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