Volume 7, issue 1 of this Journal seems to have a few articles about the use of colour in films. You can get full access to the articles through the Shibboleth link
"Citation Information. Journal of British Cinema and Television. Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 82-94, ISSN 1743-4521, Available Online April 2010 .
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/E1743452109001356"