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Christine Stachowicz,
Graduate Student in Library Science,
in conjunction with coursework in the
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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No study of a filmmaker would be complete without reference to critical analyses of his work. The following compilations will provide and/or direct you to both scholarly and popular film reviews.
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The original 10-volume work, issued in two series, provides credits, synopses and signed critical analyses for more than 1,200 selected English-language films released from 1927-1981. The detailed essays stress the aspects of the film most crucial to its success or importance. The work was developed primarily as a resource for educational reference, but indexes for directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, and performers make it easy to navigate.
The annual supplement features review essays on significant domestic and foreign films released in the United States during the prior year. In addition to credits, a detailed synopsis, a signed critical commentary, and citations to additional reviews for each film, the work also includes an introductory year-in-review section, and an annotated list of selected film books published that year contributes to its value as a reference source.
A practical and useful work, the Film Review Annual reprints, in a single volume, the full text of selected reviews of films released in major U.S. markets during the year. It includes an "Also reviewed" section listing citations for reviews appearing in other publications such as the New York Times and Variety, for which the reprinting rights were not granted. Nominees and winners of the year's major film awards are also listed. Eight indexes -- to the cast, producers, directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, music, and production crew -- make this work easy to use. Because the reviews are taken from publications ranging from popular newspapers, such as The Village Voice, to scholarly journals such as Cineaste, the work should appeal to scholars, students, and film enthusiasts.
With Volume 1 covering the period 1882-1949 and Volume 2 covering 1950-1985, the Film Review Index is "an attempt to fill the gap left by traditional indexes and to provide a retrospective bibliography of articles about specific films, which have, over the years, established themselves as being of the highest interest to researchers and students.… All articles, chapters and book citations listed under each film in the FRI deal primarily with that film either as a review, as history, or as critical commentary" (Introduction). A easy-to-use source for anyone interested in information on specific films released during the time periods covered.
Davis Ref. PN1993.45 .M3
Magill's Cinema Annual. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press, 1982-1994.
Magill's Cinema Annual. Detroit: Gale Group, 1995-
UL Ref. PN1993.3 .M33
Davis Ref. Row 17 PN1993 .F465
Davis Ref. Row 17 Z5784 .M9 F513 1986