Background information and overviews of almost all aspects of the film related topics - studio histories; films/directors; genres; the social, political, economic, cultural milieus, etc. - can be found using the information contained in the resources below. All contain extensive bibliographies of books and journal articles for further research.
Reminder: The resources below do not themselves count as sources for your bibliography.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory
Cinema Studies: the Key Concepts
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A Dictionary of Film Studies
The Routledge Companion to Film History
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Hollywood : Critical concepts in media and cultural studies
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
