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Great Books About Film: Reading the Movies

Although it may seem contradictory, there are some great books about movies. Some are film theory, some are film criticism, some are histories, some are biographies, and some are appreciations. I have arbitrarily excluded shooting scripts, how-to manuals, and coffee table books in order to keep the list manageable. Anyway, here is a personal list of favorite readings about my second favorite art form.
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Acting on Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
Acting on Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
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American Gothic (Rigby)
American Gothic
2
Rigby
An Open Book (John Huston)
An Open Book
3
John Huston
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff (Mank)
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
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Mank
Buster Keaton (McPherson)
Buster Keaton
5
McPherson
A Cast of Killers (Kirkpatrick)
A Cast of Killers
6
Kirkpatrick
Cecil B. Demille (Louvish)
Cecil B. Demille
7
Louvish
Celluloid Clost (Author)
Celluloid Clost
8
Author
Celluloid Mavericks: A History of American Independent Film Making (Greg Merritt)
Celluloid Mavericks: A History of American Independent Film Making
9
Greg Merritt
Chaplin (Louvish)
Chaplin
10
Louvish
The Citizen Kane Book (Kael)
The Citizen Kane Book
11
Kael
D. W. Griffith (Schickel)
D. W. Griffith
12
Schickel
English Gothic (Rigby)
English Gothic
13
Rigby
The Film Encyclopedia (Katz)
The Film Encyclopedia
14
Katz
The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
The Film Noir Encyclopedia
15
Silver
Film Technique and Film Acting (Pudovkin)
Film Technique and Film Acting
16
Pudovkin
The Filmgoer's Companion (Halliwell)
The Filmgoer's Companion
17
Halliwell
The French New Wave Cinema (A)
The French New Wave Cinema
18
A
From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
From Caligari to Hitler
19
Krakauer
Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock
20
Truffaut
Horizons West (Kitses)
Horizons West
21
Kitses
I Lost It at the Movies (Kael)
I Lost It at the Movies
22
Kael
If They Move, Kill 'em! (Weddle)
If They Move, Kill 'em!
23
Weddle
Images: My Life in Film (Ingmar Bergman)
Images: My Life in Film
24
Ingmar Bergman
In Search of the Third Man (Drazin)
In Search of the Third Man
25
Drazin
The Italian Cinema (Bondanella)
The Italian Cinema
26
Bondanella
Jacques Tourneur (Fujiwara)
Jacques Tourneur
27
Fujiwara
James Whale (Curtis)
James Whale
28
Curtis
Keep Watching the Skies! (Warren)
Keep Watching the Skies!
29
Warren
Keystone (Louvish)
Keystone
30
Louvish
Kurosawa (Cowie)
Kurosawa
31
Cowie
Majestic Hollywood (Vieriea)
Majestic Hollywood
32
Vieriea
Memo From David O. Selznick (Selznick)
Memo From David O. Selznick
33
Selznick
Monkey Business (Louvish)
Monkey Business
34
Louvish
The Nature of the Beast (McGilligan)
The Nature of the Beast
35
McGilligan
The Parade's Gone by (Brownlow)
The Parade's Gone By
36
Brownlow
Point Blank (Epstein)
Point Blank
37
Epstein
Post-War British Cinema (Boyce)
Post-War British Cinema
38
Boyce
Reading Race (Denzin)
Reading Race
39
Denzin
Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes (Weaver)
Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes
40
Weaver
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