Film, Theater, & Drama

Search these online reference books:
--The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past , 2003
--History of the American Cinema , Vol 1-10 (1990-2000)
--Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film , 4v, 2007
--VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever , 2007 ed., 2006

Information on the Oscar winners and nominees since 1927.

News and reviews of independent films.

Information on movies, past and present, including cast lists, trailers and independent films. Includes some TV listings and updates.

Movies and movie reviews listed by genre and rating.

Each year up to 25 films deemed to be "culturally, historically, or esthetically important" are added to the list

News about show business and actors.

Collection of hundreds of play scripts, play bills, and photos relating to popular entertainment of 1870-1920, with emphasis on Vaudeville and Harry Houdini.

Links to sites on Actors and Acting, Stagecraft and Technical Theatre, Plays and Playwrights, Shakespeare, Non-profit theatre and arts organizations, e-texts, e-journals, and more.

Over 2000 links on costumes and costume-related resources.

PlayFinder allows you to search for play by title, author and cast and describes each play. It searches only plays published by DPS. Many of these plays are available in the North Hall Library.

By Drea Leed. Variety of topics related to clothing in the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

By Sven E. Carlsson.

Information about the plays of New York, credits from performances, and more from the beginning of the New York theater.

Links to websites covering the origin of theater, as well as theater from different time periods (Ancient, Medieval, and Modern) and different locations (Italian, British, Spanish, French, Asian, and American).

Information on Broadway and Off Broadway plays, Tony awards, and news.

Information on the Tony's past and present.