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.
MARY BLAIRS UNIQUE FLAIR: THE GIRL WHO BECAME ONE OF THE DISNEY LEGENDS
Mary Blair's Unique Flair: The Girl Who Became One of the Disney Legends Hardcover – Picture Bookby Amy Novesky (Author) - August 13, 2019 Mary Blair's favorite color was white - the color of possibility!Even as a child, Mary Blair loved...
$17.99
MARY PICKFORD:QUEEN OF THE MOVIES
Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies Hardcoverby Christel Schmidt (Editor, Contributor) – Illustrated, November 1, 2012In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic...
$45.00
MASTERS OF MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Masters of Make-Up Effects: A Century of Practical Magic Hardcover – September 20, 2022by Howard Berger (Author), Marshall Julius (Author), Seth MacFarlane (Afterword), Guillermo del Toro (Foreword) ABOUT THE BOOK: Dive into the fascinating world of movie make-up effects with...
$39.95
MICHAEL MANN: A CONTEMPORARY RETROSPECTIVE
Michael Mann: A Contemporary Retrospective Hardcover – May 21, 2024 by Jean-Baptiste Thoret (Author), Gavin Bowd (Translator) During his career, Michael Mann has drawn a singular and innovative line within the Hollywood industry. The Last of the Mohicans, Heat,...
$40.00
MIDSOMMAR SCREENPLAY BOOK
Midsommar Screenplay Book - As Hårga takes, Hårga also gives. Book 010 in the Screenplay Collection includes an introduction by Park Chan-wook, an essay by anthropologist Matthew Engelke, and illustrated Hårga choral primer by vocal artist Jessika Kenney. Hardcover /...
$60.00
MINARI SCREENPLAY BOOK
Minari Screenplay Book "Wonderful, wonderful!" The dual-language Minari Screenplay Book features Korean translations of all texts alongside the original English. Special contents include Lee Isaac Chung's never-before-published alternate ending, a foreword by Steven Yeun, an original essay by Ocean Vuong,...
$60.00
MOONLIGHT SCREENPLAY BOOK
Moonlight Screenplay Book The story of a lifetime, now in hardcover. Book 003 in the Screenplay Collection features a foreword by Frank Ocean, Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney's Academy Award winning-screenplay, an essay by Hilton Als, and acceptance...
$60.00
MOVIE QUIZPEDIA
Movies Quizpedia: The Ultimate Book of Trivia Paperback – November 1, 2022 by Aisling Coughlan (Author)So you think you know movies? These 450+ questions will put even the most knowledgeable cinephiles to the test! The first Cannes Film Festival was...
$12.95
MOVIE STUDIOS OF CULVER CITY
After watching pioneer filmmaker Thomas Ince film one of his famous Westerns on Ballona Creek, city founder Harry Culver saw the economic base for his city. Culver announced plans for the city in 1913 and attracted three major movie studios...
$24.99
MOVIEMAKING MAGIC OF STAR WARS: CREATURES & ALIENS
The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens Hardcover – May 25, 2018by 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, Jabba and...
$29.99
MOVIES OF THE 2000S, 2ND ED.
100 Movies of the 2000s Hardcover – November 4, 2022by Jürgen Müller (Editor)Our Movies series enters the 21st century with this definitive lineup of the 100 most important films made during the 2000s, an age of evergreen franchises, historical epics,...
$50.00
MY FIRST GIALLO HORROR
My First Giallo HorrorWelcome to the wonderful world of Italian horror with My First Giallo Horror, a tongue-in-cheek ode to the work of Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and other masters of the macabre. This thrilling entry in ‘lil cinephile’s My First Movie series...
$15.00
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...
$21.99
NIMONA
Nimona: A Netflix Film Paperback – Illustrated, May 12, 2015 by ND Stevenson (Author, Illustrator) Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from ND Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen...
$18.99
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 this...
$26.00
NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL: THE WILD AND SHIMMERING LIFE OF ANNA MAY WONG
Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Katie Gee Salisbury (Author) Before Constance Wu, Sandra Oh, Awkwafina, or Lucy Liu, there was Anna May Wong. In her time,...
$32.00
ON KUBRICK
On Kubrick: Revised Edition 2nd Edition by James Naremore (Author) In a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to...
$36.95
ON THE DANCE FLOOR: SPINNING OUT ON SCREEN
On The Dance Floor: Spinning Out on Screen “There’s something special about a dance floor. It’s like a way to take yourself off this planet.” — Cher. Meet us On The Dance Floor, new visual and literary compendium of nightclub revelries...
$58.00
OPPENHEIMER THE SCREENPLAY
Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay Paperback – August 1, 2023 by Christopher Nolan (Author) The complete screenplay of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.Oppenheimer centers on the life of the "father of the atomic bomb." Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus by...
$17.95
