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FST 377 : American Cinema since 1961

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Books and print materials such as government documents can be found using the Library Catalog.

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Keyword Search

  • cinema and scorsese
  • cinema and coppola
  • cinema and coppola not sofia
  • (cinema* or film*) and "wes anderson"
  • sound and (1970s or seventies) and coppola not sofia
  • (rushmore or "royal tenenbaums") and "wes anderson" and style
  • (film or cinema or movie) and image processing and digital techniques
  • (cinema or film) and (america* or "united states") and 1970s and style
  • (cinema or film) and (america* or "united states") and 1970s and industr*
  • (cinema or movie or film) and (america* or "united states") and 1980s
  • (cinema or film) and (america or "united states") and 1960s and sound*

Subject Search

  • Motion Pictures -- United States
  • Motion Pictures -- United States -- History
  • Motion Pictures -- Social Aspects
  • Motion Pictures -- Social Aspects -- United States
  • Sensationalism in motion pictures
  • Independent films
  • Independent filmmakers -- United States -- Biography
  • Independent filmmakers -- United States -- Interviews
  • Detective and mystery films
  • Gangster films
  • Police films

Videos and DVDs

DVDs are on the first floor of the library and VHS tapes are on the second floor. Both are shelved according to Library of Congress call number. To locate the call number of a film, search the catalog.

  • Know the title of the work? Try a TITLE search. Example: Cape Fear [title]
  • Know the subject area? Try a SUBJECT search, and then LIMIT/SORT by the material type [videorecording]. Example: Korean War [subject]. You can also limit the search by video.
  • Know the performer or director? Try an AUTHOR search. Example: Scorsese, Martin [author/artist]
  • Want a listing of all of our DVDs? Try a SUBJECT search using DVD.