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. 591 -

    Life of an American Fireman

    1903, in 4 top lists Check
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    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
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    Aleksandr Nevskiy

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

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 982 new

    13 Rue Madeleine

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 1052 new

    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
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    Flash Gordon

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 328 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
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    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 257 -

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
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    Per un pugno di dollari

    1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 10 top lists Check
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    Star Trek

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 36 -

    O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

    1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check
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    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
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    Prime Cut

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 523 -

    Kojak

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 989 new

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 1061 new

    Westworld

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 720 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  23. 290 -

    Escape from Alcatraz

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  24. 616 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 368 -

    The Gods Must Be Crazy

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
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    Superman II

    1980, in 3 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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    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 1015 new

    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 656 -

    Miami Vice

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  32. 585 -

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
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    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  35. 238 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 442 -

    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
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    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
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    Baywatch

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
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    Henry V

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
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    Dick Tracy

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 1007 new

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 973 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
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    Patriot Games

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  44. 227 -

    Demolition Man

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  45. 303 -

    The Fantastic Four

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Shadow

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  47. 452 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
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    Alien: Resurrection

    1997, in 1 top list Check
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    Batman & Robin

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 611 -

    The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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