Selective
Subject Bibliographies of Film
by Paul J. Spaeth
1. General
Lists
Richard B. & Mary Willems
Armstrong. Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series.
Jefferson
,
NC
: McFarland, 2001.
[670 entries a great many of which are film series. Each topical
entry has a lengthy description, followed by by a list of film titles (including
many made for TV) with year of release. Most films listed are English language,
except for notable foreign language series. Entries are cross-referenced]
Lynne Arany, Tom Dyja, Gary
Goldsmith. The Reel List: A Categorical Companion to Over 2,000 Memorable Films.
New York
: Delta, 1995.
[66 sometimes quirky categories arranged under 22 headings.
Gives basic film credits & descriptive entry of film's content]
Daniel Lopez. Films by Genre: 775
Categories, Styles, Trends and Movements Defined with a Filmography for Each.
Jefferson
,
NC
: McFarland, 1993.
[Short descriptive paragraphs under each entry followed by a
list of film titles, year of release & director. Entries are
cross-referenced]
Genre Studies
Rick Altman. Film/Genre.
London
: BFI, 1999.
Nick Browne (ed.) Refiguring
American Film Genres: History and Theory.
Berkeley
:
University
of
California
Press,1998.
Wheeler Winston Dixon (ed.) Film
Genre 2000: New Critical Essays.
Albany
:
State
University
of
New York
Press, 2000.
Wes D. Gehring (ed.) Handbook of
American Film Genres.
Westport
,
CT
:
Greenwood
, 1988.
Barry Grant (ed.) Film Genre
Reader.
Austin
:
University
of
Texas
Press, 1986.
Barry Grant (ed.) Film Genre
Reader II.
Austin
:
University
of
Texas
Press, 1995.
Barry Grant (ed.) Film Genre:
Theory and Criticism.
Metuchen
,
NJ
: Scarecrow, 1977.
Stuart Kaminsky. American Film Genres: Approaches to a
Critical Theory of Popular Film.
New York
: Dell, 1974.
Thomas Schatz.
Hollywood
Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and the Studio System.
Philadelphia
:
Temple
University
Press, 1981.
