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August 2005, CHOICE


AMERICAN FILM SCRIPTS  

Claiming to be the most highly structured and best-indexed electronic archive of American films, this Web site mostly lives up to its own description. Containing approximately 1,000 film scripts, it is deeply and broadly indexed by film, genre, theme, and filmmaker, allowing the user various means of accessing scripts (and scenes) by topic, a particularly useful feature. Both film scholars and casual users will find much of interest here, from research to information useful to those learning the art and crafty of filmmaking. One particular pleasure may be comparing scripts for films with multiple versions (Little Women or A Star is Born, for example), or examining in detail the ways in which the scripts reflect what actually has gotten on the screen. The site is handsomely constructed and provides a handy guided tour of its multiple departments. Thus far the site emphasizes films from the golden age of sound to the present; this reviewer hopes the site will expand to include more independent films. 

Summing up: Highly recommended. Users at all levels. Reviewer: J. Fisher, Wabash College

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