James Monaco's How to Read a Film

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"Monaco once again looks at film from many vantage points, as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to other narrative media such as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, the book discusses the elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning, and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate."

Full Title: How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond

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  1. 207 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
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    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 1010 new

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
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    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
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    Finding Nemo

    2003, in 17 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 606 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...

    2003, in 13 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
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    Batman Begins

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
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    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
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    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
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    Shrek

    2001, in 14 top lists Check
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    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
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    Ratatouille

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Truman Show

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
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    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
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    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
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    Home Alone

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Spider-Man

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
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    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
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    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
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    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
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    Men in Black

    1997, in 6 top lists Check
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    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
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    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
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    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
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    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
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    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
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    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
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    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
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    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
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