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Film

Film resources have been divided into General Resources and Film Reviews below. For further guidance, you may wish to check out the Film Studies Research Guide. Please note that some entries will appear in Theater and Literature listings as well. Click on a resource for further information.

Research Guides

• Film Studies Research Guide
• Scholarly Film Journals (TOP TEN)
• Nielsen Ratings How to Find Them
• Box Office Mojo Good site for box office information
• Silent Film Guide
• Westerns
• Free Image Sites

General Resources

• Academic Search Complete
• Electronic Journal Center
• IIFP-International Index to Film Periodicals
• Film Index International This will give you info on the earliest films, with links to possible articles, especially useful pre 1980 (we may or may not have)
• Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text (BETTER PLACE TO START THAN FIAF)
• International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers This is a good starter source -- find your director or film or then check bibliography.
• International Index to Performing Arts This database also proves to be quite good for finding articles on film.
• JSTOR
• Lexis-Arts and Entertainment News
• MLA International Bibliography (Pre 1475-Current)

Film Reviews

(bold indicates good places for older materials)

• Black Camera
• Ethnic News Watch
• Film Review Index Print source of film reviews from 1882-1985
• New York Times Review of Movies
• MRQE
• Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text (includes link to finding Variety movie reviews, 1905-current)
• Academic Search Complete (1980-current)
• Film Index International (1900-2005, some reviews)
• Time Magazine Archive (1923-current)
• Readers Guide Retrospective (1890 - 1982 )
• New York Times Historical (1850-2000)
• American Film Institute Catalog (1893 - 1970)

Fair Use PPR Copyright Info

FACE TO FACE / TEACH ACT / FAIR USE / PPR What are they? CHEAT SHEET

These terms are by no means the legal terms, but merely serve to cover the basic idea involved with each term.

PPR or Pay for Performance Rights in terms of video use, is an area within Acquisitions and Cataloging that we are currently working on defining. Many educational and/or documentary videos will include some iteration of PPR. We are looking to include a field in the ALICE record where the terms of PPR can be defined. This will ultimately help when a patron would like to screen a film outside of a classroom.

Other helpful links regarding PPR, FAIR USE, TEACH ACT, FACE TO FACE

Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video

Remix Video - you be the judge.

UVFA & CSM Winners Media Fair Use Center for Social Media and UFVA do a contest where they give an award to students who create media following best practices. It's a good way to see what flies.

Section 108 of Copyright Law Helpful quick reference guide to copyright questions.

Is It Protected by Copyright? Helpful guide to copyright Q's.