document.write(' Some selected resources for retrospective reviews and criticism.
American film criticism, from the beginnings to Citizen Kane : reviews of significant films at the time they first appeared
Book Stacks: PN1995 .K293 1979
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1979
American movie critics : an anthology from the silents until now
Book Stacks: PN1995 .A448 2006
New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade by Penguin Putnam, c2006
From Amazon.com: American Movie Critics is an anthology of unparalleled scope that charts the rise of movies as art, industry, and mass entertainment. Beginning in the silent era-with poets Vachel Lindsay and Carl Sandburg hailing the new medium and Edmund Wilson paying tribute to Chaplin\'s Gold Rush-the collection traces the rapid evolution of the medium in an age of tumultuous political and social changes. Here are the great movie critics who forged a forceful vernacular idiom for talking about the new art: Otis Ferguson in the 1930s finding in James Cagney "the dignity of the genuine worn as easily as his skin"; James Agee in the 1940s on American war films and the advent of Italian neo-realism; Manny Farber, Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, Molly Haskell, Vincent Canby, and others from what Lopate calls "the golden age of movie criticism" from the 1950s through the \'70s, a period when enthusiasms ran high, and arguments over style and content often took on a larger-than-life quality. Here too are the finest film reviewers on the contemporary scene, including Richard Schickel, Roger Ebert, and Manohla Dargis.
Bazin at work : major essays & reviews from the forties & fifties
Book Stacks: PN1995 .B324 1997
New York : Routledge, 1997
British Film Institute film classics
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995 .B75 2003 (2 VOLUMES)
London ; New York : BFI/Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003
From Booklist: In 1982 the British Film Institute (BFI) compiled a list of 360 classic films produced throughout the world from 1914 to 1981. After initiating a project to build an archive of perfect prints of these films, in 1992 the BFI began to publish a series of monographs providing an introduction to each film. Now, the first 50 titles issued in the BFI Film Classics series have been brought together in this compilation. Arranged chronologically by the year of each film\'s release, the volumes contain 25 essays apiece, beginning with Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) in volume 1, and ending with Annie Hall (1977) in volume 2. Authored by a variety of well-known writers, including Richard Schickel, Camille Paglia, and Salman Rushdie, the commentaries are individualistic rather than following any set criteria concerning format or content. Some focus on the film\'s production history; others provide criticism, analysis, and interpretation; and others contain lengthy synopses of the story. Each is fascinating in its own way, providing insights and observations that illuminate the film anew for both cinema scholars and movie buffs. All of the essays include a selection of stills from the film, extensive film credits, and bibliographic references. Not all of the photographs and illustrations that appeared in the original series are reproduced here. In addition, all photographs are in black-and-white, although a number of the original monographs include color photographs. Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Film Literature Index (1973-2004)
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1993.F453
Quite useful for its quality and scope. It\'s the only index that is regularly updated and covers trade, popular and scholarly periodicals.
Film Review Annual (1982-2002)
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995.F465
Reviews from a broad range of periodicals.
Film Review Index
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995 .A1 F5 1986
Hanson, Patricia and Stephen Hanson (ed). Pheonix AZ: Oryx Press, 1987
Covers almost 8,000 feature films released between 1882 - 1985 with an emphasis on reviews in trade publications.
Index to critical film reviews in British and American film periodicals, together with: Index to critical reviews of books about film
Book Stacks: PN1995 .A1 B6 V.1-3
Bowles, Stephen. New York, B. Franklin 1974
Covers 20,000 reviews of films and over 6,000 reviews of books about films. Alphabetical by title.
Index to Motion Pictures Reviewed by Variety 1907-1980
PN1995.A39 1982 (3rd Floor)
Alvarez, Max. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1982
Covers films reviewed by Variety (including foreign films and short subjectss). Alphabetical by title.
International Index to Film Periodicals
Goes back to 1972, which means you can still find Sight and Sound\'s original review of Deliverance! (full-text!)
Magill\'s Survey of Cinema, English Language Films
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995.M3
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1980
Magill\'s survey of Cinema, Foreign Language films
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1993.45 .M34 1985
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1985
Magill\'s Survey of Cinema--Silent Films
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995.75 .M33 1982
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1982
Motion Picture Guide
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995 .N346 1985
12 volumes covering over 50,000 films.
New York Times 1854-2004
This is a database of digitally scanned full text access to the New York Times.
New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1995 .C343 1999
Nichols, Peter. ed. New York : Times Books, c1999
Contains 1000 complete film reviews from The New York Times (1929-1980). Each entry consists of cast information, production staff and distribution companies for each film.
Reader\'s Guide to Periodical Literature (1900-Present)
IN SWEM LIBRARY REFERENCE INDEX AREA
Often overlooked, but a very useful resource for finding film reviews in popular periodical literature. Many cinema journals were indexed in Reader\'s Guide prior to their coverage in I nternational Index to Film Periodicals . See heading "motion picture reviews" after 1977. For film reviews prior to 1977, movie reviews are listed under the heading "moving picture plays--criticisms, plots, etc. picture reviews."
Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals 1930 - 1971
IN REFERENCE STACKS: PN1993 .A1 B3
Batty, Linda. New York: Bowker
Indexes the entire contents of 14 film journals from their beginnings to 1971. Journals indexed include with starting year of coverage until 1971: AFFS Newsletter (1965), Cineaste (1963), Cinema (1963), Cinema Journal (1961), Film Comment (1962), Film Culture (1955), Film Heritage (1965), Film Library Quarterly (1967), Film Quarterly (1958), Film Society Review (1965), Films and Filming (1954), Films in Review (1950), Hollywood Quarterly (1945-1951), Movie (1962), Quarterly of Film, Radio and Television (1951-1957), Sight and Sound (1932), Take One (1966), Village Voice (1962), Vision (1962).
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