Film Books
Academy Museum Store Books
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.
ANIMATION LAB FOR KIDS: FUN PROJECTS
In Animation Lab for Kids, arts educators Laura Bellmont of The Little Animation Studio and Emily Brink of The Good School present exciting art projects that teach kids how to create engaging visuals and tell stories using a variety of animation...
$24.99
PARASITE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL IN STORYBOARDS
Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards Hardcover – May 19, 2020 by Bong Joon Ho (Author) Discover the illustrations that inspired the historic, OSCAR®-winning film's every shot in this graphic novel drawn by Director Bong Joon Ho himself. So metaphorical:...
$30.00
THE COEN BROTHERS: THIS BOOK REALLY TIES THE FILMS TOGETHER
The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together Hardcover – September 11, 2018 by Adam Nayman (Author), Telegramme Paper Co. (with Oliver Stafford and Jason Ngai) (Illustrator), Little White Lies (Producer) Combining critical text—biography, close film analysis, and...
$45.00
HOLLYWOOD BLACK: THE STARS, THE FILMS, THE FILMMAKERS
Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – May 7, 2019 by Donald Bogle (Author), John Singleton (Foreword) The book that inspired the MGM+ docuseries, Hollywood Black is a sweeping overview of the Black experience...
$35.00
WHERE'S THE DUDE? MOVIE SPOTTING CHALLENGE
Where's the Dude?: The Great Movie Spotting Challenge (Search and Find Activity, Movies, The Big Lebowski) Hardcover – September 25, 2018 by Sharm Murugiah (Author), Adam Woodward (Author) You know The Dude. As the hapless hero of the Coen brothers'...
$15.99
A LONG TIME AGO IN A CUTTING ROOM FAR, FAR AWAY
A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits—Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More Paperback – May 4, 2021 by Paul Hirsch (Author) A Long Time Ago in...
$21.99
ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS
Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground Hardcover – Illustrated, October 28, 2013 by Matthew Chojnacki (Author) Film poster art is back with a vengeance. Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground is the first book to take...
$34.99
E.T.'S FIRST WORDS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: E.T.'s First Words: (Pop Culture Board Books, Baby's First Words) (PlayPop) Board book – February 4, 2020 by Insight Kids (Author) E.T. phone home! E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: E.T.'s First Words takes developmental learning to an entertaining new...
$10.00
THE ART OF MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
The Art of My Neighbor Totoro: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki Hardcover – Illustrated, November 8, 2005 by Hayao Miyazaki (Author) A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images! Meet the film's...
$35.00
THE ART OF KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki Hardcover – May 9, 2006 by Hayao Miyazaki (Author) A 13-year-old girl sets off on a journey to become a witch. In the process, she learns how to be...
$35.00
THE ART OF SPIRITED AWAY
The Art of Spirited Away Hardcover – October 1, 2002 by Hayao Miyazaki (Author, Illustrator) The Fantasy Continues The Art of Spirited Away collects color illustrations of Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) for the first time in an...
$35.00
STAR WARS, VOL. 1
The Star Wars Archives. 1977-1983: 40th Anniversary Edition Hardcover – November 30, 2020 by Paul Duncan (Editor) Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. After watching depressing and cynical...
$30.00
GOOD NIGHT LOS ANGELES
Good Night Los Angeles (Good Night Our World) Board book – May 1, 2007 by Adam Gamble (Author), Cooper Kelly (Illustrator) Good Night Los Angeles features Hollywood the Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, Sunset Boulevard, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Rose Parade,...
$9.95
KUBRICK ARCHIVES
The Stanley Kubrick Archives (Bibliotheca Universalis) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 15, 2016 by Alison Castle (Editor) In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It’s not a message...
$30.00
CINEMAPS:AN ATLAS OF 35 GREAT MOVIES
Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies Hardcover – Illustrated, October 24, 2017 by Andrew DeGraff (Author), A.D. Jameson (Author) This beautifully illustrated atlas of beloved movies is an essential reference for cinephiles, fans of great films, and anyone who...
$29.99
MAKEUP MAN: CREATIONS OF HOLLYWOOD'S MICHAEL WESTMORE
Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore Hardcover – Illustrated, February 1, 2017 by Michael Westmore (Author), Jake Page (Author) A peek behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artists....
$29.95
SEPARATE CINEMA: THE FIRST 100 YEARS OF BLACK POSTER
Separate Cinema: The First 100 Years of Black Poster Art Hardcover – September 18, 2014 by John Kisch (Editor), Tony Nourmand (Editor), Spike Lee (Afterword), Henry Louis Gates (Foreword), Peter Doggett (Contributor) A visual feast, these images recount the diverse...
$45.00
EARLY HOLLYWOOD
Early Hollywood Hardcover – October 24, 2007 by Marc Wanamaker (Author), Robert W Nudelman (Author) The image of Hollywood often translates as some otherworldly dreamscape filled with fantastic lives and fantasy fulfillment. The real deal was carved from the Southern...
$24.99
HOLLYWOOD: 1940-2008
Hollywood, 1940-2008 Hardcover – April 8, 2009 by Marc Wanamaker (Author) Since World War II, Hollywood has fought and won that same war many times, won the West even more often--plus got the girl--and laughed like crazy, too. The postwar...
$21.99
THE WIZARD OF OZ FLIPBOOK
The Wizard of Oz Full color flipbook glossy print. They don’t get more classic than this! The famous foursome — Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion — skip arm in arm out of the poppy field and down the...
$5.99
NORTH BY NORTHWEST FLIPBOOK
North by Northwest (Hitchcock) Flipbook You know it could only be one scene: A dashing (and we mean dashing!) Cary Grant sprints through a corn field as a mysterious crop duster swoops down and sprays machine gun fire at our...
$5.99
MUYBRIDGE HORSE FLIPBOOK
Fliptomania Muybridge Horse Flipbook FLIP THE PAGES WITH YOUR THUMB -- see a little movie in your hands. THIS FLIP BOOK shows one of the earliest sequences of moving images ever recorded, Eadweard Muybridge's 19th century Horse Galloping CHECK OUT THE...
$5.99
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK, VOLUME 2, DINNER ROLL DANCE
Charlie Chaplin's comic genius is on display in this scene from one of his masterpieces, "The Gold Rush" made in 1925. Watch as he makes a couple of dinner rolls dance! Fliptomania Charlie Chaplin Flipbook: The Gold Rush Charlie Chaplin's...
$5.99
