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Finding films in the library collection
1) Most films that the library owns or has access to - whether streaming video or DVD - can be found by searching the title in OneSearch.
2) You can also search the library's streaming video databases directly.
On the Web
- Internet Movie DatabaseAn excellent one-stop resource for basic information about films, including production details, budgets and box-office takings, awards, ratings, and reviews, as well as information about actors, directors, and so on
- New York Times Movie ReviewsThe New York Times’ free archive of movie reviews, including over 28,000 reviews published since 1960
- Voice of the Shuttle: Film/VideoA collection of links relevant to the study of film (selected, organized, annotated by researchers at UC Santa Barbara)
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Articles
OneSearch
Background Information
- Critical Dictionary of Film and Television TheoryExcellent resource for information on post-1960 film and television theory, with over 400 authoritative entries on important thinkers and concepts.
- Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film ArtProvides clear, concise definitions of the essential terms of film analysis, focussing specifically on the aesthetic values of filmmaking.
- International Dictionary of Films and FilmmakersIncludes over 2,200 entries on legendary films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production artists.
- Encyclopedia of Film NoirContains five excellent essays on the genre, as well as entries on important films, actors, and directors.
- Encyclopedia of French Film DirectorsIncludes almost 3,000 entries, covering every French director who has made at least one feature film since 1895.
- A Short Guide to Writing about FilmServes as both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide.
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