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Dictionaries

New Biographical Dictionary of Film - REF 1998.2.T49 2002

Film Studies Dictionary - REF PN1993.45.B49 2001

Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory - REF PN1993.45.C75 2001

Filmmaker's Dictionary - REF PN1993.45.S56 2000

International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film - REF PN1990.4.B64 2000

New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry - REF PN1993.5.U6 S539 1998

Complete Film Dictionary - REF PN1993.45.K66 1998

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers - REF PN1997.8.I58 1990

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series - REF PN1997.8.A76 2001

The Animated Film Encyclopedia - REF NC1765.W42 2000

Facets Video Encyclopedia - REF PN1998.F635 1999

Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film - REF PN1997.85.T54 1998

The Film Encyclopedia - REF PN1993.45.K34 1994

Other Suggestions

Catalogs

American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States - REF PN1998.A57

The Motion Picture Guide - REF PN1995.N346 1987

Guides

Halliwell's Film & Video Guide - REF PN1993.45.H27 1996

Oxford Guide to Film Studies - General Collection PN1995.O93 1998

Film Genres

Films by Genre: 775 Categories, Styles, Trends and Movements - REF PN1998.L63 1998

Handbook of American Film Genres - General Collection PN1993.5.U6 H335 1988

Genre and Hollywood - General Collection PN1993.5.U6 N42 2000

Action! The Action Movie - REF PN1995.9.A3 J86 1999

The Screwball Comedy Films: a History and Filmography, 1934-1942 - General Collection PN1995.9.C55 B97 2001

Class, Language and the American Film Comedy - General Collection PN1995.9.C55 B43 2002

A Reference Guide to American Science Fiction Films - REF PN1995.9.S26 S82

BFI Companion to Crime - REF PN1995.9.D4 B23 1997

A Guide to the American Crime Films of the Thirties - REF PN1995.9.G3 L36 1995

Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms and Persons - REF PN1995.9.N54 F55 1992

Western Films: A Complete Guide - REF PN1995.9.W4 G3 1982

The American Film Musical - General Collection PN1995.9.M86 A48 1987

Encyclopaedia of the Musical Film - REF PN1995.9.M86 G7

International Film

A World History of Film - General Collection PN1993.5.A1 S555 2002

The Oxford History of World Cinema - REF PN1993.5.A1 O96 1999

BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema - REF PN1993.5.E2 B44 2000

BFI Companion to German Cinema - REF PN1993.5.G3 B44 1999

The Companion to French Cinema - REF PN1993.5.F7 V55 1996

Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema - REF PN1993.5.I8 R277 1999

Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film - REF PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001

A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Made Film and Video - REF PN1995.9.L37 G85 1998

A Hundred Years of Japanese Film... - General Collection PN1993.5.J3 R47115 2001

Encyclopedia of Chinese Film - REF PN1993.5.C4 Z53 1998

Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature - REF PN1993.5.C2 L47 1997

Guide to the Cinema of Spain - REF PN1993.5.S7 D68 1997

The Greek Filmography, 1914 through 1996 REF PN1993.5.G75 K65 1999

African American Film

African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography - REF PN1995.9.N4 R54 1998

The Afro-American Cinematic Experience : an Annotated Bibliography & Filmography - REF PN1995.9.N4 H9 1983

Black Cinema Treasures: Lost and Found - General Collection PN1995.9.N4 J66 1997

Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films - REF PN1995.9.N4 S2 1995

Frame By Frame: A Black Filmography - REF PN1995.9.N4 K57

Frame By Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994 - REF PN1995.9.N4 K58 1997

Returning the Gaze: A Genealogy of Black Film Criticism, 1909-1949 - General Collection PN1995.9.N4 E94 2001

Silent Films

Silent Films, 1877-1996: a Critical Guide to 646 Movies - REF PN1995.75.K57 1999

Silent Films on Video: a Filmography of Over 700 Silent Features Available on Videocassette - REF PN1995.75.K58 1996

Silent Film Performers: an Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for Over 350 Actors and Actresses - REF PN1998.2.L53 1996

American Silent Film Comedies: an Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology - REF PN1995.9.C55 M53 1995

Horror in Silent Films: a Filmography, 1896-1929 - REF PN1995.9.H6 K46 1995

North Carolina and Wilmington Film

Wilmington Films and Locations: Movie Power in North Carolina - REF PN1995.9.P7 R62 2001

The North Carolina Filmography - REF PN1995.67.N74 H46 2002

On Location: North Carolina, the Official North Carolina Film and Video Directory - REF PN1995.63.N8 O5 1999

North Carolina Motion Picture and Television Safety Handbook - REF PN1993.5.U6 E83 2000

This is a sampling of the reference resources available in Randall Library's Reference Collection. To find other reference resources, do a keyword search in the library catalog and limit it to UNCW Reference or ask a librarian.

Last Update: January 15, 2006