Iconoclastic American director, John Cassavetes is the featured director this month.Cassavetes, (1929-1989) is often viewed as America's first truly independent filmmaker. His films often focus on feelings and character, rather a traditional narrative with a beginning and end. He was also widely known as a strong character actor himself, and used his earnings from that to finance some of his films. A listing of books and DVDs by and about Cassavetes are listed below.
DVD/VHS
1959 Shadows Newcomb Reading Room(Bartle) Circulation Desk (DVD) -- PN1997 .S476 2004
1968 FacesNewcomb Reading Room(Bartle) Circulation Desk (DVD) -- PN1997 .F296 2004
1974 A Woman Under the Influence Newcomb Reading Room(Bartle) Circulation Desk (DVD) -- PN1997 .W652 2004
1976 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Newcomb Reading Room(Bartle) Circulation Desk (DVD) PN1997 .K4155 2004
1977 Opening Night Newcomb Reading Room(Bartle) Circulation Desk (DVD) -- PN1997 .O642 2004
2000 A Constant Forge (about Cassavetes and his work) Newcomb Reading Room(Bartle) Circulation Desk (DVD) -- PN1998.3.C384 C66 2004
Books (selected)
2005 Accidental genius : how John Cassavetes invented American independent film
2004John Cassavetes : five films Fine Arts Collection Stacks -- PN1998.3.C384 J65 2004
2001 Cassavetes on Cassavetes Fine Arts Collection Stacks -- PN1998.3.C384 A3 2001
2001 John Cassavetes: lifeworks Fine Arts Collection Stacks -- PN1998.3.C384 C43 2001
1985 American dreaming : the films of John Cassavetes and the American experience Fine Arts Collection Stacks -- PN1998.A3 C3333 1984
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The Fall 2009 Cinema Visitors Series, which offers free showings open to the public will feature four contemporary filmmakers this semester. The schedule includes The Roh and the Cooked: Structural Film, Actionism, Paracinema by Branden Joseph on Monday, Oct. 19; The March, Horse/Kappa/House, Tziporah, and non-Aryan by Abraham Ravett on Wednesday, Nov. 4; a slideshow titled Masafumi Fukagawa by Hitoshi Toyoda on Monday, Nov. 23; and films by Marie Losier at 1:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30. All artists will be available to discuss their work. All screenings are at 7:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) in LH- 6. Sponsored by the Broome County Arts Council and co-sponsored by Harpur College Dean’s Speakers Series and funded in part by Presentation Funds from the Experimental Television Center, which is supported by the New York State Council of the Arts. For more information, call 777-4998 or 777-4997 or visit http://www2.binghamton.edu/cinema/visiting-artists/index.html.
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The Libraries now have access to the Humanities International Complete database. It provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. The database includes full text for more than 1030 journals.
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The Annual Conference of the European Cinema Research Forum (ECRF), will be held at Binghamton University from July 9-July 12. The theme of this year's conference is "European Cinema: Experiment, Mainstream and Praxis". Sessions will cover such topics as "Art/Exploitation: Film and Fascism in Italian Films of the 1970s", “Madness and Masculinity in the Films of Werner Herzog, 1972-1987” and 'Expressionism is a gamble': Modernity, Aesthetics and Play in Fritz Lang's Dr.Mabuse, der Spieler". On site registration starts on July 9, 4:00-8:00 p.m. in Mountainview, Appalachian Collegiate Center, Lobby.
The European Cinema Research Forum is the international forum for the discussion of all things relating to European film and European film culture.
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In honor of Black History Month, African American filmmakers will be featured in February.
Books
The Spike Lee reader Fine Arts PN1998.3.L44 S65 2007
Daughters of the dust : the making of an African American woman’s film Fine Arts PN1997.D313343 D3 1992
Oscar Micheaux, the great and only : the life of America’s first Black filmmaker Fine Arts PN1998.3.M494 M34 2007
Why we make movies : Black filmmakers talk about the magic of cinema Fine Arts PN1995.9.N4 A43 2003
Black directors in Hollywood Fine Arts PN1995.9.N4 D66 2003
Black women film and video artists Fine Arts PN1998.2 .B57 1998
Reel Black talk : a sourcebook of 50 American filmmakers Fine Arts PN1998.2 .M66 1997
Representing : hip hop culture and the production of Black cinema Fine Arts PN1995.9.N4 W38 1998
Reel to real : race, sex, and class at the movies Fine Arts PN1995.9.S6 H66 1996
Wendell Franklin Fine Arts PN1995.9.P7 F79 1995
Black American cinema Fine Arts PN1995.9.N4 B45 1993
Black film, white money Fine Arts PN1995.9.N4 R52 1996
DVD/Videos by African American Directors
Julie Dash
Daughters of the Dust DVD PN1997 .D313343 2000
Illusions DVD PN1997 .I42
Ossie Davis
Cotton Comes to Harlem DVD PN1997 .C84 2001
Ivan Dixon
Nothing But a Man DVD PN1997 .N678 2004
Bill Duke
Cover DVD PN1997.2 .C69 2008
Cheryl Dunye
The watermelon woman DVD PN1997 .W38 2000
Carl Franklin
Devil in a Blue Dress DVD PN1997 .D4815 1
Spike Lee
Clockers/Jungle Fever DVD PN1997 .C65 2006
Do the right thing/Mo better blues DVD PN1997 .D63 2006
School Daze on order
Malcolm X DVD PN1997 .M256633 2000
4 little girls DVD F334.B69 N3 2000
Crooklyn DVD PN1997 .C86 2006
25th Hour DVD PN1997.2 .T15 2003
Bamboozled DVD PN1997 .B36 2001
When the levees broke DVD PN1997 .D63
Kasi Lemmons
Eve's bayou DVD PN1997 .E915 2003
Oscar Micheaux
Ten minutes to live DVD PN1997 .T465 2008
Gordon Parks
Shaft on order
John Singleton
Boyz 'n the Hood DVD PN1997 .B698 2003
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweet sweetback's baadasssss song On Order
Denzel Washington
The great debaters DVD PN1997.2 .G74 2008
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In honor of Chinese New Year, Chinese director Yimou Zhang is highlighted this month. Books on Chinese film can be found by doing a subject search in the catalog under "motion pictures--china". Books and videos by and about Yimou Zhang, as well as books about Chinese film in general are listed below.
Books (selected)
Postsocialist modernity : Chinese cinema, literature, and criticism in the market age HM621 .M372 2008
The cinema of Feng Xiaogang : commercialization and censorship in Chinese cinema after 1989 Fine Arts PN1998.3.F456 Z53 2008
Representation of the cultural revolution in Chinese films by the Fifth Generation filmmakers : Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang Fine Arts PN1993.5.C4 C4286 2007
Sentimental fabulations, contemporary Chinese films : attachment in the age of global visibility Fine Arts PN1993.5.C4 C467 2007
The urban generation : Chinese cinema and society at the turn of the twenty-first century Fine Arts PN1993.5.C4 U73 2007
Speaking in images : interviews with contemporary Chinese filmmakers Fine Arts PN1993.5.C4 B49 2005
Zhang Yimou : interviews Fine Arts PN1998.3.Z49 A5 2001
Lun Zhang Yimou Fine Arts PN1998.3.Z49 L86 1994
DVD/Video (selected)
1987 Hong gao liang (Red Sorghum) (DVD) -- PN1997 .H665 1994
1990 Ju dou (DVD) -- PN1997 .J76 1999
1991 Raise the Red Lantern (DVD) -- PN1997.2 .R35 2007
1992 Qiuju da guan si (The Story of Qiu Ju) VHS) -- PN1997 .Q245 1993
1994 Huo zhe (To Live) (DVD) -- PN1997 .H88 2003
1995 Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao (Shanghai Triad) (DVD) PN1997 .Y34 1998
1997 You hua hao hao shuo (Keep Cool) (DVD) PN1997 .Y522 1998
1999 Wo de fu qin mu qin (The Road Home) (DVD) -- PN1997 .W5958 1999
1999 Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Not One Less) (DVD) -- PN1997 .Y455 2000
2000 Xing fu shi guang (Happy Time) (DVD) -- PN1997 .X56 2001
2002 Ying xion (Hero) (DVD) -- PN1997 .Y4568
2004 House of Flying Daggers (DVD) -- PN1997.2 .H687 2004
2005 Qian li zou dan qi (Riding Alone) (DVD) -- PN1997.2 .Q53 2005
2006 Curse of the golden flower (DVD) -- PN1997.2 .M35 2007
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Tank.tv, an online gallery and a showcase for innovative work in film and video, is featuring the work of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ken Jacobs. The show, simply entitled Ken Jacobs, is curated by Mark Webber and runs from October 1 to November 30, 2008. Clips from many of Jacob's films can be seen on the site.
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Most films in the Libraries are on DVD, but there is still a large number of older titles that are in VHS format. Although most computers on campus are capable of playing DVDs, VHS players are not as accessible. The Newcomb Reading Room has a Multimedia Room that has equipment that can play both DVD and VHS formats. The Newcomb Reading Room is across from the Library Gourmet Bean Kiosk.
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