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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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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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 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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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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AGNÈS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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BE BOLD! BE BRAVE! / ¡SÉ AUDAZ, SÉ VALIENTE!
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BEAUTY OF THE BEAST: A MAKEUP MANUAL
Beauty of the Beast: A Makeup Manual Paperback – January 1, 2024 by Emily Schubert (Author) More than a makeup book, Beauty of the Beast is a transformation manual by special effects makeup artist Emily Schubert. It combines expertise from...
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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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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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BLADE RUNNER (BFI FILM CLASSICS)
Blade Runner (BFI Film Classics) Paperback – September 4, 2012 by Scott Bukatman (Author) Ridley Scott's dystopian classic Blade Runner, an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, combines noir with science fiction to create...
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BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS: A SHORT STORY OF INDIAN CINEMA
Bollywood Superstars: A Short Story of Indian Cinema Paperback – March 21, 2023 by Julien Rousseau (Editor), Hélène Kessous (Editor), Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak (Foreword), Hervé Barbaret (Foreword), Emmanuel Kasarhérou (Foreword), Sandra Lagumina (Foreword), Souraya Noujaim (Foreword), Manuel Rabaté (Foreword),...
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BOMBAY BEFORE BOLLYWOOD
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BONG JOON HO: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION
Edited with introduction by Michelle Puetz. Foreword by Amy Homma. Text by Dooho Choi, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Isaac Chung, Toni Collette, Guillermo del Toro, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Catherine George, Dan Glass, Hong Kyung Pyo, Jung Jaeil, Darius Khondji,...
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BONG JOON HO: DISSIDENT CINEMA
Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema Hardcover – November 22, 2022 by Karen Han (Author), Little White Lies (Illustrator), David Lowery (Foreword) Brilliantly illustrated and designed by the London-based film magazine Little White Lies, Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema examines the...
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BRANDO'S SMILE: HIS LIFE, THOUGHT, AND WORK
Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work by Susan L. Mizruchi | Jun 23, 2014 A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie...
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BRAVE LIKE GODZILLA
Brave Like Godzilla Hardcover – Picture Book, June 25, 2024 by Charlie Moon (Author) Face your fears with Minilla and Godzilla in this original picture book! Minilla and his friends are having a great day on Monster Island, when suddenly...
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CALIFORNIA WILDSAM FIELD GUIDES
Wildsam Field Guides: California Paperback – May 18, 2020 by Taylor Bruce (Editor), Bijou Karman (Illustrator) Wildsam Field Guides: California reveals the essence of the Golden State through local stories, travel intel and modern lore, seeking out the real and rooted...
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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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CAMERA MAN: BUSTER KEATON, THE DAWN OF CINEMA, AND THE INVENTION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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CASABLANCA COCKTAILS: WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE APERITIFS
Casablanca Cocktails: We'll Always Have Aperitifs Hardcover – April 8, 2025 by Cassandra Reeder (Author), S.T. Bende (Author) Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world . . . not one is better than hosting...
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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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