BU Libraries Cinema Blog
August 05, 2008
Pedro Almodovar
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar is August's featured director. Spain's most well known director, Almodovar's works often focus on women and complex family relationships.
DVD/Video
1986 Matador DVD PN1997 .M3698 2007
1987 Law of Desire DVD PN1997 .L47 2007
1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown DVD PN1997 .M854 2007
1990 Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down VHS PN1997 .A83 1990
1995 The Flower of My Secret DVD PN1997 .F567 2007
1997 Live Flesh DVD PN1997 .C376 2007
1999 All About My Mother DVD PN1997 .T592 2007
2002 Talk to Her DVD PN1997.2 .H33 2007
2004 Bad Education DVD PN1997.2 .M36 2007
Books
2007 Pedro Almodovar Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 D39 2007
2006 Pedro Almodovar Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 D58 2006
2001 Almodovar: labrynths of passion Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 E39 2001
2001 A Spanish labyrinth: the films of Pedro Almodovar Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 A55 2001
2000 Desire unlimited: the cinema of Pedro Almodovar Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 S65 2000
1996 Almodovar on Almodovar Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 A313 1996
1995 Post-Franco, postmodern: the films of Pedro Almodovar Fine Arts PN1998.3.A46 P67 1995
1995 Indecent exposures: Bunuel, Saura, Erice & Almodovar Fine Arts PN1993.5.S7 E39 1995
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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 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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April 01, 2008
Spike Lee
The director of the month for April is Spike Lee . He first gained attention with the films She's Gotta Have It and School Daze, which covered issues of race, gender and class. Although known for his films depicting race relations in America, he's an eclectic filmmaker, directing biopics (Malcolm X), documentaries (4 Little Girls, When the Levees Broke), satire (Bamboozled), character studies (25th Hour) and heist films (Inside Man).
Spike Lee
1986 She's Gotta Have It On Order
1988 School Daze DVD PN1997 .S31353 2003
1989 Do the Right Thing DVD PN1997 .D632 1998
1992 Malcolm X On Order
1994 Crooklyn DVD PN1997 .C86 2006
1995 Clockers/Jungle Fever DVD PN1997 .C65 2006
1997 4 Little Girls DVD F334.B69 N3 2000
2000 Bamboozled DVD PN1997 .B36 2001
2003 25th Hour DVD F334.B69 N3 2000
2006 When the Levees Broke DVD HV636 2005.L8 W44 2006
Books (Selected)
2007 Spike Lee Reader Fine Arts PN1998.3.L44 S65 2007
2005 Street smart : the New York of Lumet, Allen, Scorsese, and Lee Fine Arts PN1995.9.N49 B63 2005
2002 Spike Lee: interviews Fine Arts PN1998.3.L44 A5 2002
2002 The Cineaste interviews 2 : on the art and politics of the cinema Fine Arts PN1994 .C485
2000 Projections 11 : New York film-makers on film-making Fine Arts PN1993.5.U77 P76 2000
1997 Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing Fine Arts PN1997.D63 S65 1997
1996 Spike Lee Fine Arts PN1998.3.L44 H37 1996
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March 03, 2008
Federico Fellini
The director of the month for March is Federico Fellini. Born in 1920 in Rimini, Italy, Fellini began a long string of influential films in the 1950s. He, along with directors Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti, is considered one of the founders of the Italian Neorealist movement. He won 4 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film (for La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, 8 1/2, and Amarcord), as well as an Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 1992.
DVDs/Videos
1954 La Strada Video PN1997 .S774 1992
1961 La Dolce Vita Video PN1997 .D6443 1985
1963 8 1/2 Video PN1997 .O77 1988
1968 Fellini Satyricon Video PN1997 .F445 1999
1972 Roma DVD PN1997 .R64 2001
1973 Amarcord DVD PN1997 .A43 1998
Books
Federico Fellini : his life and work Fine Arts PN1998.3.F45 K49 2006
Fellini on Fellini Fine Arts PN1998.3.F45 A25 1995
Contemporary Italian filmmaking : strategies of subversion ; Pirandello, Fellini, Scola, and the directors of the new generation Fine Arts PN1993.5.I88 G437 1995
Fellini Fine Arts PN1998.3.F45 B38 1994
Federico Fellini : Variety lights to La dolce vita Fine Arts PN1998.A3 F333 1987
Fellini’s road Fine Arts PN1998.A3 F335 1983
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February 03, 2008
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage is February's Director of the Month. Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) is considered one of the most important experimental filmmakers of the twentieth century. His films range in length from a few minutes to several hours long, and often feature scratchings and markings on the film emulsion. (His influence can be seen in the opening credits for the films Seven and Suicide Kings.) A listing of the libraries' holdings by and about Brakhage are below.
DVDs/Films/Videos
1958 Anticipation of the Night Video PN1997 .A564 1997
1959 Window Water Baby Moving Film Special Collections Motion Pictures -- Film 13
1964 Dog Star Man Video PN1997 .D644 1987
1970 Fire of Waters Film Special Collections Motion Pictures -- Film 17
1999 Selected Films Volume 2 Video PN1995.75 .S45 1999
2003 By Brakhage: an anthology DVD PN1995.9.E96 B9 2003
2004 Brakhage DVD PN1998.3.B73 B73 2004
2007 Avant-garde. 2: experimental cinema, 1928-1954 DVD PN1997.A1 A936843734 2007
Books (selected)
2005 Stan Brakhage, filmmaker Fine Arts PN1998.3.B74 S72 2005
2003 Telling time: essays of a visionary filmmaker Fine Arts PN1995 .B7165 2003
2002 Dissolve : screenplays to the films of Stan Brakhage : poems PS3568.O192 D57 2002
2001 Essential Brakhage : selected writings on filmmaking PN1995 .B716 2001
1998 The films of Stan Brakhage in the American tradition of Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and Charles Olson Fine Arts PN1998.3.B78 E43 1998
1982 Brakhage scrapbook : collected writings, 1964-1980 PN1995 .B715 1982
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January 07, 2008
Fritz Lang
The great Austrian director, Fritz Lang, is January's featured director of the month. Born in Vienna, he produced some of early cinema's most famous films, including the science fiction classic Metropolis, and the suspense film M. With the rise of the Nazi party, Lang left Germany in 1934 and moved to France and then the United States. Although Lang's later American films are sometimes considered inferior compared to his earlier German features, he is considered an important influence on film noir. A listing of books and films are listed below.
DVD/VHS
1924 Die Nibelungen (DVD) PN1995.75 .N53 2002
1926 Metropolis (DVD) PN1995.75 .M48 1998
1931 M (VHS) PN1997 .M123 1997
1933 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (VHS) PN1997 .T4245 1994
1936 Fury (VHS) PN1997 .F87 1990
1943 Hangmen also Die (DVD) PN1997 .H364 2000
Books
Fritz Lang : Leben und Werk : Bilder und Dokumente = Fritz Lang : his life and work : photographs and documents Fine Arts PN1998.3.L36 F76 2001
Fritz Lang : the nature of the beast Fine Arts PN1998.3.L36 M38 1997
Fritz Lang, the image and the look Fine Arts Collection Stacks -- PN1998.A3 L3583
The films of Fritz Lang Fine Arts PN1998.A3 L364
The cinema of Fritz LangFine Arts PN1998.A3 L359
Fritz Lang in America Fine Arts Collection Stacks -- PN1998.A3 L356
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December 01, 2007
Martin Scorsese
December's director is Martin Scorsese. When Scorsese received his Oscar last year for the Departed it was considered an honor long overdue. Scorsese produced some of the seminal works of the 1970s and 1980s, including Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. A prolific filmmaker, the Libraries' own many, though not all of his works.
Videos/DVDs
1973 Mean Streets (DVD)--PN1997 .M4238 2004
1976 Taxi Driver (DVD) -- PN1997 .T38 1999
1980 Raging Bull (DVD) -- PN1997 .R225 2005
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ (DVD) -- PN1997 .L379 2000
1990 Goodfellas (DVD) -- PN1997 .G5962 2004
1993 The Age of Innocence (DVD) -- PN1997 .A314 2001
Books (Selected)
The philosophy of Martin Scorsese Fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 P55 2007
Gangster priest : the Italian American cinema of Martin Scorsese fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 C38 2006
Street smart : the New York of Lumet, Allen, Scorsese, and Lee Fine Arts PN1995.9.N49 B63 2005
Scorsese : a journey through the American psyche Fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 S36 2005
The Scorsese psyche on screen : roots of themes and characters in the films Fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 M55 2004
Martin Scorsese : a journey Fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 K45 2004
Scorsese up close : a study of the films Fine ArtsPN1998.3.S39 N93 2004
The cinema of Martin Scorsese PN1998.3.S39 F75 1998
The word made flesh : Catholicism and conflict in the films of Martin Scorsese Fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 B65 1995
The Scorsese picture : the art and life of Martin Scorsese Fine Arts PN1998.3.S39 E35 1992
Italian and Irish filmmakers in America : Ford, Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese Fine Arts PN1995.9.C35 L68 1990
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November 02, 2007
Akira Kurosawa
Every month, we highlight a different director and the library's holdings by and about that artist. The director for November is Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa's film Rashomon introduced Japanese cinema into the world and had a great impact on other filmmakers. From George Lucas, to Sergio Leone, all owe a debt to Kurosawa.
DVD/Video
1946 Waga seishun ni kuinashi ( No Regrets for Our Youth) (Video) -- PN1997 .W332 1999
1949 Stray Dog (Video) -- PN1997 .N673 1998
1950 Rashomon (DVD) -- PN1997 .R2432 2002
1950 Shubun (DVD) -- PN1997 .S469 2003
1951 Hakuchi (DVD) -- PN1997 .H3 2003
1952 Ikiru (To Live) (Video) -- PN1997 .I395 1990z
1954 Seven Samurai (DVD) -- PN1997 .S552 1998
1957 Throne of Blood (Video) -- PN1997 .K8266 1995
1957 Donzoko (Lower Depths) (Video) -- PN1997 .D66 1998
1958 Hidden Fortress (DVD) -- PN1997 .K345 2001
1961 Yojimbo (DVD) PN1997 .Y655 1999
1962 Sanjuro (Video) -- PN1997 .W332 1999
1965 Red Beard (DVD) -- PN1997 .A32 2002
1974 Dersu Uzala DVD) -- PN1997 .D454 2000
1985 Ran (DVD) -- PN1997 .R353 1998
1991 Rhapsody in August (DVD) -- PN1997 .H334 2003
Books
The Emperor and the wolf : the lives and films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 G35 2001
Kurosawa : film studies and Japanese cinema Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 Y67 2000
The warrior’s camera : the cinema of Akira Kurosawa Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 P75 1999 (on Reserve)
The films of Akira Kurosawa ; with additional material by Joan Mellen Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 R5 1996
Perspectives on Akira Kurosawa Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 P47 1994
Akira Kurosawa and intertextual cinema Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 G66 1994
The warrior’s camera : the cinema of Akira Kurosawa Fine Arts PN1998.3.K87 P75 1991
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