A Robin Wood Bibliography
A descriptive, illustrated bibliography of the work of noted film critic
Robin Wood
Books on Wood
Robin Wood: Brittisk Filmkritiker
By Olof Hedling, Filmhäftet, Lund, 2001, 265 pages, ISBN 91 974142 1 2.
The first book on Wood, in any language. After an introduction, individual chapters cover Wood's background and influences, the early Movie years and the Hitchcock book, Godard, Bergman, and Modernism, the Screen wars, Wood in transition, and the CineACTION! years [NB: this summary is largely a guess; this bibliographer does not yet read Swedish]. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography and an index. There is a summary of the book in English on pages 239 - 242.
Robin Wood on Film: A Critical Trajectory. 1960-1995
By Kenneth Oldmeadow.
1995, a dissertation filed at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
The table of contents for Professor Oldmeadow's book hints at the wealth of material within:
Summary & Statement of Authorship, page iii
Acknowledgements, iv
A Note on Documentation and Presentation, page v
Robin Wood (illustration), page vi
INTRODUCTION, page 1
A. IN DEFENCE OF ART AND AUTEURS 1960-1975
1. 'One of the great radical minds': the influence of Dr. Leavis , page 7
2. Auteurism, Movie and the Role of the Critic, page 19
3. Getting Serious about Hitchcock, page 41
4. 'Who the Hell is Howard Hawks?', page 65
5. Art and Alienation: Bergman, Godard, Antonioni, Penn, page 81
6. Notes on Arthouse Auteurs, page 99
B. MOVING LEFT: THE CHALLENGES OF THEORY 1968-1980
7. Resistances: 'Confessions of an Unreconstructed Humanist', page 121
8. Ideology and Creativity - A Formative Tension, page 143
9. Responsibilities of a Gay Film Critic , page 165
10. American Nightmares: Theorizing the Horror Film, page 183
C. AESTHETICS/POLITICS/CINEMA 1980-1995
11. From Radicalism to Recuperation: Hollywood in the 70s & 80s, page 209
12. Grounds for Hope: Four Hollywood Directors, page 227
13. CineAction! and Counter Currents in Film and Criticism, page 245
14. Salvage Operations (Hollywood/Europe/Japan) , page 261
15. Hitchcock Again!, page 283
16. Against the Tide: Wood on Recent Film Theory/Criticism, page 303
CONCLUSION
'This is so, isn't it?', or, Why We Should (Still) Take Robin Wood Seriously, page 323
APPENDICES
1. Playing the Pantheon Game, page 333
2. Wood's 1994 Film Course, page 335
3. An Interview with Robin Wood, page 337
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, page 353
LIST OF SOURCES
Interviews with Robin Wood
Michael Wilmington and Gerald Perry, " 'I was always wanting to evaluate...': An Interview with R. Wood", Film Heritage Fall 1973, pages TK.
Lester Friedman, "Interview with R. Wood", Film Criticism 3:1, Fall 1978, pages TK.
"A Life in Film Criticism: Robin Wood at 75," Armen Svadjian, YOUR Flesh, Nov 9, 2006: Link to the interview.
Reviews of Wood's Books
Hitchcock's Films
Demeroff, H. Film Society Review 5:2, October 1969, pages 44-45.
Haller, R., Film Heritage 1:4, Summer 1966, pages 37-38.
Hirsch, F., Film Comment 7:4, Winter 1971, pages 74-75.
Houston, P., Sight and Sound 35:1, Winter 1965, page 49.
Martin, J. M., Film Quarterly 20:1, Fall 1966, page 62-63.
Mogg, Ken, Cinema Papers 26, April-May 1980, page 144.
Rubenstein, Lenny, Cineaste 9:4, Fall 1979, page 57.
Yacowar, Maurice, The Canadian Review of American Studies 11:2, Fall 1980, pages 223-232.
Arthur Penn
Mainds, R., Screen Education Yearbook 1969 (SEFT, London), pages 160-161.
Morley, S., Films and Filming 15:7, April 1969, page 68.
Howard Hawks
author unknown, Film Quarterly 22:3, Spring 1969, page 58.
Desser, D., Journal of the University Film and Video Association 35:4, Fall 1983, pages79-81.
Hirsch, Foster., Film Comment 7:4, Winter 1971, pages 74-75.
Kehr, Dave., American Film 8:7, May 1983, age 72.
Lev, P., Quarterly Review of Film Studies 9:2, Spring 1984, pages 33-37.
Mainds, R., Screen Education Yearbook 1969 (SEFT, London), pages 156-157.
Medjuck, J., Take One 2:1, September-October 1968, page 27.
Morley, S., Films and Filming 14,12 September 1968, page 50.
Sklar, Robert, Cineaste 12:3, 1983, pages 49-50.
Ingmar Bergman
Callanbach, E., Film Quarterly 23:4, Summer 1970, pages 61-62.
Hirsch, F., Film Comment 7:4, Winter 1971-72, pages 74-75.
Hunter, G., Take One 2:6, July-August 1969, page 30.
Staples, D., Film Comment 6:1, Spring 1970, page 68.
Strick, P., Sight and Sound 39:1, 1969-70, pages 53-54.
Antonioni
Hunter, G., Take One 2:6, July-August 1969, p30.
Staples, D., Film Comment 6:1, Spring 1970, page 68.
Personal Views
McFarlane, Brian, Cinema Papers 17, August-September 1978, pages 67-68.
Neale, Steve, Screen 17:3, Autumn 1976, pages 118-122.
Pace, B., Journal of the University Film Association 34:4, Fall 1977, page 39-42.
Quart, Leonard, Cineaste 10:4, 1980, pages 42-43.
Rosenbaum, Jonathan, Film Quarterly 33:4, Summer 1980, page 32.
Sesonske, Alexander, The Georgia Review 31:3, Fall 1977, pages 729-732.
Strick, P., Sight and Sound 45:4, Autumn 1976, pages 258-259.
Turner, D.M., Quarterly Review of Film Studies 3:1, Winter 1978, pages 99-103.
The Shape of Rage (ed. P. Handling)
Starrett, Christoper, Journal of Popular Film and Television 11:4, Winter 1984, pages 172-174.
Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan
French, P., Times Literary Supplement June 6, 1986, page 610.
Hanners, J., Film Criticism 10:2, 1985, pages 53-56.
Hills, Nancy Cook, Wide Angle 9:1, 1987, pages 73-77.
Johnson, Gib, New York Times Book Review February 9th, 1986, Section 7, page 25.
Lavalley, A., American Film 11, 1985, page 70.
Martin, Adrian, Filmnews September 1988, page 16.
Nicholls, D., Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television 7:1, 1987, page 92.
Rose, B., Journal of Popular Film and Television 14:4, 1987, page 184.
Rosenbaum, J., Sight and Sound 55, 1986, page 214.
Sharrett, C., Film Quarterly 39:4, 1986, pages 52-54.
Testa, B., University of Toronto Quarterly 57:1,1987, pages 238-240.
Hitchcock's Films Revisited
Bray, C., Times Literary Supplement December 25, 1992, page 16a.
Fell, J., Film Quarterly 43, 1990, page 38.
Jones, D.B., Film Criticism 14:2, Winter 1990, pages 49-53.
Millar, D., Durham University Journal 84:1, January 1992, pages 326-328.
Sexual Politics and Narrative Film: Hollywood and Beyond
The Wings of the Dove: Henry James in the 1990s
Hitchcock's Films Revisited, Revised Edition
Rio Bravo
Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan … And Beyond: Expanded and Revised Edition
Howard Hawks: New Edition
Personal Views: Explorations in Film
Bergman's Films [new edition]
The Uncollected Essays and Interviews of Robin Wood [wishful thinking]
Articles and essays on Wood
Canadian Journal of Film Studies
"'Stop Whining and Get On With the Basic Business Of Being British': Notes on Robin Wood, Canada, and the Concept of a National Film Culture, " Olof Hedling, Volume 14, No. 2, Fall, 2005, pages 84 - 93.
Obituaries
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