So I work in the film industry. I love movie. It's one of the only subjects I think I would never get tired of. I like film theory, I like film aesthetics, I like film history, I like film technique, everything about it is completely and endless fascinating to me.

So, needless to say I read a lot of books about film. Hundreds. Books on editing, books on cinematography, books on film history, books on acting, books on directors, books on screenwriting, screenplays etc. You get the idea.

So my secret santa sent me a film book called "The film that changed my life" by Robert K. Elder. It was a book of interviews with famous directors where they talk about one specific film that was hugely influential in their films and careers. It has interviews with some of my very favorite directors of all time. Danny Boyle talks about "Apocalypse now". Edgar Wright talks about "An American Werewolf in London". Rian Johnson talks about "Annie Hall". The night I got it I read three chapters even before I went to bed.

This gift was picked so well that I thought perhaps my secret santa had found my amazon wish list and picked a book off of it (although I checked my list later and I don't think this book was on it).

Anyway, huge thanks to my secret santa! I hope he receives as thoughtful a gift as the one I received from him.