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How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond
James Monaco
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Description for How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond
Paperback. Since its original publication in 1977, this hugely popular book has become the definitive source on film and media. Now, Monaco offers a special anniversary edition of his classic work, featuring a new preface and several new sections. Num Pages: 736 pages, 350 halftones, 75 line illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Richard Gilman referred to How to Read a Film as simply "the best single work of its kind." And Janet Maslin in The New York Times Book Review marveled at James Monaco's ability to collect "an enormous amount of useful information and assemble it in an exhilaratingly simple and systematic way." Indeed, since its original publication in 1977, this hugely popular book has become the definitive source on film and media. Now, James Monaco offers a special anniversary edition of his classic work, featuring a new preface and several new sections, including an "Essential Library: One Hundred Books About ... Read more
Richard Gilman referred to How to Read a Film as simply "the best single work of its kind." And Janet Maslin in The New York Times Book Review marveled at James Monaco's ability to collect "an enormous amount of useful information and assemble it in an exhilaratingly simple and systematic way." Indeed, since its original publication in 1977, this hugely popular book has become the definitive source on film and media. Now, James Monaco offers a special anniversary edition of his classic work, featuring a new preface and several new sections, including an "Essential Library: One Hundred Books About ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
730
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195321050
SKU
V9780195321050
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About James Monaco
James Monaco is a writer, publisher, and producer. His books include American Film Now, The New Wave, The Encyclopedia of Film, and The Connoisseur's Guide to the Movies.
Reviews for How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond
"Anyone who writes about film, or who is interested in film seriously, just has to have it."
Richard Roud, Director of the New York Film Festival
Richard Roud, Director of the New York Film Festival