Free Databases (all subjects): Film/TV
A listing of databases free on the web for anyone. All of the databases listed below were selected by CSULB subject librarians. All are accessible free on the web, no CSULB login required.
Film and Television
- Film Literature IndexThe Index annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly and critical to the popular. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Indiana University has converted the print version of the Film Literature Index to electronic form. Covers 1976-2005.
- Internet Movie Database (IMDb)IMDb tries to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web. A wealth of information about nearly all movies and television shows.