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Subject
Guide: Film
| The subject guide to Film provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to Film. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, databases, Web sites, and style guides. |
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Subject Headings |
Periodicals |
Web Sites |
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Reference Sources |
Databases |
Style Guides |
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Books |
Subject Headings
You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog. How to search NovaCat. To locate books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.
Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include: |
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Reference Sources
Reference Books
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Title |
Location & Call Number |
| Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor PN1993.5 .E8 E53 1995 |
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Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor PN1995.9 .D6 E53 2006 |
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| The film encyclopedia |
Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor PN1993.45 .K34 2001 |
| International dictionary of films & filmmakers | Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor PN1997.8 .I58 2000 |
| Magill's cinema annual | Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor PN1993.3 .M34 |
Books
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E-books
E-books or electronic books may be accessed via NovaCat
or from the netLibrary database.
Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will
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| Title | Author |
| American audiences on movies and moviegoing | Tom Stempel |
| Concise handbook of movie industry economics | Charles C. Moul [editor] |
| Film studies: the basics | Amy Villarejo |
| From mouse to mermaid: the politics of film, gender and culture | Elizabeth Bell |
| Major film directors of the American and British cinema | Gene D. Phillips |
| Melodrama and modernity: early sensational cinema and its contexts | Ben Singer |
Circulating Books
Circulating books may be checked out by visiting the library. Distance students may also request books via Document Delivery.
| Title | Author | Location |
| A feminist reader in early cinema | Bean [editor] | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1995.9 .W6 F467 2002 |
| Film genre 2000: new critical essays | Dixon [editor] | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1995 .F45787 2000 |
| Film theory and criticism: introductory readings | Braudy & Cohen [editors] | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1994 .M364 2004 |
| A history of narrative film | Cook | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1993.5 .A1 C65 2004 |
| Hitchcock's films revisited | Wood | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1998.3 .H58 W66 2002 |
| How to read a film: movies, media, multimedia: language, history, theory | Monaco | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1994 .M59 2000 |
| In a lonely street: film noir, genre, masculinity | Krutnik | Sherman Library - 4th floor PN1995.9 .F54 K78 |
Periodicals
Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. NSU distance students may request copies of specific articles via Document Delivery.
| Title | Location |
| Camera Obscura | Available online |
| Cineaste | Available online |
| Cinema Journal | Available online |
| Film Comment | Available online |
| Film Criticism | Available online |
| Film History | Available online |
| Film Quarterly | Available online |
| Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television | Available in print and online |
| Journal of Popular Film and Television | Available online |
| Literature Film Quarterly | Available in print and online |
| Sight and Sound | Available online |
Databases
The online and CD-ROM databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and sometimes full-text. Click on the Info icon
for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, see Electronic Resources.
| Title of Database | Type |
| American Film Scripts Online |
Full text screenplays. |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index | Citations. |
| Humanities Full-Text |
Selected full text. |
| International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text |
Selected full text. |
| JSTOR |
Full text. |
| Literature Resources from Gale / MLA International Bibliography |
Full text. |
| Pop Culture Universe |
Full text book chapters and entries. |
| Project Muse |
Full text. |
| ProQuest Research Library | Selected full text. |
Web Sites
Many useful information resources are available on the Internet. But, remember to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.
Film Websites
| Website & Description |
| Allmovie http://www.allmovie.com An online searchable site for film information including keywords, descriptions and cast listings as well as links to similar sites for music and video games. |
| America At Work - Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awlhtml/awlhome.html Contains numerous films from the turn of the century America displaying Americans at play and at work . |
| American Film Institute http://www.afi.com This is the official American Film Institute (AFI) website. It contains various AFI film lists, as well as organizational information and film education possibilities. |
Black Film Center/Archive |
| Box Office Mojo http://www.boxofficemojo.com The website has a variety of film box office statistics including current and previous box office data. |
| British Film Institute http://www.bfi.org.uk The official British Film Institute (BFI) website. |
| Europa Film Treasures http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/ A free searchable site that contains over 70 films from various European archives. This includes numerous motion pictures from the silent era as well. |
| Film in Florida http://www.filminflorida.com This website by the Governor's Office in Film & Entertainment for the state of Florida has some basic information and promotional tidbits about filming motion pictures in Florida. |
| Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/moviesandfilms Provides access to over a thousand films online including some older feature films and the Prelinger Archives as well. |
| Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com One of the most comprehensive free web site databases for film and television facts and data including cast and crew listings, reviews and more. |
Local Film Festivals |
| Metacritic http://www.metacritic.com A searchable site that contains a variety of links to critical reviews of current films, television shows and DVDs from online magazines and newspapers. |
| Movie Insider http://www.themovieinsider.com This site allows for keyword searching and has a variety film and DVD information including release dates, trailers and more. |
Moving Image Collections |
| Silent Era Film Website http://www.silentera.com This website contains all types of cast, film and DVD information as well as an index on many films from the silent motion picture era. |
Style Guides
| For information about citing resources using MLA or APA styles, see Style Guides. |
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