Books on Reserve:
Altman, Rick. The American Film Musical. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987. PN1995.9.M86 A48 1989
Altman, Rick, ed. Genre: The Musical: A Reader. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. PN 1995.9.M86 G4
Cohan, Steven ed. Hollywood Musicals: The Film Reader. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. 4th ed. New York: Longman, 2000.
Marshall, Bill and Robynn Stilwell, eds. Musicals: Hollywood and Beyond. Portland, OR: Intellect Books, 2000. Available via NetLibrary (from a computer on campus) at http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=l&bookid=41340
Mordden, Ethan. The Hollywood Musical. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1981. PN1995.9.M86.M6
Mundy, John. Popular Music on Screen: From the Hollywood Musical to the Music Video. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1999. PN1992.8.M87 M86 1999
Woll, Allen L. The Hollywood Musical Goes to War. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1983. PN1995.9.M86 W64 1983

In the Rosenthal Library Reference section (3rd Floor):
Hirschhorn, Clive. The Hollywood Musical. New York: Crown, 1981. (an extensive encyclopedia of almost every musical film made in the US from the 1930s through 1980 with short descriptions of each.)

In the Music Library non-circulating reference section:
Green, Stanley. Encyclopaedia of the Musical Film. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. ML 102 M8G7

Sources for Films/Videos:
You should be able to locate many musical films at your local video store. There are several stores in Manhattan with large, eclectic collections as well: any branch of Kim’s Video (6 St. Mark’s Place is the largest, 212-598-1131), Alan’s Alley (9th Avenue @ 22nd Street, 212-645-0999), or TLA Video (52 West 8th Street, 228-8282).

WEB RESOURCES:

General Resources:
http://www.imdb.com/: lists production credits and synopses for thousands of film and television productions.
http://www.popcultures.com/: Great collection of links to scholarly essays, bibliographies, journals, and other resources, most searchable by subject. Check out the film and music subject headings under “articles.”
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/film/journal/index.htm: Scope Film Studies journal.
http://www.film-philosophy.com/: Journal, discussion salon, and collection of links related to philosophical discussions of cinema. Contains several articles and links related to popular music and film.

 

Sites on Writing:
http://writesite.cuny.edu/ieindex.html: Excellent resource, with guides to writing different types of papers, grammar, style, citations, and sources for help at CUNY and online.
http://www.qc.edu/Writing/index.html: Writing at Queens College website, with information on writing tutorials and workshops and resources on campus.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html: Good overview of MLA citation style with many examples, published by Purdue University.
http://www.mla.org: Website for the Modern Language Association, with links to FAQ about the MLA Style Manual.

 

Sites on Musical Films: (note: most of these would NOT be valid sources for a research paper, but they are good informational sources to BEGIN your research)
http://www.musicals101.com/erafilm.htm: John Kendrik’s history of the musical. Essays are divided by decade, and links to the main page include history of the stage musical.
http://www.filmsite.org/musicalfilms.html: Musical and Dance films: an essay by Tim Dirks with good historical information on the development of the genre.
http://www.musicals.net/: Song lists and musical credits for many Broadway musicals on stage.
http://members.aol.com/mgmfanatic/index.html: Listing of credits for every MGM musical created by a fan—information seems pretty reliable here, but worth double checking.
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/8849/moviemusicals.htm: “Movie Musicals: From Stage to Screen”: another fan produced cite listing credits for stage shows turned into musical films.
www.imjustsayin.net/musicals/: multi-media essay by Jennifer Stoy on Moulin Rouge.

Sites on Film Music/Sound:
http://www.filmsound.org/: Incredibly rich resource regarding sound in film, with a glossary of terms and numerous articles, interviews, and links.
www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/music/musfilm.html: List compiled by the University of Chicago. Contains an impressive bibliography and collection of links.
www.filmmusic.com: SoundtrackNet site devoted to “the art film and television music.” Contains numerous interviews with contemporary composers and musical directors, reviews, resources, and discussion groups.
www.cinemaweb.com/silentfilm/bookshelf/: The Silent Film Bookshelf. Text from original documents from the silent film era, including a number regarding musical accompaniment, cueing, and scoring.

Sites on Popular Music:
http://www.cas.usf.edu/communication/rodman/biblio/biblio-front.html: Everyday I Write the Book: A Bibliography of (Mostly) Academic Work on Rock and Pop Music.
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/echo/: Echo: A Music Centered Journal. Online journal devoted to the study of music. Includes many articles on film, television, and video. Click on “Archives” for an index of past issues.
http://www.iaspm.net/: Homepage for the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. Contains links to journals, bibliographies, reviews, and other resources.