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Film Criticism Dickinson Databases for Film Criticism

Film criticism is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or
evaluation of films.
There are two different types of publications that offer opinions
about films:
See also our Film and Film Criticism Databases List.
Film Literature Index
Indexes film and television articles, including film reviews,
published between 1976-2001. Journals and magazines
originate from 30 countries. Coverage: 1976-2001. Citations

Academic criticism by film scholars that appears in Only.

scholarly journals Humanities Source

Journalistic film reviews that appear in newspapers and Full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published
other popular media. sources from around the world in all aspects of the
humanities including Archaeology, Area Studies, Art,
The film critic tries to understand why film works, how it works,
Classical Studies, Communications, Dance, Film, Gender
and what effects it has on people; while the film reviewer looks
Studies, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Music,
a film's production values and general enjoyability.
Performing Arts, Philosophy, and Religion. FOR CITATION
Leading Film Critics Include: Popular Film Critics Include: SEARCHING: Click the "More" button at the top of the search
Andre Bazin Roger Ebert screen, then click "Cited References." Coverage Range: Mid-
Rudolf Arnheim Pauline Kael 1970s - present.
Siegfried Kracauer Alex Gorina Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
Sergei Eisenstein Leonard Maltin A citation-only database that includes articles from English-
Christian Metz Janet Maslin language periodicals on such subjects as Anthropology,
Kaja Silverman Richard Roeper Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies,
Andrew Sarris Joel Siegel Community Health & Medical Care, Criminal Justice, Dance,
Bela Balazs John Ivan Simon Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies,

Peter Bogdanovich
Barry Norman Film, Gender Studies, Geography, History, International
Relations, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music,
Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychiatry,
Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. Articles in this
database were published between 1907 and 1984. Use the
library's "Get It!" button to obtain materials with no direct
full-text link. Coverage: 1907 to 1984. Citations Only.

JSTOR
An interdisciplinary archive of over 2,500 journals in the arts,
humanities and social sciences with some natural science
 humanities, and social sciences, with some natural science
coverage. Coverage: Historical & current publications up to
1 - 5 years from current date, contains primary sources. Full-
Text.

Project Muse
A multi-disciplinary database of full text scholarly journals
and e-books in both humanities and social sciences. Most
journals covered are up to date. E-books include titles in
Global Cultural Studies, Poetry, Fiction & Creative Non-
Fiction. Coverage: Historical and current. Full-Text.

Readers' Guide Full Text

Index of subjects in the popular press (magazines, news
magazines, general interest periodicals), including art,
business, computers, dance, drama, education,
entertainment, fashion, film & television, food, health &
medicine, history, literature, news & current events,
photography, popular & classical music, politics, popular
culture, religion, science, sports & fitness, transportation,
and travel. Coverage: 1890-1982. Some Full-Text.

Print Resources

The New York Times Film Reviews

Call Number: REF PN1995 .N4
Film reviews from the Times, 1913-2000.

Film Review Index by Patricia K. Hanson; Stephen L.

Hanson
Call Number: REF PN1995 .F513
ISBN: 0897741536

Web Resources for Film Criticism

American Film Institute

The Greatest Films

Reviews, synopses, and historical backgrounds of several
hundred films.

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Subjects: English, Film & Media Studies, Theatre & Dance