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The majority of Foley's print collection on Film will be on the 2nd Floor, West Wing of the Library. Try searching in the following ranges to find relevant books:

PN1560-1590 The performing arts. Show business
PN1600-3307 Drama
- PN1635-1650 Relation to, and treatment of, special subjects
- PN1660-1693 Technique of dramatic composition (includes playwriting)
- PN1720-1861 History
- PN1865-1988 Special types
- PN1990-1992.92 Broadcasting
  - PN1991-1991.9 Radio broadcasts
  - PN1992-1992.92 Television broadcasts
- PN1992.93-19 92.95 Nonbroadcast video recordings
- PN1993-1999 Motion pictures
  - PN1997-1997.85 Plays, scenarios, etc.
- PN2000-3307 Dramatic representation. The theater
  - PN2061-2071 Art of acting
  - PN2085-2091 The stage and accessories
  - PN2131-2193 By period
  - PN2219.3-3030 Special regions or countries
  - PN3035 The Jewish theater
  - PN3151-3171 Amateur theater
  - PN3175-3191 College and school theatricals
  - PN3203-3299 Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc

American Cinema of The 1970s by Lester Friedman (Editor); Frank P. Tomasulo (Contribution by); Mimi White (Contribution by); Lester D. Friedman (Editor); Paula J. Massood (Contribution by); David Cook (Contribution by); Michael DeAngelis (Contribution by); Frances Gateward (Contribution by); Peter Lev (Contribution by); Charles J. Maland (Contribution by); Glenn Man (Contribution by); Mia Mask (Contribution by); Paula Massood (Contribution by) A smug glance at the seventies--he so-called "Me Decade"--unveils a kaleidoscope of big hair, blaring music, and broken politics--all easy targets for satire, cynicism, and ultimately even nostalgia. American Cinema of the 1970s, however, looks beyond the strobe lights to reveal how profoundly the seventies have influenced American life and how the films of that decade represent a peak moment in cinema history. Far from a placid era, the seventies was a decade of social upheavals. Events such as the killing of students at Kent State and Jackson State universities, the Watergate investigations, the legalization of abortion, and the end of the American involvement in Vietnam are only a few among the many landmark occurrences that challenged the foundations of American culture. The director-driven movies of this era reflect this turmoil, experimenting with narrative structures, offering a gallery of scruffy antiheroes, and revising traditional genre conventions. Bringing together ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1970s examines the range of films that marked the decade, including Jaws, Rocky, Love Story, Shaft, Dirty Harry, The Godfather, Deliverance, The Exorcist, Shampoo, Taxi Driver, Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Apocalypse Now .
ISBN: 9780813540221
Publication Date: 2007-04-01