Gifts for Readers
Treat the reader on your holiday list to a cinematic experience like no other. This collection of must-have books covers everything from the golden age of Hollywood to modern filmmaking techniques. Discover signed limited editions, insider perspectives, and essential guides to costume design, screenplay writing, and more.
- Hardcover volumes brimming with film history and industry insights
- Learn from acclaimed directors, producers, and costume designers
- Explore the art of critiquing films and the craft of screenwriting
- Spark creativity and deepen appreciation for the magic of movies
Whether they're a casual moviegoer or a cinema aficionado, these reader-approved gifts will captivate and inspire. Elevate their holiday with the gift of knowledge, passion, and endless entertainment.
PI: THE GUERILLA DIARIES
Pi: The Guerilla Diaries by Darren Aronofsky There will be no order, only chaos. Before he directed Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan, Mother!, and The Whale, Darren Aronofsky was a 27-year-old would-be filmmaker struggling to make his...
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THE COLOR OF PIXAR
The Color of Pixar: (History of Pixar, Book about Movies, Art of Pixar) (Disney) Hardcover – August 8, 2017 by Tia Kratter (Author), John Lasseter (Foreword) Bold and beautiful, this volume presents hundreds of film stills from the Pixar archives...
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THE ART OF COCO
The Art of Coco: (Pixar Fan Animation Book, Pixar’s Coco Concept Art Book) (Disney) Hardcover – Illustrated, October 10, 2017by Lee Unkrich (Introduction), Adrian Molina (Introduction), John Lasseter (Foreword) The Art of Coco presents the story behind the making of...
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WORLD FILM LOCATIONS: LOS ANGELES : VOLUME 2
World Film Locations: Los Angeles (World Film Locations, 2) Paperback – December 18, 2024 by Gabriel Solomons (Editor), Fabrice Ziolkowski (Editor), Jared Cowan (Editor) Fifty synopses of film scenes alongside insightful location essays and evocative full-color film stills. This...
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COLUMBIA PICTURES: A CENTURY OF HOLLYWOOD MOTION PICTURE MAGIC
Columbia Pictures: A Century of Hollywood Motion Picture Magic Hardcover – October 15, 2024 by Jim Pauley (Author) Columbia Pictures reaches a major milestone in 2024 by celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Columbia’s incorporation. In the same vein of recent...
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GASPAR NOE:INTERVIEWS
Gaspar Noé: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) Paperback – October 15, 2024 by Geoffrey Lokke (Editor) Since the release of his breakout film Irréversible in 2002, Gaspar Noé (b. 1963) has been labeled the principal provocateur of twenty-first-century French cinema....
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MAINSTREAM MAVERICK: JOHN HUGHES AND NEW HOLLYWOOD CINEMA
Mainstream Maverick: John Hughes and New Hollywood Cinema Hardcover – September 1, 2020 by Holly Chard (Author) Winner, Best First Monograph, British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies The first scholarly book on John Hughes examines Hollywood's complex relationship...
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COLOR IN MOTION: CHROMATIC EXPLORATIONS OF CINEMA
From the earliest hand-painted films to Technicolor and today’s digital cinema, Color in Motion takes readers on a journey through the evolution and significance of color in film. Presenting insightful analysis, engaging case studies and inspiring conversations with scholars and...
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WORLD GONE WILD, RESTOCKED AND RELOADED 2ND EDITION: A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE TO POST-APOCALYPTIC MOVIES (2ND EDITION)
World Gone Wild, Restocked and Reloaded 2nd Edition: A Survivor's Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies Hardcover – October 28, 2024 by David J. Moore (Author) A loving ode to films with post-apocalyptic themes, this updated edition now features more than 1,200...
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THE DOCUMENTARIAN: THE WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN THE DOCUMENTARY BUSINESS
The Documentarian: The Way to a Successful and Creative Professional Life in the Documentary Business Paperback – September 17, 2024 by Roger Nygard (Author) You’ll find the answer to that question—and much more—in The Documentarian: The Way to a...
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THE MATRIX (BFI FILM CLASSICS)
The Matrix (BFI Film Classics) 2nd Edition by Joshua Clover (Author) The Matrix (1999), directed by the Wachowski sisters and produced by Joel Silver, was a true end-of-the-millennium movie, a statement of the American zeitgeist, and, as the original film...
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CYBERPUNK: ENVISIONING POSSIBLE FUTURES THROUGH CINEMA
Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures through Cinema examines the global impact and lasting influence of cyberpunk on cinema culture. Through rarely published behind-the-scenes photographs, film stills and concept art, the book spotlights iconic cyberpunk films such as Blade Runner, Tron and...
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LOS ANGELES THEN AND NOW MINI HARDBACK
Rosemary Lord (Author) A perfect, souvenir-sized Then and Now featuring all the best-known tourist locations from Los Angeles, with a host of vintage color photos. Using archive photos paired with their modern equivalent, Los Angeles Then and Now charts the development...
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VÁMONOS: LOS ANGELES
VÁMONOS: Los Angeles Board book – June 27, 2023 by Patty Rodriguez (Author), Ariana Stein (Author), Ana Godinez (Illustrator) Introduce little ones to the cultural city of Los Angeles, the largest city in California, in both English and Spanish! Introduce...
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THE LIFE OF/ LA VIDA DE SELENA
The Life of - La Vida De Selena (English and Spanish Edition) Board book – Picture Book, March 13, 2018 Spanish Edition by Patty Rodriguez (Author), Ariana Stein (Author), Citlali Reyes (Illustrator) A Lil' Libros Bilingual Biography. Selena’s career started...
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KID DEL TORO
Kid del Toro (Lil' Libros) (English and Spanish Edition) Hardcover – August 24, 2021 Spanish Edition by Chogrin Muñoz (Author), Pakoto Martinez (Illustrator) Introduce your little ones to some new monsters in both English and Spanish! (You never know, they...
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KING KONG FLIPBOOK
A great King Kong toy! This flipbook features one of the all-time great scenes from one of the all-time great movies. The mighty Kong perches high atop the Empire State Building, swatting at bi-planes as he vainly attempts to escape...
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK: THE RINK
Have fun with this unique flipbook showcasing the earliest forms of filmmaking and animation. The great Charlie Chaplin demonstrates his graceful roller skating skills and style in this scene from one of his earlier comedy masterpieces, "The Rink" made in...
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THE BLANKO FLIPBOOK
The Blanko FlipbookFlipbookThe Blanko Flipbook contains 320 blank pages on which you can animate whatever comes to your mind. If you’re new to animation, learn how to get started with 6 of the basic principles of animation we have included:...
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ROGER A. DEAKINS: BYWAYS
Byways is the first monograph by the legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger A Deakins, best known for his collaborations with directors such as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Byways includes previously unpublished black-and-white photographs spanning five decades,...
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THE BOOK OF RHYME AND REASON: HIP-HOP 1994-1997
The Book of Rhyme & Reason: Hip-Hop 1994–1997: Photographs by Peter Spirer Hardcover – November 7, 2023 by Peter Spirer (Author), Ice-T (Foreword), Soren Baker (Contributor) In the mid-1990s, documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer embarked on a three-year odyssey to create...
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MANFRED BAUMANN: FACE TO FACE
The celebrity portraits of Austrian photographer Manfred Baumann (born 1968) capture distinct personalities while also framing them as special―larger than life. Through the lens of his Leica, Baumann has photographed countless celebrities of international renown, among them Sandra Bullock, William...
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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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MY FIRST HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL
My First Hollywood Musical My First Hollywood Musical is a technicolor tribute to the golden age of Hollywood musicals from Fred & Ginger to Elvis & Marilyn in this gorgeous new book for cinephiles of all ages. Beautifully designed and...
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STAR WARS: DAD JOKES-THE BEST WORST JOKES AND PUNS FROM A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY . . . .
Star Wars: Dad Jokes: The Best Worst Jokes and Puns from a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . . Hardcover by Kelly Knox (Author), Johnny Sampson (Illustrator) – April 2, 2024 A charmingly corny book of Star Wars-inspired dad jokes,...
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THE FLIP SIDE OF PULP FICTION
What happens when Vincent Vega forgets his belt? Little White Lies film magazine presents The Flip Side of Pulp Fiction, a comic spin on a cult classic. A fleeting yet delightful experience, this flipbook is the physical embodiment of a one–liner – the...
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HOW TO WRITE A STORY
The inspiring sequel to the 2015 Parent's Choice Winner, How to Read a Story!Step 1: Choose an idea for your story. A good one.Step 2: Decide on a setting. Don't be afraid to mix things up.Step 3: Create a heroine—or...
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LITTLE AUDREY'S DAYDREAM
Little Audrey's Daydream: The Life of Audrey Hepburn Hardcover – Picture Book, October 6, 2020 by Sean Hepburn Ferrer (Author), Karin Hepburn Ferrer (Author), Dominique Corbasson (Illustrator), Francois Avril (Illustrator) Meet Audrey Hepburn as you've never seen her before in...
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ALICE!
Meet Alice Guy-Blaché. She made movies—some of the very first movies, and some of the most exciting! Blow up a pirate ship? Why not? Crawl into a tiger's cage? Of course! Leap off a bridge onto a real speeding train?...
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LOURDES PORTILLO: THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS AND OTHER FILMS
Lourdes Portillo: The Devil Never Sleeps and Other Films (Chicana Matters) Paperback – May 1, 2001by Rosa Linda Fregoso (Editor)Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo sees her mission as "channeling the hopes and dreams of a people." Clearly, political commitment has inspired her...
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THE RED SHOES
The Red Shoes (BFI Film Classics) by Pamela Hutchinson (Author) Endlessly fascinating, dark and bright, The Red Shoes (1948) employs every branch of the cinematic arts to sweep the audience off its feet, invigorated by the transcendence of art itself,...
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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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THE GODFATHER (BFI FILM CLASSICS)
The Godfather (BFI Film Classics) 2nd Edition Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) marked a transition in American film-making, and its success – as a work of art, as a creative 'property' exploited by its studio, Paramount Pictures; and as...
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EARLY WARNER BROS. STUDIOS
Early Warner Bros. Studios (Images of America) Paperback – July 26, 2010by E.J. Stephens (Author), Marc Wanamaker (Author) Since 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio's magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank....
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EARLY PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
Early Paramount Studios (Images of America) Paperback – July 15, 2013 by E.J. Stephens (Author), Michael Christaldi (Author), Marc Wanamaker (Author) For over 100 years, Paramount Pictures has been captivating movie and television audiences worldwide with its alluring imagery and...
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PARAMOUNT STUDIOS: 1940-2000
The fascinating tale of Hollywood powerhouse Paramount Pictures--beginning with its birth in the 1910s through the turbulent decade of the 1930s--was told in Early Paramount Studios by Marc Wanamaker, Michael Christaldi, and E.J. Stephens. Now the same authors are back...
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FROM LATIN AMERICA TO HOLLYWOOD: LATINO FILM IN LOS ANGELES
Written by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Softcover Language: English Publish Date: January 1, 2016 by The Academy Film Archive
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GA-NETCHU! THE MANGA ANIME SYNDROME
Ga-Netchu! The Manga Anime Syndrome and Manga! Gallery Exhibition Book. Remarkably rare and out of print, featured in this book is a collection of literature created for anime-themed gallery exhibitions at the Deutsches Filminstitut. The book is an English edition of Ga-Netchu! The Manga and...
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HOWARD KAZANJIAN:A PRODUCER'S LIFE
Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life Hardcover – September 14, 2021 by J. W. Rinzler (Author), Marcia Lucas (Foreword) A captivating exploration of the life, work, and insider insight of legendary film producer Howard Kazanjian Howard Kazanjian, a film producer whose career...
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HEREDITARY SCREENPLAY BOOK
Hereditary Screenplay Book Clear off your miniatures and make space for the new Hereditary screenplay book. Book 004 in the Screenplay Collection features a foreword by Bong Joon Ho, essay by writer Leslie Jamison, and Ari Aster’s meticulous shot list...
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THE JAMES BOND ARCHIVES "NO TIME TO DIE" EDITION
The James Bond Archives. “No Time To Die” Edition Hardcover, 33.7 x 24.6 cm (13.3 x 9.7 in.), 648 pages, English edition with German, French, and Spanish translation as download. “Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words...
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DISNEY ARCHIVES, MOVIES 1
One of the most creative minds of the 20th century, Walt Disney created a unique and unrivaled imaginative universe. Like scarcely any other classics of cinema, his astonishing collection of animated cartoons revolutionized storytelling on screen and enchant to this...
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BOMBAY BEFORE BOLLYWOOD
Bombay Before Bollywood: Film City Fantasies Hardcover – December 4, 2013 by Rosie Thomas (Author) This book offers a fresh, alternative look at the history of Bombay cinema. Eschewing the conventional focus on India's social and mythological films, it foregrounds the subaltern...
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MAGIC TIME: MY LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD
Magic Time: My Life in Hollywood Hardcover – November 12, 2019 by Hawk Koch (Author), Molly Jordan About the Author Hawk Koch is a veteran movie producer, involved with the making of more than sixty major films. As a former president...
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DRESSING UP THE STARS: THE STORY OF MOVIE COSTUME DESIGNER
Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head Hardcover – Picture Book, September 20, 2022by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Author), Diana Toledano (Illustrator) Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the...
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WOMEN MAKE HORROR:FILMMAKING, FEMINISM,GENRE
Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre Paperback – September 17, 2020by Alison Peirse (Editor, Contributor), Alicia Kozma (Contributor), Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (Contributor), Martha Shearer (Contributor), Katia Houde (Contributor), Tosha R. Taylor (Contributor), Dahlia Schweitzer (Contributor), Laura Mee (Contributor), Katarzyna Paszkiewicz (Contributor),...
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THE MGM EFFECT: HOW A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO CHANGED THE WORLD
The MGM Effect: How a Hollywood Studio Changed the World Hardcover by Steven Bingen (Author) – August 15, 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s emblem, which has opened thousands of movies since 1924, is the most recognized corporate symbol in the world. Not just in the...
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MARILYN MONROE HARDBACK
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the true story of Marilyn Monroe, the iconic movie star. Little Norma Jeane grew up between foster homes, an orphanage, and a family friend’s house—where...
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LPBD COLORING BOOK
Little People, BIG DREAMS Coloring Book: 15 Dreamers to Color Paperback – Illustrated, June 2, 2020 by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), Lisbeth Kaiser (Author) Grab your coloring pencils and get creative, with Little People, BIG DREAMS! 15 famous faces...
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AUDREY HEPBURN HARDBACK
In 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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