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New York, New York, June 9, 2009
More than 21,000 new images and valuable new search options have been added to the acclaimed WilsonWeb database Cinema Image Gallery. The new content reflects both recent and classic films, and brings the total number of images in the database to more than 176,000. Films new to the database also link to biographical additions and new review material. New search parameters include an expanded list of film awards--now featuring Best Costume Design and Best Screenplay--as well as Country of Production. Additionally, a growing number of records now link to full video, free online.

Described by Library Journal as a "perfect 10," Cinema Image Gallery weds the most comprehensive still-image archive of its kind to WilsonWeb's depth of full text articles, biographical profiles, and versatile searching. The result is both a useful tool for serious research in film studies, graphic design, biography, media studies and beyond, and a fun and approachable resource for movie lovers and fans of entertainment stars back a century.

Searches yield scene stills, publicity shots, movie posters and lobby cards, rare behind-the-scenes material and more, from the 19th century to the present. An extensive tv stills archive features images from classic and modern broadcasts: comedies, dramas, game shows, variety shows, and more, plus thousands of portrait shots of stars of the medium.

Entries link to biographical profiles from Wilson's acclaimed Biography Reference Bank and full-text articles and citations (including an abundance of film reviews) from any of more than 4,500 popular and scholarly periodicals. These "More Information" and "Biography" resources are constantly updated, as new material is published about film works and stars. Entries also link to IMDb (The Internet Movie Database) entries on the film in question, as well as to other carefully vetted sites.

Films as recent as Jack Black's Year One, Bruce Willis's Surrogates, Sandra Bullocks' The Proposal, Monsters vs Aliens, Hotel for Dogs, Duplicity, and Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience are represented in the database. The new content encompasses 1,386 films new to the database, and expands entries for 1,868 films already present. Cinema Image Gallery will continue to grow with substantial quarterly updates.

Free 30-day trials are available. Read more on Cinema Image Gallery.

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