Bates home Bates Information & Library
Services Search ILS About ILS Contact ILS Site map Help Library Technology Resources
& Instruction Services &
Support Hours &
Locations News & Events Policies Library CatalogStarting ResearchSubject GuidesIndexes - Databases

Film

Journals & Indexes | Web Resources | Reference Works | Librarian

  Film/Theater/Arts Databases     Humanities Databases
  Film Indexes Online (includes AFI Catalog)
ABOUT     Communication and Mass Media Complete ABOUT
  Film Literature Index ABOUT     MLA Bibliography ABOUT
  International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) Full Text ABOUT     America: History and Life ABOUT
  International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance ABOUT   Broad Perspectives  
  Art Retrospective 1929-1984 &
Art Abstracts 1984-
ABOUT     Academic Search Premier ABOUT
  Newspapers       Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982 ABOUT
  New York Times 1851-2002 ; 1980-current       Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907-1984 ABOUT
  News & Media (Bates resource guide)
       
  Stock Music for productions          
    RoyaltyFreeMusic.com Award winning library of stock music and sound effects. Licensed for incorporation in student, faculty and staff projects. Requires login and password.          

Web Resources

National Film Preservation Board
Features the National Film Registry and extensive links. Includes links to many foreign film archives.

IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
One of the most reliable free databases on the web. Advanced features require registration.

MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine)
Popular reviews of more than 65,000 movies. Includes links to reviews of video releases and reviews of television programs on DVD.

RogerEbert.com
Includes full text of many of Ebert's film reviews.

Subject Guides at Bowdoin and Colby Colleges.

Select Reference Works

General

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
Ref PN 1997.8 .I58 1990 v.1-5

Magill's Survey of Cinema
Ref PN 1993.45 .M3 v.1-4 [English Language Films, 1st Series]
Ref PN 1993.45 .M32 v.1-6 [English Language Films, 2nd Series]
Ref PN 1993.45 .M34 1985 v.1-8 [Foreign Language Films]
Ref PN 1995.75 .M33 1982 v.1-3 [Silent Films]

Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film
Ref PN 1995.9 .D6 E53 2006 v.1-3

Film Review Index
Comprehensive index of movie reviews from 1882-1985.
Reference Z 5784.M9 F513 1986

Special Topics

Encyclopedia of American Independent Filmmaking
Ref PN 1993.45 .L63 2002

The women's companion to international film
Ref PN 1993.45.W6 1994

Film Noir Guide
Ref PN 1995.9 .F54 K43 2003

The Bent Lens : a World Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film
Ref PN 1995.9 .H55 B45 2003

Images in the Dark : an Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video
Ref PN 1995.9 .H55 M87 1995

The Encyclopedia of Ethnic groups in Hollywood
Ref PN 1995.9 .M56 M85 2003

Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films 1911-1960
Ref PN 1995.9 .M56 W58 1997

Frame by Frame I: a Black Filmography
Ref PN 1995.9 .N4 K57 1997

Frame by Frame II: a Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994
Reference PN 1995.9.N4 K58 1997

Area Studies

Oxford Companion to Australian Film
Ref PN 1993.5 .A8 O93 1999

Encyclopedia of British Film
Ref PN 1993.5 .A65 C66 2001

The Chinese Filmography
Ref PN 1993.5 .C4 M37 1997

Encyclopedia of Chinese Film
Ref PN 1993.5 .C4 Z53 1998

Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema
Ref PN 1993.5 .I4 R33 1999

A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U. S. Latino-made Film and Video
Ref PN 1995.9 .L37 G85 1998

Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film
Ref PN 1993.5 .A65 C66 2001
Access online through E-brary

Library contact:

For more information, contact:

Christopher Schiff
Music and Arts Librarian
207-786-6274
e-mail: cschiff AT bates.edu

The George and Helen Ladd Library • Bates College
48 Campus Avenue • Lewiston, Maine 04240
(207) 786-6263


Page author: Christopher P. Schiff
Date: 3/25/08


Feedback and Suggestions
© Bates College. All rights reserved.