American film studios : an historical encyclopedia - Ref PN 1993.5 .U6 F45 1988
Encyclopedia of European Cinema - Ref PN 1993.5.E8 V56 1995 - Includes national essays, entries on personnel, critical entries on genres and movements, and entries on film schools and studios.
The Film Encyclopedia - Ref PN 1993.45 .K34 2005 - Includes entries on history of film industry, film personnel, organizations, events, and technical terms.
Dictionaries
Cinema Studies : the Key Concepts - Ref PN 1993.45 .H36 2000 - In-depth glossary providing theoretical terms as well as historical overviews of key genres, film theory and film movements.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers - Ref PN 1997.8 .I58 2000 - Four volume set on films, directors, actors and actresses, and writers and production artists.
Guides/Summaries
American Film Institute Catalog (In progress) - Ref PN 1998 A57 - This ongoing work aims "to provide complete cataloging of every feature, short, newsreel produced by the American film community since 1893. See "Web Sites" section for online access.
Film: An International History of the Medium - Ref PN 1993.5 .A1 S55 1993 - Critical history, from many theoretical perspectives, on technological, social, artistic, and business aspects of film, with discussions of significant directors and titles.
History of the American Cinema - Ten volume history of the motion picture industry in the Untied States, from the emergence of cinema to 1989.
Magill's Survey of Cinema - Ref PN 1993.45 .M3 - Multi-volume sets (English language and foreign language) of articles analyzing the production, direction, screenwriting, acting, cinematography, and editing of individual films from the late '20s to the early '80s.
Motion Picture Guide - Ref PN 1993 .M4334 - 12 volume set of brief entries on American movies from 1927 to 1983, with annual updates to 1999.
