Articles and Databases
Contempory Online Guides
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Contemporary theatre, film, and television (electronic & print versions available)
- Biographical information on people currently working in the entertainment industry
- VideoHound's golden movie retriever (electronic & print versions available)
- Movies available on DVD
- International dictionary of films and filmmakers (electronic & print versions available)
Historical Resources
- American film personnel and company credits, 1908-1920, Paul C. Spehr (1996)
- British film actors' credits, 1895-1987, Scott Palmer (1988)
- A cast of thousands: a compendium of who played what in film, Melinda Corey (1992)
- Directors and their films: a comprehensive reference, 1895-1990, Brooks Bushnell (1993)
- Motion picture guide, 10 vols, Jay Robert Nash (1985-1987)
- Magill's survey of cinema-english language films, 4 vols, Frank N. Mcgill (1980)
- Magill's survey of cinema-english language films, 6 vols, Frank N. Mcgill (1981)
- Magill's survey of cinema-foreign language films, 8 vols, Frank N. Mcgill (1985)
- Magill's survey of cinema-silent films, 3 vols, Frank N. Mcgill (1982)
Websites
- All-Movie Guide
- Database of movies, actors/actresses, producers, directors and cast members
- Movie ratings
- Detailed plot synopsis
- Movie locations
- Money earned
- Awards
- Links to movies with the same theme, the same personnel and same touch and feel
- Links to other members of the cast and their biography
- IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
- Information about movies & movie industry
- Update on technology
- Multiple searching options
- Local showings
- Trailers
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Movie reviews
- Trailers
- Forums
- News feeds from entertainment industry sources
- MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine)
- Movie reviews: TV, box office, film festivals
- News
- Forums
- Yale Research Guide in Film Studies (Yale University Library)
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