Cinema Studies Subject Guide
Reference Guides
Filmographies and Catalogs
- Within our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films 1911-1960
Ref PN 1995.9M56W58 1997 - AFI Catalog of Silent Films
- American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States
New York: Bowker, 1971-
Ref PN1998.A57 - Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film
Levy, Emanuel. New York: New York University Press, 1999.
PN1995.9.E96L43 1999
Related Subjects: Experimental films -- United States -- History and criticism; Low budget motion pictures -- United States; Independent filmmakers -- United States -- Biography - The Complete Index to British Sound Films since 1928
Goble, Alan. London: Bowker, 1999.
PN1993.5.G7G63 1999 - Facets Gay & Lesbian Video Guide
McGavin, Patrick Z. Chicago : Facets Multimedia, Inc.
PN1995.9.H55 M35 1997 - The Films of the Eighties: a Complete, Qualitative Filmography to Over 3400 Feature-length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-only, Released Between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 1989
Nowlan, Robert A. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1991
Ref PN1998.N78 1991 - The Films of the Nineties: a Complete, Qualitative Filmography of over 3000 Feature-Length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999
Nowlan, Robert A. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2001
PN1998 .N784 2001 - The Films of the Seventies: A Filmography of American, British and Canadian Films 1970-1979
Sigoloff, Marc. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1984.
PN1998.S495 2000 - A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino-Made Film and Video
Ranucci, Karen et al. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Press, 1998. - Images in the Dark: an Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video
Murray, Raymond.
and video. Philadelphia : TLA Publications
Ref PN1995.9.H55M87 1994 - The Japanese Filmography: A Complete Reference to 209 Filmmakers and the over 1250 Films Released in the United States, 1900 through 1994
Galbraith, Stuart. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1996
Ref PN1993.5.J3G35 1996 - A Title Guide to the Talkies: a Comprehensive Listing of 16,000 Feature-length Films from October, 1927, until December, 1963
Dimmitt, Richard . New York, Scarecrow Press, 1965
Ref PN1998.D55 - A Title Guide to the Talkies, 1964 through 1974
Aros, Andrew. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1977
Ref PN1998.A6695
Covers portrayals of ethnicity in 2464 films made between 1911-1960.
"The AFI Catalog Silent Film Web site contains over 25,000 entries for silent American films from the years 1893-1930. Entries for silent films produced after 1911 are for feature-length films only. Detailed information on cast, crew, plot summaries, subjects, genres and historical notes are included for each film. In many cases, entries from previously published catalogs have been updated and augmented with additional information."
Although considered a “work in progress,” a key resource for identifying films. Entries include credits, distributors, release data, rights information, length and country of origin. Covers popular American films.
A great introduction to the American Independent Film movement. Most films were reviewed by Levy in Variety and, perhaps arbitrarily, begins the chronicle of films in 1977 (of course not leaving out Waters’s Pink Flamingos (1972)). There is a useful Filmography organized by title and by year in the appendices. Also, Film Quarterly’s special feature issue (Vol29 No. 3, Spring 1976, is devoted to Independent Cinema).
Covers the period from 1928-1998 and indexes 12,862 British sound films.
A “consumer-based” guide concentrating on films that are available in the home video market. Facet’s online catalog is available at http://www.facets.org.
Alphabetically arranged entries of films. Included is year of release, production company, country of origin, running time, leading cast members, and production credits. Also includes a description of the film, a review and an “evaluation.” Does not include documentary, experimental or pornographic films.
Arranged alphabetically by film title. Entries include release date, MPAA rating, credits, brief summaries and plots and an evaluative commentary.
“This guide is intended as a directory to help U.S. viewers become with familiar with the quality and quantity of works produced in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latino diaspora to facilitate learning from and about their diverse cultures and communities.” Continued via the Latin American Video Archive at http://www.lavavideo.org.
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