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Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3,293 ratings — published 1992
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Manuale del film. Linguaggio, racconto, analisi Manuale del film. Linguaggio, racconto, analisi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 204 ratings — published 1995
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The Time-Image The Time-Image (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,334 ratings — published 1985
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Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 767 ratings — published 1998
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Hitchcock/Truffaut Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 9,553 ratings — published 1966
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Film Art: An Introduction Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,642 ratings — published 1979
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Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism, 1968-1980 Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism, 1968-1980 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 4,634 ratings — published 2025
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A Violent Professional A Violent Professional (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 22 ratings — published 2007
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Withnail & I Withnail & I (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 82 ratings — published 2004
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Trainspotting (BFI Film Classics) Trainspotting (BFI Film Classics)
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avg rating 3.98 — 126 ratings — published 2002
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Prison of Time, The: Stanley Kubrick, Adrian Lyne, Michael Bay and Quentin Tarantino Prison of Time, The: Stanley Kubrick, Adrian Lyne, Michael Bay and Quentin Tarantino (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Literature and Cinematography Literature and Cinematography (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 43 ratings — published 1923
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Visions of Aging: Images of the Elderly in Film Visions of Aging: Images of the Elderly in Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008
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MOVIE STARS: Astrology In The Cinema MOVIE STARS: Astrology In The Cinema (Paperback)
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Directed by Steven Spielberg: Poetics of the Contemporary Hollywood Blockbuster Directed by Steven Spielberg: Poetics of the Contemporary Hollywood Blockbuster (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 37 ratings — published 2006
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Women's Pictures: Feminism and Cinema Women's Pictures: Feminism and Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 63 ratings — published 1982
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Scottish Films: An Informed and Irreverant Guide for Movie-Lovers Scottish Films: An Informed and Irreverant Guide for Movie-Lovers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 2025
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Cinema 1: The Movement-Image Cinema 1: The Movement-Image (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 2,349 ratings — published 1983
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David Lynch: His Work, His World David Lynch: His Work, His World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.22 — 106 ratings — published
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Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,288 ratings — published
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Lost Decade, The: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s Lost Decade, The: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Figures of Desire: A Theory and Analysis of Surrealist Film Figures of Desire: A Theory and Analysis of Surrealist Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 23 ratings — published 1985
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The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 208 ratings — published 1994
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Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 4,041 ratings — published 2023
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The Power of Film The Power of Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 248 ratings — published 2006
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The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,170 ratings — published 1993
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Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 88 ratings — published
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Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 128 ratings — published 1992
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Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 44 ratings — published 1993
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Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 729 ratings — published
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John Waters: Indecent Exposure John Waters: Indecent Exposure (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 36 ratings — published
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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 6,560 ratings — published 2022
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Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.47 — 15 ratings — published 2000
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Cinema Speculation Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 15,375 ratings — published 2022
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Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition (Traditions in World Cinema) Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition (Traditions in World Cinema)
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avg rating 3.85 — 47 ratings — published 2009
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Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.42 — 95 ratings — published
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Masculinity and Film Performance: Male Angst in Contemporary American Cinema Masculinity and Film Performance: Male Angst in Contemporary American Cinema (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 2011
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Monsters in the closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Inside Popular Film) Monsters in the closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Inside Popular Film)
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avg rating 4.22 — 245 ratings — published 1997
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Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 118 ratings — published 1988
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Colours of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes Colours of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 87 ratings — published
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The Duke in His Domain The Duke in His Domain (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 1,225 ratings — published 1957
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Matter and Memory Matter and Memory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,770 ratings — published 1896
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The System of Objects The System of Objects (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,971 ratings — published 1968
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Literature and Evil Literature and Evil (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,582 ratings — published 1957
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Erotism: Death and Sensuality Erotism: Death and Sensuality (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 4,375 ratings — published 1957
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The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.54 — 39 ratings — published 1994
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Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 169 ratings — published 1999
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The Future of the Image The Future of the Image (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 565 ratings — published 2003
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“Film analysis enables us to recognize how the filmmakers have their magic on us, how all the constituent elements of the film have combined to create that magic. Rather than rob us of the pleasures of watching films, this approach affords us the even greater pleasure of deep engagement”
Jon Lewis, Essential Cinema: An Introduction to Film Analysis