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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    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, 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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    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 38 -

    Antz

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
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    Armageddon

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
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    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
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    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 65 -

    Batman Begins

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
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    Baywatch

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 78 -

    Beowulf

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  13. 124 -

    The Bucket List

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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    A Bug's Life

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
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    Cabiria

    1914, in 12 top lists Check
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    Cars

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 138 -

    Cast Away

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 146 -

    Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
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    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Darjeeling Limited

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
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    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
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    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
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    Destination Tokyo

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 247 -

    Don Juan

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  25. 257 -

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Fantastic Four

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    Fantastic Voyage

    1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Far Country

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  29. 317 -

    Finding Nemo

    2003, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 322 -

    Flash Gordon

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
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    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 403 -

    Harry and Tonto

    1974, in 1 top list Check
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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
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    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
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    Help!

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
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    I Spy

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
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    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    2008, in 5 top lists Check
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    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
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    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    Le royaume des fées

    1903 — a.k.a. The Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Lone Ranger

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  47. 606 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 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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    The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
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