leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) (01/15/86)
<Sorry if you got a blank version of this, my posting program failed.> > Wanted: A bibliographic reference of movies. Candidate should list > movies by title and *must* have a thorough index. Cross > referenced by director and/or leading actor/actress would be > beneficial. Candidate would ideally list all movies released > in the English speaking world (i.e. movies of foreign origin > with dubs or subtitles included). Capsule reviews not required > but beneficial. Accuracy is a must, thoroughness a considerable > advantage. Date from which coverage begins should be no later > than 1955; the further back in time the better. Reference > should list works up to 1980 inclusive (1983 is even better). > Price would hopefully not exceed $100 (US). A number of works > may be used to cover the time period specified. This probably does not exist in a single book, however you can get the same capability for considerably under $100. Put side-by-side on your bookshelf Ephraim Katz's THE FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA (or Halliwell's FILMGOER'S COMPANION) and Leonard Maltin's TV MOVIES. All three I have seen over the past six months or so in places like B.Dalton's and Walden. Certainly if you have a hard time finding them you can get them direct from the publisher by finding them in books in print. No single author seems to have ever gone to as much effort as the combined effort of Maltin and Katz, so no single book would be nearly as good. Mark Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper