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Library
Guide 14
Film
Reviews and Criticism
In
addition to the resources listed below, there is an annotated list
of Web sites about film and media.
Indexes
will tell you what periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers)
and/or books contain a review or critical essay about a particular
film.
| Film Literature Index |
Shelf 109 on the 3rd Floor |
| Film Review Index,
Vol. 1: 1882-1949/Vol.2: 1950 - 1985 |
Ref Z5784. M9 F513
1986 |
| The New Film Index: A Bibliography
of Magazine Articles In English, 1930 - 1970 |
Ref Z5784.M9 M29 1975 |
| Readers Guide To Periodical Literature
(look under the heading "Motion Picture Reviews" |
Opposite Shelves 100-104 on the
3rd Floor |
Subject
Headings to locate circulating books with film criticism or
reviews in the subject catalog of LIUCAT:
| Afro-Americans in Motion Pictures |
Motion Pictures -- Philosophy |
| Feminist Motion Pictures |
Motion Pictures -- Political Aspects |
| Film Criticism |
Motion Pictures -- Production
and Direction |
| Film Noir -- History and Criticism |
Motion Pictures -- Reviews |
| Gangster Films -- History and
Criticism |
Motion Pictures -- United States |
| Hispanic Americans in Motion Pictures |
Women in Motion Pictures |
| Minorities in Motion Pictures |
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Reference
Books, located in the Reference Library stacks, on the third
floor.
- To locate
a film in Reader's Guide or the Film Literature Index,
one must know the year the film was released. You may check the
Internet Movie
Database or one of the books listed below in order to determine
the year that a film was released.
| International Film
Index, 1895-1990 |
Ref PN 1998.I52 1991 |
| Magill's Survey of Cinema: English
Language Films Vols. 1-6 |
Ref PN 1993.45.M32 1981 |
| The Oscar Movies |
Ref PN 1993.92.P53 1993 |
| The World Encyclopedia of the
Film |
Ref PN 1993.45.C3 1972 |
- The following reference books contain reviews
or plot summaries of films:
| New York Times Film Reviews |
Ref PN 1995.N4 1913-1994 |
| Magill's Survey Of Cinema: English
Language Films, Vol. 1-6 |
Ref PN 1993.45.M32 1981 |
| Magill's Survey of Cinema: Silent
Films, Vols. 1-3 |
Ref PN 1995.75.M33 1982 |
- The following reference books contain citations
to film criticism arranged by subject:
| Afro-American Cinematic Experience: An Annotated
Bibliography and Filmography |
Ref PN 1995.9.N4 H9 1983 |
| Ethnic and Racial Images in American Film
and Television: Historical Essays and Bibliography |
Ref PN 1995.75.M33 1982 |
- Miscellaneous reference books on film, including
film history, filmography, catalogs, and biographical sources:
| Biographical Dictionary of Film |
Ref PN 1998.2.T49 1994 |
| Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide:
A Topical Index to 2500 Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
Films |
Ref PN 1995.9.F36
S46 1992 |
| Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference
To the American Style |
Ref PN 1995.9.F54 F55 1992 |
| Film Noir: A Comprehensive Illustrative
Reference |
Ref PN 1995.9.F54 S74 1995 |
| Films By Genre |
Ref PN 1998.L63 1993 |
| Hispanics in Hollywood: An Encyclopedia
of Film and Television |
Ref PN 1995.9.H47 R49 1994 |
| History of the American Cinema,
Vols. 1-6 |
Ref PN 1993.5.U6 H55 1990 |
| The Kael Index: A Guide To a Movie
Critics Work: 1954-1991 |
Ref PN 1998.3.K34 S63 1993 |
| Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist
of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films |
Ref PN 1998.D285 1991 |
| The Oxford History of World Cinema |
Ref PN 1993.5.A1 O96 1996 |
| World Film Directors, 2 Vols. |
Ref PN 1998.2.W67 1987 |
Web Sites
Internet
Movie Database
Yahoo!Entertainment:
Movies and Films: Reviews
The
Roger Ebert Movie Files
More Web Sites
S. Barnes, 5/98
Revised: B.
Sees , 6/99
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