Fine Arts: Film Studies
Use this guide to help you with your Fine Arts Research.
Available in the Library
These books, plus many more, can all be found in the Reference section of our library. Search the Library Online Catalog to find additional resources.

Movies and American Society by Steven Joseph Ross
Call Number:
PN 1993.5 .U6 M6695 2002

How to Read a Film: The world of Movies, Media, and Multimedia: Language, History, Theory by James Monaco
Call Number:
PN 1994 .M59 2000

Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying by Peter Lehman
Call Number:
PN 1994 .L373 2003

Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue by Robert K. Johnston
Call Number:
PN 1995.5 .J59 2006
Film Resources Online
Here are some online resources that you can use to do some research on film studies:
- Internet Movie DatabaseThis website provides links to tons of movies, listing casts, ratings, trivia, and much more.
- American Film Institute’s ListsCheck out the AFI’s lists for the best movies, heroes and villains, quotes, songs, and so much more.
- 200+ Free Movies OnlineClassics, international, film noir, documentaries, indies – they’re all here, waiting to be watched.
- Collection Highlights | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & SciencesThe Academy’s permanent collection contains more than 10 million photographs, 165,000 film and video assets, 80,000 screenplays, 50,000 posters, 20,000 production and costume design drawings, and 1,400 special collections.
- Film Journals OnlineDalhousie University’s website on film journals available online.
- FilmCritic.comThis site hosts more than 7,000 movie reviews and feature stories contributed by 20-some critics located throughout the world.
- Film History by DecadePublished by AMC, this website has timelines, lists, and movie history for each decade.
- Interviews, Writers, Quotes, Fiction, Poetry – Paris ReviewThe Paris Review has recently placed online all of their interviews of famous playwrights, authors, and poets that were done over a span of 60 years. They are now free for the viewing on this website.
- Moving Image ArchiveThe Internet Archive contains more than one thousand full-length feature films that you can view and download for free. These are primarily older films that were created as public domain works or have since been released into public domain.
