Use the resources below to get background information about your topic or limit your research. You'll be able to find synopses of film periods, definitions of cinematic terms, and pointers to film criticism.
International Dictionary
of Films and Filmmakers.
SAWYER REF PN 1997.8 .I58 2000
Oxford History of World
Cinema
Sawyer Ref PN1993.5 .A1 O96 1996
Halliwell's filmgoer's
& video viewer's companion
Sawyer Ref PN1993.45 .H3 1995
Motion Picture
Guide
Sawyer Ref PN1993 .M4334
Biography Resource Center
Search for director biographies and bibliographies.
Oxford Reference Online
Use the dictionaries and encyclopedias to search for directors, film terms or film genres.