HST 394: Holocaust and Film
Online Film Indexes
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FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus, 1972--An article index to many of the leading film and cinema journals.
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Film Indexes Online, 1893--A huge directory of films from the American Film Institute and the British Film Institute.
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The Visual Center - Online Film Database, Yad VashemA digital film library and comprehensive database of Holocaust-related cinema information and reference material.
General Online Article Indexes with Film Content
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International Index to the Performing Arts, 1864--Covers many of the leading film journals. A must use source for film reviews and scholarship.
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Academic Search Premier, 1975--A good mix of film articles from magazines and scholarly journals. Good for reviews.
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Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1983--Indexes popular magazines, hence a good source for movie reviews.
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Art Full Text, 1984--Also indexes specialized film journals.
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Alt-Press Watch, 1970--A full-text index/database to independent newspapers, magazines and journals from around the country. Some film content from other than the usual sources.
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Lexis-Nexis AcademicA huge full text database to entertainment and newspaper reviews from a wide variety of sources.
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MLA Bibliography, 1963--Good source for scholarly criticism of films and filmmakers. MLA Bib is THE index for literary scholarship, which includes film.
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New York Times Historical, 1851-2003Great source for film reviews and commentary going all the way back.
Jewish Studies and Multidisciplinary Articles
Jewish Studies and Film Studies
Jewish Studies Source: Covers several hundred full-text titles, including leading academic journals, monographs, related articles from major periodicals and newspapers.
Index to Jewish Periodicals: Covers Jewish history, activity and thought. Provides a comprehensive guide to articles, book reviews, and feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs.
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus: An article index to many of the leading film and cinema journals.
Film Indexes Online: Directory of films from the catalogs of the American Film Institute (AFI Catalog) and the British Film Institute (Film Index International).
Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost): A multidisciplinary database that provides access to thousands of journals.
JSTOR: A multidisciplinary database that provides full-text and image access to back issues of selected scholarly journals.
PAO- Peridical Archives Online (1770-1995): Full-text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.
Print Resources
Variety Film Reviews, 1907-1980. 21 vols.
PN 1993 .V36 West Ref
Reprints of Variety's reviews of feature films. Reviews appear chronologically. Use title index in Vol. 16 or the indexes in the back of subsequent volumes.
Film Review Index: Vol. I: 1882-1949, Vol. II: 1950-1985.
PN 1995 .F5134x West Ref
An index to film reviews in newspapers, magazines, trade journals, reference works, and monographic surveys. Good place to start.
A Guide to Critical Reviews. Part IV: The Screenplay.
PN 2277 .N5 S3x West Ref
2 vols. + supplement.
Indexes reviews in mostly popular magazines for about 12,000 American and foreign screenplays (feature length movies) from 1927 to 1980.
Selected Film Criticism. 7 vols.
PN 1995 .S426 West Ref
Selected reprinted reviews from trade journals and magazines. Each film averages two short reviews. Covers 1896 to 1960. Good source for quick information and evaluation.
Film Literature Index
PN 1993 .F46x West Ref Index
International index to scholarly and trade journals about film, video and television. Very good source for film criticism and reviews.