miramax Films
http://www.miramax.com
Motion Picture Association of America
http://www.mpaa.org/
Movies.com
http://movies.go.com
MovieWeb
http://www.movieweb.com
Paramount
http://www.paramount.com/index.htm
SCREENsite
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite/
Sony Pictures
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/index.html
Strand Releasing
http://www.strandreleasing.com/
Sundance Institute
http://institute.sundance.org/jsps/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_home
Universal Studios
http://www.universalstudios.com/index.php
The University of Michigan's
Askwith Media Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/aml/
Viacom
http://www.viacom.com/
Warner Brothers
http://www2.warnerbros.com/main/homepage/homepage.html
Some guides use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to access portable document files (pdf).
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