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Film and Television
Academic OneFile
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Character Actors
Bio sketches, filmographies, and television appearance listings of character actors. The website includes an alphabetical index sorted by the last name, first name, age, film, tv, and guest appearances. Search by last name, first name, or by film or television appearance. Also includes trivia, interviews and links to related sites.
Encyclopedia of Television
Browse the alphabetical index of 1,000+ original that examines specific programs and people as well as general historic moments and trends. Topics include violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal as well as histories of major American television networks.
Gale PowerSearch
The Gale PowerSearch platform offers comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical and primary source information. Select from a list of Gale databases. Search multiple databases simultaneously with a single query. PowerSearch features include: advanced searching, bookmarks, search results, quick search and document delivery in email, print and download formats.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed...
Thorough coverage of legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists through detailed essays and commentary by experts. Entries include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards, and bibliographies.
Internet Movie Database
Billing itself the “Earth’s Biggest Movie Database,” IMDb contains detailed information on film and television productions such as the complete cast, director, writers, film crew, release dates, plot lines as well as user comments and recommendations, links to external reviews, and more.
Metacritic Film
A clearinghouse of film criticism excerpts with films (both wide and limited releases) ranked on a 100-point score. Also includes weekend box office data and an upcoming releases calendar.
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