Film Books
Global in outlook and grounded in the unparalleled collections and expertise of the Academy, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. The Academy Museum Store offers retail merchandise that illuminates the world of cinema, celebrating the many stories of moviemaking. Our selection of books devoted to the history, art, and science of film is one of the most comprehensive collections of cinema books and catalogues in Los Angeles.
SOFIA COPPLA- ARCHIVE 1999-2023
ARCHIVE Paperback – September 1, 2023 by SOFIA COPPOLA (Author) Paperback with embossed jacket, Designed by Joseph Logan and Anamaria Morris. Archive is the first book by Sofia Coppola, covering the entirety of her singular and influential career in film. Constructed...
$65.00
DEATH FOR DINNER COOKBOOK
Death for Dinner Cookbook: 60 Gorey-Good, Plant-Based Drinks, Meals, and Munchies Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films Hardcover – September 6, 2022 by Zach Neil (Author)Visit your dark side with 60 frightfully delicious plant-based comfort-foods, baked goods, and cocktails inspired...
$24.99
WILD MINDS: THE ARTISTS AND RIVALRIES THAT INSPIRE THE GOLDEN AGE OF ANIMATION
Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation Paperback – December 7, 2021 by Reid Mitenbuler (Author) The vivid and untold story of the Golden Age of classic animation and the often larger-than-life artists who...
$18.00
OUT OF THE INKWELL: MAX FLEISCHER AND THE ANIMATION REVOLUTION
Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution Paperback – Illustrated, September 2, 2011 by Richard Fleischer (Author) Max Fleischer (1883–1972) was for years considered Walt Disney's only real rival in the world of cartoon animation. The...
$30.00
PARASITE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL IN STORYBOARDS
Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards Hardcover – May 19, 2020by 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: With hundreds of...
$30.00
DRAWING DIRECTORS: VOLUME 1
Drawing Directors: Volume I Hardcover – July 12, 2023 by Randal Kleiser (Author), Manuel Perezcarro (Editor), Elizabeth Smith (Editor), Roger Corman (Foreword) For many decades, film director Randal Kleiser (Grease, The Blue Lagoon, White Fang) has been drawing sketches of...
$29.99
AGNES VARDA: INTERVIEW PAPERBACK
Agnes Varda: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) Paperback – February 10, 2015 by T. Jefferson Kline (Editor) Over nearly sixty years, Agnès Varda (b. 1928) has given interviews that are revealing not only of her work, but of her...
$30.00
MAKE TROUBLE
Make Trouble Hardcover – April 11, 2017 by John Waters (Author) From an icon of popular culture, here is inspiring advice for artists, graduates, and all who seek happiness and success on their own terms. So what if you...
$15.95
ALL FOR BEAUTY:MAEKUP 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...
$39.95
AN EMPIRE OF THEIR OWN: HOW THE JEWS INVENTED HOLLYWOOD
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood Paperback – September 8, 1989by Neal Gabler (Author)A provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America's motion...
$20.00
THE STORY OF DISNEY: 100 YEARS OF WONDER
The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder Hardcover – March 7, 2023by John Baxter (Author) The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must-have coffee table book showcases the company's history...
$60.00
SENTURY II
Syd Mead's Sentury IIby Mead, Syd / Servick, RogerThe long-awaited next book from legendary Syd Mead has finally arrived after nine years. Loyal fans and art enthusiasts will rejoice in being able to view what Syd Mead has been imagining...
$50.00
THE ART OF RUTH E. CARTER : COSTUMING BLACK HISTORY AND THE AFROFUTURE, FROM DO THE RIGHT THING TO BLACK PANTHER
The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther Hardcover – May 23, 2023 by Ruth E. Carter (Author), Danai Gurira (Foreword) The definitive, deluxe art book from costume...
$40.00
THE KEN ADAM ARCHIVE
The Ken Adam Archives Hardcover by Sir Christopher Frayling (Author) Edition of 1,200 Hardcover bound in iridescent bicolor fabric with tipped-in, four-phase lenticular, 36 x 36 cm (14.2 x 14.2 in.), 3.88 kg (8.54 lb), 360 pages. Collector’s Edition of...
$1,000.00
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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, 2023by 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 over fifty...
$16.99
MIYAZAKIWORLD: A LIFE IN ART
Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art Paperback – Illustrated, November 19, 2019by Susan Napier (Author)The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world—"an essential work in anime scholarship.” (Angelica Frey, Hyperallergic)A thirtieth‑century...
$20.95
BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS: A SHORT STORY OF INDIAN CINEMA
Bollywood Superstars: A Short Story of Indian Cinema Paperback – March 21, 2023by 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), Amandine...
$39.95
SATYAJIT RAY MISCELLANY: ON LIFE, CINEMA, PEOPLE AND MUCH MORE
Satyajit Ray Miscellany: On Life, Cinema, People & Much More (The Penguin Ray Library) Paperback – January 24, 2023by Satyajit Ray (Author)More than seventy rarest essays on filmmaking, screenplay writing, autobiographical pieces and rare photographs and manuscripts of Ray'Ray is...
$19.95
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 country...
$50.00
BONG JOON HO:DISSIDENT CINEMA
Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema Hardcover – November 22, 2022by 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 career...
$45.00
