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.
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE CASABLANCA
We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie Hardcover – Illustrated, February 14, 2017 by Noah Isenberg (Author) A Los Angeles Times Bestseller For the 75th anniversary of its premiere―the incredible story of how...
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DO NOT DETONATE WITHOUT PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL
DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval: A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West Paperback – June 6, 2023 by Wes Anderson (Editor), Jake Perlin (Editor) Inspirations for Wes Anderson's Asteroid City: a...
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THE WES ANDERSON COLLECTION: THE FRENCH DISPATCH
The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch: The French Dispatch Hardcover – August 22, 2023 by Matt Zoller Seitz (Author), Max Dalton (Illustrator) The official behind-the-scenes companion to The French Dispatch and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson...
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ALICE GUY: FIRST LADY OF FILM
Alice Guy: First Lady of Film Paperback – August 16, 2022 by José-Louis Bocquet (Author), Catel Muller (Illustrator) Author José-Louis Bocquetand award-winning artistCatel Muller’s graphic biography tells the inspiring story of Alice Guy, the first female movie director in film...
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HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: FULL COLOR JACKETED EDITION
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: Full Color Jacketed Edition (Classic Seuss) Hardcover – Picture Book, September 21, 2021 by Dr. Seuss (Author) Grow your heart three sizes—and dazzle your eyes—with this FULL COLOR edition of the beloved holiday classic How...
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NICE JEWISH GIRLS
"Nice" Jewish Girls Hardcover – January 25, 2022 by Julie Merberg (Author), Georgia Rucker (Illustrator) Thirty-six mini biographies of groundbreaking, outspoken, odds-defying Jewish women explore their fascinating lives, as well as the ways in which they were shaped by their...
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J IS FOR JANUCA
J is for Janucá Hardcover – October 25, 2022 by Melanie Romero (Author), Cassie Gonzales (Illustrator) Introduce your little ones to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Janucá, and how illuminated candles remind us of miracles! Grab your dreidels and...
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CHRISTMAS IN THE MOVIES (REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION)
Christmas in the Movies (Revised & Expanded Edition): 35 Classics to Celebrate the Season (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – October 3, 2023 by Jeremy Arnold (Author) Now revised and expanded with more beloved films and loads of special features and...
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TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: THE OFFICIAL COOKBOOK GIFT SET
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Official Baking Cookbook Gift Set: Plus Exclusive Tablet Stand Hardcover – October 24, 2023 by Insight Editions (Author) What’s this? With more than 55 recipes for baked goods and desserts inspired by Jack Skellington,...
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NOIR BAR: COCKTAILS INSPIRED BY THE WORLD OF FILM NOIR
Eddie Muller's Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – May 23, 2023 by Eddie Muller (Author) CORPSE REVIVER NO. 2 INSPIRED BY 1946’S DECOYA Corpse Reviver is the obvious choice to accompany...
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LAYERED BUTTER: WES ANDERSON ISSUE
The Wes Anderson Issue is a limited first run of the magazine. The book features a premium die cut cover with a soft touch finish, and features over one hundred pages of art and editorials curated by Layered Butter. Featuring...
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SPIKE LEE: DIRECTOR’S INSPIRATION
Spike Lee: Director’s Inspiration presents Lee’s personal collection of original film posters and objects, photographs, artworks and more—many of these inscribed to Lee personally by filmmakers, stars, athletes, activists, musicians and others who have inspired his work in specific ways. Straight...
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MARILYN MONROE SEVEN YEAR ITCH FLIPBOOK
Marilyn Monroe Flipbook This flipbook shows one of the most famous scenes in American film history, in which Marilyn Monroe cools off by standing over a New York subway vent. Oo-la- la! Full color flipbook, glossy, 2" X 4". Flip...
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AGNÈS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION
Agnès Varda: Director’s Inspiration presents the first English-language visual showcase for Varda’s inspirations, art and personal life, incorporating original materials from her personal archive on Rue daguerre. The book covers Varda’s “three lives”—as photographer, filmmaker and visual artist—and features a...
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WE SEE EACH OTHER: A BLACK, TRANS JOURNEY THROUGH TV AND FILM
We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film Hardcover – May 9, 2023 by Tre'vell Anderson (Author) A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture...
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PAGEBOY:A MEMOIR
Pageboy: A Memoir Hardcover – June 6, 2023 by Elliot Page (Author) Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of...
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JOHN WATERS: POPE OF TRASH
John Waters: Pope of Trash accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the first dedicated solely to Waters’ films. The book presents costumes, props, handwritten scripts, concept drawings, correspondence, promotional gimmicks, production photography and other original...
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THE QUEER FILM GUIDE
The Queer Film Guide: 100 great movies that tell LGBTQIA+ stories Hardcover – May 16, 2023by Kyle Turner (Author) Enjoy your night in with these movies that tell queer stories. Have you noticed something about every “100 Greatest Movies Ever...
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DAVID BOWIE: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, 40TH EDITION
David Bowie: The Man Who Fell to Earth Hardcover – April 19, 2024 Multilingual Edition by Paul Duncan (Editor), David James (Photographer) First advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema...
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THE MICKEY MOUSE LEGACY: THE ULTIMATE HISTORY OF A MODERN HERO
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. The Ultimate History. 40th Ed. Hardcover – September 22, 2020 by David Gerstein (Author), J. B. Kaufman (Author), Bob Iger (Author), Daniel Kothenschulte (Editor) On November 18, 1928, the world’s most famous Mouse made his very first...
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MOVIEMAKING MAGIC OF STAR WARS: CREATURES & ALIENS
The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens Hardcover – May 25, 2018 by Mark Salisbury (Author) Go behind-the-scenes of the biggest movie franchise of all time in this immersive and interactive book to see how favorite characters—Chewbacca, Yoda,...
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STAR WARS ARCHIVES 1999-2005
The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005. 40th Ed. Hardcover – January 17, 2023 by Paul Duncan (Author) From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid...
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BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK?
But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films (Turner Classic Movies) – March 7, 2023by Kristen Lopez (Author) For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52...
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COLORS OF FILM: THE STORY OF CINEMA IN 50 PALETTES
Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes Hardcover – March 14, 2023 by Charles Bramesco (Author) Taking you on from the earliest feature films to today, Colors of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal...
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THE MOVIE ART OF SYD MEAD
The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist Hardcover – Illustrated, September 19, 2017 by Syd Mead (Author) Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible...
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OSCAR WARS: A HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD IN GOLD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears Hardcover – February 21, 2023 by Michael Schulman (Author) The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the...
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THE GODFATHER CLASSIC QUOTES
The Godfather Classic Quotes Hardcover – Illustrated, November 1, 2007 by Carlo De Vito (Author) Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is one of the greatest movies of all time and one of the most popular: on its 35th anniversary, it...
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CONVERSATIONS WITH DEAN TAVOULARIS
Conversations with Dean Tavoularis Hardcover – October 17, 2022 French Edition by Jordan Mintzer (Author), Wes Anderson (Foreword) Bilingual Edition : English and French “Everything the viewer sees in a film is the result of work with the production designer....
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THE JAWS LOG
The Jaws Log: Expanded Edition (Shooting Script) Paperback – August 7, 2012 by Carl Gottlieb (Author) Winner of three Oscars and the highest-grossing film of its time, Jaws was a phenomenon, and this is the only book on how twenty-six-year-old...
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WELL DOCUMENTED: THE ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTARIES THAT PROVE THE TRUTH IS MORE FASCINATING THAN FICTION
Well Documented: The Essential Documentaries that Prove the Truth is More Fascinating than Fiction Hardcover – November 22, 202 by Ian Haydn Smith (Author) This fascinating book from veteran film journalist Ian Haydn Smith, with a foreword from award-winning director...
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MY FIRST FRENCH NEW WAVE
My First French New WaveSay bonjour to My First French New Wave, a playful tribute to the work of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and other icons of La Nouvelle Vague. This stylish entry in ‘lil cinephile’s My First Movie series depicts the existential themes...
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HAYAO MIYAZAKI CATALOGUE
This book is published on the occasion of the 2021 inaugural exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, in collaboration with Studio Ghibli in Tokyo. It accompanies the first ever retrospective dedicated to the legendary filmmaker...
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THE ACADEMY AND THE AWARD: THE COMING OF AGE OF OSCAR
The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Hardcover – October 6, 2022 by Bruce Davis (Author) The first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy Awards....
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WHERE IS? / DONDE ESTA? MI OFRENDA
Where is? / ¿Dónde está? Mi Ofrenda (Where Is? / Dónde Está?) Board book – October 18, 2022 by Mariana Galvez (Author, Illustrator) Help your little ones find all the special items they need to place on their Day of...
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GONE WITH THE GIN: COCKTAILS WITH A HOLLYWOOD TWIST
Gone with the Gin: Cocktails with a Hollywood Twist Hardcover – Illustrated, October 27, 2015by Tim Federle (Author)From best-selling author Tim Federle of Tequila Mockingbird fame comes Gone with the Gin, the ultimate cocktail book for film buffs.We know your...
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THE CHRISTMAS MOVIE COOKBOOK: RECIPES FROM YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY FILMS
The Christmas Movie Cookbook: Recipes from Your Favorite Holiday Films Hardcover – September 6, 2022 by Julia Rutland (Author) Bring the merry festivities from the screen right to your own table with The Christmas Movie Cookbook with more than 65...
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CAMERA MAN: BUSTER KEATON, THE DAWN OF CINEMA, AND THE INVENTION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century Hardcover – January 25, 2022 by Dana Stevens (Author) In this genre-defying work of cultural history, the chief film critic of Slate places comedy legend and...
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WORLD FILM LOCATIONS: LOS ANGELES
World Film Locations: Los Angeles Paperback – Illustrated, December 1, 2011by Gabriel Solomons (Editor)The heart of Hollywood’s star-studded film industry for more than a century, Los Angeles and its abundant and ever-changing locales—from the Santa Monica Pier to the infamous...
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REGENERATION: BLACK CINEMA, 1898–1971
Regeneration accompanies a first-of-its-kind exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures exploring seven decades of Black participation in American cinema. Amplifying this underrepresented history in colorful and striking detail, the book features an in-depth curatorial essay and scholarly case-study...
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BEYOND THE BEST DRESSED
Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion Hardcover The ultimate red carpet companion, Beyond the Best Dressed is an illustrated, personality-filled romp through more than 90 years of Oscar fashion, from...
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DORIS DAY- IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON
Doris Day: Images of a Hollywood Icon Hardcover – July 12, 2022 by Michael Feinstein (Author) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most successful actresses and singers in the history of show business,Hermes Press...
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I THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING MOVIE, NOT HISTORY
I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Wisconsin Film Studies) Hardcover by Walter Mirisch (Author) This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood’s true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all....
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GET OUT
Get Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay Paperback – November 26, 2019 by Jordan Peele (Author), Tananarive Due (Contributor) Jordan Peele's celebrated screenplay combines horror and dark humor to reveal the terrifying realities of being Black in America. Jordan Peele's powerful...
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GEORGE MELIES FLIPBOKU
Georges Méliès Flipbook THE MAGICIAN OF CINEMA Georges Méliès (1861 – 1938) was a French illusionist, actor and film director who pioneered many technical and narrative developments, and became one of the most influential filmmakers in the early history of cinema.Méliès was...
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ALICE GUY-BLACHE FLIPBOKU
Alice Guy-Blaché Flipbook THE MOTHER OF CINEMA Alice Guy-Blaché (1873 – 1968) was a pioneer French filmmaker and the first motion picture director to make a narrative fiction film, active from the late 19th century. Neglected by film historians for years, she...
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MOVIE CLASSICS
Movie Classics Vol. 1 – The Early MastersFlipbookThe Movie Classics Flipbook is a surprising 6×1 flipbook that brings beloved film classics like Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush back to life.Switch between sequences by placing your thumb on...
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PEDRO ALMODÓVAR: INSTALLATION/INSTALACIÓN
Pedro Almodóvar: Installation/Instalación accompanies an immersive exhibition created by Almodóvar for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Spanning 1984’s What Have I Done to Deserve This? to 2019’s Pain and Glory, Almodóvar’s 12-channel film installation distills his...
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BLACK WOMEN DIRECTORS- QUICK TAKES
Black Women Directors (Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture) Paperback – March 18, 2022 by Christina N. Baker (Author) Black women have long recognized the power of film for storytelling. For far too long, however, the cultural and historical narratives...
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STARTING POINT: 1979-1996
Starting Point, 1979-1996 Paperback – Illustrated, April 8, 2014 by Hayao Miyazaki (Author), Beth Cary (Translator), Frederik L. Schodt (Translator) Japan's most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime. The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in...
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BEST PICK: A JOURNEY THROUGH FILM HISTORY AND THE ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards Hardcover – February 15, 2022 by John Dorney (Author), Jessica Regan (Author), Tom Salinsky (Author), Helen O'Hara (Foreword) A fascinating history of motion pictures through the lens of the...
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