Research Guides: CIN322: Cult Cinema: Find Scholarly Research and Industry information

Research Databases (Scholarly Journals & Popular Magazines)- B-Movies and Cult Cinema

How to Find Journal Articles

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Interdisciplinary databases

Google Scholar (incl. substantial film content)
ProQuest (incl. substantial film content)
JSTOR
Project MUSE

Film-specific Indexes (databases containing film profiles & citations)

*American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog (1893-1975) contains detailed production information about specific films, as well as citations to contemporaneous reviews from newspapers (i.e. New York Times), trade & industry publications (i.e. Variety), popular magazines (i.e. Motion Picture Herald, Photoplay), and review publications (i.e. Monthly Film Bulletin) among others.
FIAF international Index to Film Periodicals (1972+)
*Film Index International (1900-present) includes directors who a) have made a fiction film shown theatrically that is over 50 minutes in duration and was released between 1928 and 1965, and b) have made a fiction film over 60 minutes in duration, post-1965.
Film Literature Index (1976-2001)
Film & Television Literature Index (1913-present)

*There are no direct links to online content from these sources. See How to Find Journal Articles above, for instructions on how to use a citation to find a journal article.

Film Specific databases

Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Citations to scholarly and popular performing arts journals, including full-text coverage.
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
American Film Scripts Online This link opens in a new window

FIAF Film Archive Databases (OVID)
A collection of International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Film Databases (International Index to Film Periodicals 1972 onwards and International Index to TV Periodicals 1979 to 2006). Databases are available through OVID https://bit.ly/OVIDhelpvideos
Access - Limited number of users at one time

Popular Culture Databases

Youth and Popular Culture Magazine Archive
(1940s - present) Contains periodicals (magazines, etc.) that highlight trends in youth culture and showcase the portrayal of youth in US, Canada & UK.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Life & Issues Collection This link opens in a new window
Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I This link opens in a new window
Primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender, beginning in the 16th century.
Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 This link opens in a new window
Manuscripts, photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia documenting British and American pop culture.

Research Guides

CIN322: Cult Cinema

Research Databases (Scholarly Journals & Popular Magazines)- B-Movies and Cult Cinema

How to Find Journal Articles

Interdisciplinary databases

Film-specific Indexes (databases containing film profiles & citations)

Film Specific databases

Popular Culture Databases

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