Lists articles printed in English and, generally, those published since 1973. Includes writings on and by filmmakers, writings often more descriptive than analytical, stressing individual contributions over ideas, trends, overall themes, and ideological or philosophical issues. (PD)

Discusses basic film story types which concern adolescents: delinquency or peer group, school life, sexual awakening, family life, sport and/or animals, and anguished adolescents. Critical criteria for judging films are also considered, including style and statement, images and issues, and form and content. Fifteen sources and recommended films…

Comprising approximately 675 items, this bibliography on experimental film and video includes books and journal articles dating from 1926 to 1988. Both American and foreign sources are represented in the bibliography. (RS)

This index to film literature comprises approximately 15,000 entries under roughly 150 different alphabetically-arranged subject headings, in addition to a complete author index of the works listed. All entries contain complete bibliographic and acquisition data. The entries include listings of works on individual films, film stars, film and show…

This selective annotated bibliography lists reference sources held by the McGill Libraries. Focusing on a scholarly approach to the film as art, the guide emphasizes the feature film, the documentary, and the technical aspects of film production, rather than educational films. Approximately 100 citations are arranged in 3 major groups. Part 1,…

Bibliography of 385 theses and dissertations on the subject of film, most of them published since 1975. Citations include author, title, university, and date. (PD)

Lists 385 theses and dissertations on the subject of film, most filed between 1979 and 1983. Includes author, title, university, and date. (PD)

More than 5,400 entries are included in this first attempt to cite and classify all English language books, monographs, and dissertations about film that appeared from 1940 to 1975. Intended as a source of information about existing film books and as a tool for researching available literature on any film topic, the bibliography uses ten basic…

The result of an exhaustive review of literature on the subject of film audiences, this bibliography is intended to provide film scholars with a reference tool, to act as an impetus for renewed research interest in the often neglected areas of film audience uses and gratifications, and to provide an update to UNESCO's 1961 bibliography concerning…

Children's emotional responses to films are the focus of the four articles in this issue designed for media specialists and educators. Following an editorial discussing the responsibilities of media as put forth by Bruno Bettleheim, the first article presents a methodology and rationale for using story films to encourage children's exploration of…

Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue reviews 19 short films produced between 1956 and 1978. Films range from 2 to 24 minutes in length and include both verbal and nonverbal live-action and animation films. Although most of the films are aimed at elementary-aged children, a few are also suitable for teenagers and adults. The…

Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue reviews 16 short films for children under the age of 14. Films included in the review range from 2 to 29 minutes in length and include song, puppet, verbal, nonverbal, and live-action animation. Topics cover fantasy and fairy tales, handicapped children, advertising techniques, inner city…

Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes seven articles focusing on humanistic films for children. Following a brief editorial encouraging the ideals of humanism, the first article presents an analysis of seven films with positive sex-role models. Included is a model for evaluating children's films. The second article…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with the following topics: (1) cinema, culture, and the social formation; (2) going beyond historical-critical dualism in the analysis of theoretical discourse; (3) empathy in instrumental communication; (4) a…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 36 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) content diversity in local television news; (2) advertising influences on consumers' use of evidence; (3) organized labor and the mass media; (4) feminist film…