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MLA International Bibliography
This is the quintessential periodical index for scholarly articles in language and literature as well as Film Studies. The MLA looks at close to 3000 journals internationally in multiple languages. Dating back to 1963 all of its records are in English although the items to which they refer may be in other languages.

Project Muse (full text)
Managed by Johns Hopkins University this database offers full text coverage of more than 150 journals published by university presses, many of them relevant to film. Coverage dates back to 1993.

JSTOR (full text)
This is another source of full text articles. However, it is important to remember that since it is an interdisciplinary database and it covers only a few journals that may be relevant to film, it should be used in conjunction with other resources. Currently contains no materials published after 1998.

Film Literature Index
(hard copy only) (PN 1993Z.F58 - General Reference Level 3)
This is the only periodical index devoted entirely to film. Although it does not exist in electronic format it remains an excellent resource for journal articles on numerous aspects of film studies. This is not, in the strict sense, a scholarly index but some of the journals covered are the best in terms of professional content. Much can be found here on cutting edge topics such as the applications of film technology. Articles date back to 1973.

Ebsco Host (full text)
An easy to use source for full text articles. However, because it is extremely interdisciplinary its coverage of any topic will be limited. Not all of its articles are scholarly. It is best used in conjunction with other resources.

ArticleFirst
This periodical index covers more than 12,500 journals in disciplines throughout the curriculum. It contains information dating back to 1990 and is updated daily.

Readers Guide Abstracts
This index covers almost 250 popular magazines including the New York Times. Although it isn't scholarly it's an excellent source for reviews and information about many aspects of popular culture. It dates back to 1983 but the print equivalent goes back to the 19th century.

Academic Universe
A subset of the larger Lexis Nexis database this periodical index contains full text articles on news, entertainment and business and even some reference and directory information. Like the Readers Guide it's a good source for reviews. It dates back to 1969 and is updated daily.

Dissertation Abstracts
The definitive source for finding references to dissertations. It dates back to 1861 and allows users to access the full text of dissertations written at the University of Utah, Utah State University and Brigham Young University after 1997.

AFI Catalog
The American Film Institute catalog contains filmographic information on 45,000 films, including 17,500 films made between the years 1893 and 1910. There are more than one million name entries including close to 500,000 actor names and 27,000 director entries. This is a definitive source of reference information relating to production credits.

Complete Index to World Film: 1895-2003
359,575 film titles, actors’ credits and filmographies, directors’ credits, information on cinematographers, composers, authors and reference sources.

Film Index International
In-depth indexing of over 115,000 films and biographical information on 57,000 personalities. Also has coverage of international awards and prizes, searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew credits. Produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute.

Voice of the Shuttle http://vos.ucsb.edu/
An extremely reliable meta-site with links to research materials in all of the disciplines that make up the humanities. It's updated regularly.

Internet Movie database http://www.imdb.com/
This is perhaps the most comprehensive and enjoyable Internet resource for reference information on films. It contains filmographies for upwards of 250,000 films internationally with over a million records for performers, directors, screenwriters etc. There is also a growing collection of photos of film personalities. There are links to Amazon.com (IMDB's parent company) for purchases of films and related materials. It is updated continuously.

Box Office Guru http://www.boxofficeguru.com/
One of a number of sites with timely information on the North American box office grosses for current releases. Some of this information is also archived for periods ranging up to two or three years. Ticket sales figures are updated every weekend.

Roger Ebert on Movies http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert.html
The web site for the only film critic ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for his criticism. In addition to Ebert's latest reviews the site also has archived virtually all of his articles dating back to the mid 1980s. As a special feature of the site Ebert is adding longer essays on films that he considers to be classics. This portion of the site is a work in progress but the list is already extensive.

Film Festivals Server http://www.filmfestivals.com/
As the name suggests this is a site that provides information on film festivals organized throughout the world. The site can be searched by country, city, time of year or even film title. Every festival link has general information including telephone and fax numbers. There are also plot synopses and casting details for films known to be scheduled for viewing at festivals.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences http://www.ampas.org
The official web site for the body responsible for all things related to the Oscars. The site has links to related topics including a listing of every Oscar winner historically and the category for which he or she won.

Film.Com http://www.film.com
A site devoted to entertainment news with links to trailers and film clips. This is purely recreational in its focus.

Filmmusic.Com http://www.filmmusic.com/
For the diehard fan of film scoring this is among the more informative sites on the Internet. In addition to up to date information on the availability of particular scores commercially there are often insightful reviews of scores or even particular recordings of them. These are submitted by collectors or sometimes people involved in the production end of scoring. There are also links to sites for the purchase of available scores. Definitely esoteric in nature.

World Wide Box Officehttp://www.worldwideboxoffice.com
International box office information on films dating back to the beginnings of filmmaking. Even obscure titles are represented.

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