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  | Film Scripts | Books/Reference on Film | Reference & Circulating Books of Interest | | |

  Videos/DVDs

  format: videos

  • History of the American Cinema. 10 vols. Online to CSU affiliates (won't link to entire set-link is to Vol. 10) Search all volumes at once via search box on left hand side. First select the radio button for: and then deselect the default check box so the box is not checked ; the radios gray out: and you can then search all ten volumes of History of the American Cinema at once.
  • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Online to CSU affiliates
  • VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. 2009 ed. Online to CSU affiliates; 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions also available online

  Indexes--Identify Movie/Film Reviews & Criticism

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    National Newspaper. Sometimes has extensive film reviews (feature and documentary).

  Journals

  Web

  Check the library catalog Sage/Discovery for CSU ownership of books, journals that mentioned articles appear in, and/or databases.

  All Movie. © 2009 Macrovision Corporation.

  Extensive information, statistics, biographies, reviews about domestic and international films.  Can search for individual films, cast, decade, or genres. Over 220,000 titles. Signed essays on various genres found under "Essays" (see upper right hand corner). Glossary of terms. Click on horizontal menu bar for definition of genre and list of major titles ("works") in that category. Click on title for plot synopsis, themes, run time, and other information as well as a list of similar titles. Highly recommended.

  American Film Institute. (AFI).

  The British Film Institute (BFI).

  Gateway to hundreds of Web resources about British and American films and TV. "The BFI (British Film Institute) promotes understanding and appreciation of Britain's rich film and television heritage and culture. Established in 1933, the BFI runs a range of activities and services." Researchers' guides and more. The BFI's National Library 16+ guides give overviews of film topics and include extensive bibliographies. For example, Shakespeare and TV Sci-Fi (both in PDF).

  Drew's Script-O-Rama. Drew.

  Link goes to interior page on the site. Film scripts, TV Scripts, Film Transcripts, Writers, Anime, Links, and more. Multiple pop-ups, pop-back ("today's" news was months old, at a minimum), and in-line advertisements. Note that a "third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser." Size of scripts indicated. Some files zipped, Adobe, or Word, so use appropriate caution when opening files.

  Film Reference. Copyright © 2007-2009 Advameg, Inc.

  An online encyclopedia covering many aspects of films and filmmaking.  Many of the articles are written by recognized film scholars. Movie Reviews--type movie name into the search engine and/or find multiple categories by genre. Menu down to find online review. Encyclopedia entries provide overview of topics (entry length varies and sometimes includes bibliography). Look up actors & actresses, directors, and writers & producers by last name. Films listed alphabetically. Site has advertisements.

  The Greatest Films. Copyright 2009 American Movie Classics Company LLC.

  Plot synopses, reviews, awards, and links. Search by director, movie, or actor. Popular sections include: 100 Greatest Films; Greatest Film Quotes; Sex in Cinema; Most Controversial Films; Sexual or Erotic Films; Great Chick Flicks; Best Film Speeches; Scariest Scenes; Best Film Kisses; Best Tearjerkers; Visual/Special Effects; Best Film Editing Sequences; The Oscars; Greatest Film Scenes; Film Genres; Horror Films; Cult Films; Best Film Deaths; Great Plot Twists & Spoilers; Movie Posters; Milestones in Film; Film History by Decade; and Film Noir
  Pop-back ads, pop-up materials.

  Recent movie reviews with thumbs-up and thumbs-down ratings. Intelligent reviews, including brief analyses of many great films.

  Rotten Tomatoes. Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc.

  Extensive film reviews on current and historical films.  Features the famous rotten tomato symbol for movies you should avoid. Symbol is based on Tomatometer--must be liked by 60% or more reviewers to be fresh (good).

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