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James's Favorite 100: Plays, Films, Criticism

These are not the only books our retired teacher and unrepentant book nerd considers to be favorites, but they are ones he always thinks of when asked to recommend something to read. Or, in this case, see.
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After the Fall (Arthur Miller)
After the Fall
1
Arthur Miller
Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon
2
Arnott
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
3
Peter Shaffer
American Buffalo (David Mamet)
American Buffalo
4
David Mamet
American Gothic (Rigby)
American Gothic
5
Rigby
An Iliad (Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare)
An Iliad
6
Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
7
Priestley
Angels Fall (Lanford Wilson)
Angels Fall
8
Lanford Wilson
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
9
Tom Stoppard
Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)
Arms and the Man
10
George Bernard Shaw
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff (Mank)
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
11
Mank
The Birds (Aristophanes)
The Birds
12
Aristophanes
The Caretaker (Harold Pinter)
The Caretaker
13
Harold Pinter
The Changing Room (David Storey)
The Changing Room
14
David Storey
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
15
Anton Chekov
Collected Shorter Plays (Samuel Beckett)
Collected Shorter Plays
16
Samuel Beckett
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
17
William Shakespeare
Danton's Death (Büchner)
Danton's Death
18
Büchner
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
19
Arthur Miller
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
20
Henrik Ibsen
Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr. Faustus
21
Christopher Marlowe
The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi
22
The Empty Space (Peter Brook)
The Empty Space
23
Peter Brook
Endgame (Beckett)
Endgame
24
Beckett
English Gothic (Rigby)
English Gothic
25
Rigby
The Entertainer (J. Osborne)
The Entertainer
26
J. Osborne
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
27
Peter Shaffer
Exit the King (Eugène Ionesco)
Exit the King
28
Eugène Ionesco
Fifth of July (Lanford Wilson)
Fifth of July
29
Lanford Wilson
Film (Beckett)
Film
30
Beckett
The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
The Film Noir Encyclopedia
31
Silver
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War (Mark Harris)
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
32
Mark Harris
Fool for Love (Sam Shepard)
Fool for Love
33
Sam Shepard
The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
34
Aristophanes
From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
From Caligari to Hitler
35
Krakauer
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days
36
Samuel Beckett
Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock
37
Truffaut
Hollywood: The Oral History (Jeanine Basinger)
Hollywood: The Oral History
38
Jeanine Basinger
Home: A Play (David Storey)
Home: A Play
39
David Storey
Horizons West (Kitses)
Horizons West
40
Kitses
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