Aristotle laid out the basic structure of dramatic writing 2400 years ago, and we continue to employ those same principles today.

This textbook surveys more than a century of international cinema. Again, the authors are very comprehensive in their approach.

This is hands down the best book you can buy to get started in moviemaking. Simple and direct, you'll have a firm grasp of fundamental camera techniques after about ten minutes of reading.

Lighting for film is a lot like the game Othello: a minute to learn, a lifetime to master. Malkiewicz explores the finer points of the key, fill and kicker with clarity and aplomb.

Believe it or not, most people in Hollywood aren't evil blood-sucking corporate monsters. They're smart people who are trying to run a business and make money, just like everyone else in America.

Nothing short of genius. Written from the perspective of the Theatre, Bill Ball reveals simple princples and helpful guidelines for any director who wishes to get the most from his actors.

A great book about film editing by one of Hollywood's masters of the craft. It'll almost make you want to run out and buy a Steenbeck.

Keaton and Chaplin pretty much invented everything we now take for granted about filmmaking. Much more than just silent slapstick, see firsthand how a technological curiosity evolved into an artform.

This non-linear narrative is told from multiple viewpoints, like a Japanese Citizen Kane. See as much Kurosawa as you can.

India today has the most prolific film industry in the world. Before there was Bollywood, there was Satyajit Ray.

Everyone agrees this movie is a magically surreal head-trip. Everyone also agrees Fellini is a visionary genius.

Yes, a musical. Not a colorful Busby Berkeley show-stopper, but a rather dark and cynical tour through Nazi-era Germany. Joel Grey and Liza Minelli are fab.

One of the Coen brothers' earliest films, and a perfect example of post-modern film noir.