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- 1 2 Kashmere, Brett (May 2004). "Arthur Lipsett". Senses of Cinema . ISSN 1443-4059. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10.
- ↑ Wees, William C. (Fall 2007). "FROM COMPILATION TO COLLAGE: The Found-Footage Films of Arthur Lipsett: The Martin Walsh Memorial Lecture 2007". Canadian Journal of Film Studies. 16 (2): 2–22. doi:10.3138/cjfs.16.2.2.
- ↑ Siegal, Lois (October 1986). "A Clown Outside the Circus". Cinema Canada . Lois Siegal. Retrieved 11 February 2010.