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May 30, 2008

John Ford

John Ford, (1894-1973 is June's Director of the month. Ford is considered a quintessential American director and is famous for his westerns and his adaptations of literary works. His pioneering work with location shooting and long shots influenced countless other directors. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest directors in cinema history. Ford won 4 Best Director Academy Awards, a feat so far unmatched.

DVDs and Videos

1931 Arrowsmith VHS PN1997 .A77 1992
1939 Stagecoach DVD PN1997 .S7338 1997
1948 Fort Apache DVD PN1997 .F675 2007
1946 My Darling Clementine DVD PN1997 .M889 2004
1956 The Searchers DVD PN1997 .S3197 2006
1965 Young Cassidy DVD PN1997 .Y663 2005

Books (selected)

John Ford Fine Arts PN1998.3.F65 S68 2002
Searching for John Ford: a life Fine Arts PN1998.3.F65 M38 2001
John Ford: interviews Fine Arts PN1998.3.F65 A5 2001
John Ford made westerns : filming the legend in the sound era Fine Arts PN1998.3.F65 J65 2001
The Searchers Fine Arts PN1997.S43 B873 2000
Print the legend : the life and times of John Ford Fine Arts PN1998.3.F65 E96 1999
Company of heroes : my life as an actor in the John Ford stock company Fine Arts PN2287.C266 A3 1996
John Ford’s westerns : a thematic analysis, with a filmography Fine Arts PN1998.3.F65 D37 1996
The non-Western films of John Ford Fine Arts Oversize PN1998.A3 F615

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May 19, 2008

New DVDs

Here is a short listing of recently arrived DVDs.

Bar Lev, Amir My Kid Could Paint That DVD NX164.C47 .M9 2008
Barriga, Cecilia Meeting Two Queens DVD PN1995.9.E96 M43 2008
Lange, Eric George Melies: First Wizard of Cinema DVD PN1995.75 .G46 2008
Anger, Kenneth The Films of Kenneth Anger, vol. 2 DVD PN1995.9.E96 F56 2007
Gonzalez, Inarritu Babel DVD PN1997.2 pt.1-2
Varda, Agnes Le Bonheur DVD PN1997 .B657 2007
Burnett, Charles Killer of Sheep DVD PN1997 .K53 2007
Toro, Guillermo del Pan's Labyrinth DVD PN1997.2 .P33 2007

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May 09, 2008

David Cronenberg

Canadian director David Cronenberg is May's featured director of the month. He is one of the primary filmmakers involved in body horror, or biological horror films. His earliest films, such as Scanners and The Brood, dealt with disease, physical transformation, and change from within. His later films, such as Eastern Promises and A History of Violence cover other issues.

DVD/Video

1979 The Brood DVD PN1997 .B762 2003
1980 Scanners DVD PN1997 .S282 2001
1983 Videodrome DVD PN1997 .V483 2004
1984 The Dead Zone DVD PN1997 .D435 2006
1986 The Fly DVD PN1997 .F586 2005
1988 Dead Ringers DVD PN1997 .D433 2005
1991 Naked Lunch DVD PN1997 .N32453 2003
1996 Crash DVD PN1997 .C848 1998
1999 Existenz DVD PN1997 .E874 1999
2005 A History of Violence DVD PN1997.2 .H57 2006
2007 Eastern Promises DVD PN1997.2 .E27 2007

Books (selected)

David Cronenberg: author or filmmaker PN1998.3.C75 B76 2007
David Cronenberg: interviews with Serge Grunberg PN1998.3.C75 A3 2006
Moviemakers' master class: private lessons from the world's foremost directors PN1995.9.P7 T495 2002
The artist as monster: the cinema of David Cronenberg PN1998.3.C75 B43 2001
The modern fantastic: the films of David Cronenberg PN1998.3.C75 M63 2000
Crash, David Cronenberg's post mortem on J. G. Ballard's 'Trajectory of Fate'
Inner views: filmmakers in conversation PN1998.2 .B74 1997

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