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The behind-the-scenes photos alone are worth it, but Schrager's analysis of how E.T. was shot really changed how I watch that movie now. It's a hefty coffee-table book, though, so clear some real space for it.

Schrager's writing genuinely holds up alongside the photos, and the behind-the-scenes shots from E.T. alone were worth the price. I've flipped through it three times now and keep finding details I missed in the films themselves.

I went in expecting a coffee-table book and got something closer to a film course — Richard Schickel's critical essays on everything from E.T. to Saving Private Ryan are genuinely insightful and not just filler between pictures. The production quality is lovely too, heavy paper and sharp full-color