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To find movie reviews or scholarly articles, try using these databases:
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Citations to and full text of over 8,500 journals and magazines, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Covers a wide range of academic subjects including the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, and more.
- What dates are covered? Coverage varies, but generally covers the mid 1990s - present. Updated daily.
- Film and Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. It has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Updated twice a month.
- What dates are covered? Mostly 1970s - present, with some older coverage
- Nexis Uni (LexisNexis) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? News, law, and business information service. Includes news from national and international newspapers; wire services and articles from hundreds of periodicals; and a number of other reference sources. All sources are full-text. Updated daily.
- Movie Review Query Engine
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Find online movie reviews by entering a film title. A list of results will provide links to the review's original publisher. You can also find reviews by selecting film categories such as current and popular films of the recent past few days, film festival reviews, and AFI reviews.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Page image and full-text index to The New York Times. Additional year of content added annually.
- What dates are covered? 1851 - 2018.
Print Sources and Indexes for Film Reviews and Scholarly Articles
A Guide to Critical Reviews by Call Number: URI Ref. Z5782 .S342 v.4 Parts 1-2ISBN: 0810816903Publication Date: 1984-06-28Both volumes are alphabetically arranged by film title and cover 1927-1963 or, The Jazz Singer thru Dr. Strangelove. Volume 1 covers A-J and Volume 2 covers K-Z.- A guide to critical reviews, part IV, the screenplay, supplement one, 1963 to 1980 by Call Number: Ref Z5782 S3422 Suppl.1ISBN: 0810815532Index of references to critical reviews released in newspapers and magazines. Covers films released from Oct. 1927 through 1963. Both volumes are alphabetically arranged by film title. Reviews after 1963 continues with Supplement One.
- Review of the arts. Film and televisionCall Number: URI Mform Area/Sect. 6/MICROFICHE, 1975 - v.25: no. 62/68 (1998), URI Mform Area PN1993 .R48, AnnualPublished by Newsbank. Reviews as reported from over 450 cities. Articles include reviews, interviews, and news stories. All reviews have been copied to microfiche. Before using microfiche, consult the annual index first to retrieve the volume, year, and microfiche number. Annual index is arranged alphabetically and includes film titles, names of artists, and genres.
- Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals, Together with: Index to Critical Reviews of Books about Film, 1930-1972. by Call Number: URI Ref Z5784 M9 B64ISBN: 0833745963Volume 1 covers A-M. Volumes 2-3 cover N-Z. Consult the "Bibliographic Abbreviations" and "Periodicals Abbreviations" pages at the front of each volume.
- Variety Film Reviews by Call Number: URI Ref. PN1993 .V36 v.1(1907/1920), v.20(1987/1988)-v.21(1989/1990)ISBN: 08974373These three volumes contain republished film reviews arranged by month date and year as they appeared in Variety magazine.