Film Reviews

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CONTENTS

• Film Reviews in Library Databases
• Reference / Print Indexes
• Compilations
• Web Resources

• Academic Search Premier
  Provides citations to and some full-text articles covering all subjects from 1971-present.
  Tip: Use "motion pictures review" as a search term.
  
  
• LexisNexis Academic
  Provides mostly fulltext news, law, business, and health articles from varied years.
  Tip: Select "News" from the left menu, then "Arts & Sports News" from the first drop down menu. Next, select "Book, movie, music & play reviews" under the second drop down menu.
  
  
• Art Abstracts
  Provides citations to articles, exhibitions, film reviews, and more art-related material. Articles date from 1984-present.
  Tip: Use "motion picture" as a search term.
  
  
• Art Index Retrospective
  Provides citations to articles, exhibitions, film reviews, and more art-related material. Articles date from 1929-1984.
  Tip: Use "motion picture" as a search term.
  
  
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
  Provides citations to articles on all subjects in general and popular magazines [no scholarly journals]. Citations date from 1890-present.
  Tip: Use "motion picture" as a search term.
  
  
• Wilson Select Plus
  Provides full-text articles covering all subject areas from 1994-present.
  Tip: Use "motion picture review" as a search term.
  

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Reference / Print Indexes 

• Film Review Index -- REF PN 1995 .F513
  Note: Volume 1 covers 1882-1949; Volume 2, 1950-1985
  
  
• Film Literature Index -- REF PN 1995 .F4
  Note: Covers 1973-present; reviews of films are listed under the the title of the film, under the subheading "Reviews".
  
  
• Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals --REF Z 5784 .M9 .B64
  Note: Time period covered, 1950-1972.
  
  
• The Kael Index: A Guide to a Movie Critic's Work -- REF PN 1995 .S62 1993
  Note: Time period covered, 1954-1991
  
  
• New York Times Index -- REF AI 21 .N44
  Note: To find reviews look under the subject heading "Motion Pictures"; time period covered, 1851-present.
  
  
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature -- REF AI 3 .R48
  Note: To find reviews look under the subject heading "Motion Picture Reviews"; time period covered, 1900-present. The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature is also available online (1985-present) at:
  http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/resources/db/splash/r/rg_abstracts.dot
  Tip: Use "motion picture review" as a search term.
  
  
• Art Index -- REF N1.A1 A77
  Note: To find reviews look under the subject heading "Motion Picture Reviews"; time period covered, 1925-1995.
  
  
• Humanities Index -- REF AI AI 3 .H8
  Note: To find reviews look under the subject heading "Motion Picture Reviews"; time period covered, 1974-1995. Tip: Use "motion picture review" as a search term.
  
  
• Washington Post Index -- REF AI 21 .W33 W36
  Note: To find reviews look under the subject heading "Motion Pictures"; time period covered, 1979-present.
  

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Compilations

• The Motion Picture Guide -- REF 1993 .M4334
  Note: This annual publication (1987; 1991-present) contains motion picture reviews of the previous year.
  
  
• The New York Times Film Reviews -- REF PN 1995 .A43
  Note: Contains selected film reviews from 1913-1970 previously published in the New York Times.
  
  
• Selected Film Criticism -- REF PN 1995 .S426 1982
  Note: Contains selected reviews; coverage: 1912-1950; includes foreign films

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Web Resources

• New York Times Movie Reviews
  Note: This web site provides access to all NYT's movie reviews from 1983-present. A selection of reviews are available from 1929-1982.

• IMDB - Internet Movie Database
  Note: This free web site provides plot descriptions of films, cast and crew information, external and newsgroup reviews, awards, user comments, etc.
  
• Metacritic.com
• Movie Review Query
  
• Critics.com
  
  

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