Filmbibliographical Information

    !!! New edition of my compilation of new books, uploaded on November 30, 2007 !!!

The intention of this filmbibliographical information is to give scientific interest in film a helping hand. Especially I try to include as many recent publications as possible (although there will be some greater gaps while trying to catch up).

Another criterion is length: There will be no pages, which have to be scrolled to reach the newest publications at the end. This means that 1. I will work with smaller, very specific terms, so a hierarchy will be developed, depending on the amount and frequency of important and new publications, and that 2. older entries may be thrown out – I don´t claim to offer a complete survey of all the classics related to a certain term. In this case I refer to literary references which you can find in the recommended recent publications as well as in relevant bibliographies (M.Hagener/ M.Töteberg (Eds.): Film – An International Bibliography. Stuttgart & Weimar 2002).

The content of this database is directed by a lot of accidents; the constant inclusion of new publications should work against these. I will include not only books, but also articles from film/media magazines as well as anthologies. A list of the magazines which have been taken into account extensively, can be found on the Journals-Page; others will follow.

The most useful access to the various terms will be in using the alphabetical index. Additionally, there is a hierarchical access to the information through a few main subjects, or the list of Persons.

I try to develop this database and their terms in the sense they are used in the English- and German-speaking research, possibly on a varied basis and without prefering a single way of thought. Anyway, there will be a system, even without a classification-theory, which emerges out of thinking about new entries. However, I am aware that not everyone´s expectations will be satisfied. The Links should help to yield contexts and ask new questions. I admit, that there are (partly inevitable) contradictions. Definitely, the database´s character will and should change – in a yet unknown direction.

New lists new books and a selection of articles from current issues of the mentioned magazines. There is a new edition every two months, the next will be in February.

Unfortunately, not all of the entries can be checked for their correctness. Responsible for all gaps and the lack of updating: this filmbiographical information is a - temporally limited - One-Man-Show! Thanks for using it anyway - you are welcome to give advice, fair comments or praise.