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Dictionary English-French (2003)
Cinema, Video, Sound, Multimedia, Web
by Georges Pessis and Guitta Pessis-Pasternak
Publisher: Dixit
(in French and English)
Subject: General
The Strong, Silent Type (2003)
Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903–1930
by Buck Rainey
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Silent Cinema
Charles Bronson (2003)
The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearances
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Actor > Charles Bronson
Reel Portrayals (2003)
The Lives of 640 Historical Persons on Film, 1929 through 2001
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Genre > Historical films
Contemporary North American Film Directors (2003)
A Wallflower Critical Guide
Dir. Yoram Allon, Del Cullen and Hannah Patterson
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader (2002)
Dir. Frank Krutnik
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor
Screen World 2002 Film Annual (2002)
Dir. John Willis and Barry Monush
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: On Films > The Cinema Annual
Silent Players (2002)
A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Subject: Silent Cinema
Screen World 2001 Film Annual (2002)
Dir. John Willis and Barry Monush
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: On Films > The Cinema Annual
The Wallflower Critical Guide to Contemporary British and Irish Directors (2002)
Dir. Yoram Allon, Del Cullen and Hannah Patterson
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film (2001)
Dir. Wyndham Wise
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Screen World 2000 Film Annual (2001)
Dir. John Willis and Barry Monush
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: On Films > The Cinema Annual
Comedy Quotes from the Movies (2001)
Over 4,000 Bits of Humorous Dialogue from All Film Genres, Topically Arranged and Indexed
by Larry Langman and Paul Gold
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: On Films > Lines and dialogues
The Republic Chapterplays (2000)
A Complete Filmography of the Serials Released by Republic Pictures Corporation, 1934–1955
by R.M. Hayes
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Studio > Republic Pictures
Screen World 1999 film annual (2000)
Dir. John Willis and Barry Monush
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: On Films > The Cinema Annual
Screen World 1998 Film Annual (2000)
Dir. John Willis and Barry Monush
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: On Films > The Cinema Annual
The Vanishing Legion (1999)
A History of Mascot Pictures, 1927–1935
by Jon Tuska
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary (1999)
A Greatly Expanded and Much Improved Compendium of Movie Clichés, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed ... Shopworn Conventions, and Outdated Archetypes
by Roger Ebert
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Subject: General
Within Our Gates, Ethnicity in American Feature Films 1911-1960 (1997)
American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Frame by frame II (1997)
a filmography of the African American image, 1978-1994
by Phyllis Rauch Klotman and Gloria J. Gibson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Feature Films 1961–1970 (1997)
American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: On Films > Per period
Feature Films 1921–1930 (1997)
American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: On Films > Per period
Filmmakers in the Moving Picture World (1997)
An Index of Articles, 1907-1927
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Silent Cinema
The Film Researcher's Handbook (1996)
A Guide to Sources in North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa
by Jenny Morgan
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: General
Dictionary of North African Film Makers (1996)
by Roy Armes
Publisher: Association des Trois Mondes (ATM)
(in French and English)
Film Music Good CD Guide (1996)
Reviews of the best film music CDs you can buy
Collective
Publisher: General Gramophone Pub
Film Directors Guide (1995)
Western Europe
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Pirates and Seafaring Swashbucklers on the Hollywood Screen (1995)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 137 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Genre > Historical films
Dictionary of Film Terms (1994)
The Aesthetic Companion to Film Analysis
by Frank Beaver
Publisher: Twayne Pub
(previous edition)
Subject: Technique
Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films (1994)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 264 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Feature Films, 1931–1940 (1993)
American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: On Films > Per period
The Great Hollywood Musical Pictures (1993)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Gays and Lesbians in Mainstream Cinema (1993)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 272 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Hollywood Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: On Films > Film selections
New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics (1992)
Structuralism, post-structuralism and beyond
Dir. Robert Stam
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Film Analysis
Hollywood baby boomers (1992)
Publisher: Garland Publishing
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Sweethearts of the Sage (1992)
Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies
by Buck Rainey
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Prostitution in Hollywood Films (1992)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 389 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Prison Pictures from Hollywood (1991)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 293 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
Publisher: McFarland & Co
The Great Combat Pictures (1990)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Cop Pictures (1990)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Detective Pictures (1990)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Directors and Their Films (1990)
A Comprehensive Reference, 1895-1990
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The Great Science Fiction Pictures II (1990)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
Black Action Films (1989)
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 235 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
by James Robert Parish and George H. Hill
Publisher: McFarland & Co
The Great Western Pictures II (1988)
by Michael R. Pitts and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Gangster Pictures II (1987)
by Michael R. Pitts and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Genre > Gangster films
The American Film Industry (1986)
A Historical Dictionary
Publisher: Greenwood
Subject: Countries > United States
The Great Spy Pictures II (1986)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Cecil B. De Mille (1985)
A Guide to References and Resources
Publisher: G.K. Hall
Subject: Director > Cecil B. DeMille
A collector's guide to movie memorabilia, with prices (1983)
Publisher: Wallace-Homestead
Subject: General
Cinema, A Critical Dictionary (1980)
(2 vol.)
Dir. Richard Roud
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Frame by Frame I (1979)
A Black Filmography
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Ernst Lubitsch (1978)
A Guide to References and Resources
Publisher: G.K. Hall
Subject: Director > Ernst Lubitsch
Robert Flaherty (1978)
A guide to references and resources
Publisher: G.K. Hall
Subject: Director > Robert Flaherty
Hollywood on Hollywood (1978)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Film Actors Guide (1977)
Western Europe
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The MGM Stock Company (1977)
The Golden Era
by James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers
Publisher: Bonanza
Early women directors (1977)
Their Role in the Development of the Silent Cinema
Publisher: A. S. Barnes
Subject: Silent Cinema
The Great Western Pictures (1976)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
The Great Gangster Pictures (1976)
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Genre > Gangster films
Kings of the Bs (1975)
Working within the Hollywood system : An anthology of film history and criticism
Dir. Todd McCarthy and Charles Flynn
Publisher: Dutton
Film Directors (1974)
A Guide to Their American Films
by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
The American Movies Reference Book (1969)
The sound era
by Paul Michael and James Robert Parish
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
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