Books like Essential Cinema

12 books to read next

• Looking at Movies Richard Barsam 9.7 h
• Understanding Movies Louis D. Giannetti 8.8 h
• What Is Cinema? André Bazin 5.2 h
• I Lost It at the Movies Pauline Kael 6.7 h
• The Film Experience Timothy Corrigan 9.5 h
• On Film-making Alexander Mackendrick 5.4 h
• Writing About Movies Karen M. Gocsik, Richard Barsam, Karen Gocsik 5.1 h
• Film Studies Amy Villarejo 3.5 h
• Filmish Edward Ross 3.7 h
• Film as Film V. F. Perkins 3.6 h
• 5001 Nights at the Movies Pauline Kael 12.9 h
• Film Form Sergei M. Eisenstein 5.2 h

How long each takes

Looking at Movies Richard Barsam 9.7 h Understanding Movies Louis D. Giannetti 8.8 h What Is Cinema? André Bazin 5.2 h I Lost It at the Movies Pauline Kael 6.7 h The Film Experience Timothy Corrigan 9.5 h On Film-making Alexander Mackendrick 5.4 h Writing About Movies Karen M. Gocsik, Richard Barsam, Karen Gocsik 5.1 h Film Studies Amy Villarejo 3.5 h Filmish Edward Ross 3.7 h Film as Film V. F. Perkins 3.6 h 5001 Nights at the Movies Pauline Kael 12.9 h Film Form Sergei M. Eisenstein 5.2 h

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