Exploring Humanity Through Film

Film Review & Short Story Criticism Resources

JSTOR - fulltext of scholarly articles in key liberal arts disciplines including 7 film studies

Use advanced search Choose "reviews" Choose "film studies"

Literature Online - Provides author biography, fulltext of stories, recommended web links, and criticism.

To get a variety of results, use text or author search (not "criticism & reference") Choose "all" rather than prose or drama

Gale Literary Index - searchable index to other Gale publications. Use BLISweb to check Benner's holdings for titles in the results such as Short Story Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.

Use author search Copy and paste titles into BLISweb

BLISweb - Benner Library's online catalog. Provides call number, location, and availability for materials owned locally (books, DVDs, etc.)

Use advanced search Enter titles (from Gale Literary index) "as a phrase" Change drop down menu to "title words"

MagillOnLiterature Plus - fulltext of various criticism and summary resources

Change drop down menu to "author" or "title" Click on "print" icon, then choose "MLA" citation format

MLA Bibliography - Scholarly articles in languages and literature.

Use "keyword" searching for movie title and writer/director name(s) Change document type to "journal article"

New York Times (Historical) - .pdf images of every page in the NYT from 1851-2005

This database searches by keyword. Expect interviews, reviews, and more Change document type to "review"