Films

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Online

As a library member you can access a range of e-resources by logging in with your library card number and PIN.

• Reference books online - search for details of films, film people, quotations and film connections.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - find articles, photos and web links on films and film people
• Credo Reference - includes 'Chambers Film Factfinder' and a range of general encyclopaedias, biographical dictionaries and books on quotations
• Oxford Reference Online - general works such as 'Who's Who in the Twentieth Century' and also dictionaries of quotations
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - find detailed articles on notable film people from British history, excluding living people
• Newspapers online - check for film reviews and news in daily and Sunday newspaper articles; for historical information see the complete text of 'The Times' newspaper in the Times Digital Archive 1785 -2007
• The Films page of WebLinks, an easy way to find useful films web sites, giving information about awards, cast lists, locations and much more

In the Library

• You can also find many film related books in your library. Search the Library Catalogue to discover what is at your local library
• At Bedford Central Library you can browse through film magazines 'Empire' and 'Stardust international'

Page last updated: 26th November 2013