LibGuides: Film Studies: Books

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100 Ideas That Changed Film by David Parkinson
ISBN: 9781856697934
Publication Date: 2012-04-18
Chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its inception. The ideas include innovative concepts, technologies, techniques and movements, from the silent era's masterpieces to today's blockbusters and art house movies, these highly illustrated pages are a chance to rediscover films from five continents.
A Dictionary of Film Studies by Annette Kuhn; Guy Westwell
ISBN: 9780199587261
Publication Date: 2012-09-08
Covers all aspects of film studies, including terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism, national, international and transnational cinemas, film history, film movements and genres, film industry organizations and practices, and key technical terms and concepts in 500 detailed entries.

A sample of some of the reference books available thru WSU Library

Chambers Film Factfinder by Editors of Chambers (Editor)
ISBN: 9780550101976
Publication Date: 2006-07-28
A collection of useful and often fascinating information on many aspects of film, from the early days of silent cinema to the twenty-first century.
Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed by Nowlan, Robert
From the classics to the B slasher movies, over 11,000 quotes are arranged in this unique reference.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers by Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast
Provides thorough coverage of films and filmmakers, including legendary films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production artists. Entries include a detailed essay written by an expert; biographies; filmographies; comprehensive credits; major awards; and updated bibliographies, as well as photographs.
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever by Jim Craddock
Publication Date: 2013
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.

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The Emergence of the Cinema by Charles Musser; Charles H. Harpole (Editor)
ISBN: 9780684184135
Publication Date: 1990-02-01
Provides an overview of the beginnings of cinema through the first boom in the specialized moving-picture theaters known as nickelodeons, looking at the initial years of projected motion pictures and their aural accompaniment from 1895 to the fall of 1907. Early American cinema is examined as an industry and as an influential cultural practice in the context of a centuries-long history of projected images.
The Transformation of Cinema by Eileen Bowser; Charles H. Harpole (Editor)
ISBN: 9780684184142
Publication Date: 1990-12-01

A sample of some of the reference books available thru WSU Library

Chambers Film Factfinder by Editors of Chambers (Editor)
ISBN: 9780550101976
Publication Date: 2006-07-28
A collection of useful and often fascinating information on many aspects of film, from the early days of silent cinema to the twenty-first century.
Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed by Nowlan, Robert
From the classics to the B slasher movies, over 11,000 quotes are arranged in this unique reference.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers by Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast
Provides thorough coverage of films and filmmakers, including legendary films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production artists. Entries include a detailed essay written by an expert; biographies; filmographies; comprehensive credits; major awards; and updated bibliographies, as well as photographs.
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever by Jim Craddock
Publication Date: 2013
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.

Books in the WSU Library

Divas on Screen by Mia Mask
ISBN: 0252076192
Publication Date: 2009-06-16

The following books are helpful guides to writing about film. You can buy these books at your favorite online seller, or request them from the library.

Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide by Bryan Senn; John Johnson
Call Number: PN1995.9.F36 S46 1992
ISBN: 0786437669
Publication Date: 2008-02-25
Film Noir by Alain Silver (Editor); Elizabeth Ward (Editor)
Call Number: PN1995.9.F54F54 1992
ISBN: 0879514795
Publication Date: 1993-03-01
Magill's Cinema Annual by Gale (Editor)
Call Number: PN1993.3 .M34
ISBN: 1573024449
Publication Date: 2015-06-08
The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers by Billy H. Doyle; Anthony Slide (Editor)
ISBN: 0810829584
Publication Date: 1995-04-26