Research Guides: Popular Culture: Streaming Media

Films

Through the library here at Brock you have access to many different films both online through streaming platforms as well as hard copies like DVD's in the library. You are able to find films in the Brock Library or OMNI by using the advanced search option in Omni or limiting by Resource Type to Video/Film.

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
- Stream critically acclaimed movies, documentaries, independent and foreign films, and educational "how to" videos.
- Videos enabled with closed captions and transcripts.
- Kanopy access is mediated: the Brock Library leases Kanopy films by request for instruction and focused research. See more information.
- Instructions to view Kanopy videos on iOS devices and Android phones and tablets
- Permitted Uses
National Film Board of Canada This link opens in a new window
- Find documentaries and films of the lives of Canadians, the environment, human rights, international conflict and more
- Register for an NFB Education account to bookmark your favourite films. Note that as of September 2024, NFB Campus is NFB Education, and a separate account is not required to access NFB Education content. More info about these changes.
- Permitted Uses
Described video and closed captioning capabilities available.
View NFB Playlists for a list of themed videos curated by NFB staff.
Criterion-on-Demand This link opens in a new window
- Stream feature films.
- Videos cannot be viewed using screensharing apps such as Zoom, Teams, etc., or on mobile devices.
- Permitted Uses
- Find classic films, documentaries, international film, North American feature films, cult classics, new releases, foreign films, literary adaptations, documentaries, animated titles, and independent features
- For viewing in Internet Explorer, please first install the Microsoft Silverlight Plugin.
Audio Cine Films This link opens in a new window
- Stream movies from some of Hollywood’s most well-known studios, including Walt Disney, Universal, DreamWorks, Sony, Marvel, Pixar, MGM, and many others.
- Chrome browser recommended. For using other browsers, see technical requirements.
Curio.ca This link opens in a new window
- Streaming access to the best in educational video and audio from CBC and Radio-Canada.
- Note: Brocks subscription does not include National Geographic or News in Review content.
- Register for an individual Curio account, which allows you to create custom playlists and bookmarks.
- Permitted Uses

Film Scripts & Soundtracks

American Film Scripts Online This link opens in a new window
- Contains over 1,100 scripts by over 1,000 writers together with detailed information on scenes, characters and people related to the scripts.
- Most of the scripts have never been published before, and nowhere else are they available online.
- Permitted Uses

Discover Film Music - NAXOS Music Library
Soundtracks -- listen online.
L'Avant-Scene - Cinema
this journal occasionally published full scripts. It is indexed in the Film and Television Literature Index

Music

Naxos Music Library
Offers streaming audio for 90,000 songs including jazz, folk, blues, classical, and more.
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Oxford Music Online
includes the encyclopedia of popular music, offering biographies of figures such as Chet Baker.

Rock's Backpages This link opens in a new window
- Literature related to music and the music industry and covers all types of popular music from the 1950s to the present.
- Find articles (reviews, interviews, features, etc.) from the early 1960s to present day, and exclusive, previously unpublished, audio interviews with major rock music artists.
- Permitted Uses