Film Studies  

Barson's book engagingly analyzes the work of 197 important directors whose directorial careers began before 1975. Two- to eight-page essays on 151 men and two women (Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino) are supplemented by briefer summaries of 44 others. George Sherman seems to be the only prolific director omitted. A few Brits are included: Hitchcock, John Schlesinger, and John Boorman but not, surprisingly, J. Lee Thompson. Alongside great filmmakers like John Ford and Howard Hawks are genre and low-budget impresarios Jack Arnold, Roger Corman, and William Castle, as well as Disney's live-action expert Robert Stevenson. Portraits, candid on-set shots, and posters highlight the text. Though not filmographies per se, the well-written articles cite, describe, or evaluate every film each director helmed.

The Oxford History of World Cinema traces the history of this enduringly popular entertainment medium. Covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact, the book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of diverse achievement from westerns to the New Wave, fromanimation to the Avant-Garde, and from Hollywood to Hong Kong. An international team of distinguished film historians tells the story of the major inventions and developments in the cinema business, its institutions, genres, and personnel; other chapters outline the evolution of national cinemasround the world - the varied and distinctive filmic traditions that have developed alongside Hollywood.

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history. Approximately 200 entries cover specific topics, including acting, censorship, editing, lighting and others. Also included are more than 230 career profiles, placing individual achievements in the context of specific topics. Includes a comprehensive index and list of further reading sources.

Provides 450 A–Z entries that comprehensively cover the historical significance of subjects, people, and films of the American cinema. Contains contributions from 150 distinguished interdisciplinary scholars offering their analysis on the role of movies in American history. Includes reference materials and suggestions for further reading with every entry

Produced under the auspices of the British Film Institute and comprised essentially of brief biographies of stars and directors, along with three- to six-page subjective historical essays on 26 national cinemas, EEC offers librarians an inexpensive overview of Continental film. Although there is no discussion of individual films, the genre entries‘Italian spaghetti Westerns, Norwegian occupation dramas, etc.‘are useful.