Hampshire College

Journal Articles for Film and Video

International Film Journal Index

Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Communications and Mass Media Complete

Humanities International Complete

Lexis Nexis Academic

MLA Bibliography

Film Literature Index  

Websites for Film and Video

• Early Cinema An A-Z quick reference guide, information on technology, a time line, and other resources on film before 1905. From the University of Kent.
• Internet Movie Database A commercial site that covers all sorts of information on mainstream movies from plot summaries to box office grosses to credits.
• Film Sound The science and history of film sound, a glossary of technical terms, a bibliography, and resources on related topics like film music and sound in animation.
• European Film Archives Covers the history and development of film across Europe; includes footage and research links.
• Flicker: Homepage for Alternative Cinematic Experience Source for films and videos that "transgress the boundaries of the traditional viewing experience, challenge notions of physical perception and provide cutting edge alternatives to the media information technocracy."
• Masters of Cinema Links to articles and websites of noted international directors and cinemas.
• Moving Image Archives and Research Centers Access to major film archives around the world. A huge site, well organized. From the Library of Congress.
• Origins of American Animation 21 animated films and two fragments from the years 1900-1921. From the Library of Congress American Memory Project.
• UbuWeb is a large public domain web-based educational resource for avant-garde material available on the internet, founded in 1996 by poet Kenneth Goldsmith. It offers visual, concrete and sound poetry, and a remarkable archive of experimental film and music. This link goes to the list of filmmakers whose work is available.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Film/Video Resources Links to sites about film history, film theory, and contemporary film. Fully searchable. From the University of California/Santa Barbara.