Film Studies Subject Guide: Ejournals (Full Text) and Not so Full-Text
Below is a list of online, full-text journals. Most journals are aggregated in more than one resource. Also, don't forget to check our print holdings as well. If you need an article in a journal that the libary does not subscribe to in print or online, you can request a copy of the article via I nterlibrary Loan . For more information, contact the Librarian for Film Studies, Troy Davis at mtdavi@wm.edu.
Film Studies Subject Guide Indexes to Periodical Literature - Finding Articles
Afterimage: the journal of media arts and cultural criticism in the social and decision sciences (0300-7472)
Swem Holdings
Presents independent critical commentary on issues in media arts, including scholarly research, in-depth and bite-size reviews, and investigative journalism.
American Cinematographer: the international journal of motion picture production techniques (0002-7928)
Swem Holdings
Features in-depth articles on cinematography.
from 01/01/1972 to 04/01/2008 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 05/01/1998 to present in Art Full Text
L'Art du Cinema (1262-0424)
Contains studies on film as art; covers film theory and analysis.
rom Winter 2001 to 2007 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Black Film Review (0887-5723)
Swem Holdings
Ceased.
from 03/01/1992 to 06/30/1994 in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Callaloo: a journal of African diaspora arts and letters (0161-2492)
Swem Holdings
Offers a rich mixture of fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays, cultural studies, interviews, and visual art.
Camera Obscura: a journal of feminism and film theory (0270-5346)
Swem Holdings
Presents current perspectives on the national and international film scene.
Cineaction!: radical film criticism & theory (0826-9866)
Swem Holdings
from 1995 to 2008 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 01/01/1996 to present in Literature Resource Center
Cineaste: America's leading magazine on the art and politics of the cinema (0009-7004)
Swem Holdings
Features contributions from many of America's articulate and outspoken writers, critics, and scholars. Focuses on both the art and politics of the cinema.
from Spring 1980 to Fall 1980 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 1981 to 1982 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 1983 to 1988 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 1989 to 1991 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 02/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier
from 09/22/1992 to present in Academic OneFile and General OneFile
from 1994 to Spring 2007 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 01/01/1995 to present in Factiva
from 01/01/1997 to present in Art Full Text
Cinema (Zürich) (1010-3627)
Swem Holdings
from 2004 to 2006 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Cinema journal (0009-7101)
Swem Holdings
Provides a forum for the study and discussion of art cinema and selective mainstream film.
Culture Machine (1465-4121)
Swem Holdings
The aim of Culture Machine is to seek out and promote the most provocative of new work and analyses in culture and theory from a diverse range of international authors. Culture Machine is particularly concerned to promote research which is engaged in the constitution of new areas of inquiry and the opening of new frontiers of cultural and theoretical activity. It is also committed to the generation of possibilities for new scholarship and research
from 1999 to present in Directory of Open Access Journals
FibreCulture (1449-1443)
Swem Holdings
Fibreculture Journal is a peer reviewed international journal that explores the issues and ideas of concern and interest to both the Fibreculture network and wider social formations. The journal encourages critical and speculative interventions in the debate and discussions concerning information and communication technologies and their policy frameworks, network cultures and their informational logic, new media forms and their deployment, and the possibilities of socio-technical invention and sustainability.
from 2003 in Open Humanities Press
Film & History: an interdisciplinary journal of film and television studies (0360-3695)
Swem Holdings
Studies of motion pictures as cultural documents and as propaganda/persuasion. Stereotypes and images that influence our times.
Film & Kino: Norsk filmblad (0015-1351)
Swem Holdings
from 2006 to 04/01/2008 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Film (Russian Language) Publishers Website
from 11/01/2005 to present in Factiva
Film comment (0015-119X)
Swem Holdings
Offers film criticism and history and elegant, personal writing about film as an art, as a medium, and as an element of modern life.
Magazine/Trade
from 01/01/1988 to 06/01/2008 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 11/01/2002 to present in Academic Search Complete and MasterFILE Premier
Film criticism (0163-5069)
Swem Holdings
Film culture (0015-1211)
Swem Holdings
Focuses on independent, foreign language, classic, and art films. (ceased)
from 06/01/1992 to 01/31/1996 in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Film-Dienst (0720-0781)
Swem Holdings
Text in German. Magazine/Consumer. http://film-dienst.kim-info.de/
from 05/01/2002 to 09/27/2007 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Film History: an international journal (0892-2160)
Swem Holdings
Covers all aspects of the historical development of international cinema, and the social, technological, and economic context against which this has occurred.
Film International (1651-6826)
Swem Holdings
Film Ireland (0791-7546)
Swem Holdings
from 01/01/2006 to 04/01/2008 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Film journal international (1526-9884)
Swem Holdings
Includes theatrical exhibition, production, distribution, and allied activities associated with the motion picture industry. Reports on international and US news with features on current production, industry trends, theater construction, equipment, concessions, and other industry-related news.
Magazine/Trade. http://www.filmjournal.com/
Filmmaker: the magazine of independent film (1063-8954)
Swem Holdings
Presents an insider's look at the business and creative aspects of independent film.
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/
Film Philosophy (1466-4615)
Swem Holdings
Film-Philosophy is an international journal dedicated to philosophically reviewing film studies, philosophical aesthetics, and world cinema. A substantial resource for both students and researchers, Film-Philosophy offers scholarly articles, a discussion forum and a gateway to the best of the Web for Film and Cultural Studies in general.
from 1997 to present via Open Humanities Press
Film quarterly (0015-1386)
Swem Holdings
Contains articles and interviews focusing on experimental, documentary, and special-interest films.
from Fall 1958 to Winter 2004 in JSTOR
from Spring 2001 to present in University of California Press Journals
from Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Film studies (1469-0314)
Swem Holdings
Aims to rescue this vital and still young field of study from premature academicism. It aims to restore something of the passion and commitment, as well as the sense of discovery and innovation, which first inspired film studies as an emergent discipline less than thirty years ago.
from Winter 2004 to Summer 2005 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 06/01/2006 to present in Art Full Text
Filmfare annual
from 07/01/2004 to present in Factiva
Films in review (0015-1688)
Swem Holdings
Magazine/Trade. Ceased.
from 01/01/1990 to 09/30/1996 in Academic Search Complete and MasterFILE Premierfrom 01/01/1997 to 01/01/1997 in Art Full Text
Framework: the journal of cinema and media (0306-7661)
Swem Holdings
Dedicated to theoretical and historical work on the diverse and current trends in media and film scholarship.
from Spring 2002 to Spring 2008 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from Spring 2006 to present in Project MUSE - Premium Collection
Griffithiana (0393-3857)
Swem Holdings
Devoted to silent cinema and classic animation. Italian/English
from 09/01/1986 to 2001 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Historical journal of film radio and television (0143-9685)
Swem Holdings
Examines the history of audio-visual media and its impact on the political, social and cultural developments of the twentieth century. Provides an international forum for historians, social scientists, archivists and others with a special interest in the development of mass communications.
Journal of broadcasting & electronic media (0883-8151)
Swem Holdings
Scholarly journal of communication and electronic media research, including media uses, effect, regulation, history, organization, advertising, technology, news, and entertainment.
Journal of film and video (0742-4671)
Swem Holdings
Publishes scholarly articles on film and television history, theory and production. Mission includes media pedagogy.
Journal of material culture (1359-1835)
Swem Holdings
Explores the relationship between artifacts and social relations. Aims to promote and develop a general comparative and international perspective, publishing papers on theory and methodology, interpretative strategies and substantive studies of key themes and issues.
from 1999 to present in SAGE Complete A-Z List
Journal of media practice (1468-2753)
Swem Holdings
Contains articles that build a profile of established and innovative practical approaches to teaching and research, providing and interdisciplinary forum where practice in one field stimulates thinking in another. Encourages analysis of practical work on the shifting boundaries between existing and emerging media forms and explores paths that connect education with creative and industry oriented practice.
from 01/01/2001 to present in Communication & Mass Media Complete
from 01/01/2005 to 3 months ago in Art Full Text
Journal of popular film and television (0195-6051)
Swem Holdings
Journal of visual culture (1470-4129)
Swem Holdings
Aims to bring together work from a range of methodological positions on various historical moments and across diverse geographical locations. The Journal will promote research, scholarship, and critical engagement with visual cultures.
from 04/01/2002 to present in SAGE Complete A-Z List
Koncept-media (Russian Language) http://www.concept-media.ru/
from 12/01/2005 to present in Factiva
Literature film quarterly (0090-4260)
Swem Holdings
Focuses on the problems of adapting and transferring fiction and drama to film. Covers various film genres, theory and criticism. Features interviews with screenwriters, directors and actors. Circulates from coast-to-coast and in roughly 30 foreign countries.
Media, Culture & Society (0163-4437)
Swem Holdings
Provides a major international forum for the presentation of research and discussion concerning the media, including the newer information and communication technologies, within their political, economic, cultural and historical contexts.
from 1999 to present in SAGE Complete A-Z List
Media History Monographs
Publishes scholarly articles on the history of journalism and mass communication too long for regular journals but not long enough for a book.
from 1997 to present in Directory of Open Access Journals
from 01/01/2005 to present in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Moving image (1532-3978)
Swem Holdings
The Moving Image is an exciting new journal that deals with crucial issues surrounding the preservation and restoration of film, television, video, and digital moving images. The journal will offer detailed profiles of moving image collections, behind-the-scenes looks at the techniques used to preserve and restore moving images, and theoretical and visionary articles on the future of the field.
New cinemas : Journal of Contemporary Film (1474-2756)
Swem Holdings
Devoted to the study of contemporary film around the world.
from 01/01/2002 to present in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Nouvelles vues sur le cinéma québécois
from 2004 to present in Directory of Open Access Journals
Postmodern Culture: an electronic journal of interdisciplinary criticism 1053-1920)
Swem Holdings
Review of postmodern literature, cultural and social issues.
from 09/01/1990 to present in Project MUSE - Premium Collection (2006)
Quarterly review of film and video (1050-9208)
Swem Holdings
from 05/01/1989 to 1 year ago in Communication & Mass Media Complete
from 2002 to present in InformaWorld
Screen (London) (0036-9543)
Swem Holdings
Forum for the development of film and TV studies and cultural theory.
from 2006 to present in Oxford Journals Online
Senses of cinema
Senses of Cinema is an online journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema. We believe cinema is an art that can take many forms, from the industrially-produced blockbuster to the hand-crafted experimental work; we also aim to encourage awareness of the histories of such diverse forms. As an Australian-based journal, we have a special commitment to the regular, wide-ranging analysis and critique of Australian cinema, past and present. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/
from 12/01/1999 to present in Freely Accessible Journals
Sight and Sound: the international film monthly (London) (0037-4806)
Swem Holdings
Magazine/Trade. Contains authoritative and entertaining articles on contemporary and classic cinema from Hong Kong to Hollywood. Reviews every feature film given major distribution and lists the full credits for each one.
from 1932 to 1966 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 1966 to Summer 1990 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 1991 to 09/01/1992 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 11/01/1992 to 05/31/2001 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 01/01/2000 to present in Art Full Text
from 07/01/2001 to 05/31/2002 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 07/01/2002 to 02/28/2004 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 04/01/2004 to 05/30/2007 in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
from 08/01/2007 to present in FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
South Central review (0743-6831)
Swem Holdings
Contains a stimulating mix of scholarly articles, essays, interviews, and opinion pieces on literary criticism, film studies, philosophy and history, as well as current debates on important cultural and political topics.
from Spring 1984 to Winter 2003 in JSTOR
from Spring 2004 to present in Project MUSE - Premium Collection (2006)
Studies in Australasian cinema (1750-3175)
Swem Holdings
Engages in critical discussion of cinema from the Australian, New Zealand and Pacific region.
from 01/01/2007 to present in Art Full Text
Studies in documentary film (1750-3280)
Swem Holdings
Covers the history, theory, criticism and practice of documentary film.
from 01/01/2007 to present in Art Full Text
Studies in European cinema (1741-1548)
Swem Holdings
Provides a place for readers interested in European cinema and the film cultures of Europe, bringing together experts from a variety of fields in order to facilitate interdisciplinary exchange.
from 03/01/2004 to present in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Studies in French cinema (1471-5880)
Swem Holdings
Pays special attention to three areas in the study of French cinema. These are: film history, film genre and trends, and film technique and cinematic theory.
from 01/01/2001 to present in Academic Search Complete and Humanities International Complete
Studies in Hispanic cinemas (1478-0488)
Swem Holdings
from 03/01/2004 to present in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Studies in Russian & Soviet Cinema (1750-3132)
Swem Holdings
Focuses on pre-revolutionary, Soviet and post- Soviet film, its aesthetic development, and its position between ideology and industry.
from 01/01/2007 to present in Art Full Text
Velvet light trap (0149-1830)
Swem Holdings
Features critical essays exploring alternative methodological approaches to the analysis of American film and television. Studies debate about critical theoretical and historical issues.
Wide Angle: a quarterly journal of film theory, criticism and practice (0160-6840)
Swem Holdings
Presents current scholarship in film studies and examines topics ranging from international cinema to the history and aesthetics of film.
from 01/01/1996 to 10/31/1999 in Project MUSE - Premium Collection