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Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay
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Your Movie Sucks
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Roger Ebert

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Dogma: A Screenplay
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting
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One Gallant Rush
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The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script Series)
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My First Movie: Twenty Celebrated Directors Talk about Their First Film
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Stephen Lowenstein

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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
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John Cleese

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Bill Henkin

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The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age, Completely Revised and Updated
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Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay
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Babylon revisited and other stories
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Green Shadows, White Whale
Green Shadows, White Whale
Ray Bradbury

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On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
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Alexander Mackendrick

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Thinking Like a Director: A Practical Handbook
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Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
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Robert Ben Garant

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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
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Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
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Jennifer Van Sijll

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Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434
Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434
Lew Hunter

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101 Things I Learned ® in Film School
101 Things I Learned ® in Film School
Neil Landau

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Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
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Blake Snyder

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The Annotated Godfather: The Complete Screenplay
The Annotated Godfather: The Complete Screenplay
Jenny M. Jones

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Performing Arts

Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Filmmaking
Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Filmmaking
Mick Hurbis-Cherrier

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Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
John Yorke

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Shock Value
Shock Value
Jason Zinoman

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Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
Claudia Hunter Johnson

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On Film Editing
On Film Editing
Edward Dmytryk

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Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video
Peter W. Rea

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From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film
From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film
Siegfried Kracauer

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The Jaws Log
The Jaws Log
Carl Gottlieb

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The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit
The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit
Ron Shelton

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Clerks and Chasing Amy: Two Screenplays
Clerks and Chasing Amy: Two Screenplays
Kevin Smith

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Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood
Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood
Syd Field

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Twister: the Original Screenplay
Twister: the Original Screenplay
Michael Crichton

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The It's a Wonderful Life Book
The It's a Wonderful Life Book
Jeanine Basinger

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Best American Screenplays: First Series * Complete Screenplays (Best American Screenplays)
Best American Screenplays: First Series * Complete Screenplays (Best American Screenplays)

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The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film
The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film
Linda Seger

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Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great
Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great
William M. Akers

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The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968
The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968
Andrew Sarris

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The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums
Wes Anderson

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Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing
Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing
Richard Walter

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A Fish Called Wanda: The Screenplay (Applause Screenplay Series)
A Fish Called Wanda: The Screenplay (Applause Screenplay Series)
Charles Crichton

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Screenplays

Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty
Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty
Richard Curtis

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Writing the Romantic Comedy
Writing the Romantic Comedy
Billy Mernit

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L.A. Confidential: The Screenplay
L.A. Confidential: The Screenplay
Curtis Hanson

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Developing Story Ideas
Developing Story Ideas
Michael Rabiger

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Trash Trio: Three Screenplays
Trash Trio: Three Screenplays
John Waters

from $18.49

William Goldman: Four Screenplays with Essays
William Goldman: Four Screenplays with Essays
William Goldman

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JFK: The Book of the Film (Applause Screenplay Series)
JFK: The Book of the Film (Applause Screenplay Series)
Oliver Stone

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Au Revoir Les Enfants
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Louis Malle

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Ethan Coen and Joel Coen: Collected Screenplays 1: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen: Collected Screenplays 1: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink
Ethan Coen

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay
George Lucas

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Memento & Following
Memento & Following
Christopher J. Nolan

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Writing the Screenplay: TV and Film, 2/E
Writing the Screenplay: TV and Film, 2/E
Alan A. Armer

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The Short Screenplay: Your Short Film from Concept to Production (Aspiring Filmmaker's Library)
The Short Screenplay: Your Short Film from Concept to Production (Aspiring Filmmaker's Library)
Daniel A. Gurskis

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Jacob's Ladder (Applause Screenplay Series)
Jacob's Ladder (Applause Screenplay Series)
Bruce Joel Rubin

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Write Screenplays That Sell: The Ackerman Way
Write Screenplays That Sell: The Ackerman Way
Hal Ackerman

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Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
Charlie Kaufman

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The Truman Show: The Shooting Script
The Truman Show: The Shooting Script
Andrew Niccol

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How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
David Howard

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On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script
On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script
Budd Schulberg

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Anatomy of a Screenplay
Anatomy of a Screenplay
Dan Decker

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Commonalities of books on Screenwriting: - Comprehensive guides covering various aspects of filmmaking, from pre-production to post-production - Guides for aspiring screenwriters on how to write successful screenplays - Behind-the-scenes accounts of the making of iconic movies and TV shows - Collections of interviews with famous directors and screenwriters - Biographies and memoirs of Hollywood veterans and successful screenwriters - Guides for creating memorable characters and crafting compelling stories - Satirical takes on the film industry and Hollywood culture

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