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Search for films by title (search titles at RC)

Or try these options:

Director = AUTHOR search (search directors at RC)
Actor = WORDS search. (search actors at RC)
Format = CALL NUMBER search: enter "dvd", "video", etc.
Title by format
Language
Subtitles = WORDS search: enter "french subtitles", etc. (subtitles at RC)

TITLE BY FORMAT SEARCH

If you want to know whether we have a certain title in a particular format (let’s say “A Bridge Too Far” in DVD), try this:

1. Do a CALL NUMBER search AND ENTER "DVD".
2. Click on the (top ) for LIMIT/SORT SEARCH.
3. Select WORDS IN THE TITLE and enter "bridge too far"

(Try this search at RC)

LANGUAGE SEARCH

The language of a film (or language tracks available on a DVD) can be searched using the online catalog's ADVANCED search. Select your language and enter the film title (in the original language, or in English; if one does not yield results try the other just in case).

Would you like to see a list of all films in Spanish? Select “Spanish” and enter "video recordings" as your search words.

( Try this search at RC)

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YES! DVDs and other media from Roanoke College are available to Hollins. Click on the request button in the online catalog:

 
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FILMS BY GENRE

Note: we are in the process of adding film genres to our online catalog. Older films may not have genres assigned to them: make sure you search for the title of your film also.

Action and adventure films RC
Animated films RC
Anti-war films RC
Biographical films RC
Children’s films RC
Comedy films RC
   - Romantic comedy films RC
Detective and mystery films RC
Documentary films RC
   (subdivided for foreign, as in
   Documentary films - France)
   - Educational films RC
   - Ethnographic films RC
Drama films RC
Erotic films RC
Experimental films RC
  (incl. avant-garde, surrealist)
Fantasy films RC
Feature films RC
   (subdivided for foreign films, as in
   Feature films - France)
Fiction films RC
Film adaptations RC
Film remakes RC
Film noir RC
Foreign films RC
Gay and lesbian films RC
Historical films RC
Horror films RC
Musical films RC
Nature films RC
Newsreels RC
Nonfiction films RC
Religious films RC
Romance films RC
Science fiction films RC
Science films RC
Short films RC
Silent films RC
Thrillers RC
War films RC
Western films RC

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Animated television programs
Biographical television programs
Detective and mystery television programs  
Documentary television programs
Educational television programs
Foreign language television programs
Foreign television programs
Game shows
Gay and lesbian television programs
Historical television programs
Horror television programs  
Instructional television programs
Legal television programs (Drama)
Medical television programs (Drama)
Nature television programs
Puppet television programs
Quiz shows
Reality television programs
Science fiction television programs
Science television programs
Soap operas
Talk shows
Television adaptations
Television comedies
Television dramas
Television feature stories
Television plays
Television programs for children
True crime television programs
Variety shows
Western television programs

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Last updated on August 8, 2008 by mbarber@hollins.edu