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Italian Film Posters by: Kehr, Dave
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Italian Film Posters
by: Kehr, Dave

Hardcover. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 152 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Spotless and tight copy. 128 Italian film posters that are a rich array of both Italian films and the international cinema. Includes text and notes on each poster. Arranged by genre from the 30's to the late 50's.

Record # 456256

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Zapata!by: Steinbeck, John
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Zapata!
by: Steinbeck, John

Hardcover. London, Heinemann, 1st UK, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 251 pages. Hardcover. Clean, tight copy. The Previously Unpublished Introduction, Commentary and Script for the Film VIVA ZAPATA! Clean copy.

Record # 612202

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

Hollywood Studios,The: House Style in the Golden Age of the Movies by: Mordden, Ethan
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Hollywood Studios,The: House Style in the Golden Age of the Movies
by: Mordden, Ethan

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 387 pages, b&w photos. Author takes you behind the scenes of Paramount, MGM, Warner Brothers, RKO and Universal in their glory years.

Record # 57856

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Still Movingby: Higgins, Steven
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Still Moving
by: Higgins, Steven

Hardcover. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 375 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. 507 illustrations (108 in color, 399 in duotone). Founded in 1935, The Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film and Media is home to one of the most important moving-image archives in the world. Still Moving: The Film and Media Collections of The Museum of Modern Art marks the first time that MoMA has published a volume dedicated exclusively to these holdings. Drawn primarily from the Museum's vast library of film stills, the nearly 500 images in this book represent just a fraction of the department's renowned archive, including one of the world's most important collections of international silent cinema; classic early sound films from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Japan; extensive holdings of documentary and animation shorts and feature films; significant examples of Hollywood filmmaking from studios such as Warner Brothers, RKO, MGM, Twentieth Century-Fox, and Paramount; and more recent works by leading independent and avant-garde film and media artists.

Record # 350456

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Movie Stars: Unseen Archivesby: Thomas, Gareth
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Movie Stars: Unseen Archives
by: Thomas, Gareth

Hardcover. Bath, England, Parragon Publishing, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Movie Stars uses stunning pictures from the Daily Mail archives, many reproduced here for the first time, Movie Stars Unseen Archives features a stellar cast of acting greats, from the stars of the silent era to those taking the honors at the 2005 Oscars.

Record # 353126

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Anita Loos: A Biographyby: Carey, Gary
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Anita Loos: A Biography
by: Carey, Gary

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 331 pages, b&w illustrations. Very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Record # 358406

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

If They Move... Kill 'Em! : The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah by: Weddle, David
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If They Move... Kill 'Em! : The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah
by: Weddle, David

Hardcover. NY, Grove Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 578 pages, b&w photos. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Remainder line on top edge, otherwise clean. The first major biography of David Samuel Peckinpah, who began writing scripts for Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, and The Westerner and went on to direct phenomenal films such as Riding the High Country, Straw Dogs, The Getaway, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Wild Bunch.

Record # 358586

Price: $0.00
Price: $0.00 

Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productionsby: Taylor, Ben
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Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions
by: Taylor, Ben

Hardcover. NY, Overlook Duckworth, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 272 pages, b&w photos. Very good in a bright dust jacket.

Record # 359471

Price: $0.00
Price: $0.00 

Ladies or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-Dressing in the Moviesby: Ginibre, Jean-Louis
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Ladies or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-Dressing in the Movies
by: Ginibre, Jean-Louis

Hardcover. NY, Filipacchi, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 408 pages, 700 black and white photographs. Foreword by John Lithgow. Introduction by Jean-Louis Ginibre. Index and Credits. Female impersonators in motion pictures.

Record # 361618

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master by: Gwenda Young and Kevin Brownlow
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Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master
by: Gwenda Young and Kevin Brownlow

Hardcover. Lexington KY, University Press of Kentucky, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 448 pages. Greta Garbo proclaimed him as her favorite director. Actors, actresses, and even child stars were so at ease under his direction that they were able to deliver inspired and powerful performances. Academy-Award-nominated director Clarence Brown (1890-1987) worked with some of Hollywood's greatest stars, such as Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Mickey Rooney, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy. Known as the "star maker," he helped guide the acting career of child sensation Elizabeth Taylor (of whom he once said, "she has a face that is an act of God") and discovered Academy-Award-winning child star Claude Jarman Jr. for The Yearling (1946). He directed more than fifty films, including Possessed (1931), Anna Karenina (1935), National Velvet (1944), and Intruder in the Dust (1949), winning his audiences over with glamorous star vehicles, tales of families, communities, and slices of Americana, as well as hard-hitting dramas. Although Brown was admired by peers like Jean Renoir, Frank Capra, and John Ford, his illuminating work and contributions to classic cinema are rarely mentioned in the same breath as those of Hollywood's great directors. In this first full-length account of the life and career of the pioneering filmmaker, Gwenda Young discusses Brown's background to show how his hardworking parents and resilient grandparents inspired his entrepreneurial spirit. She reveals how the one-time engineer and World War I aviator established a thriving car dealership, the Brown Motor Car Company, in Alabama-only to give it all up to follow his dream of making movies. He would not only become a brilliant director but also a craftsman who was known for his innovative use of lighting and composition.

Record # 372019

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Memoire Du Cinema: Les Films Noirs by: Patrick Brion
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Memoire Du Cinema: Les Films Noirs
by: Patrick Brion

Hardcover. Geneva, Liber, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Harcover, glazed boards, 120 pages, mostly b&w, some color illustrations. FRENCH TEXT. No dust jacket issued.

Record # 374711

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood by: Wasson, Sam
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The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood
by: Wasson, Sam

Hardcover. NY, Flatiron, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 397 pages. Wasson for the first time peels off layers of myth to provide the true account of its creation. Looming over the story of this classic movie is the imminent eclipse of the '70s filmmaker-friendly studios as they gave way to the corporate Hollywood we know today.

Record # 377989

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Stanley Kubrick: A Narrative and Stylistic Analysisby: Falsetto, Mario
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Stanley Kubrick: A Narrative and Stylistic Analysis
by: Falsetto, Mario

Softcover. Westport CT, Praeger , 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 217 pages. B&w illustrations. Stanley Kubrick's name is widely recognizable; he is revered for making films that are entertaining and intellectually stimulating. This volume offers a detailed analysis of his major films beginning with The Killing (1956) and ending with Full Metal Jacket (1987). Students of film as well as the general public will be interested in learning new strategies for watching these extraordinary films, since there are few instructive books on this master filmmaker.

Record # 379012

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood by: Irwin Winkler
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A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood
by: Irwin Winkler

Hardcover. NY, Abrams Press, 2nd pr., 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The list of films Irwin Winkler has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career is extraordinary: Rocky, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, De-Lovely, The Right Stuff, and Creed. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy Awards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve. In this charming and insightful memoir, Winkler tells the stories of his career through his many films as a producer and then as a writer and director, charting the changes inHollywood over the past decades. Clean copy.

Record # 381791

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

The Man Who Invented Hollywood: The Autobiography of D.W. Griffith by: Hart, James /Ed.
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The Man Who Invented Hollywood: The Autobiography of D.W. Griffith
by: Hart, James /Ed.

Hardcover. Louisville KY, Touchstone Publishing , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, unclipped. Griffith's autobiography was never finished (Griffith died in 1948), here edited and annotated by James Hart, who was a friend of the filmmaker late in his life. Griffith was the leading exponent in the 'blockbuster' genre of popular film, but with style. Chronologic listing of his innovative works, all profusely illustrated. Forward by Frank Capra. Clean copy.

Record # 382212

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 
 
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Garbo by: John Bainbridge
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Garbo
by: John Bainbridge

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday & Company, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth, stated first edition, 256 pages, b&w photos. "This is the completely fascinating, thorough and dispassionate biography of Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, the Swedish girl who became "one of the great ornaments and excitements of her age." Clean copy, no dust jacket.

Record # 383036

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 
 
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On the Verge of Revolt: Women in American Films of the Fiftiesby: Brandon French

On the Verge of Revolt: Women in American Films of the Fifties
by: Brandon French

Hardcover. NY, Frederick Ungar , 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with fading to spine, 165 pages, b&w illustrations. Behind the obsessive domesticity of the traditionalist 50s, women's demands were germinating. French looks at 13 films from the era to examine the roots of modern feminism. Clean copy.

Record # 384650

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Barnum in Londonby: Raymund Fitzsimons
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Barnum in London
by: Raymund Fitzsimons

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st US, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. 180 pages with index. An account of the infamous showman and his adventures after descending on Victorian London in the 1840s. Clean copy.

Record # 384814

Price: $12.00
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Beatrice Lillie: The Funniest Woman in the Worldby: Bruce Laffey
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Beatrice Lillie: The Funniest Woman in the World
by: Bruce Laffey

Hardcover. NY, Wynwood Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket with light fading to spine. Biography of the comedian from Toronto who married a Title in England, went on to become an international star as a comedienne on the stage and screen. She experienced the death of her only son in WWII. The author was a friend and confidant until Lillie's death at the age of 90. Clean copy.

Record # 384835

Price: $12.00
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The Spirit of Russia: Studies in History Literature and Philosophy - Volume 2 by: Masaryk Thomas Garrigue ; Slavik Jan ; Paul Eden and Cedar translators ; Lee W. R. &
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The Spirit of Russia: Studies in History Literature and Philosophy - Volume 2
by: Masaryk Thomas Garrigue ; Slavik Jan ; Paul Eden and Cedar translators ; Lee W. R. &

Hardcover. London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 2nd Ed., 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. 664 pages with index. Volume 2 ONLY. Masaryk was the president of Czechoslovakia after World War I. Long a student of Russia this book was first published in 1913. Clean copy.

Record # 384876

Price: $15.00
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The Walt Disney Film Archives. The Animated Movies 1921??"1968by: Kothenschulte, Daniel (Ed.)
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The Walt Disney Film Archives. The Animated Movies 1921??"1968
by: Kothenschulte, Daniel (Ed.)

Hardcover. Taschen, 1st thus, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, 511 pages. This is a scaled down/compact edition of the publisher's huge 2016 volume. Profusely illustrated. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386335

Price: $65.00
Price: $65.00 

Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Filmsby: Biesen, Sheri Chinen
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Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films
by: Biesen, Sheri Chinen

Softcover. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 210 pages with index, b&w illustrations. Smoke. Shadows. Moody strains of jazz. Welcome to the world of "noir musical" films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers. In her pioneering study, Music in the Shadows, film noir expert Sheri Chinen Biesen explores musical films that use film noir style and bluesy strains of jazz to inhabit a disturbing underworld and reveal the dark side of fame and the American Dream. Clean copy.

Record # 387944

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Those Glamorous Gabors: Bombshells from Budapestby: Darwin Porter
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Those Glamorous Gabors: Bombshells from Budapest
by: Darwin Porter

Softcover. NY, Blood Moon, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 752 pages, b&w illustrations. Born in Central Europe during the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, three "vonderful vimmen"--Zsa Zsa, Eva, and Magda Gabor--transferred their glittery dreams and gold-digging ambitions to Hollywood. They supplemented America's most Imperial Age with "guts, glamour, and goulash," and reigned there as the Hungarian equivalents of Helen of Troy, Madame du Barry, and Madame de Pompadour. More effectively than any army, these Bombshells from Budapest conquered kings, dukes, and princes, always with a special passion for millionaires, as they amassed fortunes, broke hearts, and amused sophisticated voyeurs on two continents. With their wit, charm, and beauty, thanks to training inspired by the glittering traditions of the Imperial Habsburgs, they became famous for being famous. Clean copy.

Record # 398826

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

The Star Trek Sketchbookby: Herbert F. Solow/Yvonne Fern Solow
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The Star Trek Sketchbook
by: Herbert F. Solow/Yvonne Fern Solow

Softcover. NY, Pocket Books, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 253 pages. Collects the sketches of the artists responsible for the costumes, sets, and aliens from the original Star Trek series, offering insight into the creative talents that contributed to the show's success and the time and budget constraints they overcame. Matt Jefferies created meticulous sketches of every aspect of the Starship Enterprise and the worlds she visited. The energetic illustrations of William Theiss depicted some of the most lavish costumes ever worn in this or any other galaxy. Fred Phillips designed makeup that actualized whole new races, with just humans underneath. Wah Chang created props and hardware that are still the basis of futurist design. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 400149

Price: $38.00
Price: $38.00 

Carrie: Screenplay - FIRST REVISED DRAFTby: Cohen, D. Lawrence
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Carrie: Screenplay - FIRST REVISED DRAFT
by: Cohen, D. Lawrence

Softcover. Los Angeles, Paul Monash Productions, N/A, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 138 pages, pale blue paper wraps with die-cut screen revealing title, 3-hole punched pages with two brads holding pages, top of rear cover loose from brad. Title page states: adapted from the novel by STEVEN KING (note that STEPHEN KING" is misspelled in this First Draft as "STEVEN KING"). This is an ORIGINAL REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. At this point the film, Carrie, was in early development. This was, perhaps, a spec script under the umbrella of Producer Paul Monash. Stamped with logo and address of the Ziegler Ross Agency. This draft has handwritten notations, crossed-out sections, some pages initialed (unreadable) - in xeroxed image, not original. Light overall wear.

Record # 412260

Price: $300.00
Price: $300.00 

Agee on Film - 2 Volumesby: Agee, James
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Agee on Film - 2 Volumes
by: Agee, James

Hardcover. New York, McDowell, Obolensky, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Volume 1 - 432 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings by Tomi Ungerer. Dust jacket worn with chipping and small tears along edges. Clean, tight copy. Volume 2 - 488 pages. Dust jacket with light rubbing and small closed tears along edges. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 608593

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

Charles Laughton/ An Intimate Biographyby: Higham, Charles
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Charles Laughton/ An Intimate Biography
by: Higham, Charles

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday , 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Introduction by Elsa Lanchester. Previous owner's signature front end paper. Dust jacket edgewear, chips.

Record # 11341

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Julian Schnabel: Art and Filmby: Moos, David
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Julian Schnabel: Art and Film
by: Moos, David

Softcover. Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1st, 2010, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. This survey of Schnabel's career to date presents the artist's painterly production, from the 1970s through to the present, juxtaposing his large-scale paintings with his numerous critically acclaimed movies-'Basquiat' (1996), 'Before Night Falls' (2000), 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' (2007) and his newest film 'Miral,' which addresses the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The complete scripts of each of these movies are featured, punctuated with stills chosen by Schnabel. Published for the Art Gallery of Ontario's 2010 survey, 'Julian Schnabel: Art and Film' is the first appraisal of how Schnabel works across media, bridging painting, writing and cinema. 447 pages.

Record # 350026

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

Chuck Reducks: Drawing from the Fun Side of Lifeby: Jones, Chuck
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Chuck Reducks: Drawing from the Fun Side of Life
by: Jones, Chuck

Hardcover. New York , Time Warner International, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 286 pages, color and b&w illustrations. Foreward by Robin Williams. The director of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Road Runner cartoons discusses his childhood influences, gives advice on how to draw, and reveals how his characters were created.

Record # 351938

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Roberto Rosselliniby: Brunette, Peter
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Roberto Rossellini
by: Brunette, Peter

Softcover. Berkeley CA, University of California, reprint, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 425 pages, b&w illustrations. Previous owner's signature, otherwise clean, very good. The definitive study o the career of this Italian filmmaker first published in 1987.

Record # 358388

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Red and the Blacklist, The: The Intimate Memoir of a Hollywood Expatriate by: Barzman, Norma
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Red and the Blacklist, The: The Intimate Memoir of a Hollywood Expatriate
by: Barzman, Norma

Hardcover. NY, Thunder's Mouth Press; Nation Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 464 pages, b&w photos. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. As the McCarthyite witch hunt gathered momentum in the postwar years, screenwriter Norma Barzman and her husband were driven from Hollywood into an emotionally difficult thirty-year exile in France. The Red and the Blacklist is a unique record of the political tempests of the time, marked by the author's dazzling power of reflection and insight, and animated by a larger-than-life cast of supporting characters including Pablo Picasso, Harold Robbins, Sophia Loren, Charlton Heston, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Losey, John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Groucho Marx and--in a delightful cameo--a very young Marilyn Monroe.

Record # 358572

Price: $0.00
Price: $0.00 

Main Street Amusements: Movies and Commercial Entertainment in a Southern City, 1896-1930by: Waller, Gregory A.
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Main Street Amusements: Movies and Commercial Entertainment in a Southern City, 1896-1930
by: Waller, Gregory A.

Hardcover. Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 342 pages, b&w illustrations. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Record # 359298

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Price: $0.00 

TWO MOVIE STILLS/My Bodyguard/1978/B&W 8 X 10"by: N/A
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TWO MOVIE STILLS/My Bodyguard/1978/B&W 8 X 10"
by: N/A

Hollywood CA, 20th Century Fox, 1980, Two b&w glossy photos. 1) Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon and Chris Makepeace. 2) Matt Dillon and his campus crew.

Record # 359816

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

World of Robert Flaherty, Theby: Griffith, Richard
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World of Robert Flaherty, The
by: Griffith, Richard

Hardcover. London, Gollancz, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 70 b&w photos in text, dj soiled, worn.

Record # 370749

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

The Wes Anderson Collectionby: Matt Zoller Seitz
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The Wes Anderson Collectionby: Matt Zoller SeitzThe Wes Anderson Collectionby: Matt Zoller Seitz

The Wes Anderson Collection
by: Matt Zoller Seitz

Hardcover. NY, Abrams Books, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover with pictorial boards, 336 pages. This New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Anderson's filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, artwork, and ephemera, with an introduction by Michael Chabon. Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through Anderson's life and career in a hardcover book-length conversation, woven together with original illustrations and production images from Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Moonrise Kingdom. The result is a meticulously designed book that captures and reflects the spirit of Wes Anderson's movies: melancholy, playful, wise, and wonderfully unique.

Record # 374253

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Life isn't everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friendsby: Ash Carter and Sam Kashner
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Life isn't everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends
by: Ash Carter and Sam Kashner

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An up close and personal portrait of a legendary filmmaker, theater director, and comedian, drawing on candid conversations with his closest friends in show business and the arts-from Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep to Natalie Portman and Lorne Michaels. The work of Mike Nichols pervades American cultural consciousness-from The Graduate and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to Angels in America, The Birdcage, Working Girl, and Primary Colors, not to mention his string of hit plays, including Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple. If that weren't enough, he was also one half of the timelessly funny duo Nichols & May, as well as a founding member of the original improv troupe. Over a career that spanned half a century, Mike Nichols changed Hollywood, Broadway, and comedy forever. Most fans, however, know very little of the person behind it all. Since he never wrote his memoirs, and seldom appeared on television, they have very little sense of his searching intellect or his devastating wit. They don't know that Nichols, the great American director, was born Mikail Igor Peschkowsky, in Berlin, and came to this country, speaking no English, to escape the Nazis. They don't know that Nichols was at one time a solitary psychology student, or that a childhood illness caused permanent, life-altering side effects. They don't know that he withdrew into a debilitating depression before he "finally got it right," in his words, by marrying Diane Sawyer. Remainder dot to bottom edge otherwise clean.

Record # 374907

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven
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Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The director Michael Cimino (1939-2016) is famous for two films: the intense, powerful, and enduring Vietnam movie The Deer Hunter, which won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1979 and also won Cimino Best Director, and Heaven's Gate, the most notorious bomb of all time. Originally budgeted at $11 million, Cimino's sprawling western went off the rails in Montana. The picture grew longer and longer, and the budget ballooned to over $40 million. When it was finally released, Heaven's Gate failed so completely with reviewers and at the box office that it put legendary studio United Artists out of business and marked the end of Hollywood's auteur era. Or so the conventional wisdom goes. Charles Elton delves deeply into the making and aftermath of the movie and presents a surprisingly different view to that of Steven Bach, one of the executives responsible for Heaven's Gate, who wrote a scathing book about the film and solidified the widely held view that Cimino wounded the movie industry beyond repair. Elton's Cimino is a richly detailed biography that offers a revisionist history of a lightning rod filmmaker. Based on extensive interviews with Cimino's peers and collaborators and enemies and friends, most of whom have never spoken before, it unravels the enigmas and falsehoods, many perpetrated by the director himself, which surround his life, and sheds new light on his extraordinary career. This is a story of the making of art, the business of Hollywood, and the costs of ambition, both financial and personal.

Record # 378933

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Successby: Jon Krampner
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Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success
by: Jon Krampner

Hardcover. Lexington KY, University Press of Kentucky, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A Hollywood screenwriting and movie-making icon, Ernest Lehman penned some of the most memorable scenes to ever grace the silver screen. Hailed by Vanity Fair as "perhaps the greatest screenwriter in history," Lehman's work on films such as North by Northwest, The King and I, Sabrina, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music helped define a generation of movie making. But while his talent took center stage, the public knew little of Lehman himself, a native of Manhattan's Upper West Side and the Five Towns of Long Island devoted to his wife of 50 years. His relentless perfectionism, hypochondria and all-night writing sessions fueled by tequila and grilled cheese sandwiches were some of the quirks that made Lehman a legend in the Hollywood community.

Record # 381272

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

The Films of D. W. Griffithby: Wagenknecht, Edward; Slide, Anthony
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The Films of D. W. Griffith
by: Wagenknecht, Edward; Slide, Anthony

Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 276 pages with over 400 b&w photographs. Foreword by Lillian Gish. A definitive pictorial and critical account of all the features, with a comprehensive illustrated general survey of the Biographs with a foreword by Lillian Gish. The book provides credits, plot summaries, and rare illustrations for every film he made; it is outstanding for its thoughtful and penetrating critical evaluation of each film. Clean copy.

Record # 382200

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 
 
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Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epicby: Kaufman, J.B.
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Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epicby: Kaufman, J.B.Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epicby: Kaufman, J.B.

Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic
by: Kaufman, J.B.

Hardcover. US, Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, 1sr, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 351 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Black and white & color photographs. In 1940, Walt Disney released his second feature film: Pinocchio, based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 Italian children's novel. The film was groundbreaking: it pioneered the latest animation and sound technology of the era, and established a blueprint for Disney filmmaking that remains intact today. It became the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award® (in fact, it won two), and earned a place on the roster of the National Film Registry.

Record # 382259

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembersby: Sean Hepburn Ferrer
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Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembersby: Sean Hepburn FerrerAudrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembersby: Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembers
by: Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Hardcover. Atria Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 230 pages with color and b&w illustrations. A portrait of the celebrated movie actress, as presented by her son, recounts her most noted performances, her work as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and her role as a dedicated wife and mother, in a tribute complemented by previously unpublished photographs and Hepburn's own paintings. NOTE: A light musty odor.

Record # 384451

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Black Mother: The Years of the African Slave Tradeby: Basil Davidson
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Black Mother: The Years of the African Slave Trade
by: Basil Davidson

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Company, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light mauve cloth with white lettering on spine, 311 pages with index. B&w illustrations, maps. Spine with light fading, book is clean, tight copy. Stated First Edition.

Record # 384809

Price: $35.00
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Jan Tschichold and the New Typography: Graphic Design Between the World Warsby: Paul Stirton
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Jan Tschichold and the New Typography: Graphic Design Between the World Wars
by: Paul Stirton

Softcover. Bew Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 272 pages. Richly illustrated with images from Jan Tschichold's little-known private collection of design ephemera, this important book explores a legendary figure in the history of modern graphic design through the artists, ideas, and texts from the Bauhaus that most influenced him. Tschichold (1902-1974), a prolific designer, writer, and theorist, stood at the forefront of a revolution in visual culture that made printed material more elemental and dynamic. His designs were applied to everyday graphics, from billboard advertisements and business cards to book jackets and invoices. This handsome volume offers a new understanding of Tschichold's work, and of the underlying theories of the artistic movement he helped to form, by analyzing his collections. Clean copy. The book is still in the original publisher shrink wrap.

Record # 384828

Price: $20.00
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The Jeanette MacDonald Storyby: Parish, James Robert
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The Jeanette MacDonald Story
by: Parish, James Robert

Hardcover. NY, Mason/Charter, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 181 pages, b&w photos. The life story of the 1930's Hollywood superstar, who is still popular today. Clean copy.

Record # 384868

Price: $12.00
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The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray: A Critical Appreciation of the World's Finest Actorby: Robert Schnakenberg
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The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray: A Critical Appreciation of the World's Finest Actor
by: Robert Schnakenberg

Softcover. Philadelphia, Quirk, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 270 pages. The man. The movies. The life. The legend. Hes played a deranged grounds keeper, a bellowing lounge singer, a paranormal exterminator, and a grouchy weatherman. He is William James Bill Murray, Americas greatest national treasure. From his childhood lugging golf bags at a country club to his first taste of success on Saturday Night Live, from his starring roles in Hollywood blockbusters to his reinvention as a hipster icon for the twenty-first century, The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray chronicles every aspect of his extraordinary life and career. Hes the sort of actor who can do Hamlet and Charlies Angels in the same year. He shuns managers and agents, and he once agreed to voice the lead in Garfield because he mistakenly believed it was a Coen Brothers film. Hes famous for crashing house parties all over New York Cityand if he keeps photo bombing random strangers, he might just break the Internet. Part biography, part critical appreciation, part love letter, and all fun, this enormous full-color volume, packed with color film stills and behind-the-scenes photography, chronicles every Murray performance in loving detail, recounting all the milestones, legendary Murray stories, and controversies in the life of this enigmatic performer. Like-new condition.

Record # 386062

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films by: Peri, Don/Docter, Pete
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Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films by: Peri, Don/Docter, Pete Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films by: Peri, Don/Docter, Pete

Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films
by: Peri, Don/Docter, Pete

Hardcover. NY, Disney Editions, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 365 pages illustrated in b&w and color. For film buffs, Disney fans, and animation enthusiasts, a fascinating and personal look at seven men who defined the craft of directing an animated film under the tutelage of Walt Disney. This untold history collection chronicles the progression of the animation director role during the 1920s through the 1970s. For students of film making and management, this book serves as go-to resource for a complex and sometimes technical role that demanded precision. For all Disney fans, these personal portraits of Walt's closest creative leaders offer a fuller picture behind the stories, characters, and magical realms in Disney's beloved and respected animated films. Clean copy.

Record # 387690

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius by: Carrie Courogen
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Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius
by: Carrie Courogen

Hardcover. NY, St Martin's Press, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The riveting biography of comedian, director, actor and writer Elaine May, one of America's greatest comic geniuses. May began her career as one-half of the legendary comedy team known as Nichols and May, the duo that revolutionized the comedy sketch. After performing their Broadway smash An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Elaine set out on her own. She toiled unsuccessfully on Broadway for a while, but then headed to Hollywood where she became the director of A New Leaf, The Heartbreak Kid, Mikey and Nicky, and the legendary Ishtar. She was hired as a script doctor on countless films like Heaven Can Wait, Reds, Tootsie, and The Birdcage. In 2019, she returned to Broadway where she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in The Waverly Gallery. Besides her considerable talent, May is well known for her reclusiveness. On one of the albums she made with Mike Nichols, her bio is this: "Miss May does not exist." Until now. Carrie Courogen has uncovered the Elaine May who does exist. Conducting countless interviews, she has filled in the blanks May has forcibly kept blank for years, creating a fascinating portrait of the way women were mistreated and held back in Hollywood. Miss May Does Not Exist is a remarkable love story about a prickly genius who was never easy to work with, not always easy to love and frequently often punished for those things, despite revolutionizing the way we think about comedy, acting, and what a film or play can be. Remainder dot to top edge. otherwise like new.

Record # 397835

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from the Walt Disney Family Museum by: Miller, Walter E.D.; The Staff Of The Walt Disney Family Museum
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Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from the Walt Disney Family Museum
by: Miller, Walter E.D.; The Staff Of The Walt Disney Family Museum

Hardcover. Weldon Owen, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum chronicles the legacy of the legendary American artist, storyteller, filmmaker, and visionary through iconic objects that represent his life and career. Profusely illustrated with over 250 images in color and b&w. Like new in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Record # 399978

Price: $60.00
Price: $60.00 

Hollywood: Legend and Realityby: Michael Webb
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Hollywood: Legend and Reality
by: Michael Webb

Hardcover. New York Graphic Society, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 228 pages, illustrated in color, black & white. Describes the art of filmmaking and includes discussions with the creators of film--producers, directors, designers, technicians, and the stars.

Record # 400992

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Art of Pocahontas, Theby: Rebello, Steven
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Art of Pocahontas, The
by: Rebello, Steven

Hardcover. NY, Hyperion/Disney Editions, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Light wear to edges of dust jacket, else like new. Beautiful & quite lavish book on the making of the Disney full length animated feature. Illustrated with 400 color & b&w drawings, sketches & artwork including an acetate overlay & storyboards.

Record # 450136

Price: $60.00
Price: $60.00 


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