Billboard.com
The web version of Billboard, the music industry's popular trade
magazine. Billboard features charts for a variety of
popular genres, articles about artists, reviews, and pieces on the music business.
http://www.billboard.com/
bbcom/index.jsp
Dead Media Project Working Notes
This site lists articles, email, and tidbits on the media
often used to store and view nonprint. Much of the
media/technology used for nonprint is threatened
by obsolescence which in turn may make large
portions of media inaccessible and its content lost.
http://www.deadmedia.org/
notes/index.html
Forces of Good
This popular culture e-zine offers articles on movies,
television, music, video games, and comics. The feature
articles are front and center. Archive articles have
links in the grey strip on the left of the main page,
and you can find the Reviews through a link in
a small strip near the top of the page. This 'zine offers no blogs or fora.
https://web.archive.org/
web/20070405144031/
http://www.forcesofgood.com/
Gramophone
An online version of a well known classical music magazine
that offers: news from the world of classical music, album
and performance reviews, fora, podcasts, and more.
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/
Arts: Movie Reviews
Curlie.org
A meta page listing a variety of sites that offer reviews
for movies and DVD recordings of movies from all
genres and many different countries.
http://www.curlie.org/
Arts/Movies/Reviews/
Pop Matters
"PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism.
Our scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture, and our content
is updated daily, Monday through Friday." This site covers:
music, film, television, DVD's, comics and more. The site also features blogs that allow comments.
http://www.popmatters.com/
Rolling Stone
This magazine features news, reviews, and interviews
from the worlds of pop music, pop culture, and general news
as well, all in a bloglike format that encourages inclusion
in Deli.cio.us and comments. The web site
has daily rock and roll news plus multimedia presentations.
http://www.rollingstone.com/
TV Guide
This online version of the popular magazine, features: television
listings for the large networks (Eastern time), television and
entertainment news, reviews of TV programs, an assortment of
TV and entertainment related blogs, and a fora where
users can discuss entertainment and television.
http://www.tvguide.com/
Variety.com
This web site and its magazine are the top trade
journal for the entertainment industry as a whole.
Variety covers music, film, and television, with
emphasis on the business rather than their
artistic aspects, though it includes both reviews and blogs.
http://www.variety.com/
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The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare.
DVD. BBC & Time Life Films, 2000.
DVD PR2754 .B655 2000
A dramatization of all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, featuring some of Britain’s most distinguished actors and directors.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
Dogs and More Dogs: The True Story of Man's Best Friend.
DVD. WGBH, 2004
DVD SF422.5 .D64 2004
John Lithgow narrates this insightful look at how dogs
evolved from fierce wolves to playful pets--and
why there are so many types of dogs today.--Container.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
English Grammar.
DVD. Video Aided Instruction, 2004.
DVD PE1112 .E476 2004
A series[i]sic[/i] helps you understand the complicated
English grammar topics and prepare for many verbal
standardized tests, such as SAT, TOEFL, GED and GRE.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
Great Speeches.
DVD. Educational Video Group, 2001.
DVD PN6121 .G75 2001
Presents famous speeches, each with an
introduction detailing the time,
place and events surrounding it.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
SalsaCrazy's Learn to Salsa Dance.
DVD. SalsaCrazy.com, 2004.
DVD GV1796. S245 S35 2004
Learn the basics of salsa dancing with detailed explanations.
Gives insider tips and secrets to help you improve as a dancer.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Screenplay by Horton Foote. Produced by
Alan J. Pakula. Directed by Robert Mullgan. DVD. Universal, 2005.
DVD PN1997 .T656 2005
Ranked 34 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest
American Films, To Kill a Mockingbird is quite simply one of the
finest family-oriented dramas ever made. A beautiful and
deeply affecting adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper
Lee, the film retains a timeless quality that transcends its historically dated
subject matter (racism in the Depression-era South) and remains
powerfully resonant in present-day America with its advocacy of tolerance,
justice, integrity, and loving, responsible parenthood. It's tempting to
call this an important "message" movie that should be
required viewing for children and adults alike, but this riveting
courtroom drama is anything but stodgy or pedantic.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-
Gregory-Peck/dp/B00008XFAQ
Arabic, the Complete Course: the Basics.
Living Language/Random House, 2005
CD PJ6307 .A7232 2005
With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn
and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to
Zulu, Ancient Greek to Modern Persian, Beginner's Latin
to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language
Courses Audiopacks at your own pace or use them as a supplement
to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for
self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy
to use language courses you can find.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Yourself-Arabic-Complete
-Course-package/dp/0071434534
Babyface.
MTV Unplugged
Epic/Sony, 1997.
CD MR4 .B119 Sg3Vo
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an extraordinary gifted
singer/songwriter/producer, and 10-time Grammy winner.
His music has made an incredible imprint on the evolution of
Rhythm & Blues and Pop music throughout the world.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Babyface-MTV-Unplugged-NYC-1997/dp/B00005NGA0
Build Your Baby's Brain -- Through the Power of Music.
Sony Music, 1998.
CD MR3 .B868
In a truly forward-minded move, Georgia Gov. Zell Miller has
initiated a program in league with Sony that, over the next
year, will provide a classical recording to every newborn in
the state. Some 110,000 babies in Georgia will receive a CD or cassette
titled "Build Your Baby's Brain--Through The Power Of Music."
The compilation features such stimulating chestnuts as Mozart's "Eine
Kleine Nachtmusik," Beethoven's "Fyr Elise,"
and Bach's "Air On The G String."
Source: Bambarger, Bradley. "Keeping Score." Billboard 29 August, 1998: 60-61.
Carroll, Lewis.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
CD. Tantor Media, 2002.
CD PR4611 .A72 2002
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole
and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
Head Automatica.
Popaganda.
Warner Bros Recrds, 2006.
CD MR5 .P81
Popaganda, the follow-up to Head Automatica’s 2004
beat-laden debut Decadence, recalls the crisp, punchy
brightness of early Elvis Costello And The Attractions. From
the opening blast of lead track "Graduation Day," Popaganda,
produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, All
American Rejects) is a literate, impassioned homage to
its influences—but without being derivative.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Popaganda-
Head-Automatica/dp/B000FIMG90
Hosseini, Khaled.
The Kite Runner.
CD Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003.
CD PS3608 .O525 K582 2003b
In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes
what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He
manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a
country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also
developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate
with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on his first try.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner
-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/0743545230
Music of Vietnam.
Celestial Harmonies, 1994.
CD MR3 .M974.2
Surveys the range of musical styles in Vietnam, from traditional
folk music to music that has absorbed Western influences.
Volume 2 is a performance of ceremonial court music from Vietnam’s ancient capital, Hue.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
New Orleans.
CBS Records, 1987.
CD MR3 .N42.3
At a moment when musical streams are crossing with unprecedented frequency, it’s crucial to remember that throughout its history, New Orleans has been the point at which sounds and cultures from around the world converge, mingle, and resurface, transformed by the Crescent City’s inimitable spirit and joie de vivre. Nowhere is that idea more vividly embodied than in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 50 years, all the while carrying it enthusiastically forward as a reminder that the history they were founded to preserve is a vibrantly living history.
Source:
https://www.preservationhalljazzband.com/about/
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft.
Frankenstein.
CD. Sound Room Pub., 2002.
CD PR5397 .F72 2002
A monster assembled by a scientist develops a mind of
his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
Vivaldi, Antonio.
The Four Seasons.
CD Decca, 2006.
CD MR2 .V836 Ci4V9
This is the finest recording of the Four Seasons, bar none (and it has
recently been re-released with some additional Vivaldi concertos
on the CD). The playing is as elegant and meticulous as one could ask
for. I was smitten with this recording one lovely fall afternoon at a
record store in San Francisco and purchased it on the spot. It
embodies the baroque spirit, calling forth elegance
and style with due attention to ornament and dynamic energy.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Vivaldi-Four-Seasons-
Marriner-Academy/dp/B00004C8TB
'80s & 90s Rock: Melody Line, Chords, and Lyrics for Keyboard, Guitar, Vocal.
Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 1999.
M1630.18 .A1335 1999
62 terrific rock songs, all in a handy paperback!
Source: http://www.amazon.com/80s-90s-Rock-Paperback-Songs/
dp/0793598249/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=
UTF8&s=books&qid=1181570630&sr=1-1
Chong, Kevin.
Neil Young Nation as Lived and Narrated by Kevin Chong.
Berkeley, CA: Greystone Books, 2005.
ML420. Y75 C55 2005
In 2004, Chong was nearing 30 and having a hard time with his second
novel. He decided to stave off maturity a little longer by following
the trail of fellow Canadian Young from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay
and Toronto, then down to California.
Source: "Neil Young Nation: A Quest and Obsession (and a True Story)."
Kirkus Reviews 73.18 (15 September 2005):1009.
Craig, Seymour.
Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross.
New York: Harper, 2005.
ML420. V272 S49 2005
Seymour, a music critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has written
the first biography (unauthorized) of R&B singer-songwriter Luther
Vandross. Drawing on past interviews with his subject as
well as new discussions with his friends, colleagues,
and associates, he covers the musician's life and career
right up to his continuing rehabilitation from a stroke in 2003. Vandross gained
fame as a singer's singer through his background vocal work in
the 1970s before becoming a Grammy Award-winning star.
Source: Perone, James E. "Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross (Book)."
Library Journal 129.12 (15 July 2004).
Dimery, Robert Editor.
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
New York: Universe, 2006.
ML156.9 .A18 2006
Many reference works are highly enjoyable to browse, and some
are downright addictive! Case in point: these two delightful compilations
of all the awesome albums to hear and books to read before
departing Planet Earth. Organized chronologically (Albums are sorted by decade
and Books by century), the two volumes devote a page-long
entry to each album and/or book summarizing what makes it exceptional.
Source: Roncevic, Mierela. "Short Takes." Library Journal 131.9 (2006).
Dobkin, Matt.
Opera: A Guide for the Cultured but Confused.
New York: Pocket Books, 2000.
MT95 .D63 2000
His knowledgeable style reflects a lot of time spent at opera houses,
both as a fan and as an opera and classical music critic for Time Out New York
magazine. Dobkin, also a composer and recorder of rock music, gears
this book toward twenty- and thirtysomethings who already enjoy other forms of
theater and musical entertainment but do not attend opera productions because
they feel that they do not know enough to enjoy it.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Opera-Guide-Cultured-Confused
/dp/0671041398/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF
8&s=books&qid=1181571607&sr=1-1
Doclreiter, Michael.
Score Reading: A Key to the Music Experience.
Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 2000.
MT85 .D4713 2000
Score reading provides insights into the musical structure of a work that
are difficult to obtain from merely listening. Many listeners and amateurs
derive great pleasure from following a performance with score in hand
to help them better understand the intricacies of what they are hearing.
This guide includes practice examples of increasing difficulty taken from scores
of well-known works from various periods.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Score-Reading-Key-Music-Experience/dp/
1574670565/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8&s=
books&qid=1181571552&sr=1-1
Farinella, David John.
Producing Hit Records: Secrets from the Studio.
New York: Schirmer Trade Books, 2006.
ML3790 .F365 2006
"Producing Hit Records" takes a behind the scenes look with today's
top record producers at what it takes to sit in the big chair. Producers talk about
how they got into the field, how they continue to get work, how they motivate
artists to come up with that great take and what it's
like to work in an industry that's constantly changing.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Producing-Hit-Records-Secrets-Studio/dp
/0825672996/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=
UTF8&s=books&qid=1181570996&sr=1-1
Hanson, Matt.
Reinventing Music Video: Next-Generation Directors, Their Inspiration and Work.
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2006.
PN1992.8 .M87 H36 2006
This is a unique title; no current showcase of the best contemporary
music videos exists, despite the area being a popular, flourishing hub
of creative activity. If you want to succeed in this area, you need
this book! Reinventing Music Videos provides a showcase of the best of the
next generation of international music video directors, who are creating work for
best-selling and cutting-edge music artists.
Source:
https://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Music-Video-Next-generation-inspiration/dp/0240808347/
King, Saphreem A.
Gotta Get Signed: How to Become a Hip-Hop Producer.
New York: Schrimer Trade Books, 2005.
ML3790 .K465 2005
Provides a history of hip-hop and explains the steps to becoming a
producer, covering such topics as building a studio, assembling
a production team, and promoting the music.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
MaLay, Thomasin Editor.
Musical Voices of Early Modern Women: Many-headed Melodies.
Burlington, VT: Aldershot Hants, 2005.
ML82 .M798 2005
Many-headed melodies looks to
address early modern women's musical activities across a broad
spectrum of cultural events and settings...
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Musical-Voices-
Early-Modern-Women/dp/0754637425
Mack, Beverly B.
Muslim Women Sing: Hausa Popular Song.
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2004.
ML3503 .N6 M32 2004
In this study, the author draws on a twenty-five yearlong
familiarity with northern Nigeria to introduce her readers to
Hausa women's songs and poems from the period 1960-1980. The book
consists of two parts. Part One, consisting of six chapters, provides an
analysis of songs and singers in their social and literary contexts, while Part
Two presents the texts of thirty-five songs in English translation.
Source: Lidwien, Kapteijns. "Muslim Women Sing: Hausa
Popular Song." International Journal of African Historical Studies 39.1 (2006).
Pendergast, Roy M.
Film Music: A Neglected Art: A Critical Study of Music in Films.
New York: W.W. Norton, 1992.
ML2075 .P73 1992
If you love great films, and love well crafted, magnificent
film scores, this book is for you. To fully appreciate this
book, you must read music, but the descriptive text is
also excellent. The 3 and 4 staff musical scores clearly show how
famed Hollywood composers create mood and deal with the psychology
of important scenes in well known films.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Music-Neglected-Critical-Study/dp/
039330874X/ref=sr_1_2/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8
&s=books&qid=1181570786&sr=1-2
Perkins, William Eric Editor.
Droppin' Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture.
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1996.
ML3531 .D77 1996
Perkins, a faculty fellow at the W.E.B. DuBois House at
the University of Pennsylvania, has assembled a collection of
essays about rap music and hip hop culture. He provides an introductory
history of rap, followed by articles about the pioneering contributions of
female and Latino American rappers. Essays dealing with the political and
economic contexts of rap, gangsta rap, rap with a message, and the
racism inherent in rap's crossover to white America form the second part of the book.
Source:
: http://www.amazon.com/Droppin-Science-Critical-Culture-Perspectives
/dp/1566393620/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8
&s=books&qid=1181569802&sr=1-1
Priestly, Brian.
Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker.
New York: Oxford U. Pr., 2006.
ML419 .P4 P72 2006
As one pillar upon which jazz was built, Charlie Parker (1920-55)
deserves a comprehensive biography. The need is doubly important owing to
the myths and misconceptions surrounding the saxophonist's life and career.
Here, British jazz critic Priestley has updated and, more valuably, expanded his
fine but rather brief Charlie Parker (1984), drawing on much new archival
material that includes essential interviews located since the 1980s. The author has
always shown a flair for cutting through the haze and cogently relaying
crucial information, and he continues that habit here.
Source: Kenz, William "Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker."
Library Journal 131.4 (2006).
Rhodes, Lisa L.
Electric Ladyland: Woman and Rock Culture
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005.
ML82 .R54 2005
Electric Ladyland sets itself apart from other book-length studies of
women and rock music in two primary ways. First, the book is focused
on a rather [short] span of time, the decade from 1965 to 1975, a period that
saw dramatic changes in the meaning of rock and in the broader definition of
sexual politics in the United States. Second, and more important
, the author, Lisa L. Rohodes is not primarily concerned -- as have been the
amority of authors who address the subject -- with the
achievements of a pantheon of female performers.
Source: Waksman, Steve. "Electric Ladyland: Women and Rock Culture."
Journal of American History 92 (2006): 1516-1517.
Sethna, Dhun H.
Classical Music for Everybody: A Companion to Good Listening.
Sierra Madre, CA: Fitzwilliam Press, 1997.
MT6 .S415 1997
"Good music is a personal interpretation of experience, shaped and
endowed with meaning, ordered by a particular intelligence and a particular sensitivity"
writes Dhun H. Sethna in the first chapter of Classical Music for Everybody.
"This book challenges the listeners to reach out and examine the music, and
then reexamine themselves, so that it becomes a joint effort to make sense of life--a
shared world created through sound, to be imagined, explored and interpreted."
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Music-Everybody-Companion-
Listening/dp/0964410338/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181571484&sr=1-1
Southern Rock Guitar Play-Along vol 36.
Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2006.
M126 .S735 2006
The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your
favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen
to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along
using the separate backing tracks. The melody
and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Rock-Guitar-Play-Along-36/
dp/0634084003/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8
&s=books&qid=1181570522&sr=1-1
Sting (Musician).
Broken Music: a Memoir.
New York: Delta, 2005.
ML420 .S847 A3 2005
This memoir has little to do with the Police or Sting's solo
career and is in no way a typical rock-star biography. Broken Music documents the
life of Sting (born Gordon Sumner) from his youth in the British
industrial city of Wallsend through the New Wave trio's early history. His
life unfolds like a wandering melody seeking to break free of the bleak
gravity of his parents' lives, and that is the book's predominant theme.
Source: Puterbaugh, Parke. "Broken Music (Book)." Rolling Stone
Issue 937 (11 December 2003):218.
Women of R&B: Piano, Vocal, Guitar.
Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2005.
M1630.18 .W599 2005
Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, En Vogue, Mary J. Blige,
and more. The twenty titles include: All Cried Out Always Be
My Baby Count on Me Don't Let Go (Love) Exhale
(Shoop Shoop) Fantasy For You I Will It's All About U Kissing
You Un-Break My Heart What About Us You're Making Me High and more![i]sic[/i]
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Women-R-Piano-Vocal-Chords
/dp/0769218717/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181570698&sr=1-1
Bone, Jan and Ron Johnson.
Understanding the Film: An Introduction to Film Appreciation.
Lincolnwood, IL: NTC Publishing Group, 1997.
PN1994 .B564 1997
The authors, Bone and Johnson, cover every aspect of film,
from the people who make movies to the people who review them to
the people who go to see them. The chapters are digestible segments
outlining each element of the film experience, yet overlap enough to give the whole thing unity.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Film-
Introduction-Appreciation/dp/0844223492
Carr, Jay Editor.
The A List: The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films.
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002.
PN1995 .A33 2002
The ritual of list making in our entertainment media has yielded few
definitive surveys, but The A List is the genuine article. Written with conviction,
authority, and a refreshing diversity of styles by 41 members of the esteemed National
Society of Film Critics, this compilation of 100 mini-essays endeavors to explain
why these 107 films (accounting for a few appropriate couplings and trilogies) are
required viewing for anyone to be "film literate." Debate is
inevitable (Enter the Dragon and Jailhouse Rock created Bruce Lee and Elvis
as icons--does that make them "essential" films?),
but the inclusions are eloquently justified through personal anecdote,
engaging analysis, and astute reassessment.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/List-National-Society-Critics-Essential
/dp/0306810964/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8&s
=books&qid=1181569661&sr=1-1
Hanson, Peter.
The Cinema of Generation X: A Critical Study of Films and Directors.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2002.
PN1993.5 .U6 H34 2002
With his newest book, critic, filmmaker, and journalist, Peter
Hanson, presents a serious, informative examination of filmmakers of
Generation X whom Hanson identifies as filmmakers born between 1961 and 1971.
Source: Weiner, Robert G. "The Cinemal of Generation X: A Critical Study."
Journal of Popular Culture 37: 352-353 (2003).
Kezich, Tullio.
Federico Fellini: His Life and Work.
New York: Faber and Faber, 2006.
PN1998.3 .F45 K49 2006
Corriere della Sera film critic Kezich (Dino, 2004) first met
Fellini (1920-93) after a screening of The White Sheik
at the 1952 Venice Film Festival, forming a lifelong friendship
that enables the author to knowledgeably discuss the director's working
methods and discreetly allude to his complicated personal life.
Source: "Federico Fellini: His Life and Work." Kirkus Reviews 73.24: 1311. (15 December 2005).
Lyman, Rick.
Watching Movies: The Biggest Names in Cinema Talk About the Films that Matter Most.
New York: Times Books, 2003.
PN1993.5 .U6 L96 2003
In a collection of interviews with some of the most important names
in film, notable directors, actors, screenwriters, cinematographers,
and other film industry professionals discuss the seminal movies
that had a profound influence on their own careers.
Source: http://gilfind.gsu.edu
Meehan, Eileen R.
Why TV Is Not Our Fault: Television Programming, Viewers, and Who's Really in Control.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
PN1992.3 .U5 M35 2005
This book dispels the myth that the television industry is just giving viewers the programming they want to see and, thus, we as viewers are _responsible_ for the existence of shows like Fear Factor and yet another Survivor. In fact, Meehan explains, viewers exert no demand in the market. She also counters the idea that TV programs reflect our culture directly. Introducing us to the political economy of television, Meehan covers programming, corporate strategies, advertising, network _competition,_ and organizations that seek more industry accountability. She tells us why TV isn't our fault_and who's really to blame.
Source:
ttps://www.amazon.com/Why-Not-Our-Fault-Institutions/dp/0742524868/
Morrow, Robert W.
Sesame Street and the Reform of Children's Television.
Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, 2006.
PN1992.77 .S43 M67 2006
Morrow (history, Morgan State Univ.) presents a scholarly narrative tracing
the origins of children's educational television as exemplified by Sesame Street.
Source: Ewald, Laura. "Sesame Street and the Reform of Children's Television."
Source: Ewald, Laura. "Sesame Street and the Reform of
Children's Television." Library Journal 130.20 (15 December 2005).
Rainer, Peter Editor.
Love and Hisses: The National Society of Film Critics
Sound off on the Hottest Movie Controversies.
San Francisco: Mercury House, 1992.
PN1995 .L66 1992
This collection presents differing opinions of top
American critics on selected films, with reviews situated
back to back. For instance, Richard Schickel loved almost everything
about Terms of Endearment (1983), while Pauline
Kael liked only Shirley MacLaine's lead performance. Critics
included are all members of the National Society
of Film Critics, and the films were chosen because,
according to editor Peter Rainer, they "define the
ways these writers approach both movies and criticism."
The reviews are all reprints, which Rainer cites
as a benefit, since they were written without any intention of debate.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Hisses-National-Society-Controversies
/dp/1562790315/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF
8&s=books&qid=1181569434&sr=1-1
Rothman, Jack.
Hollywood in Wide Angle: How Directors View Filmmaking.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004.
PN1993.5 .U65 H594 2004
Here are two different takes on helming a Hollywood film.
Rothman, a respected social scientist and film buff,
deconstructs the trials and tribulations of getting a
Hollywood film made, drawing on the testimonies of more than
30 anonymous directors. While he focuses on the myriad
compromises that directors are forced to make to
gratify the profit machine, Rothman eventually incorporates
shades of optimism-namely, in how directors are able to
work around the system, managing to reach acceptable
artistic compromises and find creative gratification.
Source: Tierno, Michael. "Hollywood in Wild Angle: How Directors
View Filmmaking." Library Journal 130.2 (1 February 2005).
Schaefer, Eric.
"Bold! Shocking! True!:" A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1999.
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Eric Schaefer's readable history of exploitation movies
begins with a description of what the genre ain't--the
rabid "nudie pics" of Russ Meyer (Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill!)
and the drecky, knowing arthouse flicks made by
Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey (Andy Warhol's Dracula).
Though these camp movies are sometimes labeled "exploitation,"
they do not exactly fit Schaefer's definition. For him, exploitation is
the brand of movie that puts nudity and antisocial behavior up
on the screen in the name of civic-mindedness and healthy social
conscience--and with a wink. Between 1919 and 1959, sexual
hygiene and antidrug movies with kicky, lascivious titles such
as No Greater Sin (1939), Call Girls (1959), Nudist
Land (1937), and Paroled from the Big House (1938) traveled through the
country outside regular theater chains, advertising
themselves as "shocking" yet educational.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Bold-Daring-Shocking-True
-Exploitation/dp/0822323745/ref=sr_1_1/103
-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181569542&sr=1-1
Snauffer, Douglas
Crime Television.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
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Crime dramas have been a staple of the television landscape
since the advent of the medium. Along with comedies and soap
operas, the police procedural made an easy transition from radio
to TV, and starting with Dragnet in 1952, quickly became one
of the most popular genres. Crime television has proven to be a
fascinating reflection of changes and developments in the culture at large.
In the '50s and early '60s, the square-jawed, just-the-facts detectives of
The Untouchables and The FBI put police work in the best light possible.
As the '60s gave way to the '70s, however, the depictions gained more subtle
shading, and The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, and Baretta
offered conflicted heroes in more complex worlds.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Crime-Television-Praeger-
Collection/dp/0275988074
Standish, Isolde.
A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film.
New York: Continuum, 2005.
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Within the framework of Japan's culture, politics, and history,
Standish (convenor of Asian & African cinema, Univ. of London) analyzes
in depth many Japanese films of the last 100 years--most of
which were never exported and thus haven't been written about much in the United States.
Source: Liebman, Roy. "A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film."
Library Journal 130.6 (1 April 2005).
Torriano, Berry.
The 50 Most Influential Black Flims: A Celebration of African-American Talent, Determination, and Creativity.
Seacaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 2001.
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Despite the inference of its title, The 50 Most Influential
Black Films is a thoughtful study of black images in
motion pictures from 1894 to the present. It is
organized by decades, starting with the silent era
in the 1900s and leading up to the independent efforts of the 1990s.
Source: Mattison, Booker T. "The 50 Most Influential Black Films:
A Celebration of African-American Talent, Determination, and Creativity."
Black Issues Book Review 4.2: 260 (Mar/April 2002).
Zook, Kristal Brent.
Color by Fox: the Fox Network and the Revolution in Black Television.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
PN1992.8 .A34 Z66 1999
In the early 1990s before Party of Five and Ally McBeal Fox Television carved
out its niche by producing and airing black TV shows, beginning with
Keenan Ivory Wayans's In Living Color. Network executives had
realized that African-American viewers were a huge segment of the total
TV audience and jumped to position themselves as "urban" and to
establish Fox's reputation as a network that was hip and different.
Yet, as Zook demonstrates in this engaging but somewhat slight account,
which began as a doctoral dissertation, black writers' and producers'
efforts to confront race-relevant issues were often stymied by executives
who tended to prefer straightforward sitcoms that appealed to both whites and blacks.
Source:
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Fox-Revolution-Television-Institute/dp
/0195106121/ref=sr_1_1/103-7455058-1299021?ie=UTF8&s
=books&qid=1181572011&sr=1-1
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