American Cinema 1927-1960

Course Number:

FST 376

Click on the headings below to view suggested resources.

Articles & eResources

In order to find scholarly journal or popular magazine articles, you need to search the online databases.

Suggested Search Strategies for the Databases:
cinemascope
hollywood ten
screwball comed*
"film noir" and light*
"film noir" and wom?n
"alfred hitchcock" and perform*
blacklist and screenwrit*
hollywood and melodrama*
censor* and "production code"
musical and (film or cinema) and styl*
silent and (film or cinema) and act*
(star or stardom) and "motion pictures" and market*
(star or stardom) and (film or cinema) and (publicity or promotion*)

Recommended Databases for Film Studies:

EBSCOHost

General subject/Humanities subject databases; both full text and citations. To search databases simultaneously, try clicking on any combination of the boxes next to the following resources: * Academic Search Premier, * MasterFILE Premier, * America: History & Life, * Art Abstracts, * Communication & Mass Media Complete, * Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text, * Humanities International Index, * MLA International Bibliography, and * Newspaper Source.

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

Film subject databases; both full text and citations.

Film Literature Index

A free web source. Citations only. Note scope: 1976-2001

Film and performing arts subject database; both full text and citations.

JSTOR

Good film coverage; predominantly full text.

LexisNexis Academic

Full-text access to major newspapers and non-English language news.

New York Times Archive

Full-text access to the New York Times from 1851 to 2001.

Newspaper Source Plus

Project MUSE

Good film coverage; full text.

Readers' Guide Retrospective

Citations to popular periodicals published from 1890 to 1982.

WorldCat

The best source for finding books and other materials that are available at other libraries worldwide -- like searching our catalog, but with access to a global library. Use this in conjunction with Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Google Scholar

The Google you know, but limited to more scholarly and/or full text resources.

Using the Library Catalog

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Scoped Searching

To search for books, videos, DVDs, CDs, and other library materials located at Randall Library, search the catalog.

Unscoped Searching

To search for items located at UNCP or FSU, "unscope" the catalog by selecting "UNC Coastal Library Consortium" from the dropdown menu below the search box.

To request an item located at UNCP or FSU, click into the full record for the item. Then click the "Hold Item" button located at the top of the screen and log in with your name, university ID number, and library PIN.

Suggested Search Strategies

Keyword Search

blacklist
film noir
hollywood musical
orson welles
production code
rebel without a cause
screwball comed*
melodrama* and sirk
hitchcock and wom?n
hollywood and western
gangster and (film or cinema)
western and (film or cinema)
james stewart and (film or cinema)

Subject Search

Film Noir
Film Noir History
Film Noir History And Criticism
Motion Pictures
Musical Films
Western Films

Books & Library Materials

American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States

For finding older articles, not indexed in our online databases.

Film review index

For finding older articles, not indexed in our online databases.

Videos, DVDs & Music

Videos and DVDs are shelved according to Library of Congress call number, and are kept in the Recreational Materials area of the library. To locate the call number of a film, search the catalog:

Library Catalog

Know the title of the work? Try a TITLE search. Example: Cape Fear [title]

Know the subject area? Try a SUBJECT search, and then LIMIT/SORT by the material type [videorecording]. Example: Korean War [the subject] You can also limit the search by video.

Know the performer or director? Try an AUTHOR search. Example: Scorsese, Martin [author/artist]

Want a listing of all of our DVDs? Try a SUBJECT search using DVD.

Journals

Film International

"Film International focuses on longer essays with in-depth-analysis, but it also features interviews, festival reports and an extensive review section on books, special DVD editions and films at the cinema." It is indexed in FIAF.

Film-Philosophy

A film studies journal, salon, and portal, focusing on the relationship between film and philosophy.

Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies

From the University of Nottingham, an online, peer-reviewed journal; it is indexed in MLA International Bibliography.

Senses of Cinema

"An online journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema"; it is indexed in MLA International Bibliography.

Websites

David Bordwell's Website on Cinema

A site maintained by David Bordwell; it lists extensive bibliographies, online essays, and his blog.

Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

Offers reliable information (production details, release dates, distribution information) on films, directors, actors.

Masters of Cinema

A wealth of information about major and/or cult directors, featuring articles and their "Worldwide DVD Calendar" of DVD release dates.

Metacritic.com

"Metacritic® compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, video/dvd, books, music, television and games. Our unique Metascores ® show the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades."

Movie Review Query Engine

A searchable database of over 460,000 movie reviews.

Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)

The primary professional organization for cinema and film scholars; Cinema Journal is their organ. Consult the site for calls for papers, conferences, and online forums.