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Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.54 — 26 ratings — published 2002
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Hitchcock/Truffaut Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 9,264 ratings — published 1966
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Cinema Speculation Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 14,446 ratings — published 2022
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Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 114 ratings — published 2022
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The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 842 ratings — published 1984
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Film Posters of the 60s: The Essential Movies of the Decade Film Posters of the 60s: The Essential Movies of the Decade (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 64 ratings — published 1997
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Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 515 ratings — published 2005
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The RKO Story The RKO Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 65 ratings — published 1982
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Eros in Hell: Sex, Blood and Madness in Japanese Cinema (Creation Cinema Collection) Eros in Hell: Sex, Blood and Madness in Japanese Cinema (Creation Cinema Collection)
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avg rating 4.12 — 82 ratings — published 1999
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Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies, 1956-1984 Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies, 1956-1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 258 ratings — published 1994
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Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,728 ratings — published 1996
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Cronenberg on Cronenberg Cronenberg on Cronenberg (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 865 ratings — published 1992
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The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 302 ratings — published 2003
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Unthinking Eurocentrism Unthinking Eurocentrism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 160 ratings — published 1994
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In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing (Volume 1) In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing (Volume 1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 16 ratings — published 2013
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The Columbia Story The Columbia Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 32 ratings — published 1989
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Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 358 ratings — published 2021
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Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 966 ratings — published 2002
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Basics Film-Making 02: Screenwriting Basics Film-Making 02: Screenwriting (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 36 ratings — published 2009
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Film Freak Film Freak (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 127 ratings — published 2013
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Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 75 ratings — published 1997
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The Paramount Story The Paramount Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 42 ratings — published 1985
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So You Want to Be a Producer So You Want to Be a Producer (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 323 ratings — published 2005
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Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 20 ratings — published 2010
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The MGM Story: the complete history of fifty roaring years The MGM Story: the complete history of fifty roaring years (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 112 ratings — published 1976
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The Warner Bros. Story The Warner Bros. Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 63 ratings — published 1979
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Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 19 ratings — published 2008
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New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity and Memory (World Cinema) New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity and Memory (World Cinema)
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avg rating 3.87 — 15 ratings — published 2010
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Ideology in Turkish Cinema Ideology in Turkish Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2014
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Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 870 ratings — published 2005
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Jekyll and Hyde Adapted: Dramatizations of Cultural Anxiety (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies) Jekyll and Hyde Adapted: Dramatizations of Cultural Anxiety (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies)
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avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1996
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The World of Science Fiction Films The World of Science Fiction Films (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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What It Is... What It Was!; The Black Film Explosion of the '70s in Words and Pictures What It Is... What It Was!; The Black Film Explosion of the '70s in Words and Pictures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.58 — 24 ratings — published 1998
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Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture (Contemporary Film and Television Series) Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture (Contemporary Film and Television Series)
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avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 1998
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Francois Truffaut by Annette Insdorf (1989-10-03) Francois Truffaut by Annette Insdorf (1989-10-03)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema (Wisconsin Film Studies) Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema (Wisconsin Film Studies)
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avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 2006
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The Paramount Story : The Complete History of the Studio and Its 2,805 Films The Paramount Story : The Complete History of the Studio and Its 2,805 Films (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Who the Devil Made It: Conversations with Legendary Film Directors Who the Devil Made It: Conversations with Legendary Film Directors (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 519 ratings — published 1997
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The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 171 ratings — published 2002
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The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,579 ratings — published 2023
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The Coen Brothers: Interviews The Coen Brothers: Interviews (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 115 ratings — published 2006
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Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television (ebook)
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avg rating 4.01 — 76 ratings — published
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The Horror Spoofs of Abbott and Costello: A Critical Assessment of the Comedy Team's Monster Films The Horror Spoofs of Abbott and Costello: A Critical Assessment of the Comedy Team's Monster Films (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.30 — 10 ratings — published 1999
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Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers: Radio and Film Noir Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers: Radio and Film Noir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis: Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker and Other Productions, 2d ed. The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis: Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker and Other Productions, 2d ed. (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Great Hollywood Movies Great Hollywood Movies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 29 ratings — published 1986
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The Academy Awards: The Complete History of Oscar The Academy Awards: The Complete History of Oscar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 63 ratings — published 2002
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Bay of Angels Bay of Angels (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 10 ratings — published 2013
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Film Posters Horror Film Posters Horror (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 70 ratings — published 2004
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Daniel Handler
“Phillip Murray and Wanda Saxton meet in the last scene under the rainy awning, their wrong wife and fiance finally story-lined away, and walk out together into the downpour - we know from the first scene, Christmas eve, that both of them like walking in the rain but don't have anybody who will do it with them - and it's the miracle of the ending.”
Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up