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journal article		Cecil Holmes' Man Alone in Lumiere (December, 1973) iss.30 p.4-8 Author: Quinnell, Ken PhysDes: Article Subject: HOLMES, CECIL; ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS IN FILMS; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA Summary: Interview with filmmaker Cecil Homes on the process of making films, his previous films, and the upcoming MAN ALONE. More info
Online resource book		Directory of world cinema. Volume 3, Australia & New Zealand / edited by Ben Goldsmith and Geoff Lealand Bristol, UK: Intellect, 2010. Available at ProQuest (RMIT login required) Call No: 71(93) DIR Author: Goldsmith, Ben (ed.); Lealand, Geoff (ed.) Place: Bristol, UK Publisher: Intellect PubDate: 2010 PhysDes: 339 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Series: Directory of world cinema ; v. 3 Subject: AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD CINEMA; HOLMES, CECIL; Powell, Michael; WEIR, PETER; LUHRMANN, BAZ; HORROCKS, SHIRLEY; KOTHARI, SHUICHI; WARD, VINCENT; WHALE RIDER (NZ/GG, Niki Caro, 2002); PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993); WOLF CREEK (AT, Greg McLean, 2005) Summary: "This edition to Intellect's Directory of World Cinema series turns the spotlight on Australia and New Zealand. This ambitious volume offers an in-depth and exciting look at the cinema produced in these two countries since the turn of the twentieth century. Though the two nations share considerable cultural and economic connections, thier film industries remain distinct, marked by differences of scale, level of government involvement and funding, and relations with other countries and national cinemas. Through essays about prominent genres and themes, profiles of directors, and comprehensive reviews of significant titles, this user-friendly guide explores the diversity and distinctiveness of films from Australia and New Zealand from Whale Rider to The Piano to Wolf Creek. Notes: Includes bibliographical references ISBN: 9781841503684 Contents: -- acknowledgments -- Introduction : Australian cinema -- Directors -- Cecil Holmes (1921-1994) -- Michael Powell (1905-1990) -- Peter Weir (1944-) -- Baz Luhrmann (1962-) -- Disability in the Australian cinema -- Short films -- Bushranger -- War cinema -- Crime -- Prison -- Period -- Comedy -- Coming of age -- Horror -- Road movies -- Science fiction and fantasy -- Ozploitation -- New Zealand: Introduction : New Zealand film in 2009: Geoff Lealand -- Experimental film: Martin Rumsby -- Directors -- Shirley Horrocks -- Shuichi Kothari -- Vincent Ward -- Genre and themes -- recommended reading -- Australia & New Zealand cinema online -- notes on contributors -- URL status: URL: 'https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rmit/detail.action?docID=584346' Checked: 31/08/2021 1:24:36 PM Status: Moved Details: HTTP status 302 - Moved temporarily More info
personality microfilm collection		HOLMES, CECIL Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION PhysDes: Clippings Subject: HOLMES, CECIL More info
book		Mr Holmes has left... / Elizabeth Holmes Bribie Island, Queensland: Victory Press, 2002. Call No: 81 HOL HOL Author: Holmes, Elizabeth Edition: 2004 Place: Bribie Island, Queensland Publisher: Victory Press PubDate: 2002 PhysDes: 142 pages ; 21 cm Subject: HOLMES, CECIL; CAPTAIN THUNDERBOLT (AT, Cecil Holmes, 1953); THREE IN ONE (AT, Cecil Holmes, 1956) ISBN: 0646434942 More info
book		One man's way / Cecil Holmes Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin, 1986. Call No: 81HOL HOL Author: Holmes, Cecil, 1921 Place: Ringwood, Vic. Publisher: Penguin PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 256 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm Subject: HOLMES, CECIL ISBN: 0140076514 : $9.95 LON: anb14007651; 3930534 More info
journal article		The search for Captain Thunderbolt : an interview with David Donaldson in Studies in Australasian cinema (2011) vol.5 iss.1 p.81-7 Author: Lambert, Anthony; Donaldson, David PhysDes: Article Subject: DONALDSON, DAVID; HOLMES, CECIL; CAPTAIN THUNDERBOLT (AT, Cecil Holmes, 1953) Summary: Inerview with David Donaldson, the first-ever director of the 'Sydney Film Festival' (SFF), about his search for the original print of the 1953 Australian film Captain Thunderbolt. In this illuminating interview, Donaldson discusses the ups and downs of the search, how it became a search project with connections to the festival and the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA). He reflects on his time at the festival's helm, the Film Users Association (FUA), the films of Cecil Holmes and his own recollections of Holmes - the director and the man. -- Abstract More info

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