The Maughan is frequently used as a filming location. Credits include Enola Holmes (doubling for the Houses of Parliament), Johnny English (doubling for the Tower of London), The Imitation Game and The Take.
Use Library Search to access an extensive collection of ejournals and print journals. Titles include:
Asian Cinema | Film History |
Sight and Sound | Film Quarterly |
Arts & Humanities print journals are held on the ground floor of the Maughan Library. See our Floorplans.
If you need resources beyond King's, you may want to visit other libraries with film collections:
Please check for access restrictions before visiting.
Welcome to the Collections Guide for Film Studies
This guide provides tailored information on library collections and links to some of our key resources.
A diverse collection of films covering a wide range of genres and multiple languages. Staff and students have access to subscription titles as well as free content.
A key streaming resource for films. Includes French, Spanish and Asian feature films, plus documentaries and videos on a wide range of subjects.
Offers a huge collection of films, TV and radio programmes which have aired on UK channels. Useful for titles that are not available via commercial streaming services or on DVD.
A film streaming resource specialising in features and documentaries from Spanish-speaking countries. Also includes titles in a number of languages.
A vast multi-disciplinary video collection. Includes a large number of documentaries on its Film Platform and Documentary channel.
Covers a wide range of subjects including feature films and documentaries.
The following eresources are focused on film, media and performing arts:
Senate House Library is a large humanities research library in Bloomsbury.
King’s staff and students are entitled to free membership which provides
borrowing rights to print books and remote access to most eresources.
See Membership for information on signing up.
Many films are available online but some are only released on DVD. Our collection of DVDs, blu-rays and videos is on the ground floor of the Maughan Library in rooms G.68, G.69 & G.70. See our Floorplans.
Players for multi-region DVDs and VHS are in G.70. Group viewing facilities with large screens and multi-region blu-ray players are in G.71.
Search for DVDs using Library Search and refine your results by 'Resource type' to 'Videos'.
The print book collection for Film Studies is on the second floor of the Maughan Library in rooms 2.56, 2.57, 2.58 and 2.59. See our Floorplans.
Key classmarks include:
The following eresources cover a range of disciplines including your subject area:
UK and international newspapers are useful for a range of subjects. Our collection provides a range of historical titles and current editions.