Subject Guides: Cinema Studies: Getting Started

GETTING STARTED

JSTOR
Full-text of scholarly journals to within 2–5 years of the present including 19 major film studies journals.
MLA International Bibliography
An index (not always full-text) of literature, language, film, and more. Ask a librarian about accessing articles without full text.
Google Scholar
Find an article by its title, and request via Interlibrary Loan/Tipasa if not available in full-text. Lake Forest College patrons should customize Google Scholar if using from off-campus.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Full-text, indexing and abstracts for many top communication journals including media studies, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse.

Search the Library Catalog
Find items held in the physical library collection.
Search Course Reserves
Find items set aside by your professors for use in your classes.
Search I-Share
Find items held by other Illinois libraries that can be checked out and renewed using your Lake Forest login.

Feature Films for Education
A changing collection of feature films from a variety of genres.
New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts 1990–present
More than 150 modern independent feature films and shorts.
Swank
Streaming film database containing major motion pictures, documentaries, and television shows. Ask a librarian for access.
Kanopy
Video streaming service. Ask a librarian for access.

Internet Archive Feature Films
Films uploaded to the Internet Archive. The films should be in the public domain, but this is not carefully policed. Be careful about downloading.
Moving Image Archive
Videos, TV, and news uploaded to the Internet Archive. The videos should be in the public domain, but this is not carefully policed. Be careful about downloading.

Free Online Film Journals

Film Journals via Library Subscriptions

Questions? Email a librarian or set up a research appointment: