Research: InfoFinders: Film/Radio/Television/Theater
 

Books you can take with you are in this number range:

791 Film, Radio and Television Performance
792 Theater and Dance performance
808.23, 808.06 Screenwriting
808.2, 809.2 Drama (Literature)

When searching our catalog, use keywords joined by the word "and".

To find a movie by title, enter key words as follows: gone and wind and video$ to find a video or DVD of Gone with the Wind.

To find movies starring an individual actor, enter keywords as follows: Gene and Hackman and video$ finds all the videos with Gene Hackman.
 
 Helpful Reference Books

General Works

Christensen's Ultimate Movie, TV, and Rock 'N' Roll Directory R 790.2 C
Motion Picture Guide 1927-1983 R 791.4 N
Film Facts R 791.43 S
Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made R 791.4375
Tune in Yesterday:...Old-Time Radio R 791.44 D
Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, & Specials R 791.45 T
New York Times Directory of the Theatre R 792 N
Oxford Companion to the Theatre R 792 O
Cambridge Guide to World Theatre R 792.03 C
International Dictionary of Theatre R 792.031 I
The Theatre: 3,000 Years of Drama, Acting... R 792.09 C

Biographical Resources  

New Biographical Dictionary of Film R 791.4309 A
Final Curtain: Deaths of Noted Movie and TV Personalities R 791.4092 J
Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television R 791.4503 E
Famous Actors & Actresses on the American Stage R 792.028 Y

Subject-Specific Resources

Hollywood Song R 782.85 B
Producer's Handbook R 791.4025 P
Soap World R 791.45 L
Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows R 791.456 S
Directory of Theatre Training Programs R 792.025 D
Dramatists Sourcebook R 792.025 D
Regional Theatre Directory R 792.025 R
Summer Theatre Directory R 792.0257 S
Documents of American Theater History:...Playhouses R 792.0973 Y
Virgin Encyclopedia of Stage & Film Musicals R 792.603 V

Electronic Sources (may require library card)

Biography Resource Center In Library At Home
Contemporary Authors In Library At Home
Discovering Collection (Literature) In Library At Home

Magazine and Journal Indexes (may require library card)

EBSCO In Library At Home
General Reference Center Gold In Library At Home
Expanded Academic In Library At Home
Daily Newspapers In Library At Home

Free Web Sites

Entertainment Link
(www.entertainment-link.com)
Discount tickets

On Broadway Thespians
(www.geocities.com/obthespian)
Auditions, play schedules, other theater links

All Movie Guide
(www.allmovie.com)
Movie Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes
(www.rottentomatoes.com)
Movie Reviews

Yahoo TV
(tv.yahoo.com)
TV Schedules  

See also WHPL Internet Guides for Film/Stage and Books/Literature

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