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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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
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    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
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    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 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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    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
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    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
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    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
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    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
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    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
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    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
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    Batman Begins

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
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    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 10 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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    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
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    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
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    Minority Report

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
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    Per un pugno di dollari

    1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 9 top lists Check
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    Spider-Man

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
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    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    Lola rennt

    1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check
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    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
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    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
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    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
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    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
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    X-Men

    2000, in 5 top lists Check
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    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Matrix Reloaded

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Bourne Supremacy

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sherlock Holmes

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
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    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    2003, in 8 top lists Check
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    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
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    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
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    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
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    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
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    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
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    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    2008, in 5 top lists Check
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    Westworld

    1973, in 4 top lists Check
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    Armageddon

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
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    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
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    Batman & Robin

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
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    Escape from Alcatraz

    1979, in 1 top list Check
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    Alien: Resurrection

    1997, in 1 top list Check
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    Superman II

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
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