Film Books of 2024 (Non-Fiction)

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Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls
Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls 3.99 avg rating — 319 ratings
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Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong
Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong 3.91 avg rating — 983 ratings
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Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
by: Ed Zwick
4.01 avg rating — 2,569 ratings
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Kubrick: An Odyssey
Kubrick: An Odyssey 4.22 avg rating — 553 ratings
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So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls
So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls 3.61 avg rating — 1,323 ratings
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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? 4.03 avg rating — 579 ratings
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The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power
The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power
by: Amy Sall
4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops
Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops
by: Tim Robey
3.65 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
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HITCHOLOGY: A film-by-film guide to the style and themes of Alfred Hitchcock
HITCHOLOGY: A film-by-film guide to the style and themes of Alfred Hitchcock 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic 4.22 avg rating — 1,252 ratings
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Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius 3.86 avg rating — 647 ratings
12.
My Affair with Art House Cinema: Essays and Reviews
My Affair with Art House Cinema: Essays and Reviews 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings
12.
A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda
A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda 4.02 avg rating — 179 ratings
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The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface
The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface 3.37 avg rating — 115 ratings
15.
Baseball: The Movie
Baseball: The Movie 3.89 avg rating — 236 ratings
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The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982
The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982 4.12 avg rating — 851 ratings
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What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life 4.03 avg rating — 946 ratings
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Devotion
Devotion 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)
The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Xala
Xala really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
21.
Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema
Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema 3.93 avg rating — 126 ratings
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Kes
Kes 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The De Palma Decade: Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens
The De Palma Decade: Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens 3.60 avg rating — 107 ratings
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Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards
Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Greater Atlanta: Black Satire after Obama
Greater Atlanta: Black Satire after Obama 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Mädchen in Uniform
Mädchen in Uniform 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Blood In Blood Out
Blood In Blood Out 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Moving Pictures: A History of American Animation from Gertie to Pixar and Beyond
Moving Pictures: A History of American Animation from Gertie to Pixar and Beyond 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour
The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir
They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir 3.43 avg rating — 186 ratings
31.
On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide
On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Gothic Peckinpah
The Gothic Peckinpah 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Terrence Malick and the Examined Life
Terrence Malick and the Examined Life 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings
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In Dreams Begin Responsibilities: A Jonathan Rosenbaum Reader
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities: A Jonathan Rosenbaum Reader 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Ethnographic Optic: Jean Rouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, and the Turn Inward in 1960s French Cinema
The Ethnographic Optic: Jean Rouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, and the Turn Inward in 1960s French Cinema 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic
With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic 3.82 avg rating — 200 ratings
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Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV 3.92 avg rating — 8,647 ratings
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Bill Murray: On Screen
Bill Murray: On Screen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990
Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Tom Cruise: On Screen
Tom Cruise: On Screen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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What Nails It
What Nails It 4.12 avg rating — 51 ratings
43.
Jack Nicholson in the 1970s
Jack Nicholson in the 1970s 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
43.
You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies
You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies 3.77 avg rating — 423 ratings
45.
Michael Mann: A Contemporary Retrospective
Michael Mann: A Contemporary Retrospective 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Runaway Train: Or, the Story of My Life So Far
Runaway Train: Or, the Story of My Life So Far 3.61 avg rating — 466 ratings
47.
A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime
A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime 3.73 avg rating — 1,615 ratings
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The Art of Inside Out 2
The Art of Inside Out 2 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Dune: Exposures
Dune: Exposures 4.37 avg rating — 232 ratings
49.
The Cavalry Trilogy
The Cavalry Trilogy 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
51.
I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms
I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms 4.08 avg rating — 115 ratings
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50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins
50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins 4.09 avg rating — 540 ratings
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The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel 3.88 avg rating — 10,188 ratings
54.
The Year's Work in Showgirls Studies
The Year's Work in Showgirls Studies 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Total Recall: The Official Story of the Film
Total Recall: The Official Story of the Film 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears 4.08 avg rating — 5,407 ratings
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Serge Daney and Queer Cinephilia
Serge Daney and Queer Cinephilia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
57.
Dear God, the Parthenon is still broken
Dear God, the Parthenon is still broken 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
59.
The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two
The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two 4.52 avg rating — 208 ratings
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Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood
Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood 4.01 avg rating — 233 ratings
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La Captive
La Captive 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Ghibliverse: Studio Ghibli Beyond the Films
Ghibliverse: Studio Ghibli Beyond the Films 4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings
63.
James Bond Will Return: Critical Perspectives on the 007 Film Franchise
James Bond Will Return: Critical Perspectives on the 007 Film Franchise 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Cure
Cure 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story
The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story 3.77 avg rating — 928 ratings
66.
Who Are You Dorothy Dean?
Who Are You Dorothy Dean? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Escape Artists Vol. 1: Escape from New York Interviews
Escape Artists Vol. 1: Escape from New York Interviews liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
68.
Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror
Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Escape Artists Vol. 2: Escape from L.A. Interviews
Escape Artists Vol. 2: Escape from L.A. Interviews liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair
Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair 3.88 avg rating — 591 ratings
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Remotely: Travels in the Binge of TV
Remotely: Travels in the Binge of TV 3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
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MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios 4.20 avg rating — 5,179 ratings
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Nora Ephron at the Movies: A Visual Celebration of the Writer and Director Behind When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, and More
Nora Ephron at the Movies: A Visual Celebration of the Writer and Director Behind When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, and More 3.36 avg rating — 158 ratings
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Mavericks: Interviews with the World's Iconoclast Filmmakers
Mavericks: Interviews with the World's Iconoclast Filmmakers 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film
The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film 3.33 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Alfred Hitchcock All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short
Alfred Hitchcock All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short 4.80 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Nozone – Reviews of Art, Cult, and Genre Cinema, 2003-2012
Nozone – Reviews of Art, Cult, and Genre Cinema, 2003-2012
by: Tim Lucas
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
77.
Making It So
Making It So 4.30 avg rating — 18,527 ratings
77.
Cleanin' up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
80.
On and Off-Screen Imaginaries
On and Off-Screen Imaginaries 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
80.
D. A. Pennebaker: Interviews
D. A. Pennebaker: Interviews 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
80.
The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film
The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Death by Laughter: Female Hysteria and Early Cinema (Film and Culture Series)
Death by Laughter: Female Hysteria and Early Cinema (Film and Culture Series) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Chita: A Memoir
Chita: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 679 ratings
85.
Corpses, Fools and Monsters
Corpses, Fools and Monsters 4.34 avg rating — 240 ratings
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Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood 3.85 avg rating — 3,062 ratings
87.
Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper
Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
87.
The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage 4.12 avg rating — 2,905 ratings
89.
The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick
The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick 3.93 avg rating — 68 ratings
89.
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History 3.81 avg rating — 507 ratings
91.
Vanishing Point Forever by Robert M. Rubin
Vanishing Point Forever by Robert M. Rubin 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
92.
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu 4.62 avg rating — 37 ratings
93.
The Magic Eye: The Cinema of Stanley Kubrick
The Magic Eye: The Cinema of Stanley Kubrick 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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A Shared Cinema
A Shared Cinema 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Playing Among the Stars: Conversations with Damien Chazelle
Playing Among the Stars: Conversations with Damien Chazelle 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object
Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below
Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below 3.97 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema
Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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A Cut Below: A Celebration of B Horror Movies, 1950s-1980s
A Cut Below: A Celebration of B Horror Movies, 1950s-1980s 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Alone in the Dark: Cinephilia and the Heroic Imagination
Alone in the Dark: Cinephilia and the Heroic Imagination really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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