How to Find Film Reviews, Articles
and Essays
In
order to find a review, it is important to know the year the film was
released. The following online databases and print indexes will direct
you to reviews.
- Expanded
Academic ASAP
Covers 1980 to the present. Using the keyword option, type the film
name and "movie reviews". [Example: Psycho and movie reviews]
- Academic Search Premier
Covers 1984 to the present. Type the film name and "motion pictures
reviews".
- Periodical
Abstracts
Covers 1987 to the present. Type the film name and "review".
- WilsonSelectPlus
Covers 1994 to the present. Type the film name and "motion picture
reviews".
- Essay
& General Literature Index
Covers 1985 to present. Used for identifying essays in books length
collections.
Print Index covers 1900 to present.
- Literature Resource Center
Criticism and biographical information.
- New
York Times Historical
Covers 1851 to present.
- Film Literature Index (FLI)
This database contains approximately 700,000 citations to articles, film reviews and book reviews published between 1976-2001.
- Reader's Guide
to Periodical Literature (Located on the Index Shelves)
Covers 1900 to present. Film reviews in the print index are found under
the heading "Motion picture reviews".
- Art Index. (Located
on the Index Shelves)
Covers 1929 to present. Look for reviews under the heading "Motion
picture reviews".
Collections
of Film Review References
- Film Review
Annual
Ref PN 1995. F465 (1981- )
- Film Review
Index
Ref PN 1995 .F468 1986
- Index
to Critical Film Reviews
Ref PN 1995 .B69 1975x
- New York
Times Film Reviews
Ref PN 1995 .N4 (1913-2000)
- Variety
Film Reviews
Ref PN 1993 .V36 (1907-1996)
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How
to find Biographical Sources
- American
Screenwriters
Ref PN451 .D5 v.26 1984
- American
Screenwriters: Second Series
Ref PN451 .D5 v.44 1986
- A Biographical
Dictionary of Film
Ref PN 1998.2 T 49 1994
- The St.
James Film Directors Encylopedia
Ref
PN 1998.2 S68 1998
- The St.
James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia
Ref PN1998.2. S683 1999
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Finding
a Topic
- Chronicle
of the Cinema
Ref PN 1993.5 U6 C47 1997
- Complete
Film Dictionary
Ref PN 1993.45 .K66 1997
- The Encyclopedia
of Novels into Films
Ref PN 1997.85 T54 1998
- The Film
Encyclopedia
Ref PN 1993.45 K34 1998
- Filmmaker's
Dictionary
Ref PN 1993.45 S56 2000
- International
Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
Ref PN 1997.8 I 58 2000
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Plot Summaries
- Halliwell's
Film & Video Guide
Ref PN 1993.45 H 27 [updated annually]
- Magill's
Survey of Cinema: First Series
Ref PN 1993.45 M3
- Magill's
Survey of Cinema: Second Series
Ref PN 1993. 45 .M32
- Magill's
Cinema Annual
Ref PN 1993.3 M34 [1982-present]
- The Motion
Picture Guide & Annual Supplement
Ref PN 1995. N346
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Internet
Sources about Films
- www.imdb.com
Most comprehensive movie database. Good starting point
for basic facts about a movie such as date released
and director.
- www.filmsite.org
Lists the greatest 100 English language films.
- www.mrqe.com
Movie review query engine.
- www.metacritic.com
Gives at least 30 reviews for each film indexed. When
possible, links them to the
full-text of the review.
- Cinebooks
Database Cast, credit and reviews for more than
35,000 films. Database is searchable by name, genre,
and country of origin.
- www.lii.org Librarian's
Index to the Internet also has a list of web sites for
film reviews. Do a search for motion pictures
reviews.
Christine Kickels
Updated April 2003
Associate Professor and Librarian
(630) 942-2313
kickels@cdnet.cod.edu
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