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1966ref. 144563Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1966. Shooting Script for the 1967 Western film. Based on the 1961 novel by Richard Jessup who also wrote the screenplay. A US army fort is under siege by Arapaho warriors. Chuka Rod Taylor a wandering gunman shows up to aid the those inside each facing their troubled pasts in this moment of desperation. Green wrappers with a die cut title window. Title page present dated September 6 1966 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for novelist Richard Jessup and screenwriter Richard Fielder production number 066. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 103A. mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 159139N.p.: Russ Meyer 1975. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1975 film showing actress Uschi Digard. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. After his wife is murdered a gas station attendant at a remote desert station finds himself sexually pursued by several different but equally buxom women. Shot on location in New Mexico Arizona and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Russ Meyer unknown books
1980ref. 152436N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Written by noted African American screenwriter S. Torriano Berry. A rock star dies in a freak accident but is reincarnated to the chagrin of his greedy recording company who have already made plans to replace him in the spotlight. Heavily influenced by earlier films "Heaven Can Wait" Ernst Lubitsch 1943 and "Heaven Can Wait" Warren Beatty and Elaine May 1978 Blue titled front wrapper missing rear wrapper with credits for screenwriter S. Torriano Berry. Missing title page presumably as issued. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered 75. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 169566Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Shelley Duvall holding a baby kitten. French release stamp and layout annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1937 novel by Edward Anderson previously adapted by Nicholas Ray as "They Live by Night" 1950. One of Altman's many high spots during the 1970s an early and unusual entry in the American neo-noir canon and one of the most artful gangster films made. Set and shot on location in various towns and cities in central and southern Mississippi including Jackson Hermanville Pickens and Canton. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Spicer US Neo-Noir. United Artists unknown books
1960ref. 152388London: Lynx Films / American International Pictures 1960. Vintage reference photograph from the 1960 British film showing actors Vanda Hudson and Jack Carson. A deranged plastic surgeon becomes the owner of a traveling circus specializing in a "Temple of Beauty" transforming disfigured women into the glamorous stars of his show. Their beauty however comes at a price and any attempts to leave the circus end in their gory demise. The third film in what critic David Price called production comany Anglo-Amalgamated's "Sadian trilogy" preceded by "Horrors of the Black Museum" and "Peeping Tom" the previous year. Set in England and France shot on location in England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Lynx Films / American International Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 151307N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless black and white photograph from the 1970 film showing actors Robert Redford and Erin O'Reilly. Two motorbike riders-one a callous womanizer one a shy and unsuspecting young man-find their friendship tested by the arrival of beautiful young runaway at their racetrack. Shot on location throughout Arizona and California including at the Ascot Park Speedway and the Sonoma Raceway. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 163738N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 Italian film showing actress Sophia Loren raising her skirt to examine her tights. French provenance stamp on the verso. A young woman decides to take a photographer to court after he takes her photograph without telling her and it turns up on the cover of a magazine. Shot on location in Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1996ref. 158404N.p.: N.p. 1996. Vintage reference photograph from the 1996 film showing director Spike Lee with a camera on the set. A diverse group of 15 African American men travel by bus from Los Angeles to Washington DC to attend the Million Man March. The first film directed by Lee in which he did not appear. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 159145N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 short film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Director Stephen Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception disability and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966 and the film collective Spectre in 1980. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear. N.p. unknown books
1991ref. 150037N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage matte finish reference photograph of Steven Soderbergh on the set of the 1991 film. Printed snipe on verso. Loosely based on the life of Franz Kafka combined with elements from Kafka's novels "The Castle" 1926 and "The Trial" 1925. Soderbergh's second feature film experimental in concept and execution and today a cult favorite frequently compared to Terry Gilliam's 1985 film "Brazil" and David Cronenberg's 1991 film "Naked Lunch." Set in 1919 Prague shot on location in Prague Czech Republic. 8 x 10 inches wide bottom margin. Very light creasing in right margin else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 167104N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 British film showing actress Sylva Koscina undressing. Stamp of photographer Georg Michalke on the verso. Based on Lionel Davidson's 1960 novel "The Night of Wenceslas" about an ordinary man who is unknowingly pulled into a Cold War plot. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 163782N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage borderless color reference photograph from the 1974 film showing actor Gunnar Hansen in costume as Leatherface. Provenance labels on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Loosely based on the crimes of serial murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein. Shot on a shoestring budget with the cast mostly composed of unknown Texan actors Tobe Hooper's second feature film courted controversy upon release for its grisly violence and critical view of US politics and is now rightfully considered a slasher cult classic. Set and shot on location in Round Rock Watterson Austin and San Marcos Texas. 5 x 7 inches. Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 151690Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage reference photograph of director Billy Wilder chatting with actors Tony Curtis apparently visiting the set and Jack Lemmon on the set of the 1960 film. A mild-mannered office worker allows his boss use of his apartment for the boss' weekend dalliances in hopes of getting ahead on the corporate ladder only to finally meet the perfect woman a beautiful elevator operator. Madcap wonderment ensues. Nominated for ten Academy Awards winning five including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 168480N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis standing behind the Woodill Wildfire surrounded by cast and crew members. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An automobile engineer designs a new sports car later stealing it with the help of his boss' granddaughter in order to compete in a cross-country race. Shot on location in Reno. 10 x 8 inches. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 132250New York: New Yorker Films 1979. Original US promotional window poster for the 1979 German film issued in small numbers by New Yorker Films who distributed Herzog's film in the US. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. 11 x 17 inches folded as issued. Near Fine. New Yorker Films unknown books
1940ref. 150548N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photographs of director Wesley Ruggles on the set of the 1940 film by photographer Irving Lippman. Mimeo snipe and photographer "Irving Lippman" stamp on verso. Based on the 1919 play by W. Somerset Maugham which was based on the 1864 poem "Enoch Arden" by Alfred Tennyson. Soon after presumed window Vicky Jean Arthur marries her late husband's friend and business partner Henry Melvyn Douglas her first presumed dead husband Bill Fred MacMurray shows back up and now she's got one too many. Nominated for an Academy Award. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films A History and Filmography 1934-1942. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 170352N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film showing a crew member holding a script for Elizabeth Montgomery on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1959 novel "The Kingdom of Johnny Cool" by John McPartland about an exiled American in Rome who recruits a hit man to return to the US and take revenge on the people who forced him to flee. Set and shot on location in New York City Las Vegas and Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1994ref. 161134Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1994. Three vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1994 film: one showing Oliver Stone and Woody Harrelson consulting a screenplay between takes one showing Stone leaning on a railing with Robert Downey Jr. and the last showing Stone talking with Juliette Lewis. All three photographs credited to photographer Sidney Baldwin on the recto margins. After killing her abusive father a young woman sets off on a murderous road trip with her lover finding new victims at every stop. Their story piques the interest of an unscrupulous journalist who spins their crimes into heroism through his sensationalistic reporting. Shot on location in New Mexico Arizona and Statesville Correctional Center Illinois. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Warner Brothers unknown books
1981ref. 157696London: GTO Films 1981. Vintage pressbook from the 1981 British film. Kit includes one full-color bi-fold booklet and three studio still photographs. A comic documentary film following the exploits of British pop group Madness following their rise to fame from their humble pub-band origins. Booklet: 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus with a light vertical crease on the fore-edges. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with annotations in manuscript ink on the recto. GTO Films unknown books
1949ref. 161624Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1949. Four vintage reference photographs from the landmark 1949 film adaptation of Ayn Rand's 1943 novel "The Fountainhead." In approaching the film adaptation of Rand's iconoclastic work Vidor dispensed with typical Hollywood production techniques and focused on creating an expressionistic film one that literally echoed the architectural underpinnings of its characters' philosophies motives and ambitions. Unusual choices included modernist cinematography expressionistic set designs and wardrobe and having Ms. Rand herself write the heady screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1961ref. 153855N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph of director Alain Resnais with a camera on the set of the 1961 French film. Manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso. An enigmatic dreamlike film about an unnamed man and woman who meet at a party where he insists they have met before and she that they haven't. A divisive film viewed by critics as either an ambiguous surreal masterpiece or an incomprehensible mess. Shot on location in Germany and France. 7.25 x 5.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 478. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 25. Vogel Film as Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 153966N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Resnais setting up a shot with a camera crew on the set of the 1961 French film. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations. An enigmatic dreamlike film about an unnamed man and woman who meet at a party where he insists they have met before and she that they haven't. Shot on location in Germany and France. 7 x 9.25 inches with a wide bottom margin. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 478. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 25. Vogel Film as Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 162398Montreal: Prima Film 1968. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film including one double weight and two single weight. Vanessa Redgrave & Joshua Logan on set of Camelot 1967. Double weight photograph with layout annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the recto single weight photographs with Canadian distribution stamps on the versos. Double weight photograph shows director Alain Robbe-Grillet talking with actress Sylvie Bréal on the set. An experimental film addressing post-traumatic stress disorder and postwar Europe about a man who insists on providing varying contradictory accounts of his activities during the war. Two 9.5 x 6.75 inches one 6 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Prima Film unknown books
1980ref. 153848N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 film showing actress Debbie Harry playfully "drumming" empty beer bottles while Meat Loaf looks on to her left. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A rowdy beer distributor from Texas gets roped into becoming a roadie for a touring rock band. Featuring numerous cameos by real-life bands including Blondie Utopia Alice Cooper Asleep at the Wheel Hank Williams Jr. and Roy Orbison. Meat Loaf's first starring role. Shot on location in New York Texas and California. 5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 157639N.p.: Cambist Films 1964. Three vintage studio still photographs of Libertad Leblanc from the 1964 film. A young would-be nightclub singer discovers that her new performing contract is controlled by a violent drug baron. Set and shot on location in Buenos Aires and Venezuela. 10 x 8 inches. NEear Fine. Cambist Films unknown books
