Just in are two very different books that capture film history. A Short History of Film by Wheeler Winston Dixon and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster is just that, a historical overview of film through the lens of history. The authors are both film historians at the University of Nebraska and offer the reader a crash course through major film movements while highlighting the key directors and studios associated with each. They examine both American and International films and genres. Of particular note is the attention paid to women and minority filmmakers. If you enjoy the wide range of films available in the library’s collection, this book will surely entertain you as well.
The library has also recently added Everything is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard by Richard Brody. The author is an editor and film critic for The New Yorker. In its starred review, Publishers Weekly offered the following, “Brody offers the significant events and achievements of the cinematic innovator who combined an eye-opening concoction of art, politics, music, personal values and social mores.” The library has an extensive collection of the director’s works available for loan.