Books by David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
by David Thomson
This volume is a compendium of biographical profiles of just about every major figure in film. But it is really much more than a movie reference book; Thomson writes better than almost any other encyclopaedic critic.
Suspects
by David Thomson
This is a novel that allows you, the reader, to finish the story of people in films and find the connections between them. It’s not what the people who made them thought, it’s about what they mean to the audience.
Interviews where books by David Thomson were recommended
The best books on Where Good Ideas Come From, recommended by Jane Root
The former head of BBC2 reveals the two important ideas that made The Office a worldwide success, and says that most good ideas are little ones nurtured over time. Here she chooses five books that hold the key to success
The best books on Film Criticism, recommended by Andrew Sarris
The legendary American critic, Andrew Sarris, sounds off on auteurism, his own career and the value of the traditional film-writing canon over internet innovations such as IMDB. He picks the best books on film criticism.
