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Periodical Databases Back to Top
America: History and Life 
Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Journals covering all areas of communication and mass media studies.
JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
LexisNexis Academic
News, business, legal, and reference information from periodicals, wire service reports, news broadcasts, and more.
MLA International Bibliography
Modern Language Association database of journal articles, books, and more pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore (1926 - present).
Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
Reference Back to Top
Reference Books: Film
An active catalog link for reference books in this subject. Reference books are located in the Information Commons room (map).
Film and Music: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.
All Movie Guide
Database of movies with plot summaries, reviews, production credits, awards, cast lists, lists of related movies, and more.
Golden Globes
Lists with all the Golden Globe Award winners, back to 1943.
Greatest Films
Lists of greatest films and much more information on films of the 20th Century.
Internet Movie Database (IMDB) 
Subtitled "Earth's Biggest Movie Database," this extensive site includes links to data on films such as cast lists, plot synopses and awards, plus links to official movie Web sites, trailers, showtimes and locations, and lots more.
Numbers (Film Box Office)
Daily and weekly box office data on movies from 1997 to the present; the site has many other box office statistics and features.
Official Academy Awards Database
Database of Oscar Awards winners and nominees.
Top 100 Movie Lists
A nonprofit site with links to dozens of "top movie" lists from the likes of the American Film Institute, critic Leonard Maltin, Rolling Stone Magazine, and more.
Worldwide Boxoffice
Searchable database of box office statistics on many commercial movies from 1900 to the present.
Web Sites Back to Top
Films On Demand
Over 5,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.
Fora TV
FORA.tv helps intelligent, engaged audiences get smart. Our users find, enjoy, and share videos about the people, issues, and ideas changing the world.
Independent Film Project
Currently, IFP represents a network of 10,000 filmmakers in New York City and around the world. Through its workshops, seminars, conferences, mentorships, and Filmmaker Magazine, IFP schools its members in the art, technology, and business of independent filmmaking (there are special programs to promote racial, ethnic, religious, ideological, gender, and sexual diversity).
Independent Film.com
Great site for information on independent films and film festivals.
Internet Moving Image Archive
Nearly 200,000 movies, films, and videos. Includes classic feature films, animation, sports videos, news and public affairs, and many other categories.
MediaRights
Search this database of over 6,000 films for information on social-issue documentaries and short films.
National Film Board of Canada
The site of Canada's public film distributor and producer. Includes more than 700 full-length films, clips, and trailers available free for online viewing.
Rotten Tomatoes
Film criticism from print and online film critics.
Simply Scripts
A resource for screenwriters consisting of hundreds of free, downloadable movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current and classic movies, television, and radio shows.
Theatre in Video
Streaming video of over 250 dramatic productions and documentaries about theater, covering works from Sophocles through 20th century playwrights. Includes the complete works of Shakespeare, many produced by the BBC.
YouTube
View and share videos online.
Government Resources Back to Top
National Film Preservation Board
Information on film preservation and films that have been preserved from the Library of Congress.
Local Resources Back to Top
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is an international museum of photography and film located in Rochester, New York.
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
Presentation of new work in the visual, media, performing, and literary arts.
Squeaky Wheel
According to their Web site, this artist-run, non-profit media arts center provides "low-cost access to video and film equipment rental, editing suites, workshops, and screenings of independent and avant-garde film and video."
Professional Organizations Back to Top
American Society of Cinematographers
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