Subscription Databases and E-books

• BIR Entertainment
  This database provides information on about 450,000 music titles and 200,000 DVD/video titles, with more being added regularly. With BIR Entertainment, you can find music or videos featuring a favorite artist or performer, or a specific genre.
• Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text
  This full-text database is an online tool for film and television research. It is a comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. The database provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 350 publications (and selected coverage of nearly 300), as well as full-text for more than 100 journals and nearly 100 books.
  
  

Websites Selected by Librarians

Film & Television

• AllMovie Guide
  A film and TV database featuring in-depth reviews, biographies and descriptive content.
  
• Internet Movie Database
  A comprehensive database of films and TV.
  
• Rotten Tomatoes
  Movie trailers, previews, and compiled reviews.
  
• Movie Review Query Engine
  Contains links to hundreds of film reviews searchable by title, and lists festivals, recent releases, and selections of the American Film Institute.
  
• Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert
  Movie reviews, essays, and interviews from the famous film critic.
• Hulu
  An online video service that offers a selection of clips and full episodes of  television shows and movies.
  
• Free Documentaries
  Free Streaming Independent Documentary Films.
  
• TVGuide
  This site offers daily TV highlights, current TV listings searchable by zip code and type of service, and brief articles on news and personalities.
  
• Zap2it - TV Listings Guide
  Source for current shows on TV with news, listings, and channel information.
  
• Museum of TV
  Includes educational programs and a searchable database of television, radio, commercial and news archives.

Games

• Games
  Play puzzle, hidden object, arcade games and more!
  
• Yahoo! Games
  Play arcade, board, card, and other puzzle games.
  
• Gamespot
  A computer and video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, screen shots, movies, message boards and game guides.
  
• allgame    
  Entertainment information database for video games.

Events

• Karen's Reference Notebook -Local Area Information: Recreation and Entertainment
  Links to events, festivals, and local attractions.
  
• Eventful
  Find local events in your town or across the world.
  
• Festivals
  Searchable database of festivals and events worldwide.
  
• LiveSV
  Online resource for arts and cultural information for Silicon Valley.
  
• Entertainment - San Jose Mercury News
  Features local information on entertainment and dining.
  
• Metroactive
  Arts and entertainment information for the San Francisco Bay area.