The following books are wonderful resources for answering that nagging question about an actor or film, or for browsing through a wealth of motion picture information and trivia.
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NEW REFERENCE BOOKS
* 2007 – A to Z Guide to Film Terms , (4th edition) by Tim Moshansky (pocket paperback)
2007 – The Best Films of Our Years , by M. Owen Lee
2007 – The Best Old Movies for Families: A Parent's Guide to Watching Together , by
Ty Burr
2007 – British Film Directors: A Critical Guide , by Robert Shail
2007 – Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900–2000 , by Frank Hoffmann
2007 – Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design , by Deborah Nadoolman
Landis
2007 – D.W. Griffith's The Birth of A Nation: A History of the Most Controversial
Motion Picture of All Time , by Melvyn Stokes
2007 – Encyclopedia of Film Noir , by Geoff Mayer & Brian McDonnell
2007 – 501 Movie Directors , edited by Steven Jay Schneider
2007 – 501 Movie Stars , edited by Steven Jay Schneider
* 2007 – Halliwell's Film, DVD & Video Guide 2007 , (22nd edition) by John Walker
2007 – Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema , by Berry S. Torriano
2007 – Historical Dictionary of French Cinema , by Dayna Dscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins
2007 – Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema , by Lisa Odham Stokes
2007 – Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema , by Roderick Flynn
2007 – Hit Songs 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre–Rock Era , by
Don Tyler
2007 – The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia , by John Kenneth Muir
2007 – The Rodgers & Hammerstein Encyclopedia , by Thomas S. Hischak
2007 – The Rough Guide to Film: An A–Z of Directors & Their Films , a Rough Guide
Reference
2007 –
The Rough Guide to Film Musicals , by (Rough Guide Series)
2007 – The Rough Guide to Film Noir , by (Rough Guide Series)
2007 – Sherlock Holmes on Screen: The Complete Film and TV History , (3rd edition), by Alan Barnes (paperback)
* 2007 – Time Out Film Guide 2008 , (16th edition), edited by John Pym
2007 – Universal–International Westerns, 1947–1963: The Complete Filmography , by Gene Blottner (paperback reprint)
2007 – Videohounds Golden Movie Retriever 2008 , edited by Jim Craddock
2007 – Zagat 2008 Movie Guide , (revised), compiled from a Zagat Survey
From the Past
2006 – The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History , by Gail Kinn & Jim Piazza (revised paperback edition)
2006 – Chambers Film Factfinder , by the Editors of Chambers
* 2006 – Cinema Year by Year: 1894–2006 , by DK Publishers
2006 – The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies , by Lee Pfeiffer
2006 – The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema , edited by Axel
Goodbody & Hans–Michael Bock
2006 – Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art , by Frank
Eugene Beaver
2006 – Directors in British & Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion , edited by Robert
Murphy
2006 – DVD & Video Guide 2007 , by Mick Martin & Marsha Porter
* 2006 – Encyclopedia of British Film (2nd edition) , edited by Brian McFarlane
2006 – Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms &
Persons , by Michael L. Stephens (paperback reprint)
2006 – Film Music and Beyond (The Hans Keller Archive) , by Hans Keller, (edited by
Christopher Wintle)
2006 – The Film Snob*s Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Filmological Knowledge ,
by David Kamp & Lawrence Levi
2006 – Frankly, My Dear: Quips & Quotes From Hollywood , by Shelley Klein
2006 – The Gangster Film Reader , edited by Alain Silver & Janes Ursini
2006 – Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies , (4th edition) by John Walker
2006 – Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide , by Birgitta Steene
2006 – Monster Island: The Unauthorized Guide to Japanese Monster Movies , by
Jorg Buttgereit
2006 – Moving Into Pictures: More on Film History, Style, & Analysis , by Barry Salt
2006 – Noir Movies: Facts, Figures & Fun , by John Grant
2006 – 1000 Films to Change Your Life (Time Out Guides) , edited by Simon Cropper
2006 – The Rough Guide to Chick Flicks , (Rough Guide Series) by Samantha Cook
2006 – The Rough Guide to Westerns , (Rough Guide Series) by Paul Simpson
2006 – The Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film , by Barry Keith Grant
2006 – Sci–Fi Movies: Facts, Figures & Fun , by John Grant
2006 – Ultimate Film: The UK's 100 Most Popular Films , by Ryan Gilbey (the top 100
British films based on theater admissions)
2006 – Women Directors & Their Films , by Mary G. Hurd
2005 – Becoming Film Literate: The Art & Craft of Motion Pictures , by Vincent
LoBrutto
2005– Best Songs of the Movies: Academy Award Nominees & Winners, 1934–
1958 , by John Funnell
2005 – DVD Savant , by Glenn Erickson
* 2005 – An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films
1895–1930 , by Denise Lowe
2005 – Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries , (3rd edition), by Paul Donnelley
* 2005 – The Film Encyclopedia , (5th Edition) by Ephraim Katz, et al.
2005 – The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931 , by Edwin Bradley
2005 – Glorious Technicolor: The Movies' Magic Rainbow , (90th Anniversary Edition)
2005 – The Great Movies II , by Roger Ebert
2005 – Halliwell's Top 1000 , by John Walker
2005 – Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide , by Leonard Maltin
2005 – The Movies: A Complete Guide to the Directors, Stars, Studios & Movie
Genres , by Don Shiach
2005 – Of Gods & Monsters: A Critical Guide to Universal Studios' Science Fiction,
Horror, & Mystery Films, 1929–1939 , by John Soister
* 2005 – 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die , (2nd edition), by Steven Schneider
2005 – Reel Winners: Movie Award Trivia , by Richard Crouse
2005 – The RKO Features: A Complete Filmography of the Feature Films
Released by RKO Radio Pictures, 1929–1960 , by James Neibaur
2005 – Schlock Value: Hollywood at its Worst , by Richard Roeper
* 2005 – Silent Films, 1877–1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies , by Frank Coghlan
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES BRITISH FILMS GUIDES:
2005 – Black Narcissus: Turner Classic Movies British Film Guide , by Sarah Street
2005 – Brighton Rock: Turner Classic Movies British Film Guide , by Steve Chibnall
2005 – The Charge of the Light Brigade: Turner Classic Movies British Film Guide ,
by Mark Connelly
2005– The Red Shoes: Turner Classic Movies British Film Guide , by Mark Connelly
1991 – 5001 Nights at the Movies , by Pauline Kael
1996 – Roger Ebert's Book of Film , edited by Roger Ebert
* 2001 – Film Facts , by Patrick Robertson (formerly called "The Guinness Book of Film
Facts and Feats")
2001 – Quinlan's Film Stars , by David Quinlan
* 2002 – The American Film Institute Desk Reference , by Melinda Corey, et al.
2002 – Cassell's Movie Quotations , by Nigel Rees
2002 – The New Biographical Dictionary of Film , by David Thomson
2003 – Encyclopedia of British Film , by Brian McFarlane & Anthony Slide
2003 – Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965 ,
by Barry Monush
2003 – Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, & Broadcasting , by J. Hoberman & Jeffrey
Shandler
2003 – All About Oscar: The History & Politics of the Academy Awards , by Emanuel
Levy
* 2003 – 75 Years of the Oscar , (4th edition) by Robert Osborne
2004 – Essential Cinema , by Jonathan Rosenbaum
2004 – The Encyclopedia of Hollywood , by Scott Siegel, et al.
2004 – The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features
1927–1932 , by Edwin Bradley
* 2004 – New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made , (Updated)
by the Staff of the New York Times
2004 – Quinlan's Character Stars , by David Quinlan
2004 – Hollywood Picks the Classics: A Guide for the Beginner & the Aficionado ,
by Afton Fraser