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Great Directors from Senses of Cinema
Biography and brief analysis, filmography and bibliography from Senses of Cinema.
IMDB - Internet Movie Database
A database of over 500,000 movies plus many other TV, shorts, and series titles. Includes biographical records (and complete filmographies) of thousands of directors, actors, and other individuals involved in film and television industries.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Includes the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers.
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Subject Areas: General

Gale eBooks (formerly known as Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)) provides online access to over 3,000 reference books in all subject areas.

Format: Full Text Books
Database Producer: Gale Cengage.

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For many director-specific e-books:

search CONSORT by Title for "Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors" or "Pocket Essentials Film"

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Articles on Film Directors and Genres

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the literature about television and film writing.
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Subject Areas: Cinema, Communication, Mass Media

Film & Television Literature Index covers the literature about television and film writing. It provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications. FTLI has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.

Format: Index to Journal Articles
Database Producer: EBSCO Publishing.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Digital library containing over 10 million academic, full text online resources.
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The JSTOR Archive is a digital collection of eBooks and academic journals, which extend back to the first volume published. This digital library is particularly strong in the humanities, but covers all subject areas. The database itself supports data and text mining as well. For additional information, visit the JSTOR Research Guides.
Please note, Artstor is now a part of JSTOR. Looking for ways to use Artstor in JSTOR? Visit Artstor on JSTOR Guides.

Format: Full Text
Dates of Coverage: Vary by title
Update Schedule: Annual
Database Distributor: JSTOR
Performing Arts Database This link opens in a new window
Performing Arts content from scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, 1864 to present . Keywords: theater, dance, cinema, music, IIPA.
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Subject Areas: Theatre, Dance, Music, Cinema

The Performing Arts Database, formerly known as the International Index to the Performing Arts, draws its content from scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals.

Most full text records within this resource contain an abstract and selected records contain corresponding full text of the original article.

Format: Index to Journal Articles
Dates of Coverage: 1864 to present
Update Schedule: Monthly
Database Producer: ProQuest
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Primary sources for film, broadcasting, popular music and theater
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Subject Areas: History, Cinema, Sociology

An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to the 21st century. The core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theater are included, together with film fan magazines and music press titles. Issues have been scanned in high-resolution color, with granular indexing of articles, covers, ads and reviews.

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EIMA1: Music, Radio and The Stage
EIMA2: Cinema, Film and Television (Part 1)
EIMA3: Cinema, Film and Television (Part 2)

Format: Full Text Articles
Dates of Coverage: 1880 - 2015
Database Producer: ProQuest

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Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is an online, streaming video service, which provides access to over 26,000 films each year. Kanopy includes titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more.
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Subjects: All

Kanopy is a streaming video service that works like Netflix for educational institutions. Every year, Kanopy offers access to over 26,000 films and documentaries for educational and classroom use. Films may be browsed by subject or searched by title.

Format: Streaming Media
Update Schedule: Annually
Database Distributor: Kanopy
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
A streaming video service that offers access to educational videos.
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Films on Demand (FoD) is a streaming video service that offers access to feature films and educational videos. Download FoD's Quick Start Guide here

Denison University's subscription also includes access to selected DRC videos.

Click here to see the title list of selected DRC videos.

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Format: Streaming Media
Update Schedule: unknown
Database Distributor: InfoBase
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online delivers more than 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
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Subjects: All

Academic Video Online delivers more than 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.

Format: Streaming Media
Database Distributor: Proquest/Alexander Street
CONSORT Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Combined library catalog of Denison University, College of Wooster, Kenyon College, and Ohio Wesleyan University
OhioLINK Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Catalog of books and other materials held in Ohio college and university libraries.

Granville Public Library
SearchOhio
Search and borrow from 44 public libraries in Ohio.

CINE 312 Genres, Authors, and Stars

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Cinema Guide

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Find Reference Sources About Directors

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Articles on Film Directors and Genres

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