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*Film Studies

A guide to Walker Library's resources on film studies, including film reviews, history, genre, theory, and criticism.

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Search tips for books about films

Using the correct subject heading/ term can help find relevant material more effectively.

Subject headings used to find books about "films" use the phrase motion pictures. See the sample headings below. You will find books if you type film history into the search box, but the results will be 

  • motion pictures
  • motion pictures history
  • motion picture industry

Example to find books on the history of films: Enter terms into the search box 
i.e. motion pictures history  then choose Subject

Other suggested keywords: film, cinema, documentary [or a specific genre], Taxi Driver [or a specific film], Hitchcock [or a specific director], postmodernism [or a specific theory] etc.