Some Strategies for Finding Film Reviews

Some Strategies for Finding Film Reviews

Gary HandmanDirectorMedia Resources CenterMoffitt Library

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Writing About Writing About Film…Film…

•Journals, Magazines, Journals, Magazines, NewspapersNewspapers

•ReviewsReviews•Critical/ScholarlyArticles Critical/ScholarlyArticles

•BooksBooks

•Web SitesWeb Sites

•Other online databasesOther online databases

Sources for Film & Sources for Film & TV Scholarship TV Scholarship and Researchand Research

Found in:Found in:•Popular & fan journals and Popular & fan journals and newspapers (print & online)newspapers (print & online)•Film studies & scholarly journals Film studies & scholarly journals (print & online)(print & online)•Web sites Web sites

•Fan and enthusiast sitesFan and enthusiast sites•Commercial sites (e.g., studio Commercial sites (e.g., studio

sites, video sites, video distributors)distributors)•Academic sites Academic sites

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Found in:Found in:•Film studies & scholarly Film studies & scholarly

journals (print & online)journals (print & online)•Popular & fan journals and Popular & fan journals and newspapers (but newspapers (but onlyonly occasionallyoccasionally))•Web sites (even lessWeb sites (even less occasionally…except for occasionally…except for academic and commercial academic and commercial databases)databases)

Critical/Scholarly ArticlesCritical/Scholarly Articles

• CurrentCurrent• HistoricalHistorical

How do you locate this stuff?How do you locate this stuff?

vFilm-related (not many) Film-related (not many) vGeneral news General news vLiterary Literary vOther disciplines: e.g. Other disciplines: e.g. Women’s Studies, American Women’s Studies, American Studies, Ethnic StudiesStudies, Ethnic Studies

Jumping Off point for Finding Online Indexes:Jumping Off point for Finding Online Indexes:http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/

Online & Print Online & Print Indexes and AbstractsIndexes and Abstracts

How to Look em’ UpHow to Look em’ Up

•Search Using title of work (as a phrase) Search Using title of work (as a phrase) •You can also include directorYou can also include director•Try using Try using and reviewand review

•e.g. Moulin Rouge and review e.g. Moulin Rouge and review or or Moulin Rouge and Luhrmann Moulin Rouge and Luhrmann

and and reviewreview

Once You Find a Citation, Once You Find a Citation, How Do You Find the Article?How Do You Find the Article?

•Some indexes provide Some indexes provide holdings infoholdings info•Some indexes link to full-Some indexes link to full-texttext

The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932.1932. (Review) Stephen Banfield. (Review) Stephen Banfield.       Historical Journal of Film, Radio and       Historical Journal of Film, Radio and TelevisionTelevision June 1999 v19 i2 p267(2) June 1999 v19 i2 p267(2)    View text and retrieval choices (858 words)    View text and retrieval choices (858 words)

Use Pathfinder

http://www.lib.berkeley. edu/MRC/FilmBibMenu.html

Bibliographies on various film topics and individual films compiled by MRC (includes bibs for genres, filmmakers, national cinemas, and individual film).

Film Reviews and Criticism

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/reviewtable4.html

The databases I just talked about?

…being driven over the edge by your research?

Call me:Gary Handman643-8566

ghandman@library.berkeley.edu