Nahno McLein

The following short essays are part of my Film Studies degree and might be interesting to anyone, who wants to know more about the History of film.

The entries use references from the following list, so further reading should be fairly easy. Concerning any questions or suggestions, I would be happy to answer on comments.
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American WideScreen Museum, Sound Stage: http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/sound/sound03.htm by Martin B. Hart [Accessed 02/12/09].

Annette Kuhn, “The Nouvelle Vague,” in Pam Cook, ed., The Cinema Book, 3rd ed., (London: British Film Institute, 2007), 202-204.

Box Office Mojo, 2012: http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=2012.htm by IMDb Inc. [Accessed 06/12/09].

British Film Resource, Community Unity: http://www.britishfilm.org.uk/article.php?art=stars&page=7 by Anton Duchesne [Accessed 04/12/09].

British Film Resource, World War II: http://www.britishfilm.org.uk/article.php?art=history&pgname=wwii by Wendy Warwick White [Accessed 05/12/09].

Britmovie, Gasbags (1940): http://www.britmovie.co.uk/2009/09/29/gasbags-1940/ by Mary Haberstroh [Accessed 05/12/09].

Businessweek, Summer Blockbusters' Home Run Derby: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jul2007/db2007076_091318_page_2.htm by Ronald Grover [Accessed 06/12/09].

Deutsches Filminstitut, Blockbuster: http://www.deutsches-filminstitut.de/hdf/cont_k_21.html [Accessed 06/12/09].

Early Cinema, Birt Acres: http://www.earlycinema.com/pioneers/acres_bio.html by Jonathan Walters (2002) [Accessed 18/11/09].

Early Cinema, Technology: http://www.earlycinema.com/technology/index.html by Jonathan Walters (2002) [Accessed 18/11/09].

Filmreference, Early Motion Pictures: http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Romantic-Comedy-Yugoslavia/Technology-EARLY-MOTION-PICTURES.html by Advameg, Inc [Accessed 10/12/09].

Film Size: http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/filmsize.html by Michael Rogge [Accessed 18/11/09].

Geoff King, New Hollywood Cinema (London: I.B Tauris & Co Ltd., 2002), 1-49.

Infoplease, A Brief History of Sound in Movies: http://www.infoplease.com/cig/movies-flicks-film/brief-history-sound-movies.html by Mark Winokur and Bruce Holsinger [Accessed 02/12/09].

James Chapman, “Early Cinema,” in Cinemas of the World (London: Reaktion, 2003), 51-61.

James Chapman, “The Coming of the Talkies,” in Cinemas of the World (London: Reaktion, 2003), 90-94.

James Chapman, “European Cinemas in Peace and War,” in Cinemas of the World (London: Reaktion, 2003), 195-237.

James Chapman, “New Waves, New Cinema,” in Cinemas of the World (London: Reaktion, 2003), 238-269.

James Chapman, “Blockbuster, Sleepers and Independents,” in Cinemas of the World (London: Reaktion, 2003), 138-151.

James Russel, Cinema of Attractions, from FILM1001 Introduction to Film History. De Montfort University, Clephan Building on 15th October 2009. Available from: Blackboard. [Accessed 18/11/09]

James Russel, Sound Cinema, from FILM1001 Introduction to Film History. De Montfort University, Clephan Building on 29th October 2009. Available from: Blackboard. [Accessed 02/12/09]

James Russel, New Waves, from FILM1001 Introduction to Film History. De Montfort University, Clephan Building on 19th November 2009. Available from: Blackboard. [Accessed 05/12/09].

James Russel, Spectacle, Commerce, Blockbuster, from FILM1001 Introduction to Film History. De Montfort University, Clephan Building on 03th December 2009. Available from: Blackboard. [Accessed 06/12/09].

Jean Douchet, French New Wave (Paris: Distributed Arts Publishers Inc., 1999), 204-210.

Jill Nelmes, “The Industrial Context of Film Production,” in Introduction to Film Studies, 4th ed. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2007), 24-58.

Jill Nelmes, “British Cinema: Depression and War,” in Introduction to Film Studies, 4th ed. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2007), 312-317.

Jill Nelmes, “The French New Wave,” in Introduction to Film Studies, 4th ed. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2007), 398-428.

Laraine Porter, Acting and Performance, from FILM1000 Introduction to Film Studies. De Montfort University, Clephan Building on 18th November 2009. Available from: Blackboard. [Accessed 02/12/09]

Martin J., THE NEW HOLLYWOOD. America [serial online]. June 22, 2009;200(19):30. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. [Accessed 06/12/09].

Media Bane, The Movie 2012 Gives Us A Lesson In Balanced Advertising: http://mediabane.com/the-movie-2012-gives-us-a-lesson-in-balanced-advertising/ by Bryan Sharp [Accessed 06/12/09].

Mobile Marketer, Sony amps up mobile advertising for 2012 flick: http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/content/4350.html by Chris Harnick [Accessed 06/12/09].

Newi.ac.uk, Cinema in the 1930s: http://www.newi.ac.uk/rdover/medcult/thirties.htm [Accessed 04/12/09].

Noel King, “New Hollywood,” in Pam Cook, ed., The Cinema Book, 3rd ed., (London: British Film Institute, 2007), 60-68.

Passion for Cinema, The Cutting of ‘The 400 Blows’: http://passionforcinema.com/the-cutting-of-the-400-blows/ by Arsenik [Accessed 05/12/09].

Richard Maltby, “Histories: Industry 2: From 1948 to 1980,” in Hollywood Cinema (Oxford : Blackwell, 2003), 159-187.

Robert Murphy, World War II, from FILM1001 Introduction to Film History. De Montfort University, Clephan Building on 5th November 2009. Available from: Blackboard. [Accessed 04/12/09]

Sandiego.edu, Motion Picture Sound 1910-1929: http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/recording/motionpicture1.html by Steven E. Schoenherr [Accessed 02/12/09].

Senses of Cinema, Truffaut's The 400 Blows,or the Sea, Antoine, the Sea.: http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/6/blows.html by John Conomos [Accessed 05/12/09].

Steve Neale, “Hollywood Blockbuster: Historical Dimensions,” in Julian Stringer, ed., Movie Blockbusters (London: Routledge, 2003), 47-61.

Suite101.com, 1940s British Cinema: http://filmtvindustry.suite101.com/article.cfm/1940s_british_cinema by Rosemary Gemmell [Accessed 04/12/09].

Suite101.de, Der Blockbuster: http://filmwissenschaftem.suite101.de/article.cfm/der_blockbusterfilm by Sara Straub [Accessed 06/12/09].

The Hollywood Reporter, 2012 -- Film Review: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/2012-film-review-1004041300.story by Stephen Farber [Accessed 06/12/09].

Thomas Doherty, “This is Where We Came In,” in Melvyn Stokes and Richard Maltby, eds., American Movie Audiences (London: BFI, 1999), 143-163.

Thomas Schatz, “The New Hollywood” Jim Collins, Hilary Radner and Ava Preacher Collins, Film Theory Goes to the Movies (London: Routledge, 1993), 10.

Variety, '2012' destroys worldwide box office: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011354.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 by Pamela McClintock [Accessed 06/12/09].

Victorian Cinema, Birt Acres: http://www.victorian-cinema.net/acres.htm by Richard Brown [Accessed 18/11/09].

Victorian Cinema, Latham: http://www.victorian-cinema.net/latham.htm by Stephen Herbert [Accessed 18/11/09].

Victorian Cinema, Louis Lumière: http://www.victorian-cinema.net/louislumiere.htm by Stephen Herbert [Accessed 18/11/09].

Victorian Cinema, Max Skladanowsky: http://www.victorian-cinema.net/skladanowsky.htm by Deac Rossell [Accessed 18/11/09].

Virginia.edu, Talking Motion Pictures: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG00/3on1/movies/talkies.html by Dan Cooper, Amy Startt, & Julie Boucher [Accessed 02/12/09].

Wikipedia, John Cusack: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cusack [Accessed 06/12/09].