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Gary, your total has been updated on the first page. I'll be curious to hear what you think of The Taste for Beauty. Let me know if you find a good study of Rohmer. Our university library lists two -- one by C. G. Crisp, the other by Carlos F. Heredero and Antonio Santamarina -- as well as...

Pascal, I've updated your total on the first page. I always enjoy reading your reviews, particularly in cases like this, when I'm introduced to filmmakers I've never even heard of. Very interesting. As far as my own reading goes, I'm afraid that I'll be experiencing a bit of a lull over the...

Al, just a word or two of warning: Johnson and Petrie are also quite rough with Tarkovsky, particularly in the chapters on Nostalghia and The Sacrifice. I have to agree with their main criticism. Although both films contain some striking imagery (I especially love the b&w apocalyptic vision in...

The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue by Vida T. Johnson and Graham Petrie --- I'd hoped to post a much longer review of this fine book, but my job has felt like, well, work lately. Here's a one sentence review: I so enjoyed Johnson's and Petrie's study that I am considering tracking...

Thanks for the reviews, guys. Things have gotten quite hectic for me at work lately, so my pace has been slowed a bit. But all of the totals have been updated on the first post.

Damn, Pascal, that article hits way too close to home. I find myself in a very uncomfortable position: I both agree with Zenner completely and am guilty of each of his offenses (including the damn affect/effect rule). Great article. My favorite line:

Thanks for the review, David. For me, the only good news to come from all of the recent MGM hoopla around here is that Robert Aldrich's Kiss Me Deadly will soon be released, though probably without the attention it deserves. It and Touch of Evil are probably my favorite classic noirs. If you...

I think everything has now been properly updated. I added the Wajda book and also Jodee's Bogdanovich recommendations. By the way, I read much of Who the Devil Made It two years ago and really enjoyed it. It contains interviews with an interesting assortment of directors. Pascal, Wajda does...

So are any of you still reading? Here's my second review. --- Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski by Annette Insdorf Insdorf’s is a terribly frustrating book. She seems the perfect candidate for the job of writing such an auteur study. As a professor in...

That combination of almost clinical detachment and pathos is what most struck me about the film. In my limited experiences with Godard, I had come to expect the former, but was quite surprised to find myself so moved by Nana. Of course, that pathos is probably inevitable any time a camera...

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words.

Steve, I added Hitchcock's notebooks to the list and (drumroll please) I've also posted my first review. Woo hoo. One down, nine to go. http://web.utk.edu/~hughes00/htf/tarkovsky.htm S&S Challenge: 70 56 Read a book!

Pascal, sorry about that omission. I was doing a lot of copying and pasting that day -- I figured I had probably lost one or two titles in the process. Steve, I'll be curious to hear what you have to say about Hitchcock's Notebooks. That's one I pick up almost every time I stop into a...

It's about time you two showed up. I've been looking forward to hearing your suggestions. Pascal, read as much or as little as you like. I'm hoping that this thread will become a place where we can talk about what we're reading. So even if you aren't able to finish ten books this year, I'm...

I think everything is updated for the moment. I'm really excited by the positive response. I'm thinking that if the suggested reading list gets much longer, I'll have to take a few minutes to force some organization onto it. Steve, just a reminder. Everyone starts this challenge with 10 to...

Anson, you've been added to the list, as have your suggestions. I'd be curious to hear what you and others have to say about the Mamet book. I have tremendous respect for him as a writer, but have always been left a bit cold by his film direction (though I'm planning to see State and Main this...

So Mike, does this mean that you're joining this little challenge? I didn't add your suggestions to the list, but only because I'd like to limit it to books that are specifically about film, filmmaking, and filmmakers. Not that a fiction-reading contest wouldn't also do this forum some good...

You've been added, JungWoo. I'll be curious to hear your response to Siegfried Kracauer. I'd quite honestly never heard of him, but am intrigued after reading some of the responses to Theory of Film on Amazon. I'll be spending more time with the Frankfurt School for one of my exams -- maybe...

Cool. Glad to see some positive response. I've updated the list and will gladly continue to do so. Greg, spend some time at your local public or university library, find the film shelves, and just go browsing. Hopefully this list will encourage you to read some things you wouldn't have...

Read 10 in 2001 Over the next 13 months, I'm going to be forced to spend much more time behind a book than in front of the TV (full time job and three comprehensive exams to prepare for). Anyone care to join me? The idea is pretty simple (as is the challenge). The AFI and S&S challenges have...