Film Research Guide

Reference Sources


Research Guides | Bibliographies | Biographies | Credits | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Directories & Guides | Festivals, Awards & Oscars | Film Adaptations | Film Articles | Film Catalogs | Film Industry | Film Reviews | Filmographies | Foreign Films | History | Yearbooks | Women & Film

Research Guides


Armour. Film: A Reference Guide. 1980. Hum Ref PN 1993.45 .A75

Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. 1998. HumRef PN 1995 .C66 1998

Deivert. Film & Video on the Internet: the Top 500 Sites. 1996. HumRef PN 1998 .A1 D36 1996

McLure. Research Guide to Film History. 1983. Hum Ref PN 1993.7.X1M7 1983

 

Bibliographies


Bowles. The Film Anthologies Index. 1994. HumRef PN 1994 .B64x 1994

Ellis and Kern. The Film Book Bibliography, 1940-1975. 1979. HumRef PN 1994.X1E44

Manchel. Film Study: An Analytical Bibliography. 1990. 4 vols. HumRef PN 1994 .X1 M34 1990

Monaco and Schenker. Books About Film: A Bibliographical Checklist. 1976. HumRef PN 1994 .X1 M58

Rehrauer. The Macmillan Film Bibliography: A Critical Guide to the Literature of the Motion Picture. 1982. 2 vols.
Hum Ref PN 1993.7. X1 R43

 

Biographies


Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. HumRef PN 2208.W5

Dixon. The "B" Directors: A Biographical Dictionary. 1985. HumRef PN 1998 .A2 D593 1985

Film Directors: A Complete Guide. 1984-present. (annual) HumRef PN 1998 .A2 F55x

Langman. A Guide to American Film Directors: The Sound Era, 1929-1979. 1981. HumRef PN 1998.A2L34

Monaco. Who's Who in American Film Now. 1981. HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 X7 1987

Pendergast. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers . 2000. 4 vols. HumRef PN 1997.8 .I58 2000

Pickard. A Companion to the Movies, from 1903 to the Present Day: A Guide to the Leading Players, Directors, Screenwriters, Composers, Cameramen and Other Artists Who Have Worked in the English-Speaking Cinema over the Last Seventy Years. 1972. HumRef PN 1993.45 .P48

Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors. 1995. HumRef PN 1998 .A2 Q85x 1995

Sadoul. Dictionary of Film Makers. 1972. HumRef PN 1993.45 .S313

Thomson. A Biographical Dictionary of Film. 1981. HumRef PN 1998.A2 T55 1981

 

Credits


Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits. (1978-present). HumRef PN 1993 .A48a

Forty Years of Screen Credits, 1929-1969. 1970. HumRef PN 1998.A2 W37

IMDB.com (International Movie Database)

Oliviero. Motion Picture Players' Credits: Worldwide Performers of 1967 Through 1980 with Filmographies of their Entire Careers, 1905-1983. 1991. HumRef PN 1998 .O55 1991

 

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias


Bawden. The Oxford Companion to Film. 1976. HumRef PN 1993.45 .09

Beaver. Dictionary of Film Terms. 1994. HumRef TR 847 .B43 1994

Brewer's Cinema: A Phrase and Fable Dictionary. 1995. HumRef PN 1993.45 .B74 1995

Delson's Dictionary of Motion Picture Marketing Terms. 1990. HumRef PN 1993.45 .D45 1990

Green. Encyclopedia of the Musical Film. 1981. HumRef PN 1995.9 .M86 G7

Hayward. Key Concepts in Cinema Studies. 1996. HumRef PN 1993.45 .H36 1996

Katz. The Film Encyclopedia. 1994. HumRef PN 1993.45 .K34 1994

Konigsberg. The Complete Film Dictionary. 1987. HumRef PN 1993.45 .K66 1987

Langman. Encyclopedia of American Film Comedy. 1987. HumRef PN 1995.9 .C55 L34 1987

Maxford. The A-Z of Horror Films. 1997. HumRef PN 1995.9 .H6 M3245 1997

Monaco. Encyclopedia of Film. 1991. HumRef PN 1993.45 .M638 1991

The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. 1984. HumRef PN 1993.45 .N4 1984

The Oxford History of World Cinema. 1996. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A1 O96 1996

Pendergast. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers . 2000. 4 vols. HumRef PN 1997.8 .I58 2000

Penney. A Dictionary of Media Terms. 1984. Hum Ref PN 87.5.P4 1984

Roud. Cinema: A Critical Dictionary. 1980. 2 vols. HumRef PN 1993.45 .C5

Silver and Ward. Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American Style. 1988. HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 F5 1988

Smith. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia. 1996. HumRef PN 1999 .W27 S6 1996

 

Directories & Guides


American Film Institute Guide to Colleges in Film and Television. 1980. Hum Ref PN 1993.8.U5A45 1980

Halliwell's Film Guide (annual) Hum Ref PN 1993.45.H27x

Lopez. Films by Genre: 775 Categories, Styles, Trends, and Movements Defined, with a Filmography for Each. 1993. HumRef PN 1998 .L63 1993

Rice. The Entertainment Yellow Pages. 1984. HumRef PN 2289.R47 1984

Video Source Book. (annual) HumRef PN 1992.95 .V52 1990

 

Festivals, Awards & Oscars


An Encyclopedia of Film Festivals. 1988. HumRef PN 1993.4 .E53 1988

Hammer. International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia. 1991. HumRef PN 1993.4 .H28 1991

Matthews. The Oscar A to Z: A Complete Guide to More than 2,400 Movies Nominated for Academy Awards. 1995. HumRef PN 1993.92 .M38 1995

Pickard. The Award Movies: A Complete Guide from A to Z. 1981. HumRef PN 1993.45 .P47 1981

Spilsbury and Boutchard. Film and Video Festivals and Awards. 1984. Hum Ref PN 1993.F32x 1984

 

Film Adaptations


Baskin. Enser's filmed books and plays: a list of books and plays from which films have been made, 1928-1991.
HumRef PN 1997.85 .B35x 1993

Brooker-Bowers. The Hollywood Novel and Other Novels about Film, 1912-1982: An Annotated Bibliography. 1985.
Hum Ref PN 1993.5 .L3X52 1983

Emmens. Short Stories on Film and Video. 1985. Hum Ref PN 1997.85 .E45 1985

International Guide to Literature on Film. 1994. HumRef PN 1997.85 .I58x 1994

Ross. Film as Literature, Literature as Film, An Introduction to and Bibliography of Film's Relationship to Literature. 1987. Hum Ref PN 1995.3 .X1R67 1987

Rothwell. Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography. 1990. HumRef PR 3093 .R68 1990

Welch. Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1900-1977. 1979. HumRef PN 1995.3 .X1 W44
1978-1988 -- HumRef PN 1995.3 .X1 W32 1993

 

Film Articles


Print Periodical Indexes (located in HumRef):

Batty. Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals, 1930-1971. 1975. HumRef PN 1993 .X1 B27

Bowles. Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals. 1974. HumRef PN 1994 .X1 B64

Film Literature Index. 1974-present. HumRef PN 1993.7 .X1 F45

Gerlach. The Critical Index: A Bibliography of Articles on Film in English, 1946-1973. 1974. HumRef PN 1993.7 .X1 G47

Heinzkill. Film Criticism: An Index to Critics' Anthologies. 1975. HumRef PN 1995.H4

International Index to Film Periodicals. 1973. HumRef PN 1993 .X1 I49

Media Review Digest. 1973-present. HumRef PN 1993.7 .X1 M85

Online Periodical Indexes:

For articles in academic journals:

For articles in popular magazines and newspapers:

 

Film Catalogs


American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Feature Films, 1893-1970. 1979.
HumRef PN 1998 .A57

The Film Catalog: A List of Holdings in the Museum of Modern Art. 1985. HumRef PN 1998 .M85x 1985

Martin. The Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Serials Cartoons, and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1922-1988. 1991. HumRef PN 1999 .C57 M37 1991

Rowan. Scholars' Guide to Washington, D.C. Film and Video Collections. 1980. Hum Ref PN 1998 .A1 R68

Scholar's Guide to British Film and Television Collections. 1981. HumRef Z 692 .M9 R43x

Testimoni Silenziosi: Film Russi, 1908-1919. 1989. Hum Ref PN 1993.5 .R9 T46 1989

 

Film Industry


Brown. Movie Time: A Chronology of Hollywood and the Movie Industry from its Beginnings to the Present. 1995.
HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 B687 1995

Cones. Film Finance and Distribution: A Dictionary of Terms. 1992. HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 C635 1992

Film Researcher's Handbook : A Guide to Sources in North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa. 1996. HumRef PN 1994 .F456x 1996

Reynolds. Hollywood Power Stats. 1993, 1995. HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 R4x 1993 and 1995

Sackett. The Hollywood Reporter Book of Box Office Hits. 1996. HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 S18 1996

Slide. The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. 1986. HumRef PN 1993.5 .U6 S539 1986

Slide. The International Film Industry: An Historical Dictionary. HumRef PN 1993.45 .S57 1989

 

Film Reviews


Print Sources (Humanities Reference Area)

Indexes with references to reviews:
Film Literature Index (1973- ) quarterly HumRef PN1993.7.X1F45
International Index to Film Periodicals (1972-) annual HumRef PN1993.X1 I49
Media Review Digest (1971- ) annual HumRef PN1993.7.X1M85

Indexes containing reviews:
Film Review Annual (1982-) HumRef PN1993.3 .F55x
Magill's Cinema Annual (1982-) latest vol. indexes all HumRef PN1993.45 .M34
Motion Picture Guide (1927- ) annual HumRef PN1995.N346
New York Times Film Reviews (1913- ) biannual HumRef PN1995.N4

Retrospective reviews:
Film Review Index (1882-1985) 2 vols. HumRef PN1995.X1F34
Magill's Survey of Cinema several vols. HumRef PN1993.45 .M3
Variety Film Reviews (1907-1986) HumRef PN1993.V36
Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals. 1975. 3 vols. HumRef PN1994 .X1B64
Film Criticism: An Index to Critics' Anthologies. 1975. HumRef PN1995.H4
Index to Short and Feature Film Reviews in the "Moving Picture World" (1907-1915) HumRef PN1993.M88 D33
Penguin Film Review. 2 vols. HumRef PN 1993.P45 1977
Selected Film Criticism(1896-1960). 7 vols. HumRef PN 1995 .S456

Online Sources

For film reviews in popular magazines and newspapers, use the following indexes:
EBSCO, Pro-Quest Direct (Periodicals or Newspapers), Readers' Guide, Academic Universe, Ethnic Newswatch.

For film criticism in academic journals, use the following indexes:
Art Full-Text and ArtIndex retrospective, Humanities Full-Text, MLA, IIPA (International Indexto the Performing Arts).

Filmographies


There are only a few filmographies in the Reference Collection. For additional ones, search in the Library Catalog using the following keywords: (topic or genre) and filmography

Examples:
science fiction and filmography
spielberg, steven
and filmography
motion pictures france
and filmography

Art on Screen: A Directory of Films and Videos About the Visual Arts. 1991. HumRef N 366 .A78 1991

Benson. Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949. 1985. PZ 4 .A25 B46

Cochiarelli. Screen Sleuths: A Filmography. 1992. HumRef PN 1995.9 .D4 C63 1992

Darby. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and their Feature Films. 1991.
HumRef PN 1998.D285 1991

Gaffney. More Films Kids Like: A Catalog of Short Films for Children. 1977. HumRef PN 1998 .G3

Garfield. Western Films: A Complete Guide. 1982. HumRef PN 1995.9 .W4 G3 1982

Gifford. British Animated Films, 1895-1985: A Filmography. 1987. HumRef PN 1998 .G53 1987

Hunt. A Multimedia Approach to Children's Literature: A Selective List of Films (and Videocassettes), Filmstrips, and Recordings Based on Children's Books. 1983. Juv Ref Z 1037.M94 1983

Ottoson. A Reference Guide to Film Noir: 1940-1958. HumRef PN 1995.9 .U6 O9

Pitts. Hollywood and American History: A Filmography of Over 250 Motion Pictures Depicting U.S. History. 1984.
HumRef PN 1995.9 .U64 P58 1984

Sigoloff. Films of the Seventies: A Filmography of American, British, and Canadian Films, 1970-79. 1984.
HumRef PN 1993.45 .S53 1984

Sloan. Alfred Hitchcock: A Guide to References and Resources. 1993. HumRef PN 1998.3 .H58 S57 1993

 

Foreign Films


Dolmatouskaya. Who's Who in the Soviet Cinema. 1979. HumRef PN 1998.A2 0613

Espana. Directory of Spanish & Portuguese Film-makers and Films. 1994. HumRef PN 1993.5 .S7 E83 1994

Galbraith. The Japanese Filmography: A Complete Reference to 209 Filmmakers and the Over 1250 Films Released in the United States, 1900 Through 1994. 1996. HumRef PN 1993.5 .J3 G35 1996

Goble. The International Film Index, 1895-1990. 1991. HumRef PN 1993 .G66x 1991

Handbook of Soviet and East European Films and Filmmakers. 1992. HumRef PN 1993.5 .R9 H28 1992

The International Encyclopedia of Film. 1972. HumRef PN 1993.45 .I5 1972b

Pettigrew. British Film Character Actors: Great Names and Memorable Moments. 1982. HumRef PN 1998.A2 P475 1982

Rajadhyaksha. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. HumRef PN 1993.5 .I4 R33x 1994

Shaw. A Filmography of Asian Films and Films about Asia. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A7 X42 1990

Shiri. Directory of African Film-makers and Films. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A35 S48 1992

Stevens. Directory of Contemporary Dutch Films & Film-makers. HumRef PN 1993.5 .N4 S7 1990

Vincendeau. Companion to French Cinema. HumRef PN 1993.5 .F7 V56x 1996

------. Encyclopedia of European Cinema. HumRef PN 1993.5 .E8 V56 1995

 

History


Cinema Year by Year: 1894-2001. 2001. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A1 C566 2001

The Oxford History of World Cinema. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A1 O96 1996

Shipman. The Story of Cinema: An Illustrated History. 2 vols. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A1 S52 1980

Slide. Films on Film History. HumRef PN 1995.9 .M65 S6 1979

 

Yearbooks


International Motion Picture Almanac. (annual)1929-present. HumRef PN 1993.3 .I55 (latest 5 years @ HumRef)

Variety International Film Guide. 1989-present. HumRef PN 1993.3 .I544 (latest 5 years @ HumRef)

 

Women & Film


Dawson. Women's Films in Print. 1975. HumRef PN 1998 .D3

Galerstein. Working Women on the Hollywood Screen: A Filmography. HumRef PN 1995.9. W6 G34 1989

Kowalski. Women and Film: A Bibliography. 1976. HumRef PN 1995.9 .W6 K68

O'Shana. Women of Color: A Filmography of Minority and Third World Women. 1985. HumRef PN 1995.9 .W6

Sullivan. Films for, by, and about Women, Series II. HumRef PN 1995.9 .W6 S95 1985

Women Writers: From Page to Screen. HumRef PN 1997.85 .W58 1990

The Women's Companion to International Film. 1990. HumRef PN 1993.5 .A1 W65x 1990b