Please click on the following links to learn about various film genres.

http://www.filmsite.org/genres.html Description of various film genres.  Begin here.

http://www.filmsite.org/westernfilms.html Westerns.

http://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html Film Noir.

http://www.filmsite.org/thrillerfilms.html Suspense.

http://www.filmsite.org/sci-fifilms.html Science Fiction.

http://www.filmsite.org/musicalfilms.html Musicals.

http://www.greencine.com/static/primers/index.jsp A great site with essays on all the major genres and artistic movements we will be studying.