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Finding Film
Reviews
INDEXES | REFERENCE
WORKS | WEB
LINKS | PERIODICALS
This page is intended to introduce a few select resources,
both on the Web and in the Smith Library Center print collection,
that are particularly useful for locating film reviews. In
order to find a film review, you need to know the film title;
it is helpful to know the film release date as well. (To
find additional film reviews and bibliographies, use the Voyager
catalog's subject search. Type in: motion pictures--reviews.)
INDEXES
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary, full text database designed specifically
for academic institutions that includes full text for over
2,940 scholarly publications abstracts and indexing for
nearly 3,930 scholarly journals with many dating back to
1984. Full-page images, as well as color embedded images
are included. Through EBSCOhost.
Alternative
Press Index
Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social
change. Highly recommended comprehensive guide to alternative
sources of information. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary.
Provides in-depth coverage in the humanities and social
sciences. Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left
periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Includes selected
abstracts from research journals. Coverage varies; some
as early as 1991-present. Updated quarterly.
Art
Abstracts
Citations and abstracts to reviews of art and foreign films.
Also available in paper format. Films are indexed under "Motion
Picture Reviews-Single Works." Before 1978, the heading
is "Moving Picture Reviews."
Essay
and General Literature Index
Cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays
and other works published in the United States, Great Britain
and Canada. More than 300 volumes and 20 annual or serial
publications indexed annually. Includes full bibliographic
information for the titles in which the collected works
are found. Focuses on humanities and social sciences literature.
Film Review Index: 1882-1985
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 F4875
A two volume comprehensive index of movie reviews between
1882 through 1985, films in the Film Review Index are listed
in alphabetical order with cross references for title changes.
The source contains film reviews, listing the periodical
title, the date, volume and page on which the review can
be found. Additonally, the source includes books and newspaper
reviews.
Humanities Index
REFERENCE, 1st floor
Provides access to film reviews in selected English language
journals from 1974 to the present. To find reviews from
1974 through 1983, look under the heading Moving Picture
Reviews - Singleworks. To find reviews from 1984 to the
present, look under the heading Motion Picture Reviews
- Singleworks.
Index to Film Reviews in British and American
Film Periodicals, together with: Index
to Critical Reviews of Books About Film,
1930-1972
REFERENCE 791.430 B681i
Provides citations to reviews appearing in British and
American film journals from 1939-1971. Includes documentary,
experimental, short and educational domestic and foreign
films as well as full- length feature films. Vols. 1 and
2 are arranged by film title with director and film reviewer
indexes, while Vol. 3 is arranged by book title, with author,
reviewer and subject indexes.
Index to Motion Pictures Reviewed by VARIETY,
1907-1980 REFERENCE lst floor 011.37
AL86I
Reviews from Variety reprinted in chronological order.
The title of the film is followed by the month, day, year
and page number in which the review appeared. Previous
years of VARIETY film reviews (1969 - present) are available
on microfilm in Periodical Services.
International
Performing Arts Index
IIPA covers nearly all aspects of the world of performing
arts, including film theater, and opera. Most IIPA records
in the current file (1998 forward) contain an abstract.
The film reviews have been selected from performing arts
periodicals such as: American Cinematographer, Sight and
Sound, Film Criticism, Films in Review, Variety, etc. For
Southwestern community only.*
MLA
International Bibliography
The Modern Language Association index of books, journal
articles and dissertations is a particularly useful source
for finding scholarly criticism of current and older films.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
REFERENCE, 1st floor
The Readers' Guide is a subject and author index to general
articles published in the popular press. The source also
contains film reviews. From 1905 to 1977, citations for
movie reviews were listed in alphabetical order under the
subject heading Moving Picture Plays - Criticism, Plots
etc. After 1977, the subject heading for movie reviews
was changed to Motion Picture Reviews.
REFERENCE
WORKS
To find printed reference material relevant
to your topic start with the library's Voyager catalog. Do a Reference Materials search
using keywords to describe your topic. You
can also check the library's Web pages for
subject guides for specific topics to find
other suggested sources.
Below are a few titles to get you started.
To find call number and location information,
search the Voyager catalog.
Film Review Annual
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 F4876
Provides full-text reprints of important reviews of full-length
films for each year. Films are reviewed in alphabetical
order by title. The series began in 1982 and continues
to the present.
International Dictionary Of Films and Filmmakers
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 In82
This is a four volume set, with volume 1 covering films.
It provides a synposis of North American, British and Western
European Films. Extensive bibliographies for each film
with references to reviews, criticism and journal articles
and books are included.
Magill's Cinema Annual
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 M272c
Includes full-text essay-reviews of three to five pages
each of selected films. Each entry concludes with a bibliography
that lists film reviews listed in other sources. This series
began in 1982 and continues to the present.
Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Language
Films, First Series
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 M272
This source provides essays analyzing films from 1927-1980.
Magills' Survey of Cinema: English Language
Films, Second Series
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 M2721
Covers additional films from 1928-1981 not covered in the
first series.
Magill's Survey of Cinema: Silent Films
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 M272s
Includes essay-reviews of two to four pages each of movies
reviewed from 1902-1936.
New York Times Film Reviews
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.437 N42
Contains reprints of every film article published in the
New York Times from 1913 to the present.
Selected Film Criticism
REFERENCE, 1st floor 791.43 Se48, Volumes 1-7
- Volume One - Provides reviews on more than
100 films produced between 1896 and 1911.
- Volume Two - Provides reviews on more than
200 films produced between 1912 and 1920.
- Volume Three - Provides reviews on more
than 200 films, produced between 1921 and
1930.
- Volume Four - Provides reviews, reprinted
in their entirety, from twelve periodicals
of 150 of the most important American films
between 1931-1940.
- Volume Five - Provides reviews, reprinted
in their entirety, of 140 of the most important
American films between 1941 and 1950.
- Volume Six - Provides reviews, reprinted
in their entirety, of more than 160 foreign-produced
films released in the United States between
1930 and 1950.
- Volume Seven - The last volume in this
series provides reviews of some 1,146 films
released in the United States between 1896
and 1960.
WEB
LINKS
DesertNet's
Film Vault
This is a set of reviews from the Tucson Weekly newspaper
which added links to various databases, picture files,
etc. Search for a film or browse alphabetically through
their film vault archive. Provides a synposis of the film
and links to the reviews.Note: as of 2003, Film Vault
is no longer publishing, but the existing content is still
available.
Internet
Movie Database
The granddaddy of the movie databases, it includes reviews,
technical information, plot summaries, and cast and crediting
listings for 140,000+ films. This site includes other features,
such as local cinema schedules for major cities world-wide
and Academy Award Information. The IMDB aims to "capture
any and all information associated with movies from across
the world, starting with the earliest cinema (1898), going
through to the very latest releases and even movies still
in production."
MRQE:
The Movie Review Query Engine
The Movie Review Query Engine is a database of links to
online reviews.
Roger
Ebert on Movies
This site contains full-text reviews by Pulitzer prize
winner Roger Ebert. The database contains reviews from
1985 to the present, and is searchable by movie titles,
the names of actors, producers, directors, writers, and
by dates.
Women's
Studies Database Film Reviews
(University of Maryland) Feminist film reviews of both
popular and little-known movies. A simple A-Z listing of
film titles contains short and insightful reviews. Most
of the reviews come from Linda Lopez McAlister's "The Women's
Show," a Tampa, Florida radio program, and film scholar
Cynthia Fuchs.
PERIODICALS
To find holdings and location information
for specific periodicals titles (both print
and online), search the online
catalog.
To find citations or online full-text for
articles in periodicals on your topic, try
the resources listed above under Indexes.
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