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"Film
is more than the twentieth-century art. It's another part of the
twentieth-century mind. It's the world seen from inside. We've come to a
certain point in the history of film. If a thing can be filmed, the film is
implied in the thing itself. This is where we are. The twentieth century is
on film....You have to ask yourself if there's anything about us more
important than the fact that we're constantly on film constantly watching
ourselves." This guide is intended to assist in
doing basic film and video research. Included in the list are print and
non-print sources, as well as library resources and services that will help
you with your research. For assistance locating these resources, or for more
in-depth reference assistance, consult a reference librarian. · General Sources:
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and Guides · Specialized
Sources: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and Guides ·
Specialized Film
Bilbiographies · Film & Video Review
Indexes and Collections
· Jews · Finding Film &
Video Reviews · Media Reference
Sources & Information (Internet resources for film and video) General Sources: Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and Guides
American Directors. Jean-Pierre
Coursodon and Pierre Sauvage. 1983. Offers
118 critical essays on virtually every American film director of recognized
and, importantly, unrecognized (as deemed by Coursodon) stature. Each essay
is preceded by a filmography. Includes a general index. · Hum/Area,
Main Stacks PN1998.A2.C657 The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Anthony Slide. 1986. This
600-entry encyclopedia provides information on significant American film
genres and series, studios and production companies, and industry
organization and terminology. It also includes helpful bibliographies at the
ends of many articles and indicates sources of archival material. · Hum/Area,
Main Stacks PN1993.5.U6.S539 Cinema: A Critical Dictionary.
Edited by Richard Roud. 1980. A
collection of critical essays by heavy-hitter film scholars and critics (with
some bias toward the UK), primarily covering directors. The work is intended
as "a contemporary view of the first eighty years of the cinema...to the
beginning of the last quarter of our century." · Main
Library Hum/Area PN1993.45 .C5 V.1-2 The Faber Companion to Foreign Films.
Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney. 1992. Credit
and synopsis information for over 2,000 films representing "almost every
significant film--classics which have stood the test of time or works that
are integral to cinema history," together with films
"representative of trends, fashions, styles, and developments." · Main
Library Hum/Area PN1995.9.F67.B42 1992 The Film Encyclopedia Katz,
Ephraim. by
Ephraim Katz. [2nd ed.]. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, c1994. · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1993.45 .K34 1994 The Film Handbook Andrew, Geoff.
Geoff
Andrew. · Hum/Area
PN1998.2 .A64 1990 Biographies Film: A Reference Guide. Robert
Armour. 1980. For
the student beginning research about film who does not know how to start.
Covers American popular films from 1877 through 1979. Indexed thoroughly,
each of the eleven chapters is a bibliographic essay on a particular aspect
of film. Includes bibliographies. Some of sources will have since been
replaced with more current titles, however the foundation for basic research
is well-laid. · Info
Center PN1993.45.A75 (Main Library) · Main
Library Hum/Area PN1993.45.A75 Film Researcher's Handbook: A Guide to Sources in North America, South
America, Asia, Australasia and Africa Compiled
by Jenny Morgan. · UCB
Info Ctr PN1994 .F438 1996 · UCB
Media Ctr PN1994 .F438 1996 Halliwell's Film Guide. Leslie
Halliwell. 1989. 7th ed. Brief
annotations for over 18,000 English-language feature films. Occasionally
excerpts bits of dialogue, as well as other critic's comments. Includes plot
summaries. Strong on the movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Not the best source
for popular, recent films. Use this source for short, factual information
about the films themselves. · Info
Center (Main Library)PN1993.45.H27 1989b · Media
Resources Center PN1993.45.H4 1989 Halliwell's Filmgoer's and Video Viewer's Companion. Leslie Halliwell; edited by John
Walker. 1993. 10th ed. The
focus of this companion piece is primarily people. Brief entries cover
personal names of actors, directors, writers, and cinematographers, plus a
few screen characters. Entries include film themes, styles, technique, and
subjects. Use this for short-fact reference and biographical material.
Contains a foreword from the first edition (1965) by Alfred Hitchcock,
"Not that many glaring errors will be discovered: the author has done
his homework rather better than the villains in my films, who always seem to
get found out sooner or later." · Info
Center (Main Library) PN1993.45.H28 1993 Handbook of American Film Genres. Edited
by Wes D. Gehring. 1988. A
collection of 19 substantive essays on major American film genres. Each essay
includes valuable selected filmography. Although somewhat dated, this is
still a valuable basic reference work. · Hum/Area
PN1993.5.U6.H3351 1988 Reference Stack · Info
Center PN1993.5.U6.H335 1988 A Handbook for Film Archives
Editors,
Eileen Bowser and John Kuiper. · Media
Ctr PN1993.4 .H3 1991 Handbook of American Film Genres
Edited
by Wes D. Gehring · Hum/Area
PN1993.5.U6 H3351 1988 Reference Stack · Info
Ctr PN1993.5.U6 H335 1988 · Main
PN1993.5.U6 H3351 1988 The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Edited
by Nicholas Thomas & James Vinson. 1990-93. 2nd ed. Intended
specifically for students, this important source contains carefully crated,
signed essays describing 490+ films deemed to be of lasting importance, plus
profiles of 1,680 "principal creative figures in the history of
film," including actors, directors, writers, and production artists.
Contains a comprehensive title index. Included are bibliographies,
filmographies and many black-and-white stills. · Info
Center PN1997.8.I58 1990 · Hum/Area
PN1977.8.F555 1990 Biographies · earlier
editions in Media Resources Center PN1997.8.F555 1984 The International Encyclopedia of Film.
Edited
by Roger Manvell. · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1993.45 .I5 1972 International Film Index (CD-ROM).
Edited by Alan Goble. 1996. Information
on over 177,000 films and 25,000 directors, 1895-1990. Includes "the
vast majority of feature films made in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany,
Italy, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as films from over 100 other countries."
Volume I includes a listing of titles and alternate titles, year of release,
director, type of film, and country of origin. Volume II is a director's
filmography. · Media
Resources Center Compu/D 343 International Film Index (printed version). Edited by Alan Goble. 1991. · Hum/Area
PN1998.G62 1991 Reference Stack International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia by
Tad Bentley Hammer · Info
Ctr PN1993.4 .H28 1991; · Media
Ctr PN1993.4 .H28 1991 Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide. Leonard Maltin. 1993. Although
marketed for the home audience, students will find this source handy for its
capsule reviews of over 19,000 American feature films. Includes ratings and
indexes for stars and directors. Great for "What else did she star
in?" and "Did this win an Academy Award?" types of questions. · Media
Resources Center PN1998.M277. · Also available as CD-ROM (Cinemania) Magills' Survey of Cinema.
Frank N. Magill. 1980-85. Provides
essay-length reviews of roughly 3,000 films. "Consists of several
distinct parts: English language films are covered in two A-Z series, the
first of four volumes published in 1980 and the second in six volumes
published in 1981; silent films comprise three volumes (1982), foreign
language films eight volumes (1985), and current films are covered in
Magill's Cinema Annual, which began in 1982 and serves as a continuing update
to the set. Articles on each film include a plot summary, critical notes on
directing, acting, screen writing, cinematography, and the film's place in
the history of its genre." - Kenneth Kister (Kister's Best Encyclopedias
: A Comparative Guide to General and Specialized Encyclopedias, p.357) Also
available online via Dialog (File 299). · Main
Library Hum/Area; Info Center (Main Library) [call numbers vary; check GLADIS
catalog] The Motion Picture Guide.
Jay R. Nash, and Stanley R. Ross. 1987- The
current definitive guide to motion pictures. A listing of 25,000
English-speaking films and over 10,000 silent films. Includes variant titles,
credits, date of release, synopsis and rating. Each entry contains full
credit information, as well as an extensive critical synopsis. Students
should be aware of the occasionally highly opinionated reviews - especially
for controversial films. Several excellent indexes. Continued by the Motion
Picture Annual. · Main
Library Hum/Area; Info Center PN1995.M3 · Also available as CD-ROM The Movie List Book: A Reference Guide to Film Themes, Settings, and
Series. Richard B.
Armstrong. 1990. Movie
watchers are often reminded of similar films containing analogous themes or
leitmotifs. This reference source of feature films through 1989, brings like
things together in unusual ways under thematic categories, like alligators,
ghouls and librarians. Each category's entry is briefly explained. Less
scholarly in nature and without an index, this is for the student who has a
solid grasp of their basic material. It will afford some interesting and fun
source material for research papers. · Info
Center (Main Library) PN1997.8.A76 1990 · Main
Library Stacks PN1997.8.A76 1990 New York Times Encyclopedia of Film.
Edited by Gene Brown, et al. 1984. 13 vol. Facsimiles
of articles appearing in the New York Times 1896-1979 dealing with motion
pictures, the motion picture industry, and motion picture personalities. An
invaluable source of primary source material on the history of American film.
Index: vol. 13. · Main
Library Huma/area On the Screen: A Film, Television, and Video Research Guide. Kim N. Fisher. 1986. Points
to 645 English-language reference books (non-journal sources). Listed by type
of reference work: bibliographies, guides, dictionaries and encyclopedias,
periodicals and databases. Provides lists of research centers, archives,
societies, and associations, arranged geographically. Useful annotations for
all bibliographic or directory items. Author/title/subject indexes. · Info
Center (Main Library) PN1994.F571 1986 The Oxford Companion to Film
Edited
by Liz-Anne Bawden. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. · Main
Library Hum/Area PN1993.45 .O88 Reference Stack; · Info Ctr
(Main Library) PN1993.45 .O9; · Moffitt
PN1993.45 .O9 Specialized Sources: Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and Guides
Encyclopedia of European Cinema
Edited
by Ginette · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1993.5.E8 V56 1995; · Main
PN1993.5.E8 V56 1995 Fernett, Gene American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia · Main
PN1993.5.U6 F45 1988; · Moffitt
PN1993.5.U6 F45 1988 Frank, Alan G. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Handbook · Main PN1995.9.S26 .F73 1982 Frank, Alan G. The Horror Film Handbook · Main PN1995.9.H6 .F67 1982 Howes, Keith. Broadcasting It: An Encyclopaedia of Homosexuality
in Film, Radio and TV in the UK, 1923-1993
· NRLF
B 4 003 897 Keller, Gary D. A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United
States Film · Main
PN1995.9.H47 K46 1997 Lieberman, Susan,
d. 1984. Memorable Film Characters: An Index to Roles and
Performers, 1915-1983 · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1995.9.C36 L51 1984 Miller, Blair American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios, and Terminology · Main
PN1995.9.C55 M53 1995 Murray, Raymond Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian
Film and Video Philadelphia : TLA
Publications, c1994 (1995 printing). · UCB
Main PN1995.9.H55 M87 1994 The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. The Western Edited
by Phil Hard. Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 1994. · UCB
Main PN1995.9.W4 H37 1994 Ragoonwalla,
Firoze. Indian Films Index: 1912-1967 · Main PN1998 .R3 Women in Film: An International Guide
Edited
by Annette Kuhn with Susannah Radstone. 1st American ed. New York: Fawcett
Columbine, 1991. · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1995.9.W6 W658 1991 Reyes, Luis Hispanics in Hollywood: An Encyclopedia of Film
and Television New York: Garland
Pub., 1994. · Bancroft
PN1995.9.H47 R49 1994; · Chicano
PN1994 .R383 1994 Ref.; · Info Ctr
(Main Library) PN1995.9.H47 R49 1994 Wright, Gene The Science Fiction Image: The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction in Film, Television, Radio and the Theate · Main
P96.S34 W7 1983 · Moffitt
PN3448.S45 .W7 General Film Bibliographies
Austin, Bruce A. The Film Audience: An International Bibliography
of Research. (1983) One
of the rare reference resources where the movie screen looks back at who's
sitting in the seats. This is a journal-based bibliography examining cinema
and its audience. The bibliographies (indexed by author, subject, title and a
periodical listing) cite material from 1930 through 1982. · Main
Stack PN1995.9.A8A12.A9 The History of the Cinema, 1895-1940: Handlist of Titles. · Hum/Area
PN1993.5.A1 H57 1989 The Macmillan Film Bibliography.
George Rehrauer. 1982 A
critical guide to the literature of the motion picture. V.1: 6,762 annotated,
evaluative entries for biographies, histories, reference works, directories,
production handbooks and film scripts in English published 1900-82. V.2:
author/title/script indexes. Students will want to take a look at the
"research" entry in the subject index. · Hum/Area
PN1993.5.A1A12.R3 1982 Reference Stack; Info Center (Main Library)
PN1993.5.A1A12.R3 1982 Powers, Anne Blacks in American Movies; A Selected Bibliography · Main PN1995.9.N4 A12 P6 Specialized Film Bibliographies
Dyal, Donald H. Movie Theater Architecture: A Bibliography (1981) · UCB
EnvDesign NA200.A12 A7 no.602 Index Film Costume: An Annotated Bibliography.
Susan Prichard. 1981 This
serious and scholarly annotated bibliography to almost 4,000 books and
periodical articles is an indispensable source for the study of costume
design in the film industry. · Hum/Area
PN1995.9.C56A12.P6; Info Center (Main Library) PN1995.9.C56A12.P6 Gray, John Blacks in Film and Television: A Pan-African
Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers New York : Greenwood Press, 1990. · UCB
Hum/Area PN1993.5.A35 A12 G72, 1990 Reference Stack Hyatt, Marshall. The Afro-American Cinematic Experience: An
Annotated Bibliography & Filmography
· Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1995.9.N4 H9 1983 Kowalski, Rosemary
Ann Ribich. Women and Film: A Bibliography · Hum/Area
PN1995.9.W6.A12 .K6 1976. Larson, Randall D. Films Into Books: An Analytical Bibliography of
Film Novelizations, Movie, and TV Tie-in
· Main
PS374.M55 A12 L37, 1995 Liebman, Roy. Silent Film Performers: An Annotated Bibliography
of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and
Actresses · Main
PN1998.2.A12 L54 1996 Schutz, Wayne The Motion Picture Serial: An Annotated
Bibliography · Moffitt
PN1995.9.S3 A12 S36, 1992 West, Dennis. Contemporary Brazilian Cinema · Main
PN1993.5.B6 W47 1984 Schmidt, Nancy J. Sub-Saharan African Films and Filmmakers: An
Annotated Bibliography · UCB
Hum/Area PN1993.5.A357 A12 S341, 1988 Journal Indexes
(See Also Review Indexes
section below)
Batty, Linda Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals, 1930-1971 · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1994.A12 B38 Chicorel, Marietta.
Chicorel Index to Film Literature · Moffitt
PN1994.A12 C46 Film Literature Index. 1973-
An
excellent quarterly publication for finding articles on film and film history
and criticism in both mainstream and lesser known international film
journals. Indexed by subject (including film and video reviews) and author. · Info Center PN1993.99.F53
(1973(1)-1995(23)-) Humanities Index. 1974- This
index covers film journals and periodicals more scholarly in nature. An
important source for recent and up-to-date coverage of the industry,
directors, social issues, movie reviews and much more. Cumulated quarterly
and annually. See category "Motion Pictures". A13.R496 Index Also
available online via Wilsonline · Hum/Area
AJ3.H8 Reference Stack International Index to Film Periodicals. 1974- · Main
Stack PN1993.99.I64 The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. 1900 - Lists
articles on specific films and film subjects in monthly supplements that are
cumulated quarterly and annually. Use this source for reviews of recent films
and hot topics in the film industry. Note that general popular magazine are
indexed; not film journals. Look under the heading "Motion Pictures".
Also available online via Wilsonline (at Main Library Reference Desk). · Hum/Area
AJ3.R4 Reference Stack CD-ROMS
Cinemania. Microsoft. 1992 - This
PC-based multimedia CD-ROM includes all the reviews in Maltin's Guide, plus
in-depth essays on several hundred classic and contemporary films. Includes
an extensive glossary of film-making terms and substantial essays on film
history. The user can access biographies (with photos) of some 3,000
important film personalities. Accessible are plot summaries, ratings, cast,
credit lists and awards. Also available are more than 1,500 photos of movie
stars and industry figures, 500 stills, and famous dialogue from nearly 100
movies.. Covers films from 1914 to the present. · Media Resources Center Compu/D 291 Film Index International.
Detailed
information on over 90,000 international theatrical films, cites to over
330,000 periodical articles on films and film makers, and biographical
informtion on 30,000 personalities. Based on information gathered by the
British Film Institute. · Hum/Area
PN1993.F5565 compu/d · earlier
edition in Media Resources Center International Filmarchive CD-ROM (FIAF). 1997--
(London: La Federation Internationale des Archives du Film) Includes
International Index to Film/TV Periodicals, 1982- ; Bibliography of FIAF
members publications, 1966- ; International Directory of Film and TV
Documentation Collections; Database of FIAF holdings of silent films;
Bibliography of Latin-American Cinema, etc. Indexes the periodicals and other
documents covering cinema and television in the 58 countries comprising the
International Federation of Film Archives. · Media
Center COMPU/D 332 International Film Index.
Comprehensive
database providing access to over 100 years of global films and film-making.
Includes 245, 000 film titles and 98,500 alternative titles; 180,00 actors
and actresses' names and 12,500 alternative names and 35,000 director's names
in films produced in over 165 countries between 1895 and 1996. · Media
Resources Center Compu/D 343 The Motion Picture Guide.
CineBooks 1994 A
text-only, Macintosh-based CD-ROM (expands on print version) of 34,000
feature film titles from the first talkies through 1993, offering detail on
essentially every aspect of a film. Much more scholarly than Cinemania, a
better source for detailed synopsis and critique of films. Films are also
appraised in relation to others of similar theme and genre, and commentary is
provided as to how a given film affected the filmmaker's career. Films can be
searched by genre and release dates, i.e. all Western's shot in the `60s can
be found instantly. · Media
Resources Center Compu/D 290 VideoHound.Visible Ink.
1993. CD-ROM
combines 52,000 video reviews with nearly 1,500 images--most in color--of
actors, directors, movie scenes, and box art. Users can get ideas for new
movies to see by accessing more than 1,000 special-interest categories--from
teen angst and yuppie nightmares to musical fantasy and film noir. A user who
clicks on a particular film can view its synopsis, the awards it received,
complete videographics for the case or director, and biographies of selected
individuals. · Media
Resources Center Compu/D 289 Film & Video Review Indexes and
Collections
Reviews of films
are similar to reviews of books. A film review describes, evaluates, and
discusses a particular movie, making a judgement about its qualities and
faults. Moffitt Library has a variety of sources which may contain actual
reviews or direct you to other sources for them. All the titles mentioned are
in the Moffitt reference section unless otherwise indicated. · Film Review
and Film Criticism Collections
Film Review Annual. 1982-
Complete
reviews of selected films from 1982 to the present taken from a broad range
of periodicals. Includes a selection on award-winning films of the year. · Hum/Area
PN1995.F55 Reference Stack Guide to World Cinema: Covering
7,200 Films of 1950-84 including capsule reviews and stills . 1985. · Info
Center (Main Library) PN1995.G84 1985 Kael, Pauline. 5001 Nights at the Movies. New
York: Henry Holt, 1991. Capsule
reviews of over 5,000 films which originally appeared in The New Yorker's
"Goings On About Town" section. · Hum/Area;
Info Center (Main Library) · Main
Stack PN1995.K19 1991 · Also available as part of Cinemania CD-ROM See
Also Slattery, William J. The Kael
Index: A Guide to A Movie Critic's Work, 1954-1991. Main Library Stacks PN1998.3.K34 S63 1993
Magill's Cinema Annual. 1982-
. Reviews
of selected films from 1981 to the present. · Hum/Area
PN1993.45.M33 Reference Stack; Info Center PN1995.M35 Magill's Survey of Cinema. · English Language Films - First Series · English Language Films - Second Series · Foreign Language Films · Silent Films <DD · Reviews of over 1500 films from early
1900s to 1980. · Hum/Area
PN1995.M3 · Info
Center (Main Library) PN1995.M3 Variety Film Reviews. 1907-1984
18 vols. Contains
facsimiles of all feature films reviewed by Variety, a weekly newspaper for
the entertainment industry, in it's publication since 1907. Compiled into one
set up to 1980, with annual or biannual updates. Indexed by title only. Use
this source for a more industry-based viewpoint for film reviews. Indexes to
titles, 1907-1980 (v. 16) and 1981-84 (v. 18). · Hum/Area
PN1993.V36 Reference Stack · Film Review
Indexes
Film Literature Index . 1988- Quarterly
subject, author index to international film and television/video literature.
Look under the title of the film. Info
Center PN1993.99.F53 Film Criticism: An Index to Critics' Anthologies/ by Richard Heinzkill, 1975. · Hum/Area
PN1995 .H4 · Info
Ctr (Main Library) PN1995 .H4 · Main
PN1995 .H4 Film Review Index. Patricia K.
Hanson, and Stephen L. Hanson, eds. 1986-1987. 2 vols. Cites
reviews to over 7000 feature films between 1914 and 1986 in both popular and
trade journals. Cites reviews to over 7000 feature films between 1914 and
1986. · Hum/Area
PN1995.F54 1986 A Guide to Critical Reviews: Part IV: The Screenplay from Jazz Singer
to Dr. Strangelove, v.1 and 2.
James M. Salem. 1971. Supplement One: 1963-1980. 1982. Index
to film reviews in selected periodicals and newspapers from 1927 to 1980. · Info
Center (Main Library) PN1654.A12.S23 Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Periodicals..., vols. 1-3. Stephen E. Bowles.
1974,1975. Entries
for film reviews in selected periodicals from 1950s to 1973. · Hum/Area
PN1995.A12.B64 Media Review Digest 1973- (Media
Resources Center) "Film
and Video Section" indexes film reviews in selected periodicals; also
provides short summaries. Includes reviews for non-theatrical films. · Media
Resources Center The New York Times Film Reviews: 1913-1968, ) Index
to film reviews found in the New York Times from 1913 to 1968. V.6: Appendix,
Index. 1970. · Hum/Area
PN1995.N4 Reference Stack · Periodical
Indexes on MELVYL
The MELVYL catalog includes several
periodical/journal indexes which can be exceptionally useful in locating
reviews of current film, video, and television productions. To find reviews of films produced
since 1988, you can use the MAGS
or NEWS databases. The Current
Contents (CC) database on MELVYL is also a good source of reviews in
scholarly journals. Locate film reviews by searching title words that include
key words from the film's title and the term "movie reviews" or
"reviews": e.g.: f tw boyz hood movie reviews
· Newspaper
Indexes
New York Times Index Look
under "Motion pictures", [title]. The New York Times is also
indexed in the MELVYL NEWS index. New York Times Film Reviews. 1913 - 1992
Reproductions
of over 20,000 reviews from the New York Times, arranged chronologically.
Dating back to 1913 this is a critical resource for the student searching for
primary source material. The reviews vary in quality, but they do provide
important factual information and some idea of the ways the films were
received when first released. · Hum/Area
PN1995.N4 Reference Stack Newsbank: Review of the Arts
Indexes
over 100 US newspapers. Provides articles on microfiche with printed and
CD-ROM indexes. In the printed version, Look in the "Film and
Television" volumes under the title of the film. The microfiche is
located in the cabinets in the Microform Area on the third floor. · News/Micro
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