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Film Studies: Get Started

Selected Reference Books

Crafting Truth
Available online
Encyclopedia of Early Cinema
Available online
The Encyclopedia of Epic Films
Available online
Projecting Race
Available online

Film poster for Gertie the Dinosaur, a 1914 animated short film by WInsor McCay. Retrieved from ArtStor.

Information about Movies

American Film Institute Catalog This link opens in a new window
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National filmography for American movies. Includes citations to trade journals.

All Movie Guide
Reviews and summaries of over 400,000 films. Also includes extensive biographies and filmographies of directors and actors.
The Internet Movie Database
An extensive catalog data about movies, actors, and directors. An excellent source for for finding photographs, movie posters, trailers, and films stills.

Other Guides of Interest

Last Updated: Dec 22, 2022 4:31 PM
URL: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/tacoma/filmstudies
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Subjects: Film Studies

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