Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
Movies
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Search the Library's catalog for movies on DVD and video. A search for videorecording retrieves over 12,700 items. You may appreciate tips to help narrow a search to only certain kinds of movies. Movies in the Library Catalog:
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VHS Only
Use videorecording AND, followed by your search words. Then add, NOT DVD
Example:
videorecording 'Gone with the wind' NOT DVD
Actor or Director Search
Use videorecording AND, followed by the actor or director's name.
Example:
videorecording AND Fred Astaire
Example:
videorecording AND Michael Ritchie
Links
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All Movie Guide
http://www.allmovie.com/ - Features editorial reviews, ratings and other useful information on over 220,000 films. Also includes biographical information about actors and filmmakers. This site lists biographical information about most "hot" actors as well as brief biographic citations about lesser- known actors. Enter the actor's name in the search bar at the top of the page.
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Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com - Attempts to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web. Also includes user contributed reviews and ratings.
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Rotten Tomatoes
http://www.rottentomatoes.com - Offers objective coverage of movies and videos, with more than 100,000 titles and 360,000 review links in its database. Rotten Tomatoes offers a fun and informative way to discover the critical reaction on movies from the nation's top print and online film critics, neatly summarized via a ratings system called the Tomatometer. Other features include integrated price comparison for DVDs, games, forums, and more.
Photo Credit: "Movies - Popcorn" photo by Christian Watzke at flickr.com - some rights reserved; "Popcorn" photo by PPDIGITAL at flickr.com - some rights reserved.