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.
"YOU TALKIN' TO ME?" THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ICONIC MOVIE QUOTES
"You Talkin' to Me?": The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes by Brian Abrams (Author) – September 26, 2023 This deep dive into hundreds of Hollywood’s most iconic and beloved lines is a must-have for every film buff. "You Talkin’ to...
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100 ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS: REVISED EDITION (2ND EDITION)
100 Animated Feature Films: Revised Edition (BFI Screen Guides) Paperback – July 28, 2022 by Andrew Osmond (Author) 20 years ago, animated features were widely perceived as cartoons for children. Today they encompass an astonishing range of films, styles and...
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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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1001 MOVIE POSTERS
1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times Hardcover – September 3, 2024 by Tony Nourmand (Editor), Christopher Frayling (Introduction) Steeped in nostalgia, this beautiful, diverse and definitive collection features posters from over 20 countries with work by over 150 art...
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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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101 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT JAMES BOND 007
101 Things You Should Know about James Bond 007 Paperback – December 20, 2022 by Michael Dörflinger (Author) In this photo-filled compendium of fun facts and fascinating trivia, every aspect of the world's most famous secret agent is explored and...
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12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
The 12 Basic Principles Of Animation by FlipbokuThis double flip book edition is a handy but powerful tool for fans, beginners, students, teachers and professionals of the animation world, to learn and master the illusion of motion and physics in...
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12 YEARS A SLAVE
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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (BFI FILM CLASSICS)
2001: A Space Odyssey (BFI Film Classics) 2nd Edition by Peter Krämer (Author) Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made. It has been celebrated for its beauty and mystery,...
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20TH CENTURY WOMEN SCREENPLAY BOOK
20th Century Women Screenplay Book "It's always about the mother." Book 005 in the Screenplay Collection features a foreword by Greta Gerwig, an essay by documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf, a conversation between Mike Mills and Maggie Nelson, and an annotated...
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24 MINUTES TO BEDTIME!
24 Minutes to Bedtime! by Daniel Kwan One of two new children's books from Everything Everywhere All at Once director Daniel Kwan, 24 Minutes to Bedtime! brings the multiverse to the bedtime story. Illustrated by Felicia Chiao, the story...
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33 1/3 PRINCE SIGN O' THE TIMES
Prince's Sign O' the Times (Thirty Three and a Third series) Paperback – March 31, 2004 by Michaelangelo Matos (Author) One of the greatest double albums of the vinyl era, Sign O' the Times shows Prince at his peak. Here,...
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50 OSCAR NIGHTS: ICONIC STARS & FILMMAKERS ON THEIR CAREER-DEFINING WINS
50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – January 23, 2024 by Dave Karger (Author) An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their...
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90S MOVIES QUIZPEDIA: THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF TRIVIA
90s Movies Quizpedia: The Ultimate Book of Trivia Paperback – October 1, 2024 by Aisling Coughlan (Author) How well do you remember the 90s? This book will put your trivia to the test.It’s been two decades since Y2K, and our...
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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP: CONCEPTUAL CREATIONS BY JAPANESE MAKEUP ARTISTS
A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup: Conceptual Creations by Japanese Makeup Artists – September 4, 2012 by Tokyo SFX Makeup Workshop (Author) Acclaimed as the best book ever published on the subject, A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup...
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A COMPLICATED PASSION: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AGNES VARDA
A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda Hardcover – August 13, 2024 by Carrie Rickey (Author) Over the course of her sixty-five-year career, the longest of any female filmmaker, Agnès Varda (1928–2019) wrote and directed some of...
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A IS FOR AUTEUR
A is for Auteur is a children's alphabet book featuring cinema’s greatest filmmakers from A to Z. Clever, beautifully-designed and packed with references to more than 200 films from Alfred Hitchcock to Agnès Varda, this one-of-a-kind collection is a must-own...
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A LIFE IN MOVIES: STORIES FROM 50 YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD
A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood Hardcover – May 7, 2019 by Irwin Winkler A rollicking autobiography from the legendary producer of Goodfellas, Rocky, and Raging Bull, and an insider’s account of making movies in Hollywood...
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A LITTLE BOOK ABOUT MOVIES: QUOTES FOR THE CINEPHILE IN YOUR LIFE (LITTLE BOOKS OF FILMS AND TV)
A Little Book About Movies: Quotes for the Cinephile in Your Life (Little Books of Film & TV) Hardcover – September 15, 2022 by Orange Hippo! (Author, Editor) The greatest movies endure for many reasons: they give us comfort, laughter,...
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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...
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A MARFA CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN WATERS
A MARFA CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN WATERSJohn Waters has a unique love of Christmas, and MARFA has a unique love of John Waters, so we decided to make a book about it.Introducing A MARFA Christmas with John Waters.Dreamlanders, friends old and...
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A PIECE OF THE ACTION
A Piece of the Action: Race and Labor in Post–Civil Rights Hollywood by Eithne Quinn (Author) - December 31, 2019. Hollywood is often thought of―and certainly by Hollywood itself―as a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the...
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A STAR IS BORN: JUDY GARLAND AND THE FILM THAT GOT AWAY
New York Times bestselling author and daughter of Judy Garland tells the story of A Star Is Born -- at once the crowning achievement and greatest disappointment in her mother's legendary career. This is a vivid account of a film...
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ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON
Accidentally Wes Anderson Hardcover – October 20, 2020 by Wally Koval (Author), Wes Anderson (Foreword) A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the just-so world...
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ACTION! HOW MOVIES BEGAN
Action!: How Movies Began Hardcover – Picture Book, August 23, 2022 by Meghan McCarthy (Author, Illustrator) Movies take us on adventures, introduce us to new worlds, and make us feel, but how did they start? In her trademark easy-to-follow narrative...
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ADR AND POST-SYNC DIALOGUE: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT'S DONE
ADR and Post-Sync Dialogue 1st Edition by R.J. Kizer (Author) Written by industry expert, R.J. Kizer, this is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of post-sync dialogue replacement, popularly known as ADR. It explores how this seldom recognized,...
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AGNÈS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION
60% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! Discount is automatically applied at check out and does not stack or combine with other discounts and membership discounts. Get your copy today before this incredible offer ends! Edited with introduction by Matt...
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AKIRA, VOL. 1
Akira, Vol. 1 Paperback – Illustrated, October 13, 2009 by Katsuhiro Otomo (Author) Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise...
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS
Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards Hardcover – February 6, 2024 by Tony Lee Moral (Author) A one-of-a-kind historical document and celebration of the artwork behind several of the Master of Suspense’s greatest films.This stunning coffee table book focuses on the storyboards for...
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK: CINEMA ON THE EDGE OF NOTHING
Behind the scenes of some of the 20th century’s greatest movies with the Master of Suspense “If you make a bomb go off, the audience has a shock that lasts 10 seconds,” said Alfred Hitchcock. “But if you simply tell...
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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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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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ALL FOR BEAUTY:MAKEUP AND HAIRDRESSING IN HOLLYWOOD'S STUDIO ERA
All for Beauty: Makeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood's Studio Era (Techniques of the Moving Image) Paperback – July 15, 2022by Adrienne L. McLean (Author)Ever wonder why so many stars and featured players, male or female, in movies of Hollywood’s “Golden...
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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...
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AMERICAN PSYCHO: HOW TO MAKE A KILLING IN BUSINESS...AND LIFE: BY PATRICK BATEMAN
American Psycho: How to Make a Killing in Business...and Life: by Patrick Bateman Hardcover – April 29, 2025 by Patrick Bateman (Author), Robb Pearlman Inspired by the film American Psycho, a darkly humorous collection of tongue-in-cheek advice on how to...
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AMORES PERROS
Amores Perros by Alejandro G. Iñárritu The release of Amores Perros in 2000 heralded the arrival of a master of modern cinema. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s debut feature presented the fierce realities of Mexico City’s underworld through three interlocking narratives of...
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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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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...
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ANNA KARENINA THE NOVEL
Anna Karenina (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Hardcover – September 30, 2014 by Leo Tolstoy (Author), Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), John Bayley (Preface), Coralie Bickford-Smith (Cover Art) Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self-destruction, in a gorgeous new clothbound...
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ANNA KARENINA: THE SCREENPLAY
Anna Karenina: The Screenplay: Based on the Novel by Leo Tolstoy Paperback – November 13, 2012 by Tom Stoppard (Author) WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TOM STOPPARD Our most esteemed living playwright adapts the most famous love story ever written in...
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ANNA MAY WONG: FROM LAUNDRYMAN'S DAUGHTER TO HOLLYWOOD LEGEND
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend Paperback – January 10, 2023 by Graham Russell Gao Hodges (Author) Anna May Wong remains one of Hollywood’s best-known Chinese American actors. Between 1919 and 1960, Anna May Wong starred in...
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ARNOLD - SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION
ARNOLD by Dian Hanson Hardcover with ChromaLuxe aluminum print cover, 34.3 x 46.2 cm, 7.69 kg, 334 pages, in slipcase, plus 556 page companion volume by Taschen. Collector’s Edition of 1,847 copies (No. 101–1,947), each numbered and signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This product...
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AROUND THE WORLD WITH/ ALREDEDOR DEL MUNDO CON CANTINFLAS
Around the World with / Alrededor del mundo con Cantinflas (Lil' Libros) Board book – Picture Book, March 13, 2018 by Patty Rodriguez (Author), Ariana Stein (Author), Citlali Reyes (Illustrator) A Lil' Libros Bilingual Geography Book. Inspired by one of...
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ART STARS: LEGENDS OF PRODUCTION DESIGN
Art Stars: Legends of Production Design Paperback – December 6, 2023 by Tom Lisowski (Author) Art Stars–Legends of Production Design is a resource for aspiring filmmakers. Production designers, directors, and cinematographers will all gain filmmaking wisdom from these Oscar-winning legends...
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ASTEROID CITY THE SCREENPLAY
Asteroid City Hardcover – July 25, 2023 by Wes Anderson (Author) The screenplay of the new film by Wes Anderson. ASTEROID CITY (adapted from a "hypothetical" play) takes place in a fictional desert town, circa 1955. Synopsis: the itinerary of...
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AUDREY HEPBURN HARDBACK
DescriptionIn this international bestseller from the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Audrey Hepburn, the iconic Hollywood movie star.Audrey Hepburn grew up in Arnhem in the Netherlands. After living through the hardships of World War Two,...
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BACK TO THE BODY: INFUSING PHYSICAL LIFE INTO CHARACTERS IN THEATER AND FILM
Back to the Body: Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film Paperback – May 15, 2023 by Jean-Louis Rodrigue (Author), Scott Weintraub (Author) Jean-Louis Rodrigue and Scott Weintraub, highly regarded masters of theatre and film acting, join forces...
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BACK TO THE FUTURE SCRIPT BOOK
Back to the Future Script Book Hardcover – October 28, 2025 by Insight Editions (Author) Rediscover the thrills of Back to the Future in a whole new way with this officially licensed, deluxe edition of the screenplay, complete with in-depth...
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BACKWARDS & IN HEELS PAPERBACK
Backwards & In Heels: The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film (Incredible Women Who Broke Barriers in Filmmaking) Paperback – August 15, 2017 by Alicia Malone (Author) Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema...
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BARBIE THE SCREENPLAY
Barbie: The Screenplay Paperback – December 19, 2023 by Greta Gerwig (Author), Noah Baumbach (Author) For the first time, the BARBIE screenplay is now available in print. Anarchically hilarious and unexpectedly emotional, BARBIE is a magical cinematic confection of absurdity,...
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