Film Books
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Film History, The Art of Film, Filmmaking, Biographies, Movie Screenplays and Artist Signed Books
Browse our vast selection of cinema books on the history of film, film making, screenplays from your favorite movies, as well as signed and limited edition books to add to your home library. Also take home a copy of the museum's gallery exhibition catalogues including Hayao Miyazaki, Spike Lee, Agnes Varda, and many more. Explore the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the premier destination for film enthusiasts and the largest U.S. museum dedicated to filmmaking.
HAIR LOVE - SIGNED EDITION
ACADEMY MUSEUM EXCLUSIVE Artist-signed limited edition copy of "Hair Love" by Matthew A. Cherry. A New York Times Bestseller and tie-in to Academy-Award Winning Short Film "Hair Love" Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which...
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CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Call Me By Your Name - The novel Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time Oscar™ Nominee James Ivory The Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted ScreenplayAn Instant...
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NAPOLI/NEW YORK/ HOLLYWOOD
Napoli/New York/Hollywood is an absorbing investigation of the significant impact that Italian immigrant actors, musicians, and directors―and the southern Italian stage traditions they embodied―have had on the history of Hollywood cinema and American media, from 1895 to the present day. In...
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WOODSTOCK: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE MOVIE THAT SHOOK UP THE WORLD AND DEFINED A GENERATION
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock, this brand-new photo book goes behind the scenes of the hit documentary film WoodstockWhere were you in the summer of '69? During these tumultuous times, the war was raging; Ali had been stripped...
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GREAT BRITONS OF STAGE AND SCREEN: VOLUME II: DIRECTORS IN CONVERSATION
Great Britons of Stage and Screen, Volume II: Directors in Conversation examines the artistic processes of a dozen creators of some of the most important films and stage productions over the last seventy-five years, many of which have received Oscars,...
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MY PLACE IN THE SUN: LIFE IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD
The son of a celebrated Hollywood director emerges from his father's shadow to claim his own place as a visionary force in American culture. George Stevens, Jr. tells an intimate and moving tale of his relationship with his Oscar-winning father...
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FILM FOURTH EDITION: A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION
Film Fourth Edition: A Critical Introduction Paperback – January 14, 2020 by Maria Pramaggiore (Author), Tom Wallis (Author) Updated and expanded for a new edition, this is the perfect starter text for students of film studies. Packed full of visual...
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INDESTRUCTIBLES: HANUKKAH BABY
Indestructibles: Hanukkah Baby: Chew Proof · Rip Proof · Nontoxic · 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Safe to Chew) Paperback by Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrator), Amy Pixton (Draft Writer) It’s Hanukkah! Let’s light the candles. Spin the dreidel. Time...
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WOMEN OF DAVID LYNCH: A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS
The Women of David Lynch: A Collection of Essays Paperback – July 7, 2018 by Scott Ryan (Author) David Lynch, one of America's most misunderstood filmmakers, has for decades had to cope with accusations of misogyny from critics like Roger...
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THE GOLDEN SCREEN: THE MOVIES THAT MADE ASIAN AMERICA
The Golden Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America Hardcover – October 24, 2023 by Jeff Yang (Author), Jon M. Chu (Afterword), Michelle Yeoh (Foreword) From a New York Times bestselling author, this groundbreaking book celebrates and examines the history...
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CINEMASTROLOGY: THE MOVIE LOVER'S GUIDE
Cinemastrology: The Movie Lover's Guide to the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars Paperback – June 2, 2020 by Stella Wonderly (Author) Picking your perfect flick can be an overwhelming experience. But fear not! Cinemastrology answers a question that has...
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VIVA HOLLYWOOD: THE LEGACY OF LATIN AND HISPANIC ARTISTS IN AMERICAN FILM
Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – September 13, 2022 by Luis I. Reyes (Author), Jimmy Smits (Foreword) Through an authoritative narrative and lavish photography, this is an in-depth history of...
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THE WES ANDERSON COLLECTION: BAD DADS
The third volume in the New York Times bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series showcases the best artwork from “Bad Dads,” an annual exhibition of art inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. Curated by Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco,...
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YOUNG CHARLOTTE, FILMMAKER
Young Charlotte is a filmmaker who loves everything that’s black and white, including spiders, penguins, and the old movies that she sees with her dad at the Golden Theatre (where the floors are sticky). With her camera at the ready...
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12 YEARS A SLAVE
12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In) (Penguin Classics) – Illustrated, September 4, 2013 by Solomon Northup (Author), Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword), Ira Berlin (Introduction), Steve McQueen (Foreword). Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a...
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101 THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL
101 Things I Learned® in Film School Hardcover – January 12, 2021 by Neil Landau (Author), Matthew Frederick (Author) An illustrated, accessible introduction to filmmaking from an award-winning Hollywood producer, screenwriter, film school professor, and script consultant to major movie...
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AN EMPIRE OF THEIR OWN: HOW THE JEWS INVENTED HOLLYWOOD
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood Paperback – September 8, 1989 by Neal Gabler (Author) provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America's motion...
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WILD BILL WELLMAN: HOLLYWOOD REBEL
The extraordinary life—the first—of the legendary, undercelebrated Hollywood director known in his day as “Wild Bill” (and he was!) Wellman, whose eighty-two movies (six of them uncredited), many of them iconic; many of them sharp, cold, brutal; others poetic, moving;...
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E.T. POP CLASSICS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Classic Illustrated Storybook (Pop Classics) Hardcover – Illustrated, October 31, 2017 by Kim Smith (Illustrator) Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi story of interplanetary friendship makes a perfect picture book for the whole family. When E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial...
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RENEGADE WOMEN IN FILM AND TV
Renegade Women in Film and TV Hardcover – February 5, 2019 by Elizabeth Weitzman (Author), Austen Claire Clements (Illustrator) A charmingly illustrated and timely tribute to the women who broke glass ceilings in film and television, debuting during an historic...
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100 ESSENTIAL INDIAN FILMS
100 Essential Indian Films (National Cinemas) by Rohit K. Dasgupta (Author), Sangeeta Datta (Author) Although the motion picture industry in India is one of the oldest and largest in the world—with literally thousands of productions released each year—films from that...
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GREAT BRITONS OF STAGE AND SCREEN: IN CONVERSATION
Great Britons of Stage and Screen: In Conversation Hardcover – Illustrated, October 1, 2015 by Barbara Roisman Cooper (Author), Kevin Brownlow (Afterword), Robert Osborne (Foreword) Although there are encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries of contemporary British film and theatre actors, most lack the...
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SAVE THE CAT! THE LAST BOOK ON SCREENWRITING YOU'LL EVER NEED LIBRARY EDITION
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need Paperback – May 25, 2005 by Blake Snyder (Author)Here’s what started the phenomenon: the best seller, for over 15 years, that’s been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake...
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SHOOTING BETTER MOVIES: THE STUDENT FILMMAKERS GUIDE
Shooting Better Movies: The Student Filmmakers' Guide Paperback – July 15, 2017 by Paul Dudbridge (Author) A one-stop film school, this book is packed with information, tips, techniques, and advice covering all aspects of filmmaking as gathered from the author’s...
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THE ART AND INVENTIONS OF MAX FLEISCHER
The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer Paperback – Illustrated, January 10, 2017 by Ray Pointer (Author) The history of animated cartoons has for decades been dominated by the accomplishments of Walt Disney, giving the impression that...
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CHRONICLE OF A CAMERA
Chronicle of a Camera: The Arriflex 35 in North America, 1945–1972 – December 21, 2017 by Norris Pope (Author) This volume provides a history of the most consequential 35mm motion picture camera introduced in North America in the quarter century...
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PICKFORD: THE WOMAN WHO MADE HOLLYWOOD
Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywoodby Eileen Whitfield (Author) - August 7, 1997"A knockout of a biography."―Newsweek A silent-film star. A woman who played children, wide-eyed and gamine, skipping about in frills and long curls. That's how most people remember Mary...
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THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting Paperback – March 1, 2016 by Jill Chamberlain (Author) Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters don't know how to tell...
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CITY OF NETS: A PORTRAIT OF HOLLYWOOD IN 1940S
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's by Otto Friedrich (Author), Glen David Gold (Foreword) A dazzling social and cultural history of Hollywood’s golden age in the decade from World War II to the Korean War In...
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SCROUNGING: A COOKBOOK
Scrounging: A Cookbook A collection of late-night, last-ditch recipes and ingenious back-of-the-pantry meals straight from movies. Scrounging includes an introduction by Matty Matheson and scrappy concoctions from 54 films, including The Breakfast Club's Pixy Stix sandwich, The Apartment's tennis racket...
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FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY
For Promotional Use Only A Twister neck tie. A Stepford Wives frisbee. An embroidered satin jacket for The Color Purple. With these and 160+ more artifacts of Hollywood marketing excess and ingenuity, For Promotional Use Only celebrates the boom-era of...
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THE WITCH SCREENPLAY BOOK
The Witch Screenplay Book Remove thy shift and sign thy name. Book 002 in the Screenplay Collection features Robert Eggers' meticulously researched script for The Witch , along with short fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, a conversation between Eggers...
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MOONLIGHT SCREENPLAY BOOK
Moonlight Screenplay Book The story of a lifetime, now in hardcover. Book 003 in the Screenplay Collection features a foreword by Frank Ocean, Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney's Academy Award winning-screenplay, an essay by Hilton Als, and acceptance speeches...
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LADY BIRD SCREENPLAY BOOK
Lady Bird Screenplay Book "I gave it to myself. It's given to me, by me." Book 006 in the Screenplay Collection features a foreword by Stephen Colbert, essays by Haley Mlotek, Hunter Harris, and E.A. Hanks, and Greta's letters to...
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COLUMBIA PICTURES: 100 YEARS OF CINEMA
COLUMBIA PICTURES: 100 YEARS OF CINEMA - Assouline Coffee Table Book Hardcover – January 1, 2024 by Moments by Chris Cotonou Foreword by Tom Rothman, Introduction by Sam Wasson (Author) For a century, Columbia Pictures has shone as a beacon...
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THE CINEMA OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER
The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger by Nathalie Morris (Editor), Claire Smith (Editor) Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were true visionaries of British cinema, creating glorious Technicolor masterpieces including A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947) and...
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IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: QUEER REFLECTIONS ON HORROR
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror Paperback – October 4, 2022 by Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contributor), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contributor), Zefyr Lisowski (Contributor), Richard Scott Larson (Contributor), Sarah Fonseca (Contributor). Through the lens of...
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BARBIE: THE WORLD TOUR
Barbie(TM): The World Tour Hardcover – March 19, 2024 by MARGOT ROBBIE (Author), ANDREW MUKAMAL (Author), Craig McDean (Photographer), Margaret Zhang (Introduction), Greta Gerwig (Afterword), Edward Enninful (Foreword) For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning,...
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HOLLYWOOD PRIDE: A CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION AND PERSEVERANCE IN FILM
Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – May 14, 2024 by Alonso Duralde (Author) For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be discreet about their lives but—make...
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WHAT HAVE WE HERE? PORTRAITS OF A LIFE
What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life Hardcover by Billy Dee Williams (Author) – February 13, 2024. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he...
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MARY PICKFORD:QUEEN OF THE MOVIES
Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies Hardcover by Christel Schmidt (Editor, Contributor) – Illustrated, November 1, 2012. In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her...
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HOLLYWOODLAND
Hollywoodland (Images of America) Paperback – May 16, 2011 by Mary Mallory (Author), Hollywood Heritage Inc. (Author) Established by real estate developers Tracy E. Shoults and S. H. Woodruff in 1923, Hollywoodland was one of the first hillside developments built...
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RKO: RADIO PICTURES:A TITAN IS BORN
RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born First Edition by Richard B. B. Jewell (Author) One of the “Big Five” studios of Hollywood’s golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from King Kong and Citizen...
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LOIS WEBER IN EARLY HOLLYWOOD
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood Paperback by Shelley Stamp (Author) – May 1, 2015 Among early Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era’s “three great minds” alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments,...
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CINEPHILE MY FIRST MOVIE BOX SET VOLUME 2
My First Movie: Vol. 2 Boxset The creators of Cinephile: A Card Game are back with My First Movie: Vol. 2, the latest series of picture books that offer a colorful, kid-friendly look at your favorite film genres. My First...
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NIMONA
Nimona: A Netflix Film Paperback – Illustrated, May 12, 2015 by ND Stevenson (Author, Illustrator) Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from ND Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen...
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POOR THINGS
Poor Things [Movie Tie-in]: A Novel Paperback – October 3, 2023 by Alasdair Gray (Author) In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of...
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THE ZONE OF INTEREST
The Zone of Interest Paperback – July 7, 2015 by Martin Amis (Author) Martin Amis first tackled the Holocaust in 1991 with his bestselling novel Time's Arrow. He returns again to the Shoah with this astonishing portrayal of life in "the...
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DISNEY/ PIXAR ELEMENTAL LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK
Disney/Pixar Elemental Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Elemental) Hardcover – Picture Book, May 2, 2023 by Golden Books (Author), Disney Storybook Art Team (Illustrator) n a city where Fire, Water, Earth, and Air reside together, a fiery young woman and a...
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Killers of the Flower Moon (Movie Tie-in Edition) THE OSAGE MURDERS AND THE BIRTH OF THE FBI By David Grann. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After...
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