LibGuides: Film Studies: Articles

Article Databases

Key Databases for Scholarly Articles in Film Studies

FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database
FIAF index to film periodicals is a bibliographical index offering in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present day. Also included is The Treasures from the Film Archives dataset; a database containing credits and holdings information about the silent-era film holdings of film archives from around the world, and a full text set of key reference volumes such as the Oxford History of World Cinema (OUP, 1997) and Film Analysis: A Norton Reader (Norton, 2005).
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
Covers journal and magazine titles for film and television reviews, scholarly and critical analysis of cinema and television, and articles of popular interest about film and television. About half the journals and magazines are film periodicals and the other half cover film and television with some regularity. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Cinema and Media Studies
Provides peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on film history, television studies, media studies, critical theory, visual arts, cultural studies, digital culture, game studies, popular culture, and the study of the moving image. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
Screen Studies Collection
A comprehensive survey of current publications related to film scholarship alongside detailed and expansive filmographies. This collection includes the specialist index FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database and the detailed and complementary filmographies created by the American Film Institute and the British Film Institute; AFI Catalog and Film Index International.

General/Interdisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Complete Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database, with more than 6,100 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,100 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals and a total of more than 10,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in searchable PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided.
Art and Architecture Source Covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. This database features full-text articles as well as detailed indexing and abstracts for an array of journals, books, podcasts and more. International in scope, Art Source includes periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch and is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. Indexes world's leading arts and humanities journals with selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals.
Essay & General Literature Index Type [name of film] Motion Picture to find articles about particular films. For example, you can do a keyword search for Fargo Motion Picture or Midnight Garden Good Evil Motion Picture.
Humanities Full Text Brings full text (starting 1995) plus abstracts and bibliographic indexes (starting 1984) of noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as lesser known specialized magazines. The database indexes, abstracts and delivers the full text of feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, drama, and poetry, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, radio and television programs.
MLA International Bibliography Indexes critical materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Proved access to citations from worldwide publications, including periodicals, books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies.
Project Muse Full-text versions of peer-reviewed journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, as well as thousands of ebooks, with emphasis on humanities and social sciences.
JSTOR Provides page images of back issues of the core scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. Users may browse by journal title or discipline, or may search the full-text or citations/abstracts. New issues of existing titles and new titles are added on an ongoing basis.

Film Journals

This isn't an exhaustive list, but rather one of the most relevant journals for Film Studies at Barnard. Most of these are available online with a BC/CU UNI (if off-campus). Most film journals will be available in the above databases, as well, but you can browse individual journals and issues with the links below.

Journal of film and video History, theory, criticism, and aesthetics in film production from the University Film and Video Association
Adaptation: the journal of literature on screen studies Academic articles on book to screen adaptation, screen to book adaptation, popular and classic adaptations, theatre and novel screen adaptations, television, animation, soundtracks, production issues, and genres in literature on screen. Includes book and film reviews.
Bright Lights Formerly a print publication, Brights Lights is now an online film journal with many interviews and industry essays.
Cineaste Published quarterly. Cineaste publishes reviews, in-depth analyses, and interviews with filmmakers and actors. The magazine is independently operated from New York City with no financial ties to any film studios or academic institutions.
Cinema journal Publishes essays on a wide variety of subjects from (using) diverse methodological perspectives. A "Professional Notes" section informs Society for Cinema and Media Studies members about upcoming events, research opportunities, and the latest published research.
Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal Film & History is a non-profit, peer-reviewed journal affiliated with the American Historical Association. Published continuously since 1971, it is one of the oldest journals in its field. It publishes two issues annually: Summer (July) and Winter (December).
Film Comment The journal of the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Film International Film International covers film culture as part of the broader culture, history and economy of society. Addresses topics of contemporary relevance from historically informed perspectives. "We wish to bridge the gap between the academy and the outside world, and encourage the participation of scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as journalists, freelance writers, activists and film-makers."
The journal of popular film and television Examines commercial film and TV. Peer-reviewed
Literature/film quarterly Literature Film Quarterly is the longest-standing journal of international adaptation studies. Though we often feature articles that deal with text-to-film relationships and processes of storytelling, our journal has recently expanded to encompass many forms of intertextual and multimedia retellings, reimagining, remakes, and intersections across histories, literature, and cultures.
Sight and Sound Journal of the British Film Institute