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Directors & Producers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Masters: Elia Kazan 
 This site about director Elia Kazan is a companion to a documentary about blacklisting in the movie industry. Includes an essay about Kazan, a timeline of his career, filmmaker interview clips, and video clips of footage not included in the original documentary. Also includes links to related sites. The documentary is part of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Masters series. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/kazan_e.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People, Political Parties & Theories, United States History Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Basement Beauties: Photographs by Mack Sennett
An exhibit of 13 photographs "of early 20th Century swimsuit models," taken by film director Mack Sennett, ca. 1915. Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/sennett/gallery13.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 11, 2006 Biography for Alfred Hitchcock
Biography of British film director Alfred Hitchcock. "The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented, Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor." Also includes a filmography of his 59 movies, with synopses and cast lists. From Turner Classic Movies (TCM). http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?participantId=87065 Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Bud Greenspan: The Olympic Storyteller
Gorgeous showcase for the work of this Olympic filmmaker. In addition to images, find stories about the Los Angeles games in 1984, discussions of athletes Michael Johnson and Kristin Holum, and interviews with Greenspan on the art of creating an official Olympic film. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/greenspan/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Feb 15, 2006 Chuck Jones Website
What's up, Doc? This nice official site, which includes tributes to his lifetime of cartoon work and a biography. An excellent first stop for information about Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Henery Hawk, Porky Pig, Sniffles, Tweety Bird, Wile E. Coyote, and many other characters Jones created or helped create. (In the section called Characters , the links for "Next Page" are hard to see.) http://www.chuckjones.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Recreation Last updated Oct 1, 2004 D.W. Griffith: A Bibliography of Materials at the UC Berkeley Library
This bibliography for film director David Wark (D.W.) Griffith include listings for books, journal articles, videos, and articles on Griffith's individual works such as "The Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance," and "Broken Blossoms." From the Media Resources Center, Moffitt Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/GriffithBib.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People Last updated Jan 16, 2008 Digital Fritz Lang Papers
A collection of 20 short films by German-American film director Fritz Lang from 1938-1953, taken "as he toured around the American Southwest, capturing images of Tombstone Arizona, Death Valley California, a Hopi Native American Village and what is now the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona and the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. All of the films are without sound." From the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. http://ahc.uwyo.edu/onlinecollections/digital/lang/motionpictures.htm Topics: Archives, Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Nov 3, 2004 East Asian Cinema: A Selected Bibliography of Materials at the UC Berkeley Library
Extensive bibliography on Chinese, Hong Kong, Japanese, and Korean film, including general works and material about specific Chinese and Japanese film directors such as Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai, John Woo, Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, and Yasujiro Ozu. Provides separate bibliographies for some films and directors. From the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/cjkfilmbib.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Oct 17, 2007 Fritz Lang: Master of Darkness
The British Film Institute site features critical essays, a filmography, audio interview clips, and links related to the Austrian director (who later in his career lived and worked in the United States), famous for the science fiction silent movie Metropolis . http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/lang/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Harry Smith Archives
Biographical information, paintings, a list of Smith's films and screenings, a selected bibliography, news, articles, links, and photos of the filmmaker, musicologist, and compiler of the influential Anthology of American Folk Music . http://www.harrysmitharchives.com/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, Science Last updated Jun 13, 2002 Henson, Jim: U.S. Muppeteer-Producer
Profile of Jim Henson, who was "responsible for perhaps the most recognizable and beloved television characters of all time -- the puppet/marionette hybrids better known as the Muppets." Provides highlights of Henson's career and listings of television series (such as "Sesame Street" and "Fraggle Rock"), films (including "The Dark Crystal" and "Labyrinth"), publications, and further reading. Includes links to related essays. From the Museum of Broadcast Communication. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/hensonjim/hensonjim.htm Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Television Last updated Sep 14, 2007 Hitchcock Basic Film Techniques
A lighthearted review of "the most significant film techniques that were used by [director] Alfred Hitchcock." Topics include "camera is not a camera" (camera takes on the human quality of roaming around), point of view editing and types of cuts, and using humor to add tension. Includes a link to an article about Hitchcock's use of comedic elements in his films. From an independent filmmaker. http://www.borgus.com/think/hitch.htm Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People Last updated Jul 30, 2007 Hitchcock's Style
"Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps Britain's most famous and highly regarded film director, yet he is best known today -- even in Britain -- for the films he made after he left the country in 1939 for a career in Hollywood." This site describes how the style ("the themes, preoccupations, tricks and techniques") of this "Master of Suspense" was in place by the time he went to Hollywood. Clips only available to British educational users. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/hitch/tour1.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People Last updated Aug 1, 2007 Ingmar Bergman Face to Face
Extensive material about Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007), who is known for films such as "Fanny and Alexander," "The Seventh Seal," and "Wild Strawberries." Features biographical material, a timeline, details about Bergman's films (with illustrations, some with video clips), photographs, quotations, and much more. In English and Swedish. From the Ingmar Bergman Foundation. http://www.ingmarbergman.se/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People Last updated Jul 30, 2007 Ingmar Bergman: A Bibliography of Materials in the UC Berkeley Library
Bibliography of books, documentary videos, and journal articles related to Swedish film director Ernst Ingmar Bergman, who died in July 2007. Includes sections for specific films, such as "Cries and Whispers," "Fanny and Alexander," and "Through a Glass Darkly." From the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/bergman.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People Last updated Aug 2, 2007 Internet Movie Database: Biographies Section Browser
Choose the day and month and find out who in the film industry was born, died, or married. Also features famous couples and most prolific people. Searchable by keyword. http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Biographies/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Recreation Last updated Aug 28, 2008 An Interview With Russ Meyer
A 1995 article about filmmaker Russ Meyer, best know for his exploitation film "Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!" Also includes links to a 1974 interview and to related articles. Includes a few somewhat risqué images. From the Bright Lights Film Journal. http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/16/meyer.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Italian Cinema: A Bibliography of Books and Articles in the UC Berkeley Libraries
Bibliography of books, articles, and videos on Italian film, covering themes such as neorealism, horror films, political filmmakers, and women in Italian cinema. Includes sections on filmmakers such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Federico Fellini, and Sergio Leone. From the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/italianfilmbib.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Sep 26, 2007 Jean-Luc Godard
Background information about Jean-Luc Godard, the French New Wave director of films such as "Breathless," "Weekend," "Band of Outsiders," and "Alphaville." Includes a biography, filmography, articles, and links to other resources (some in French) on the director. From the British Film Institute (BFI). http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/godard/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, History By Place, Recreation Last updated May 4, 2005 The Jim Henson Legacy
Website for this organization "created by family and friends in response to the extraordinary interest in the life and work of Jim Henson." Provides a biography of Henson, listing some of his accomplishments in puppetry, television, and film; a list of his awards and honors, chronology (covering Henson's Muppets, "Sesame Street," and movies); announcements; and links to related sites. This is a very basic website with few images. http://www.jimhensonlegacy.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Television Last updated Sep 14, 2007 Kurosawa
This site provides an overview of the life and work of internationally acclaimed Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. Includes an essay on Kurosawa, filmography, video clips of admirers and former colleagues, and links to related sites. Companion site to an episode of the PBS series Great Performances . http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/kurosawa/kurosawa.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Masters of Cinema
This site focuses on DVD releases of international film titles from directors such as Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Werner Herzog, Yasujiro Ozu, and Andrei Tarkovsky. Includes articles, lists of upcoming releases, and links to sites about specific directors and other film and DVD resources. http://www.mastersofcinema.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated May 19, 2004 Moments of Italian Cinema
This multimedia presentation highlights "trends, genre, works, [and] authors of Italian cinema." Covers genres such as neorealism, Italian comedy, political cinema, and Westerns, and directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, and Ennio Morricone. In English, Italian, and Spanish. From RAI International, an Italian public television network. http://www.italica.rai.it/eng/cinema/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Aug 6, 2007 Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection
Contains a biography, filmography, articles, quotes from critics, and a list of books by and about Satyajit Ray. Also features artwork by the Indian film director. From the University of California, Santa Cruz. http://satyajitray.ucsc.edu/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People, Recreation Last updated Oct 29, 2009 Stanley Kubrick: The Authorized Stanley Kubrick Web Site
This site includes a biography, photographs, filmography, bibliography, a FAQ, and more about this Academy Award winning film director. In English and French. http://kubrickfilms.warnerbros.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Walt Disney Family Museum
This site features information about the life and works of Walt Disney. Includes a Disney biography, photo album, video clips from selected movies, special exhibits, and more. From the Walt Disney Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes education, writing, and scholarship about Walt Disney. http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Women Make Movies (WMM)
Home of the Women Make Movies catalog of films, which includes about five hundred "artistically excellent and compelling works that address both broad audiences as well as underserved constituencies." The catalog is categorized and annotated, browsable by subject, title, and filmmaker. The searchable catalog, related links (covering feminist film theory, bibliography, filmography, and individuals' sites), and screening news provide an excellent jumping-off point to the world of independent filmmaking by women. http://wmm.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Aug 25, 2004 |
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