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Show People: A History of the Film Starby: Michael Newton

Show People: A History of the Film Star
by: Michael Newton

Hardcover. london, Reaktion Books, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 444 pages, b&w illustrations. Show People offers a comprehensive history of the idea of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe, and Asia. Renowned film writer Michael Newton explores our enduring love affair with fame, glamour, and the cinematic image. Newton builds up an expansive picture of movie stardom through explorations of striking and diverse figures such as Ingrid Bergman and John Wayne, Anna Karina and Sidney Poitier, Maggie Cheung, and Raj Kapoor. He celebrates the great performers of the past, and he looks forward to developments in the future, while also illuminating the inner workings of the movie industry and what moves us in a film and in an actor's performance. An encyclopedic, illustrated history of film idols ready for their close-ups, Show People is ultimately a book about cinephilia, the love of cinema, and our complex connection to that celebrated and beleaguered figure, the movie star. Clean, like new.

Record # 397442

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Art of Pocahontas, Theby: Rebello, Steven

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

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Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple's Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinemaby: Koppelman, Charles; Minghella, Anthony [Foreword]

Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple's Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinema
by: Koppelman, Charles; Minghella, Anthony [Foreword]

Softcover. Berkeley CA, New Riders Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, Revealing the post-production process of a major motion picture (Cold Mountain) edited in Final Cut Pro, this book offers a glimpse at the creative process of one of cinema's giants: three time Academy Award-winning editor Walter Murch. It includes anecdotes from the director, edit staff, and producers; photos, emails, and journal entries

Record # 379401

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Zapata!by: Steinbeck, John

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

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If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth by: Leaming Barbara

If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth
by: Leaming Barbara

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 404 pages, b&w photos. The author offers an account of the life and film career of the "Love Goddess" whose smoldering image hid a tragic secret which fame and love affairs with glamorous men could do nothing to heal. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Remainder line on bottom edge.

Record # 358595

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North by Northwest/ Screenplay by: Lehman, Ernest

North by Northwest/ Screenplay
by: Lehman, Ernest

Softcover. NY, Viking Press , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 148 pages. Lehman's Oscar nominated screenplay for Hitchcock's great 1959 film. Illustrated with 25 b&w stills. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean, sharp copy.

Record # 377860

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

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

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Hitchcock Styleby: Jean-Pierre Dufreigne

Hitchcock Style
by: Jean-Pierre Dufreigne

Hardcover. NY, Assouline , 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 196 pages. From the motel in Psycho and the bachelor pad in Rear Window to the blonde elegance of Tippi Hedren and Grace Kelly, this is the first book about Hitchcock to explore the great director's style, art direction, and use of fashion. Hitchcock's images reveal an aesthetic as vivid as his suspenseful subject matter. Jean-Pierre Dufreigne explores the world of Hitchcock, examining the director's unique atmospheric sensibilities. Featuring many of the actors, set and costume designers, cameramen, composers, and title creators from Hitchcock's inner circle, this stylistic study ends with a catalogue raisonne of Sir Alfred's entire oeuvre. Well illustrated in color and b&w. Clean copy.

Record # 374714

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

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

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Nine to Five: Screenplay: THE NUMBERED DRAFTby: Higgins, Colin

Nine to Five: Screenplay: THE NUMBERED DRAFT
by: Higgins, Colin

Hardcover. Los Angeles CA, Twentieth Century-Fox, N/A, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, yellow wraps, 135 pages, three-hole punched screenplay, dated November 14 1979 and designated as The Numbered Script (this copy with #37 inside front cover). Final draft was dated December 12, 1979. The 1980 movie that starred Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lilly Tomlin. This draft doesn't mention Patricia Resnick who was given credit as co-screenwriter, Higgins directed. Title lettered on bottom edge, otherwise clean, bright copy.

Record # 412267

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Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahlby: Bach, Steven

Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl
by: Bach, Steven

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 400 pages. The definitive biography of Leni Riefenstahl, the woman best known as "Hitler's filmmaker," one of the most fascinating and controversial personalities of the twentieth century. It is the story of huge talent and huger ambition, one that probes the sometimes blurred borders dividing art and beauty from truth and humanity. Relying on new sources--including interviews with her colleagues and intimate friends, as well as on previously unknown recordings of Riefenstahl herself--Bach gives us an exceptional work of historical investigation that untangles the past and is also an objective but unsparing appraisal of a woman of spectacular gifts corrupted by ruthless personal ambition.

Record # 362412

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Federico Fellini: The Films by: Kezich, Tullio

Federico Fellini: The Films
by: Kezich, Tullio

Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 317 pages plus index. Definitive chronicle of Fellini's work, published on the 50th anniversary of "La Dolce Vita." Features the director's drawings, storyboards, notes, and commentary, and behind the scenes photos. Material is drawn primarily from archives of the Fondazione Federico Fellini and covers each film from his entire career. Clean copy. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 386091

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Cecil Beaton: Stage and Film Designsby: Spencer, Charles

Cecil Beaton: Stage and Film Designs
by: Spencer, Charles

Softcover. London, Academy Editions, revised, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 128 pages with over 190 illustrations in b&w and full color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 810073

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I Was Curious: Diary of the Making of a Filmby: Sjoman, Vilgot

I Was Curious: Diary of the Making of a Film
by: Sjoman, Vilgot

Hardcover. New York, Grove Press, 1st printing, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 217 pages. Illustrated. Black cloth, silver titles. Pictorial dust jacket. This title is of Swedish origin by a Swedish film maker and is erotic in nature. His film was banned in the US and seized by US Customs.

Record # 220868

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Films of George Roy Hill, Theby: Horton, Andrew

Films of George Roy Hill, The
by: Horton, Andrew

Hardcover. NY, Columbia University Press, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 203 pages, b&w photos. Bright, clean copy in dust jacket.

Record # 358391

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James Dean: Little Boy Lost: An Intimate Biography by: Hyams, Joe and Jay

James Dean: Little Boy Lost: An Intimate Biography
by: Hyams, Joe and Jay

Hardcover. NY, Warner Books, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 294 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean, bright copy in an unclipped dust jacket.

Record # 358384

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Chaplin: His Life and Art by: Robinson, David

Chaplin: His Life and Art
by: Robinson, David

Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 792 pages, b&w illustrations. David Robinson who was given unbridled access to Chaplin's records documents Chaplin's life from his childhood in London to his death in Switzerland. Great attention is given to his film making methods especially the great classics. The book contains many photos and over a hundred pages of appendices.

Record # 370675

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Disney Villain, The (SIGNED COPY)by: Johnston, Ollie and Frank Thomas

Disney Villain, The (SIGNED COPY)
by: Johnston, Ollie and Frank Thomas

Hardcover. New York , Hyperion, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. 232 pages, color and b&w illustrations, index. Navy blue cloth binding with blind-stamped facsimile signatures of Johnston and Thomas on front cover and gold-stamped titles on spine.

Record # 351936

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Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Moviesby: Sanders, James

Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies
by: Sanders, James

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 498 pages, index, B&W photos and illustrations culled from studio archives and privste collections, show the image of New York city in the world of film. Clean, bright copy in a dust jacket.

Record # 456479

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The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy: an Intimate Look at the Art of Animation Its History, Techniques, and Artists by: John Canemaker

The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy: an Intimate Look at the Art of Animation Its History, Techniques, and Artists
by: John Canemaker

Hardcover. Indianapolis/NY, Bobbs-Merrill, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket. 292 pages illustrated in b&w and color. A detailed look at the making of an ambitious hand-drawn feature. It captures the overlap of Golden Age masters (Art Babbitt, Emery Hawkins, Grim Natwick...), the best of the 1970s New York animation scene (Tissa David, Michael Sporn...) and soon-to-be legends at the start of their careers (Eric Goldberg, Dan Haskett...) as orchestrated by a young Richard Williams. Fascinating and very well put together by the prolific animation historian John Canemaker. Clean copy.

Record # 383544

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Seasons of Discontent: Dramatic Opinions 1959-1965by: Brustein, Robert

Seasons of Discontent: Dramatic Opinions 1959-1965
by: Brustein, Robert

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. This book is a collection of reviews, essays, and personal opinions that Mr. Brustein wrote during 1959-1965. It is an excellent resource for directors wanting to tackle shows that premiered during this time period. It also demonstrates his uncanny ability to "critique" a dramatic work in the way that it should be, rather than merely stating a "review". Mr. Brusteins specificity for the English language and his committment to excellence in theatre, starting with the drama itself, is an intellectual oasis for those of us wanting to read scholarly criticism from a educated source. 322 pages. Clean copy.

Record # 384812

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Jan Tschichold and the New Typography: Graphic Design Between the World Warsby: Paul Stirton

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

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Movie Memorabilia: Inactive Properties Including Furniture Decorative Objects Paintings Posters Set Sketches And Other Decorations Carriages And Model Airplanes And Ships Firearms The Property Of 20Th Century Fox Film Corporation

Movie Memorabilia: Inactive Properties Including Furniture Decorative Objects Paintings Posters Set Sketches And Other Decorations Carriages And Model Airplanes And Ships Firearms The Property Of 20Th Century Fox Film Corporation

Softcover. Los Angeles, Sotheby, Parke-Bernet, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 274 pages. Sale catalog of public auction, Feb. 1971; black & white photos, including stills from shows and movies. Mild wear to wrappers, otherwise tight and clean.

Record # 384865

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The Platinum Yearsby: Bob Willoughby; Richard Schickel

The Platinum Years
by: Bob Willoughby; Richard Schickel

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 271 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Robert Hanley "Bob" Willoughby (1927-2009) was an American photographer. Popular Photography called him "The man who virtually invented the photojournalistic motion picture still." A collection of his on set pictures taken during filming. Movies featured include From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny, A Star is Born, Rebel Without a Cause, Raintree County, Marnie, The Graduate and more, 22 productions in all. Name on inside front cover, otherwise clean.

Record # 385818

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Swanson on Swanson: An Autobiography (With original family photo from 1966)by: Gloria Swanson

Swanson on Swanson: An Autobiography (With original family photo from 1966)
by: Gloria Swanson

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket that has light edgewear and chipping. A 4 1/2" X 6 1/2" color photo laid in, depicts Gloria Swanson surrounded by family members on Christmas Eve, 1966 (per pencil handwritten note on rear/ NOT in Swanson's hand). Book was a gift to a family friend after the actress's death in 1983. A thank you note from her daughter (Gloria Daly) is taped to prelim page addressed to Helen and Homer.

Record # 387619

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The Secret Life of Tyrone Powerby: Hector Arce

The Secret Life of Tyrone Power
by: Hector Arce

Hardcover. NY, William Morrow, 3rd pr., 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 317 pages, b&w photos. This book is a revelation of the fate of a bisexual living part of his life covertly and part of it in the glaring Hollywood lime-light. Here are his complicated romances with Lana Turner, Judy Garland, and Linda Christian, as well as clandestine affairs with members of the same sex.

Record # 396381

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE AD FOR MAX FACTOR: Rita Hayworth in "Gilda"by: Rita Hayworth

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE AD FOR MAX FACTOR: Rita Hayworth in "Gilda"
by: Rita Hayworth

Max Factor Hollywood, 1946, Book: Very Good, Tru-Color Lipstick with photo of actress Rita Hayworth. another with Glenn Ford. 10 X 13". PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 382633

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Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montageby: Garner Simmons

Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage
by: Garner Simmons

Softcover. Austin TX, University of Texas Press, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 260 pages, b&w photos. There have been very few directors in the history of Hollywood who have ever had as hard a time as Sam Peckinpah did. In a career that lasted only from 1961 to his death near the end of 1984, the man known (rather errantly) as Bloody Sam made only fourteen films--not exactly a large volume work. Despite this, however, and despite (or perhaps because of) his penchant for raising hell with studio heads and producers, Peckinpah was a never-a-dull-moment director. And when he wasn't doing that, he made himself a target for critics, both inside and outside of Hollywood, with his graphic and complex approaches to violence (his 1969 Western epic THE WILD BUNCH), while at the same time also numbering among his films two, largely non-violent gems in THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE and JUNIOR BONNER that prove that the man was able to show sides of the human experience that didn't involve bullets or bloodshed.

Record # 378935

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The Art of Selling Moviesby: John McElwee

The Art of Selling Movies
by: John McElwee

Hardcover. Pittsburgh PA, GoodKnight Books, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The Art of Selling Movies presents the first-ever look at 60 years of newspaper advertising for motion pictures great and small. These ads created by Hollywood and adapted by local and regional exhibitors motivated patrons to leave their homes, part with precious income, and spend time in the dark. Because of the high stakes involved, theater operators used wildly creative means to make that happen. They made movie advertising equal parts art and psychology, appealing to every human instinct (especially sex) in an effort to push product and keep their theatres in business. From the pen-and-ink masterpieces of the 1920s and 30s to location-specific folk art to ad space jam-packed with enticements for every member of the family, The Art of Selling Movies dissects the psyche of the American movie-going public ... and the advertisers seeking to push just the right buttons.

Record # 379562

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

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. 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. Number 12 in pencil in corner of title page.

Record # 412273

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Walt Disney's Fantasiaby: John Culhane

Walt Disney's Fantasia
by: John Culhane

Hardcover. NY, Abradale Press, reprint, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 222 pages profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Reprint of the 1983 edition published by Abrams. A noted film historian presents an informative look at Disney's innovative animation classic, with more than 170 dazzling illustrations. Clean copy.

Record # 382202

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MOVIE STILL- John Belushi/Saturday Night Live/8x10/BW/1978by: N/A

MOVIE STILL- John Belushi/Saturday Night Live/8x10/BW/1978
by: N/A

NBC Television, 1978, Book: Very Good, One glossy b&w photograph showing Belushi in character as Franklin Roosevelt (left) and the Samauri Swordsman.

Record # 359817

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The Art of Ratatouille by: Paik, Karen/Lasseter, John

The Art of Ratatouille
by: Paik, Karen/Lasseter, John

Hardcover. Chronicle Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 160 pages. Explores the artistic vision upon which the film of an ambitious rat was built with a concept art, including storyboards, full-colour pastels, pencil sketches, maquettes, and others. This book includes extensive quotes from the artists and production team and a foreword by director Brad Bird. 300 plates in color.

Record # 378310

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My Favorite Year - Screenplayby: Steinberg, Norman

My Favorite Year - Screenplay
by: Steinberg, Norman

Softcover. Culver City CA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Brooksfilms, , N/A, 1981, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pale blue wrappers with die-cut window for title, 120 pages, three-hole punched pages held by 2 brads. Title page dated April 9. 1981 indicating an early version. The 1982 film, directed by Richard Benjamin, earned Peter O'Toole an Oscar nomination for his lead role as Alan Swann. Title lettered on bottom edge, otherwise clean copy.

Record # 412262

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For Keeps: 30 Years at the Moviesby: Pauline Kael

For Keeps: 30 Years at the Movies
by: Pauline Kael

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket that has light edgewear. 1291 pages. Pauline Kael was the most respected movie critic from 1965 til her retirement in 1991, and this collection of her best writing demonstrates her eloquence and passion. As well as her witty and incisive reviews, it also includes a long essay on the making of Citizen Kane. Clean.

Record # 378954

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Still Movingby: Higgins, Steven

Still Moving
by: Higgins, Steven

Hardcover. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 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 # 350455

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The Lady From The Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrickby: O'Meara, Mallory

The Lady From The Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
by: O'Meara, Mallory

Hardcover. Ontario CA, Hanover Square Press, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick--one of Disney's first female animators and the only woman in history to create one of Hollywood's classic movie monsters As a teenager, Mallory O'Meara was thrilled to discover that one of her favorite movies, Creature from the Black Lagoon , featured a monster designed by a woman, Milicent Patrick. But for someone who should have been hailed as a pioneer in the genre, there was little information available. For, as O'Meara soon discovered, Patrick's contribution had been claimed by a jealous male colleague, her career had been cut short and she soon after had disappeared from film history. No one even knew if she was still alive. As a young woman working in the horror film industry, O'Meara set out to right the wrong, and in the process discovered the full, fascinating story of an ambitious, artistic woman ahead of her time. Patrick's contribution to special effects proved to be just the latest chapter in a remarkable, unconventional life, from her youth growing up in the shadow of Hearst Castle, to her career as one of Disney's first female animators. And at last, O'Meara discovered what really had happened to Patrick after The Creature's success, and where she went. A true-life detective story and a celebration of a forgotten feminist trailblazer, Mallory O'Meara's The Lady from the Black Lagoon establishes Patrick in her rightful place in film history while calling out a Hollywood culture where little has changed since.

Record # 380937

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Homicide: A Screenplayby: Mamet, David

Homicide: A Screenplay
by: Mamet, David

Hardcover. New York, Grove Weidenfeld, reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, laminated boards, 126 pages. Very clean and tight copy.

Record # 853050

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Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Tradeby: Goldman, William

Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade
by: Goldman, William

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. If you want to know why a no-name like Kathy Bates was cast in Misery, it's in here. Or why Linda Hunt's brilliant work in Maverick didn't make the final cut, William Goldman gives you the straight truth. Why Clint Eastwood loves working with Gene Hackman and how MTV has changed movies for the worse, William Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining. Clean copy.

Record # 382215

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My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Wellesby:  Peter Biskind (Ed.)

My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles
by: Peter Biskind (Ed.)

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 306 pages. There have long been rumors of a lost cache of tapes containing private conversations between Orson Welles and his friend the director Henry Jaglom, recorded over regular lunches in the years before Welles died. The tapes, gathering dust in a garage, did indeed exist, and this book reveals for the first time what they contain. Here is Welles as he has never been seen before: talking intimately, disclosing personal secrets, reflecting on the highs and lows of his astonishing career, the people he knew-FDR, Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich, Laurence Olivier, David Selznick, Rita Hayworth, and more-and the many disappointments of his last years. This is the great director unplugged, free to be irreverent and worse-sexist, homophobic, racist, or none of the above- because he was nothing if not a fabulator and provocateur. Ranging from politics to literature to the shortcomings of his friends and the many films he was still eager to launch, Welles is at once cynical and romantic, sentimental and raunchy, but never boring and always wickedly funny.

Record # 374719

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Charles Laughton/ An Intimate Biographyby: Higham, Charles

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

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Art & Film (Art and Design Profiles)by: Academy

Art & Film (Art and Design Profiles)
by: Academy

Softcover. US, Wiley-Academy, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 92 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Light shelf-wear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 464706

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Rock Star Chic: The Dark Side of High Fashionby: Farameh, Editor) Patrice (Author

Rock Star Chic: The Dark Side of High Fashion
by: Farameh, Editor) Patrice (Author

Hardcover. US, The Curated Collection, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 224 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. A visual journey of over 300 photographs with fashion's most cutting-edge photographers, designers and stylists exposes the ominously beautiful obsession with the bad boy aesthetic and reveals what draws us into the darkness, providing a daring testament to the love affair with the gloomy, sultry side of Rock 'n' Roll. Divided into five chapters that explore the different dark sides of high fashion: Dark Angel, Vamp Glam, Tribal Nomad, Hard Rock, and Future Punk.

Record # 363322

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Humphrey Bogart (SIGNED BY BENCHLEY)by: Nathaniel Benchley

Humphrey Bogart (SIGNED BY BENCHLEY)
by: Nathaniel Benchley

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black boards stamped with gilt title, black cloth spine. INSCRIBED BY BENCHLEY on a blank prelim page. 242 pages with b&w photos. The author, a close friend of Humphrey Bogart, and the full cooperation of Bogart's wife, Lauren Bacall writes this dynamic story of Bogie, one of the greatest actors ever. Illustrated with one hundred photographs, many never before published, garnered from friend's private albums. Clean copy, lacks dust jacket.

Record # 383324

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From Caligari to California: Eric Pommer's Life in the International Film Warsby: Hardt, Ursula

From Caligari to California: Eric Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars
by: Hardt, Ursula

Softcover. Providence RI, Berghahn Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 256 pages. Known as one of the great producers and promoters of the film industry, Eric Pommer had a life-long commitment to German film - despite his emigration in 1933 - and worked in France and Britian, as well as the United States. As German producer, studio executive, and film politician in the pre-Hitler era Erich (later Eric) Pommer (1889-1966), a native of Germany, was an innovator and pioneer, a vital force in leading German cinema to international acclaim with successes such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The Nibelungen and The Blue Angel. As Motion Picture Control Officer of the US Military Government he undertook , from 1946-49, the difficult task of rebuilding West Germany's film industry from the ashes of the Second World War. He succeeded brilliantly, but not without paying the hefty price of becoming embroiled in the turmoil of postwar German politics which made him many friends, but also many enemies. This book is the first detailed account in English of the remarkable career of Pommer who became a legend in his own lifetime. Clean copy.

Record # 384496

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Grierson on Documentaryby: Hardy, Forsyth (Ed.)

Grierson on Documentary
by: Hardy, Forsyth (Ed.)

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn, chipped dust jacket. 324 pages with index. A collection of the film writings of the pioneer British documentarian John Grierson. Clean copy.

Record # 384816

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Chekhov 1860-1904 by: Laffitte, Sophie; translated by Moura Budberg and Gordon Latta

Chekhov 1860-1904
by: Laffitte, Sophie; translated by Moura Budberg and Gordon Latta

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st US, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 246 pages, b&w illustrations. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 384841

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The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler's Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywoodby: Donna Rifkind

The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler's Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood
by: Donna Rifkind

Softcover. Other Press, reprint, 2021, Softcover, 550 pages, b&w illustrations. The little-known story of screenwriter Salka Viertel, whose salons in 1930s and 40s Hollywood created a refuge for a multitude of famous figures who had escaped the horrors of World War ll. Hollywood was created by its "others"; that is, by women, Jews, and immigrants. Salka Viertel was all three and so much more. She was the screenwriter for five of Greta Garbo's movies and also her most intimate friend. At one point during the Irving Thalberg years, Viertel was the highest-paid writer on the MGM lot. Meanwhile, at her house in Santa Monica she opened her door on Sunday afternoons to scores of European emigres who had fled from Hitler--such as Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, and Arnold Schoenberg--along with every kind of Hollywood star, from Charlie Chaplin to Shelley Winters. In Viertel's living room (the only one in town with comfortable armchairs, said one Hollywood insider), countless cinematic, theatrical, and musical partnerships were born. Clean copy.

Record # 385400

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Secrets of the Force: The Complete Uncensored Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars by: Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman

Secrets of the Force: The Complete Uncensored Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars
by: Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of The Fifty-Year Mission, are telling the entire story of this blockbuster franchise from the very beginning in a single exhaustive volume. Featuring the commentaries of hundreds of actors and filmmakers involved with and impacted by Star Wars, as well as writers, commentators, critics, executives, authors, film historians, toy experts and many more, Secrets of the Force, will reveal all in Altman and Gross's critically acclaimed oral history format from the birth of the original film through the latest sequels and the new televisions series. 550 pages. Clean copy.

Record # 387576

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Absence of Malice: an Original Screenplayby: Luedtke, Kurt

Absence of Malice: an Original Screenplay
by: Luedtke, Kurt

Softcover. Burbank CA, Mirage Productions, 1st, 1980, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 134 pages, printed on 3-hole punched paper and bound with one brass brad and reinforced with tape on the spine. Plain blue paper wraps with title hand-printed on front, on spine tape and bottom edge. No indicated draft but dated September 15, 1980. This was copy #16 distributed, as lettered on title page in corner. The 1981 film was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Paul Newman and Sally Field. Luedtke won an Academy Award nomination for screenplay written directly for the screenplay.

Record # 412939

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