A History of Banned and Censored Films – courtesy of UCal Berkeley Library

This filmography created by media librarian Gary Handman has many titles that are also available in the AU collection. It’s fun to browse through as it’s loaded with notes on where and why a film was banned. Sample entry: The Last Picture Show(1973) Director, Peter Bagdanovich. Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, […]

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So you want to research a film or filmmaker: A user’s guide to Film Studies research databases at American University

This database user’s guide has been updated with Atom Egoyan used as a sample search. Each entry briefly describes a given database’s value for film studies research. Here’s an example: Academic Search Premier – 237 hits; a majority as full-textThis is a major cross-disciplinary database with a large portion of full-text content. A great resource […]

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Bicycle Film Fest Comes to DC

Cycle-punk, cyclocross, fixee – the gradations of the bicycle subculture are varied. The BFF comes to town December 5 and takes a look at guys, gals and bikes around the world.Saturday December 5Screenings at United States Navy Memorial Theater – 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW5:00 PM | Program 1 – ROAD TO ROUBAIX 7:00 PM | […]

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