Find books: Library Catalog, WorldCat
Reference and quick look up:
- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism: One of the standard reference works in the field, this guide offers articles on theorists such as Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault. Entries on Film Theory, Cultural Studies and Feminist Theory provide useful overviews.
- Search the catalogs of the American Film Institute (1893-1970) and British Film Institute (1930s-present) in Film Indexes Online. Most records include plot summaries and references to articles and contemporary reviews.
Journal articles
- Core digital and print resources in Film Studies
- Multi-disciplinary digital resources of interest to film researchers
- E-journals in cinema at the University of Chicago
Film reviews
Find films
- Using the library catalog, in various collections at the University of Chicago, and online (free-access films and distributors)
- Complete list of films held by the Library || Request a film purchase for your research using this form
Scripts
- American Film Scripts Online provides access to over one hundred scripts.
Film Industry Web Sites
Collections of primary sources
- Microform collections in Regenstein Library. Not to be overlooked, these microform collections include early film journals and fan magazines, publicity kits, shooting scripts, studios' archives and more.
- Department of Special Collections Film Studies Collections: The Motion Picture Stills Collection contains photos and magazine clippings from the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, glass lantern slides, scenes from Vitaphone films, and marquee cards. Other collections include the papers of William Benton, of Ernest W. Burgess, and of Samuel Goldman, and the University Archives Film Collection, comprising videotapes and films relating to the University of Chicago and its academic programs.
- Major film archives nationwide
Box office statistics
- Film Daily Yearbook (1918-1969) Trade publication covering the film industry. Indexing is sparse, but the early statistical information is worth the work. PN1993.3.F48 bookstacks
- Britfilm.com's Box Office statistics has reports for Europe broken down by country and then by film.
- Box Office Mojo: Commercial website claims to offer "the most comprehensive box office tracking available online."
Consumer and demographic information
- What is a dollar worth? From the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, a nice calculator which actually uses movie ticket price as an example. Covers the years 1913-2005.
- Global Market Information Database Statistics on movie-going. Browse Reports/Consumer Lifestyle reports; Consumer Lifestyles in The United States. See also Motion Picture Industry, a guide to library resources authored by Regenstein's Business and Economics specialists.