ProQuest is a platform containing over 100 databases. ProQuest contains publications (i.e., newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals and eBook titles) in different subjects areas including film. Remember you might find content in a non-film related resource from your time period, (i.e., newspapers, business or tech magazines).
Enter search terms on separate lines e.g., enter title of film on the top line, director's last name below, so as to articulate your search request. Use Boolean Operators to improve your search:
Quotations marks (search for specific phrases or names)
"Maximum Impact", "Die Hard", "George Romero", "Spectacles of Disaster"
AND (narrows your search)
e.g., action AND "motion pictures", Burton AND "Planet of the Apes", Action and "Science Fiction"
OR (widens your search)
film OR movies OR cinema
Volcano OR "Dante's Peak"
If you find interesting articles, be sure to .
Another option is to create a free ProQuest MyResearch account.
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