Film as literary text
The same critical frameworks and analytical techniques you're using to understand literary works can also be applied to other media, including film and television. On this page, you'll find selected resources for film studies research.
Selected Journals
The following e-journals represent some of the most important film studies publications available in our collections. Browsing these journals can help give you a sense of the scholarly conversation about cinema. You can also try searching general multidisciplinary databases like Academic Search Premier, General Onefile, and JSTOR.
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Literature Film QuarterlyArticles on individual motion pictures, interviews with directors, screenwriters and literary figures, reviews of current film adaptations of literary works, reviews of books concerning film and responses to articles and reviews.
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Film CommentFeatures articles on narrative, documentary and independent film makers, filmography, film criticism and book reviews.
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Film CriticismWriting from a new generation of film historians, theorists, and critics representing many different disciplines, cultures, and critical perspectives.
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Journal of Popular Film & TelevisionArticles dedicated to popular film and television in the broadest sense. Concentration on commercial cinema and television, theory/criticism, interviews, filmographies, bibliographies, stars, directors, producers, studios and networks.
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Cinema JournalCinema Journal publishes essays on a wide variety of subjects from (using) diverse methodological perspectives.
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Film QuarterlyFilm Quarterly, published since 1958, provides readers with insightful analyses of film, the film industry, and international cinemas. More than a glimpse behind the scenes, Film Quarterly offers serious film lovers in-depth articles, reviews, and interviews that examine all aspects of film history, film theory, and the impact of film, video, and television on culture and society.
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Journal of Film and VideoThe Journal of Film and Video, an internationally respected forum, focuses on scholarship in the fields of film and video production, history, theory, criticism, and aesthetics. Article features include film and related media, problems of education in these fields, and the function of film and video in society.
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Science Fiction Film and TelevisionProvides information on all areas of science fiction film and television, from Hollywood productions to Korean or Turkish sf film, from Sci-Fi Channel productions to the origins of sf tv in Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers or The Quatermass Experiment.
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Television & New MediaTelevision & New Media (TVNM), published bi-monthly, is an international journal devoted to the most recent trends in the critical study of television and new media. TVNM addresses questions of how issues of economics, politics, culture and power are enacted through television and new media forms, texts, industries, and contexts.
Reference Books
The following reference books can be a good source of background information and provide you with keywords and suggestions for further research.
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The film encyclopedia : the complete guide to film and the film industry, 7th ed.
Features alphabetically organized entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of movies, including style, genres, actors and actresses, directors, producers, and motion picture studios.
Call Number: REF 791.4303 K19f 2012Publication Date: 2012 -
The new biographical dictionary of film, 5th ed.
Almost 1500 biographical entries on significant actors and filmmakers.
Call Number: REF 791.4302 T482b 2010Publication Date: 2010 -
Dictionary of film terms : the aesthetic companion to film art
Dictionary of Film Terms clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis, appreciation, and production, with a special focus on the aesthetic values of filmmaking.
Call Number: REF 778.5303 B386d 2009Publication Date: 2009 -
The encyclopedia of novels into film
An in-depth guide to cinematic adaptations of more than 300 novels includes the date of release, the production company, the director and screenwriter, and a summary of the plot of each film.
Call Number: REF 791.436 T552e 2005Publication Date: 2005 -
VideoHound's war movies : classic conflict on film
Call Number: REF 791.43 M473v 1999Publication Date: 1999
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