Film Research Guide
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Selected Reference Sources - Located in the Reference Area on the Main Level
| A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses (Reference PN1995.9.W4 K33 2002) |
| Dictionary of Film Terms: the Aesthetic Companion to Film Art (Reference PN1993.45 .B33 2007) |
| Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films have been made, 1928-86 (Reference PN1997.85 .B1 1987) |
| Gardner's Film, Video & TV Dictionary (Reference TR847 .G37 2003) |
| Halliwell's Top 1000 (Reference PN1995 .H37 2005) |
| The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (Reference PN1997.8 .I58 1984) |
| International Film Guide (Reference PN1993.3 I552) |
| Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (Reference PN1993 .L46) |
| Magill's Survey of Cinema, Foreign Language Films (Reference PN1993.45 .M34 1985) |
| The Motion Picture Guide (Reference PN1995 .M67) |
| The St. James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia: Women on the Other Side of the Camera (Reference PN1998.2 .S683 1999) |
Journals
Selected Books - Located on the Upper Level
| The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film (PR3093 .C36 2000) |
| Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Imagemaking for Cinematographers, Directors & Videographers (TR850 .B7598 2002) |
| Digital Compositing for Film and Video (TR850 .W75 2006) |
| Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons (PN1994 .R5684 2004) |
| The First World War and Popular Cinema: 1914 to the Present (D522.23 .F57 2000) |
| Historical Dictionary of French Cinema (PN1993.5.F7 O83 2007) |
| Hollywood Flatlands: Animation, Critical Theory and the Avant-garde (TR897.5 .L47 2002) |
| Making Pictures: A Century of European Cinematography (TR848 .M26 2003) |
| Opportunities in Cartooning and Animation Careers (NC1765 .S23 2008) |
| Philosophy of Film Noir (PN1995.9.F54 P55 2006) |
| Reflections: Twenty-one Cinematographers at Work (TR850 .B496 2002) |
| The Second Century of Cinema: the Past and Future of the Moving Image (PN1994 .D545 2000) |
| Twentieth-century American Fiction on Screen (PS374.M55 T84 2007) |
| Understanding Movies (PN1994 .G47 2005) |
Internet Resources
| Black Film Center/Archive - films which have substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as those which depict some aspect of black experience |
| BBC-Film - features movie reviews and release info, DVD reviews, filmmaking advice, selected articles from BBC News, and information on alternative and short films |
| The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made - New York Times site includes brief plot descriptions of the chosen movies, as well as the original reviews written by Times’ reviewers at the time of release. |
| European Films - news and reviews of recent and upcoming European films |
| The Greatest Films - Tim Dirks lists of the 100, 200, and 300 greatest films, which include detailed reviews, synopses, and historical backgrounds of the chosen films |
| iFilm Connections: Asia & Pacific - highlights films and filmakers from Asia and the Pacific Islands |
| The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) - comprehensive film site with entries that include complete cast and crew lists, production details, and technical information, as well as box office information and trivia |
| Masters of Cinema - news and information on World Cinema including tribute pages for selected filmmakers |
| Movie Review Query Engine - provides a searchable index of movie reviews, includes reviews, news, interviews and other material about movies, also includes selected movie blogs |
| Reel Classics - information about silent films, stars, and movie makers, includes commentary, articles, and reviews |
| Silent Era: The Silent Film Website - collection of news and information pertaining to silent era films |
| U.S. National Film Registry-Titles - 25 films selected annually by the National Film Preservation Board |
| Women Make Movies - films by and about women |
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