An attempt to increase individuals' sophistication in finding information about movies is made in this guide. Strategies to uncover reviews, criticism, biographies and other film data in the University of California at San Diego libraries are outlined. The first major section deals with approaches to the card catalog and suggests ways of getting…

Films available from Films Incorporated are listed in this catalog under the following five headings: Art and Culture, Education and Information, Economy and Society, Health and Medicine, and the World Around Us. Each citation includes such data as the film's producer, director, cast, date, running time and whether it is in color, provides a…

The guide is geared to reflect the expanding interest in the history of cinema, in underground and experimental films, in social and political documentaries as well as more conventional Hollywood and foreign classics. It lists over 8,000 16mm films selected from 50 United States distributors. A title directory contains information concerning the…

Identifies major trends in children's film production of last four years noting quality, cinematic technique, and content, with examples from recent children's films. Portrayal of family relationships, empathy for those who are different, nonstereotypic sexual role models, and films available in video are discussed. Addresses of 10 distributors…

One of the universal problems which faces the teacher of a film aesthetics course is the availability of illustrative materials for classroom use. The author suggests and comments on films which are suitable for classroom use. (Author/MS)

The author discusses the real business of teaching - one's self as demonstrated by the film course he taught at Dayton's Julienne High School. (AS)

The teaching of cinema to college students is discussed. (CK)

States that many critics concerned with genre theory deny that the genres of horror and science fiction are flexible and adaptable. Discusses a group of recent American horror films that present a distinct variation of the horror film, including "Fatal Attraction,""Single White Female," and "After Hours." Concludes…

States that Bill Nichols's notion of documentary modes helps to articulate some of the troubling aspects of "Roger and Me." Suggests that "Roger and Me" is part of a new ethos, derived from poststructuralist thought and postmodernist form that flouts "negative mastery" as a form of validity. Advances the opinion that…

States that humor is dependent on individual perspective, and that the subject matter of "Lolita" (1962), which concerns child abuse and molestation, is difficult to treat with humor. Argues that despite its subject, "Lolita" continues to be funny. Concludes that viewers know the subject matter is not funny, but while watching,…

States that the twofold question for many film and video makers has been how to elicit the viewer's identification with the screen composition and what specific psychological, cultural, and political significance to give it. Finds that the playwright, Samuel Beckett, addressed this question in two films, "Film" and "Eh Joe."…