 | Film History 2/e by Kristin Thompson
Buy used from: £15.00 A concise and accessible introduction to film history
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 | The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968 by Andrew Sarris
Buy used from: £8.58 Sometimes brilliant, sometimes controversial and sometimes just plain silly, Sarris is essential reading.
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 | Film Art: an Introduction by David Bordwell
Buy used from: £18.00 From the people that brought you Film History comes this excellent introduction to aesthetics of filmmaking.
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 | The Oxford History of World Cinema
Buy new: £26.72 / Used from: £20.00 I just cannot stop using this book. The format is excellent, it is incredibly accessible and it covers everything you might want to know about every major film-maker and movement.
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 | The Oxford Guide to Film Studies
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £12.50 This edited collection is a great overview of contemporary film theory and criticism.
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 | Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings
Buy used from: £5.04 Braudy and Cohen's anthology is the most comprehensive available.
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 | The Genius of the System: Hollywood Film-making in the Studio Era by Thomas Schatz
Buy used from: £14.80 I can't think of a more readable and informative introduction to the Hollywood studio system.
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 | Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) by Susan Hayward
Buy used from: £7.50 The Film students bible! Almost every term or concept within the field of Film Studies is succinctly explained here.
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 | Signs and Meaning in the Cinema by Peter Wollen
Buy used from: £47.25 Wollen's informed and articulate prose is a joy to read.
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 | Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and The Studio System by Thomas Schatz
Buy new: £45.09 / Used from: £21.32 An enjoyable romp through what Schatz considers to be the 'key' genres of Hollywood.
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 | Film Theory Goes to the Movies: Cultural Analysis of Contemporary Film (AFI Film Readers)
Buy new: £16.54 / Used from: £1.67 Another anthology, but focusing primarily on theoretical developments of the last 30 years.
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