1965Best.-Nr. 143145Culver City CA: Columbia / Jerry Bresler Productions 1965. Seven vintage lobby cards for the French release of the 1965 US film. During the Civil War an obsessed glory seeking Union cavalry officer leads a disparate crew of soldiers Confederate POWs and American Indian scouts into Mexico to attack a group of Apaches that have been raiding towns in the US. 11.75 x 9.25. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners. Columbia / Jerry Bresler Productions unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 169579Neuilly-sur-Seine: Take Five 1992. Vintage press kit for the 1992 French film. Text in French. After his release from a mental hospital a man kidnaps his young daughter who barely knows him and goes on the run. Noted photographer Sarah Moon's directorial debut. Shot on location in Paris and Brussels. 8.5 x 12 inches. 20 pages printed on rectos and versos. Near Fine with a black report folder binding. Take Five unknown
1992Best.-Nr. 169579Neuilly-sur-Seine: Take Five 1992. Vintage press kit for the 1992 French film. Text in French. After his release from a mental hospital a man kidnaps his young daughter who barely knows him and goes on the run. Noted photographer Sarah Moon's directorial debut. Shot on location in Paris and Brussels. 8.5 x 12 inches. 20 pages printed on rectos and versos. Near Fine with a black report folder binding. Take Five unknown books
1967Best.-Nr. 148300N.p.: Produzioni Europee Associate PEA 1967. Collection of eleven vintage black-and-white lobby cards from the French release of the 1967 film. The second in Leone's iconic trilogy "For a Few Dollars More" is another tale of gunslingers revenge double-crossing and robbery. Starring Clint Eastwood as Manco the "man with no name" and Gian Maria Volonte as the ruthless psychopath El Indio. Set in Texas shot on location in Spain and Italy. 10.75 x 8.25 inches. Very Good with pinholes to corners. Alex Cox10000 Ways to Die. Grant Any Gun Can Play p. XXX. Pitts 572. Produzioni Europee Associate [PEA] unknown
1967Best.-Nr. 148300N.p.: Produzioni Europee Associate PEA 1967. Collection of eleven vintage black-and-white lobby cards from the French release of the 1967 film. The second in Leone's iconic trilogy "For a Few Dollars More" is another tale of gunslingers revenge double-crossing and robbery. Starring Clint Eastwood as Manco the "man with no name" and Gian Maria Volonte as the ruthless psychopath El Indio. Set in Texas shot on location in Spain and Italy. 10.75 x 8.25 inches. Very Good with pinholes to corners. Alex Cox10000 Ways to Die. Grant Any Gun Can Play p. XXX. Pitts 572. Produzioni Europee Associate [PEA] unknown books
2012Best.-Nr. 171932Los Angeles: Thunder Buddies 2012. Draft script for the 2012 film. A lonely young boy wishes that his oversized teddy bear would come to life and his wish is granted. Thirty years later the teddy bear is still alive and living with the boy now an immature hedonistic adult. Basis for a 2015 sequel and a 2024 prequel television series. Shot on location throughout Boston. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriters Seth MacFarlane Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine bound with two gold brads. Thunder Buddies unknown
2012Best.-Nr. 171932Los Angeles: Thunder Buddies 2012. Draft script for the 2012 film. A lonely young boy wishes that his oversized teddy bear would come to life and his wish is granted. Thirty years later the teddy bear is still alive and living with the boy now an immature hedonistic adult. Basis for a 2015 sequel and a 2024 prequel television series. Shot on location throughout Boston. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriters Seth MacFarlane Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine bound with two gold brads. Thunder Buddies unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 170477N.p.: Cinema V. 1963. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film both showing actor Hampton Clanton. Printed mimeo snipes and date stamps on the versos. Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen which was based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Cinema V. unknown
1963Best.-Nr. 170477N.p.: Cinema V. 1963. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film both showing actor Hampton Clanton. Printed mimeo snipes and date stamps on the versos. Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen which was based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Cinema V. unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 146919N.p.: EMI Film Distributors 1974. Vintage oversize borderless double weight photograph of Sidney Lumet on the set of the 1974 film. Mimeo Snipe "PHOTO A RENDRE" and "CAMERA PRESS LTD." stamps and "IMAPRESS" stamp on sticker over "PARIMAGE" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie which finds her series detective Hercule Poirot investigating a murder aboard a train with the suspects portrayed by a who's who of Hollywood stars. Ingrid Bergman won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award and the film was nominated for five more including Best Actor for Albert Finney and Best Adapted Screenplay. Remade in 2017 directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. 8.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine some curling wear and creasing at the far corners. Penzler 101. EMI Film Distributors unknown
1974Best.-Nr. 146919N.p.: EMI Film Distributors 1974. Vintage oversize borderless double weight photograph of Sidney Lumet on the set of the 1974 film. Mimeo Snipe "PHOTO A RENDRE" and "CAMERA PRESS LTD." stamps and "IMAPRESS" stamp on sticker over "PARIMAGE" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie which finds her series detective Hercule Poirot investigating a murder aboard a train with the suspects portrayed by a who's who of Hollywood stars. Ingrid Bergman won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award and the film was nominated for five more including Best Actor for Albert Finney and Best Adapted Screenplay. Remade in 2017 directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. 8.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine some curling wear and creasing at the far corners. Penzler 101. EMI Film Distributors unknown books
1986Best.-Nr. 169088N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for the 1988 film. Dated December 24 1986 only five days before the commencement of production on December 29 according to the AFI Catalog. Sydney Poitier stars as an FBI agent working to uncover Soviet sleeper agents posing as an all-American family living in San Diego and develops a friendship with their unsuspecting son played by River Phoenix. Shot on location in San Diego San Ysidro Monrovia and La Mesa California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 24 1986 with credits for screenwriter Bo Goldman. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1986Best.-Nr. 169088N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for the 1988 film. Dated December 24 1986 only five days before the commencement of production on December 29 according to the AFI Catalog. Sydney Poitier stars as an FBI agent working to uncover Soviet sleeper agents posing as an all-American family living in San Diego and develops a friendship with their unsuspecting son played by River Phoenix. Shot on location in San Diego San Ysidro Monrovia and La Mesa California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 24 1986 with credits for screenwriter Bo Goldman. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 149927N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Stanley Donen and actors Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant on the set of the 1958 British film. Based on screenwriter Norman Krasna's 1953 play "Kind Sir" wherein a lovelorn theatre actress begins an affair with a handsome married economist. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 526. N.p. unknown
1951Best.-Nr. 145957Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio photograph of Jane Powell and Musical Director Johnny Green on the set of the 1951 film. Mimeo snipe French annotations in manuscript ink and crop marks on the verso. Tom and Ellen Bowen Astaire and Powell are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England Ellen meets Lord John Brindale Lawford and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne Churchill. The siblings are at arms defending their romances and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. 8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus light creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1951Best.-Nr. 145957Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio photograph of Jane Powell and Musical Director Johnny Green on the set of the 1951 film. Mimeo snipe French annotations in manuscript ink and crop marks on the verso. Tom and Ellen Bowen Astaire and Powell are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England Ellen meets Lord John Brindale Lawford and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne Churchill. The siblings are at arms defending their romances and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. 8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus light creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 149927N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Stanley Donen and actors Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant on the set of the 1958 British film. Based on screenwriter Norman Krasna's 1953 play "Kind Sir" wherein a lovelorn theatre actress begins an affair with a handsome married economist. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 526. N.p. unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 138126Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 138126Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 141804Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1970. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film. The first film in producer Roger Corman's "nurse quintet" followed by "Private Duty Nurses" 1971 "Night Call Nurses" 1972 and "Candy Stripe Nurses" 1974. The second film released by Corman's later legendary New World Picutres. Set and shot on location in Torrance California. 27 x 41. Folded. Very Good plus with some light toning and a bump to the upper portion of the poster. New World Pictures unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 141804Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1970. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film. The first film in producer Roger Corman's "nurse quintet" followed by "Private Duty Nurses" 1971 "Night Call Nurses" 1972 and "Candy Stripe Nurses" 1974. The second film released by Corman's later legendary New World Picutres. Set and shot on location in Torrance California. 27 x 41. Folded. Very Good plus with some light toning and a bump to the upper portion of the poster. New World Pictures unknown books
2005Best.-Nr. 148372N.p.: N.p. 2005. Draft script for the 2006 film. An intimate look at the British Royal family from May to September of 1997 following the death of Princess Diana on August 31 1977 and the struggle between Queen Elizabeth's Helen Mirren desire to treat it as a private affair and Prime Minister Tony Blair Michael Sheen and Prince Charles' Alex Jennings desire to quell the public's demand for a more overt and public expression of grief. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for Mirren nominated for five others including Best Film Best Director and Best Screenplay. Set in and shot on location in England Scotland and France. Pink titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Peter Morgan. Title page integral with first page with credits for screenwriter Peter Morgan. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper light creasing to top right else Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
2005Best.-Nr. 148372N.p.: N.p. 2005. Draft script for the 2006 film. An intimate look at the British Royal family from May to September of 1997 following the death of Princess Diana on August 31 1977 and the struggle between Queen Elizabeth's Helen Mirren desire to treat it as a private affair and Prime Minister Tony Blair Michael Sheen and Prince Charles' Alex Jennings desire to quell the public's demand for a more overt and public expression of grief. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for Mirren nominated for five others including Best Film Best Director and Best Screenplay. Set in and shot on location in England Scotland and France. Pink titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Peter Morgan. Title page integral with first page with credits for screenwriter Peter Morgan. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper light creasing to top right else Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
2002Best.-Nr. 163347N.p.: Muddfilms 2002. Vintage press kit for the 2004 film. The press kit was produced in 2002 following the film's screening at the 2002 NoDance Film Festival in Park City Utah where the film won the "Best Director" jury prize. The press kit referred to as a "Media Pack" on the label on the enclosing folder includes a gathering of 24 pages which include film reviews synopses statements and bios of the cast and crew a two page review by Michael Edwards a March 2002 issue of "Entertainment Showcase" a CD of image files from the film six color promotional flyers and collages on photographic paper promoting the film and four flyers promoting the films screening at the 2002 NoDance Film Festival. A surprisingly disturbing and entertaining black comedy. Millard Mudd a struggling alcoholic cartoon writer with writer's block finds himself at the end of his rope until he accidentally hits a stray dog Lucky while out on a liquor run. While nursing Lucky back to health Lucky begins talking teaching Mudd how to craft award winning scripts and to kill. Folder and contents Near Fine overall. Muddfilms unknown
2002Best.-Nr. 163347N.p.: Muddfilms 2002. Vintage press kit for the 2004 film. The press kit was produced in 2002 following the film's screening at the 2002 NoDance Film Festival in Park City Utah where the film won the "Best Director" jury prize. The press kit referred to as a "Media Pack" on the label on the enclosing folder includes a gathering of 24 pages which include film reviews synopses statements and bios of the cast and crew a two page review by Michael Edwards a March 2002 issue of "Entertainment Showcase" a CD of image files from the film six color promotional flyers and collages on photographic paper promoting the film and four flyers promoting the films screening at the 2002 NoDance Film Festival. A surprisingly disturbing and entertaining black comedy. Millard Mudd a struggling alcoholic cartoon writer with writer's block finds himself at the end of his rope until he accidentally hits a stray dog Lucky while out on a liquor run. While nursing Lucky back to health Lucky begins talking teaching Mudd how to craft award winning scripts and to kill. Folder and contents Near Fine overall. Muddfilms unknown books
