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 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 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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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002, in 26 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 -
1082 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
1010 new
Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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Jurassic Park
1993, in 23 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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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
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Batman Begins
2005, in 11 top lists Check -
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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 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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Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004, in 9 top lists Check -
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Shrek
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 18 top lists Check -
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Batman
1989, in 9 top lists Check -
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000, in 6 top lists Check -
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001, in 11 top lists Check -
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Spider-Man
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
1007 new
Total Recall
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
976 new
Thelma & Louise
1991, in 13 top lists Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
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Walkabout
1971, in 13 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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Dersu Uzala
1975, in 11 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 Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Holmes
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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Heaven's Gate
1980, in 8 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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A Bug's Life
1998, in 4 top lists Check -
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Cast Away
2000, in 3 top lists Check -
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Cars
2006, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dr. No
1962, in 7 top lists Check
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