Bibliography of encyclopedias: film, radio, television and mass communications

This is a list of reference works involves encyclopedias and encyclopedic dictionaries of any language published on the subject of film/cinema, radio, television, and mass communications, including related biographical dictionaries of actors, directors, etc.

Entries are in the English language except where noted.

Animation Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2001). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. US: Stone Bridge Press. McCarthy, Helen (1996). The Anime Movie Guide: Japanese Animation since 1983. London: Titan.

Kapkov, Sergey (2007). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (in Russian). Russia: Algorithm-kniga. Lenburg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Facts on File.Kister, 1994, p. 355. Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media. . Anime News Network [online database] The Big Cartoon DataBase [online database]

Film

Bawden, Liz-Anne, ed. (1976). The Oxford Companion to Film. New York: Oxford University Press. .

Branigan, Edward; Buckland, Warren (eds.) (2015). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory. Routledge. . Brown, Gene, ed. (1984). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Times Books.Kister, 1994, p. 358.

Microsoft Corporation (1992–97). Microsoft Cinemania [digital database].https://wired.com/1994/11/cinemania-94/

http://ew.com/article/1995/11/24/microsoft-cinemania-96/ Craggs, Stewart R. (1998). Soundtracks: An international dictionary of composers for film. Ashgate. ."Biography." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Fernett, Gene (1988). American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia. McFarland. Halliwell, Leslie (1977). Halliwell's Film Guide. HarperCollins. —— (1993). Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (10th ed.). HarperCollins. Herbert, Stephen; McKernan, Luke (1996). Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. British Film Institute.

Maltin, Leonard (1969–2014). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. New American Library.

Magill, Frank N. Magill's American Film Guide. Salem Press. —— (1980–85). Magill's Survey of Cinema. Salem Press.

Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. . Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley R. (1985–87). The Motion Picture Guide. CineBooks.Kister, 1994, p. 357-358. The New York Times (1913–74). The New York Times Film Reviews. The New York Times and Arno Press. .

Thomas, Nicholas; Vinson, James (1990–93). The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (2nd ed.)/ St. James Press. Thomson, David (1975). A Biographical Dictionary of Cinema. Secker & Warburg. —— (2014). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. Alfred A. Knopf. .

AllMovie [online database].

Specific to genre/film subject

Hardy, Phil (1983–98). The Aurum Film Encyclopedia, 4 vols. UK: Aurum Press. 1983. Volume 1: The Western (; Google Books) 1984. Volume 2: Science Fiction (; Google Books) 1984. Volume 3: Horror 1998. Volume 4: The Gangster Film.

Picart, Caroline Joan (2004). The Holocaust Film Sourcebook. Praeger. ."General History." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.

Action / war

Lentz, Robert J. (2003). Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features Through 2000. McFarland. .Guide to Reference: History of Asia

Picart, Caroline Joan (2004). The Holocaust Film Sourcebook. Praeger. .

Musicals Green, Stanley (1981). Encyclopedia of the Musical Film. Oxford University Press.Kister, 1994, p. 356. Hirschhorn, Clive. (1981). Hollywood Musical. Crown.

Specific to culture

Slide, Anthony (1986). International Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood.

American / Hollywood

Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American film directors: A Wallflower critical guide. Wallflower. .

Siegel, Scott; Siegel, Barbara (1990). Encyclopedia of Hollywood. Facts on File. Slide, Anthony (1986). The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood.

Asian

McCarthy, Helen (1996). The Anime Movie Guide: Japanese Animation since 1983. London: Titan.

Stuckmann, Chris (2018). Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation. Mango Media. .

Volume 1: The Horror, Fantasy, and Sci Fi Films () Volume 2: The Sex Films ()

European

Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2001). Contemporary British and Irish film directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower. . Burton, Alan; Chibnall, Steve (2013). Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Scarecrow. .

Kapkov, Sergey (2007). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (in Russian). Russia: Algorithm-kniga.

Latin & Hispanic

Keller, Gary D.; Keller, Estela (1997). A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. . Osuna, Alfonso J. García (2003). The Cuban Filmography, 1897 Through 2001. McFarland. ."History of the Americas." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association.

Online film databases

AFI Catalog of Feature Films AllMovie Complete Index to World Film Filmweb (in Polish) IMDb (crowd-sourced)

Specialized

Art of the Title — title sequences Box Office Mojo — box-office revenue The Big Cartoon DataBase — animation FindAnyFilm — film availability Internet Movie Cars Database — motor vehicles in film Internet Movie Firearms Database — firearms in film Little Golden Guy — Academy Awards stats Lumiere — film admissions in Europe Metacritic — aggregated reviews Moviemistakes.com — production mistakes The Numbers — box-office revenue Movie Review Query Engine — review index Rotten Tomatoes — aggregated reviews

Culture-specific

AlloCiné — French cinema Animator.ru — Russian and Soviet cinema Anime News Network — Japanese animation BFI Film & TV Database — British cinema Box Office India — Indian cinema Christian Film Database — Christian cinema Ciné-Ressources — French film archives Cinenacional.com — Argentine cinema Czech Movie Heaven — Czech and Slovak cinema Danish Film Database — Danish cinema Elonet — Finnish cinema Filmarchives online — European film archives Filmfront — Norwegian cinema Filmportal.de — German cinema Filmweb — Polish cinema (and world cinema) HanCinema — Korean cinema Hong Kong Cinemagic — Chinese-language cinema from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Hong Kong Movie DataBase — Hong Kong cinema Japanese Movie Database — Japanese cinema KinoPoisk — Russian cinema Korean Movie Database — Korean cinema Nollywood Reinvented — Nigerian cinema PORT.hu — Central European cinema Stopklatka.pl — Polish cinema Svensk mediedatabas — search engine for audiovisual works by the National Library of Sweden Swedish Film Database — Swedish cinema

Adult films

Adult Film Database Internet Adult Film Database

Media, entertainment, communications Abercrombie, Nicholas, and Brian Longhurst. 2007. The Penguin Dictionary of Media Studies. Penguin Books. . Barnouw, Eric. 1989. International Encyclopedia of Communications. Oxford University Press.Kister, 1994, p. 356-357. Damesi, Marcel. 2000. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. . Hartley, John. 2002. Communication, cultural and media studies: the key concepts. Routledge. . Schement, Jorge Reina. 2002. Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. Macmillan Reference USA. . Marquis Who's Who. 1985–. Who's Who in Media & Communications. —— 1989–99. Who's Who in Entertainment. Monaco, James. 1971. The Dictionary of New Media: The New Digital World of Video, Audio, and Print. Preview. Studio System by Gracenote [online entertainment database] Variety Insight [online entertainment database]

Media companies and franchises Shields, Brian, and Kevin Sullivan. 2008. WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment. Dorling Kindersley. Smith, Dave. 1996. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. . Velasco, Raymond L. 1984. A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (1st ed.). Del Rey. List of Star Trek reference books Trimble, Bjo. 1976. Star Trek Concordance (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books.

Mass media Downing, John. 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. SAGE Publishing. ."Communication and Media Studies." Guide to Reference (subscription required). American Library Association. Hixson, Richard. 1989. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland. Hudson, Robert V. 1987. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Garland.Kister, 1994, p. 357.

Radio Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh. 1979. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. US: Ballantine Books. Dunning, John. 1976. Tune In Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old Radio, 1925-76. Prentice-Hall.Kister, 1994, p. 358-359. —— 1998. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. . Terrace, Vincent. 1981. Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs, 1930–60. San Diego: A. S. Barnes. . Swartz, Jon, and Robert Reinert. 1993. Handbook of Old-Time Radio: A Comprehensive Guide to Golden Age Radio Listening and Collecting. Scarecrow Press.

Theatre and performing arts Banham, Martin. 1989. The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre. Cambridge University Press.Kister, 1994, p. 439. Benson, Eugene, and L. W. Conolly. 1989. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Oxford University Press. Dumur, Guy. 1965. Encyclopédie de la Pléiade 19: Histoire des spectacles (in French). Éditions Gallimard. Google Books. Esslin, Martin. 1977. Encyclopedia of World Theater. Scribner's. Gänzl, Kurt, and Andrew Lamb. 1989. Gänzl's Book of the Musical Theatre. Schirmer. Gelli, Piero 1978. Encyclopedia of Performing Arts (in Italian). Garzanti. Green, Stanley. 1976. Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Dodd, Mead. Hartnoll, Phyllis. 1983. Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Oxford University Press. Hartnoll, Phyllis, and Peter Found. 1992. Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Oxford Univ. Press. Kister, 1994, p. 438-439. Lounsbury, Warren C., and Norman Boulanger. 1989. Theatre Backstage from A to Z. University of Washington Press.Kister, 1994, p. 439-440. —— 1992. Theatre Lighting from A to Z. University of Washington Press.

Packard, William. 1988. Facts on File Dictionary of the Theatre. Facts on File. Thurston, James. 1992. The What, Where, When of Theater Props: An Illustrated Chronology from Arrowheads to Video Games. Betterway Books. Vince, Ronald W. 1989. A Companion to the Medieval Theatre. Greenwood. Zylbercweig, Zalmen, ed. 1931–69. Lexicon of Yiddish Theatre.

Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural de Teatro [online database]. Brazil: Ministerio da Cultura, Government of Brazil. 2001–present.

American theatre Boardman, Gerald. 1984. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. —— 1987. Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. Bronner, Edwin. 1979. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre, 1900–1975. A. S. Barnes. Navarro, Jerónimo Herrera. 1993. Catálogo de autores teatrales del siglo XVIII (in Spanish). Spain: Fundación Universitaria Española. . Sampson, Henry T. 1988. The Ghost Walks: A Chronological History of Blacks in Show Business, 1865–1910. Scarecrow Press. Wilmeth, Don B., and Tice L. Miller. 1993. The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. Cambridge University Press. Woll, Allen. 1983. Dictionary of the Black Theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected Harlem Theatre. Greenwood.Kister, 1994, p. 438.

American musical theatre Bloom, Ken. American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion. Facts on File, 1985. Boardman, Gerald. 1981. American Operetta. Oxford University Press. —— 1982. American Musical Comedy. Oxford UP. —— 1985. American Musical Revue. Oxford UP.