LibGuides: Film Studies: Databases

Film Databases

IMDB
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.
Black Film Archive
Black Film Archive celebrates the rich, abundant history of Black cinema. We are an evolving archive dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context. The films collected on Black Film Archive have something significant to say about the Black experience; speak to Black audiences; and/or have a Black star, writer, producer, or director.
HanCinema
HanCinema is an South Korean Movie and Drama Database. It provides information related to Korean movies, television dramas, actors, and other related information.

Modern Language Association International Bibliography
Literature criticism, linguistics, writing education, second language acquisition. Hosted by EBSCO.
Humanities International Complete
Scholarly articles, books and other published sources in the humanities disciplines. Hosted by EBSCO.
Gale: Literary Sources
Single-search platform for all Gale literature sources.

NewsBank
Find global information on topics related to business and economics, careers, criminal justice, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, science, social issues, sports, STEM, technology and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content including The Oklahoman, USA Today, international sources and more.
New York Times
Full-image archive of The New York Times. Provides every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF, from 1851 to 4 years before current year.

When searching for film reviews in the databases, use both the name of the film and the word review.

Example: "Raising Arizona" AND review

NewsBank
Find global information on topics related to business and economics, careers, criminal justice, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, science, social issues, sports, STEM, technology and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content including The Oklahoman, USA Today, international sources and more.
ProQuest Central
Multidisciplinary search across many databases including business, health and medicine, social sciences, education, science and technology, and arts and humanities.
Life Magazine archive
Full-color scans of the print publication from 1923 to 2000.
Time Magazine archive
Full-color scans of the print publication from 1936 to 2000.

Select magazines for reviews