Condition: Fine

Affiches de Cinma [Cinema Posters]

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Paris, Galerie Intemporel / Stanislas Choko : N.D.

Seller ID: 26035

Condition: Fine

(laminated boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [nice clean as-new copy]. (color facsimiles) Catalogue, in French, issued by a gallery specializing in film posters. The introductory note, translated from the French, reads in part: "Now a recognized collector's item, the original cinema poster is more and more present in our environment. The evolution of the market has made generalist collections impossible. The choices are made more and more precise, new themes are researched, and the artistic quality is taken into account. We offer in this book a choice of posters classified by genre, as a po...
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The Producer Prince: A Celebration of David Oliver Selznick - University of Southern California, April 6, 1975

Price: $50.00

Publisher: [Los Angeles], Friends of the USC Libraries : 1976

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 25917

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Fine

[nice clean copy with no discernible wear]. (B&W photo frontispiece) 43-page booklet, a transcript of an event held in David O. Selznick's honor at USC. The moderator was Collier Young, and the participants (most of whom contributed just a single anecdote, if that) included Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, George Cukor, Olivia de Havilland, John Frankenheimer, Lee Garmes, Jennifer Jones, Marcella Rabwin (DOS's longtime secretary/assistant), Miklos Rozsa, Ann Rutherford, King Vidor, William Wellman, Lauren Bacall, and Lyle Wheeler.
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Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words: Selected Writings

By: (Armstrong, Louis) Brothers, Thomas, ed.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press : 2001 (c.1999)

Edition: 1st Paperback printing

Seller ID: 27199

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[nice clean as-new copy]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, facsimiles) "This unparalleled collection of Armstrong's candid writings reveals a side of the artist not widely known to his fans. With idiosyncratic language and punctuation that recalls his musical virtuosity, Armstrong presents his thoughts on his life and career -- from abject poverty in New Orleans to playing in the famous cafes, cabarets, and saloons of Storyville; from his big break in 1922 with the King Oliver band to his storming of New York; from his breaking of color barriers in Hollywood to the infamous King of the Zulus incide...
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The Moving Image: The Journal of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (Fall 2008)

By: (Gracy, Karen F., ed.)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press : 2008

Edition: (Vol. 8, No. 2)

Seller ID: 25742

Binding: Journal

Condition: Fine

[an as-new, unblemished copy]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) A "peer-reviewed journal that explores topics relevant to both the media archivist and the media scholar." In this issue: "Digital Decay," by Charlotte Crofts; "Theorizing Amateur Cinema: Limitations and Possibilities," by Ryan Shand; "Unraveling the Madison News Reel: An Unlikely Convergence of Collage, Industrial, and Local Film," by Sean Savage; "Joint Technical Symposium 2007: Audiovisual Heritage and the Digital Universe," by Kara Van Malssen; "Digital Asset Symposium," by David Gibson. Also contains reviews of relevant books ...
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CARTOONIST PROfiles (March 1990)

By: (Hurd, Jud, ed.)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Westport CT, CARTOONIST PROfiles Inc. : 1990

Edition: (No. 164)

Seller ID: 23334

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Fine

[nice clean copy with no significant wear]. (cartoon illustrations, B&W photographs) Featured in this issue: an article by cartoonist Jerry Scott, about the construction of a giant "Nancy" balloon for use in parades; an interview with Jay Kennedy, the Comics Editor of King Features Syndicate (including King's submission guidelines, in detail); an article by editorial cartoonist Jimmy Margulies, about publishing a book of cartoons; an interview with magazine cartoonist Glenn Bernhardt; a discussion about the creation of the then-new "Baby Blues" strip by its creators, Jerry Sco...
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Cinema [magazine] [1969] [cover (fold-out): Betty Grable]

By: (Lindsay, Michael, ed.)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Beverly Hills CA, Spectator International : [1969]

Edition: (Vol. 5, No. 2)

Seller ID: 26301

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Fine

[a lovely, almost flawless copy -- newsstand-fresh, you might say, with just a couple teensy spots of wear along the folding edge of the front cover]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) A terrific issue of this important (and well-designed) critical film journal, with a gorgeous deep-purple-tinted shot of Betty Grable -- her famous WWII pin-up pose -- that folds out (both front and rear) to four times the size of the magazine itself (approx. 35" x 12"). Contents include: "Every Young Man's Capsule Guide to The Pin-Up"; an interview with Roman Polanski; a satirical article, "Hypothetical Posthumou...
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The Malcolm Willits Collection of Mickey Mouse Paintings by Floyd Gottfredson

By: (Lowery, Howard)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Burbank CA, Howard Lowery : [1993]

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 26213

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[nice clean as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. (B&W/color photographs and illustrations) Promotional booklet/catalog (8.5" x 11") issued in conjunction with the offering at auction, over a period of several years, of a collection of 24 paintings of Mickey Mouse in various settings and situations, created by Floyd Gottfredson, the cartoon artist who drew the Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip for 45 years (1930-1975). In addition to full-color reproductions of all the paintings (accompanied in many cases by smaller photos of the Big Little Books or other sources that inspired them), this ...
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Pratfall (Vol. 2, No. 1, 1976)

By: (Patterson, William T., ed.)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Universal City CA, Pratfall : 1976

Edition: (Vol. II, No. 1)

Seller ID: 26725

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Fine

[nice clean as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. (B&W photographs, graphics) A typical/representative issue of this irregularly-published fanzine devoted to Laurel and Hardy; published "in connection with the activities and research of the Way Out West Tent of Sons of the Desert." Among the more interesting items in this 16-page issue are: a facsimile reprint of a 1929 American Cinematographer article about L&H and their cameraman, Len Powers; a discussion of the feature film appearances of regular L&H supporting player James Finlayson.
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MovieMaker Magazine (issue 37, February 2000) [cover: Radha Mitchell]

By: (Rhys, Timothy, ed.)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, MovieMaker Publishing Co. : 2000

Edition: (No. 37, Vol. 7)

Seller ID: 27794

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Fine

[nice clean fresh copy, as-new with no discernible wear]. (photographs, graphics, ads) This issue of this glossy (but substantive) magazine devoted to "the art and business of making movies" is a special issue, subtitled "The Digital Revolution Comes to Park City," highlighting the first year in which a substantial number of the offerings at the Sundance Film Festival were presented digitally. Other contents: "Tim Roth's WAR ZONE," about the production of the actor's directorial debut; an informational article about distribution of films on the Internet; "The Path of the Artist: Part II," by...
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Balboa Park Expositions 1915-1936: The Magic City: A Book of Days

By: (Scharf, Thomas L., ed.)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: San Diego, The San Diego Historical Society : 1982

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28039

Binding: Spiral bound

Condition: Fine

[nice clean copy, essentially as-new]. (sepia-tone photographs) A nicely-produced calendar/datebook illustrated with "a sampling of the many hundreds of photographs from both expositions [in 1915-1916 and 1934-1937] that are contained with the Society's Title Insurance and Trust Collection." Yeah, OK, so it's from 1982 -- but it'll be completely accurate again in 2027! (Plan ahead, I always say.)
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The 13th Festival of Preservation / July 20 - August 19, 2006

By: (UCLA Film and Television Archive)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: [Los Angeles], UCLA Film and Television Archive : 2006

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22907

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[very nice copy, clean and bright with no discernible wear] (B&W photographs) Program book for the annual festival held at UCLA to highlight their film/TV archive's recent preservation activities, containing program notes for the individual films in the festival, including: OF MICE AND MEN (Lewis Milestone, 1939); BABY DOLL (Elia Kazan, 1956); GOD'S LITTLE ACRE (Anthony Mann, 1958); THE RED KIMONA (Walter Lang, 1925); CLOAK AND DAGGER (Fritz Lang, 1946); WAY OUT WEST (with Laurel & Hardy, 1937); TOPPER (Norman Z. McLeod, 1937); THE BIG COMBO (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955); MACBETH (Orson Welles, 194...
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The Tenth Festival of Preservation / July 28 - August 26, 2000

By: (UCLA Film and Television Archive)

Price: $8.00

Publisher: [Los Angeles], UCLA Film and Television Archive : 2000

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 10226

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[very nice copy, clean and bright with no discernible wear] (B&W photographs) Nicely-produced program book for the annual festival held at UCLA to highlight their film/TV archive's recent preservation activities, containing program notes for the individual films in the festival, including: THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984); THE POWER AND THE GLORY (1933); DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON (1931); MOLLY O' (1921); FEET FIRST (1930); THE NAKED KISS (1964); THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (1937); CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP (1941); HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941); THE INFORMER (1935); NOAH'S ARK (1928); BODY AND SOUL (1947)...
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Hercules [special commemorative album]

By: (Walt Disney Productions) Golier, Patrick, ed.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: (n.p.), (Privately Published) : 1997

Seller ID: 10590

ISBN: NO

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

(pictorial hard cover; no dust jacket, as issued) [bright, clean and flawless]. (B&W/color photographs, illustrations) Sumptuously-produced album, produced as an expression of appreciation to the many people who contributed to the creation of the 1997 Disney animated feature HERCULES (not one of the studio's most financially successful efforts, but no matter). A prefatory note, over the signatures (printed, NOT original) of Alice Dewey (producer) and John Musker and Ron Clements (producers and co-directors), states: "We want to thank all the people in this book for giving it their all, going ...
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"Joseph Carl Breil and The Score for THE BIRTH OF A NATION: A Commentary" (in The Cue Sheet: The Journal of the Film Music Society, January 2000)

By: Allen, Clyde

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hollywood CA, The Film Music Society : 2000

Edition: (Vol. 16, No. 1)

Seller ID: 28003

Binding: Periodical

Condition: Fine

[a clean, as-new copy with no discernible wear]. (B&W photograph, facsimiles) Almost the entirety of this 32-page journal is devoted to an article about how Joseph Carl Breil came to compose the musical score for D.W. Griffith's epic (and perpetually controversial) 1915 film THE BIRTH OF A NATION, and an analysis of that score.
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Elia Kazan: Interviews

By: Baer, William, ed.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Jackson, University Press of Mississippi : (c.2002)

Edition: 1st Edition (softcover issue)

Seller ID: 24651

ISBN-13: 9781578062249

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[nice clean as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. (Conversations with Filmmakers) Series Trade PB (B&W photographs) A compilation of 16 published interviews with the American film director, culled from numerous sources, ranging in date from 1951 to 1988. Chronology; filmography; index.
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Shoot the Rehearsal!: Behind the Scenes with Assistant Director Reggie Callow

By: Behlmer, Rudy

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Lanham MD/Toronto/Plymouth (UK), The Scarecrow Press, Inc. : 2010

Edition: 1st Edition (softcover issue)

Seller ID: 28061

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[nice clean as-new book, with no discernible wear]. Trade PB An extended oral history interview, conducted by film historian Rudy Behlmer, with Ridgeway (Reggie) Callow, one of Hollywood's veteran assistant directors, who worked in Hollywood from the early 1930s through the mid-1970s. His filmography includes such classics as GONE WITH THE WIND, REBECCA, THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and dozens of others. As Behlmer explains in his introduction, Callow's reminiscences present a unique perspective on classic studio-era fil...
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Inside Warner Bros. (1935-1951)

By: Behlmer, Rudy, ed.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster (A Fireside Book) : 1987 (c.1985)

Edition: 1st printing thus

Seller ID: 28067

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[nice, as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) A fascinating compilation of memos and other correspondence from the Warner Bros. files -- primary documents that "recapture the conception, the second thoughts, the inspirations, doubts, conflicts, and triumphs that produced some of the most popular films ever made," including CASABLANCA, THE MALTESE FALCON, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, MILDRED PIERCE, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE BIG SLEEP, THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, etc. Intelligently edited and annotated by one of our pre-eminent film historians, who had a ...
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The Sea Hawk

By: Behlmer, Rudy, ed.; screenplay by Howard Koch and Seton I. Miller

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Madison WI, The University of Wisconsin Press : 1982

Edition: 1st Edition (softcover issue)

Seller ID: 28064

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[a nice clean as-new book, in flawless condition]. (Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplay Series) Series Trade PB (B&W photographs) Another entry in this outstanding series of published screenplays of classic Warner Bros. films, this one presenting the full script for (in the words of the editor) "a first-rate swashbuckling adventure film that is literate, lavish, and imaginative." Editor Behlmer's typically erudite introduction presents a well-documented and very readable account of the film's conception and production, which also touches briefly on the already well-established swashbuckling tr...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood

By: Behlmer, Rudy, ed.; screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Madison WI, The University of Wisconsin Press : 1979

Edition: 1st Edition (softcover issue)

Seller ID: 28066

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

[nice bright copy, as-new book, without even a hint of wear]. (Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplay Series) Series Trade PB (B&W photographs) Typically excellent entry in this screenplay series, with an erudite introduction by noted scholar Rudy Behlmer, containing not only copious details about this production, but background on the Robin Hood legend and a brief discussion of other film treatments of same -- a topic about which, it should be noted, Mr. Behlmer was extremely knowledgeable. This, of course, is (as far as I'm concerned) the definitive Robin Hood movie, with Errol Flynn and a perfec...
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George Cukor: A Critical Study and Filmography

By: Bernardoni, James

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Jefferson NC/London, McFarland & Company : (c.1985)

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 25122

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

(no dust jacket, as issued) [nice clean, as-new book; a review copy, with the publisher's original reply slip laid in]. (B&W photographs) A sort of "greatest-hits" analysis of Cukor's career, with individual chapters devoted to: DAVID COPPERFIELD (1935); ZAZA (1939); THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940); ADAM'S RIB (1949); A STAR IS BORN (1954); LET'S MAKE LOVE (1960); HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS (1960); and RICH AND FAMOUS (1981). Valuable for its insights into the films that are treated in depth, but essentially it doesn't really live up to its title: Cukor's other films are treated only in passing, in...
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