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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 (Rigby)
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An Open Book (John Huston)
An Open Book (John Huston)
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Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff (Mank)
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff (Mank)
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Buster Keaton (McPherson)
Buster Keaton (McPherson)
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A Cast of Killers (Kirkpatrick)
A Cast of Killers (Kirkpatrick)
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Cecil B. Demille (Louvish)
Cecil B. Demille (Louvish)
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Celluloid Clost (Author)
Celluloid Clost (Author)
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Celluloid Mavericks: A History of American Independent Film Making (Greg Merritt)
Celluloid Mavericks: A History of American Independent Film Making (Greg Merritt)
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Chaplin (Louvish)
Chaplin (Louvish)
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The Citizen Kane Book (Kael)
The Citizen Kane Book (Kael)
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D. W. Griffith (Schickel)
D. W. Griffith (Schickel)
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English Gothic (Rigby)
English Gothic (Rigby)
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The Film Encyclopedia (Katz)
The Film Encyclopedia (Katz)
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The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
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Film Technique and Film Acting (Pudovkin)
Film Technique and Film Acting (Pudovkin)
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The Filmgoer's Companion (Halliwell)
The Filmgoer's Companion (Halliwell)
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The French New Wave Cinema (A)
The French New Wave Cinema (A)
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From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
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Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock (Truffaut)
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Horizons West (Kitses)
Horizons West (Kitses)
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I Lost It at the Movies (Kael)
I Lost It at the Movies (Kael)
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If They Move, Kill 'em! (Weddle)
If They Move, Kill 'em! (Weddle)
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Images: My Life in Film (Ingmar Bergman)
Images: My Life in Film (Ingmar Bergman)
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In Search of the Third Man (Drazin)
In Search of the Third Man (Drazin)
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The Italian Cinema (Bondanella)
The Italian Cinema (Bondanella)
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Jacques Tourneur (Fujiwara)
Jacques Tourneur (Fujiwara)
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James Whale (Curtis)
James Whale (Curtis)
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Keep Watching the Skies! (Warren)
Keep Watching the Skies! (Warren)
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Keystone (Louvish)
Keystone (Louvish)
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Kurosawa (Cowie)
Kurosawa (Cowie)
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Majestic Hollywood (Vieriea)
Majestic Hollywood (Vieriea)
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Memo From David O. Selznick (Selznick)
Memo From David O. Selznick (Selznick)
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Monkey Business (Louvish)
Monkey Business (Louvish)
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The Nature of the Beast (McGilligan)
The Nature of the Beast (McGilligan)
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The Parade's Gone by (Brownlow)
The Parade's Gone by (Brownlow)
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Point Blank (Epstein)
Point Blank (Epstein)
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Post-War British Cinema (Boyce)
Post-War British Cinema (Boyce)
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Reading Race (Denzin)
Reading Race (Denzin)
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Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes (Weaver)
Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes (Weaver)
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