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book		American horrors : essays on the modern American horror film / edited by Gregory A. Waller Urbana: University of Illinois Press, c1987. Call No: 735.2 WAL Author: Waller, Gregory A. (Gregory Albert), 1950 Place: Urbana Publisher: University of Illinois Press PubDate: c1987 PhysDes: 228 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: HORROR FILMS. USA; DE PALMA, BRIAN; POLANSKI, ROMAN; HALLOWEEN (US, John Carpenter, 1978); HELL NIGHT (US, Thomas De Simone, 1981); HOWLING, THE (CN, Joe Dante, 1981); REPULSION (UK, Roman Polanski, 1965); LOCATAIRE, LE (FR, Roman Polanski, 1976); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968); ROSEMARY'S BABY (US, Roman Polanski, 1968); EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973); EYES OF LAURA MARS (US, Irvin Kershner, 1978); EYES OF A STRANGER (US, Ken Wiederhorn, 1981); DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980); FRIDAY THE 13TH [...] (US, 1980-) Notes: Includes index; Filmography: p. [195]-205; Bibliography: p. [206]-219 ISBN: 0252014480 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0252014472 (hard : alk. paper) LON: 5194657 More info
book		Camera politica : the politics and ideology of contemporary Hollywood film / by Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1988. Call No: 409(73) RYA Copy Management: Copy 1; Copy 2 Author: Ryan, Michael, 1951; Kellner, Douglas, 1943 Place: Bloomington, Ind. Publisher: Indiana University Press PubDate: 1988 PhysDes: xiii, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: HOLLYWOOD; DISASTERS IN FILMS. USA; SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN FILMS. USA; WORKING CLASS IN FILMS. USA; BLACKS IN FILMS. USA; SOUTH IN FILMS. USA; WOMEN IN FILMS. USA; BUDDY FILMS. USA; FAMILY IN FILMS. USA; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS; HORROR FILMS. USA; VIETNAM WAR FILMS; POLITICS AND THE CINEMA. USA; FANTASY FILMS. USA; UTOPIA IN FILMS. USA; COMMUNISM AND THE CINEMA. USA; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. USA; CONSPIRACY FILMS. USA; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD; BORDEN, LIZZIE; CIMINO, MICHAEL; Peckinpah, Sam; Reagan, Ronald; ROMERO, GEORGE; SCORSESE, MARTIN; HOOPER, TOBE; FRIEDKIN, WILLIAM; BROOKS, JAMES L.; DE PALMA, BRIAN; LUCAS, GEORGE; KUBRICK, STANLEY; MILIUS, JOHN; PAKULA, ALAN J.; SCOTT, RIDLEY; STAR WARS (US, George Lucas, 1977); CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (US, Mike Nichols, 1971); CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (US, Steven Spielberg, 1977); DEATH WISH (US, Michael Winner, 1974); DEER HUNTER, THE (US, Michael Cimino, 1978); DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980); E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (US, Steven Spielberg, 1982); FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1971); JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975); TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (US, James L. Brooks, 1983); UNDER FIRE (US, Roger Spottiswoode, 1983); SHINING, THE (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1980); APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979); DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (US, Susan Seidelman, 1985); DIRTY HARRY (US, Don Siegel, 1971); GODFATHER, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972); KLUTE (US, Alan J. Pakula, 1971); BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 321-324 ISBN: 0253313341 LON: 5193671 More info
title clippings file		DRESSED TO KILL : (US, Brian De Palma, 1980) Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Stills; Clippings Subject: DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980) More info
journal article		Dressed to kill in Film Psychology Review (Summer-Fall 1980) vol.4 iss.2 p.169-182 Author: Brown, Royal S PhysDes: Article Subject: DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980) Summary: Myth and male fantasy in the horror/suspense genre More info
journal article		Dressed to kill in Buff (Oct 17 1980) vol.1 iss.1 p.3 Author: Longmore, Pat PhysDes: Article Subject: DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980) Summary: Sexual horror More info
journal article		From 'Psycho' to 'Dressed to kill' in Film Psychology Review (Summer/Fall 1980) vol.4 iss.2 p.157-167 Author: Gabbard, Glen O & Krin PhysDes: Article Subject: DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980) Summary: The decline and fall of the psychiatrist in the movies More info
book		Hollywood androgyny / Rebecca Bell-Metereau New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. Call No: 749.5 BEL Author: Bell-Metereau, Rebecca Louise Edition: 2nd ed Place: New York Publisher: Columbia University Press PubDate: 1993 PhysDes: xxii, 345 p. : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: TRANSVESTISM; AIDS IN FILMS; ART CINEMA. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; UNDERGROUND FILMS; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS; SEX IN FILMS; WESTERNS; WILDER, BILLY; GARBO, GRETA; HEPBURN, KATHARINE; CURTIS, TONY; DIETRICH, MARLENE; MADONNA; MONROE, MARILYN; SCOTT, RIDLEY; ADLER, LOU; DAY, DORIS; CROSBY, BING; EDWARDS, BLAKE; GRANT, CARY; LEMMON, JACK; REA, STEPHEN; SHERIDAN, ANN; YENTL (US, Barbara Streisand, 1983); VICTOR VICTORIA (UK, Blake Edwards, 1982); ALIEN [...] (UK/US, 1979-92); CAGE AUX FOLLES, LA (FR/IT, Edouard Molinaro, 1978); CALAMITY JANE (US, David Butler, 1953); COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN (US, Robert Altman, 1982); CRYING GAME, THE (UK, Neil Jordan, 1992); I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE (US, Howard Hawks, 1949); KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, THE (US, Robert Aldrich, 1968); SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959); THELMA & LOUISE (US, Ridley Scott, 1991); JOHNNY GUITAR (US, Nicholas Ray, 1954); PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960); DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980); BLUE VELVET (US, David Lynch, 1986); WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, THE (US, George Roy Hill, 1982); TOOTSIE (US, Sydney Pollack, 1982); SYLVIA SCARLETT (US, George Cukor, 1935); ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE (UK, Jim Sharman, 1975); QUEEN CHRISTINA (US, Rouben Mamoulian, 1934); PLAINSMAN, THE (US, Cecil B. DeMille, 1936); PARIS IS BURNING (US, Jennie Livingston, 1990); NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (US, Jack Smight, 1968); MYRA BRECKENRIDGE (US, Mike Sarne, 1970) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-327) and index ISBN: 0231084676 (acidb-sfree paper) LON: 10110408 More info
book		Hollywood androgyny / Rebecca Bell-Metereau New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. Call No: 451-01/02 BEL Author: Bell-Metereau, Rebecca Louise Place: New York Publisher: Columbia University Press PubDate: 1985 PhysDes: x, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: TRANSVESTISM; ALIEN (UK, Ridley Scott, 1979); SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959); I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE (US, Howard Hawks, 1949); ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE (UK, Jim Sharman, 1975); DRESSED TO KILL (US, Brian De Palma, 1980); TOOTSIE (US, Sydney Pollack, 1982); VICTOR/VICTORIA (UK, Blake Edwards, 1982); YENTL (US, Barbara Streisand, 1983) Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0231058349 (alk. paper) LON: 84016984; 3316437 Contents: -- Ch. 1. An Overview -- Ch. 2. Female Impersonation Before 1960 -- Ch. 3. Male Impersonation Before 1960 -- Ch. 4. 1960-1985 New Directions -- Ch. 5. 1960 to the Present: Other Screens, Other Voices More info

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