Film Subject Guide

Databases

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals- FirstSearch
• Humanities Full Text
  Full-text articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays, television, and radio programs from Humanities Index- WilsonWeb
• MLA International Bibliography
  MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to 1963 and contains over 1.7 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers. - EBSCOhost

Books

• Spectacular Narratives : Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster
  TR858 .K6
  by Geoff King
  What makes today's Hollywood films so successful? Is it the sheer scale of special effects that gives films like "Jurassic Park" or "The Matrix" their mass audience appeal? Geoff King looks at the underexplored dynamic relationship between narrative and spectacle in contemporary Hollywood cinema. He uses the myth of the American frontier against a range of Hollywood filmsand drawes examples from the digital-effects-based and virtual-reality spectacles, space fictions, action films, war epics and disaster films that now dominate cinema. Description from the Publisher. 
• Filmmaker's Dictionary
  PN1993.45 .S56
  by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad
  Movie producer Singleton (Taxi Driver, etc.) and Conrad, who has written a dictionary for the performing arts community, update and expand the first edition, without mentioning its date, to include over 5,000 terms and to account for the impact of digital and other technological developments. The entries include on-set slang and tradepaper jargon. There is no cross-referencing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
• Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers
  PN1998.2 .F53 2002 EB [electronic book]
  by Yvonne Tasker
  Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers examines the work of of some of today's most popular, original and influential cinematic voices from around the world. The subjects of these fifty essays are drawn from such diverse cinematic traditions as Europe cinema, mainstream Hollywood movies, independent American film, Chinese and Japanese cinema. Among those featured in this lively reference are: Pedro Almodovar Luc Besson Joel and Ethan Coen David Cronenberg Julie Dash Hal Hartley David Lynch Martin Scorsese Lars Von Trier Wim Wenders. Description from the Publisher.
• Additional Books

Journals

• Camera Obscura
  Provides innovative feminist perspectives on film, television, and visual media- Project Muse
• Cinema Journal
  Professional organization of film and television scholars with over 1000 members in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world- Project Muse
• Film History
  Provides technical and entrepreneurial innovations of early and pre-cinema experiments, through all aspects of the production, distribution, exhibition and reception of commercial and non-commercial motion pictures- EBSCOhost
• Film Quarterly
  Articles covering the entire field of film studies. Includes interviews with innovative film- and video-makers, writers, editors, and cinematographers; readable discussion of issues in contemporary film theory; definitive, thoughtful reviews of international, avante garde, national cinemas, and documentaries; and important approaches to film history- EBSCOhost
• PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art
  Offers extended coverage of the visual arts (such as video, installations, photography, and multimedia performance) and reviews of new works in theatre, dance, film, and opera. Issues include artists' writings, essays, interviews and dialogues, historical documentation, performance texts and plays, reports on performance abroad, and book reviews- Project Muse

Websites

• Black Film Center Archive
  Provides a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. Includes 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. Resource list of historic and contemporary Hollywood and independent films- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• National Film Preservation Foundation
  Nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America's film heritage- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Sundance Institute
  Complete information on the programs and festivals at this highly graphic home of the Sundance Film Festival. Searchable film database containing cast and synopses of over 1,600 films - every feature, documentary, and short shown at the Festival from 1985 to the current year. Includes feature films, international, theatre, Native American, composers, and writers- Librarian's Index to the Internet