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1986ref. 162368Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1986. Collection of twelve vintage color slides from the 1986 film. Five with annotations in manuscript ink on the cardboard sleeves and a printed Dutch photo agency label affixed to the plastic sleeve holding the slides. A series of vignettes about the goings-on in the fictional Texan town of Virgil whose inhabitants are preparing for a large celebration in honor of the 150th anniversary of Texas' independence. A passion project for David Byrne poorly received at the time of its release but today considered a cult classic largely funded on the strength of Jonathan Demme's successful 1984 concert film "Stop Making Sense" with much of the film's soundtrack supplied by Talking Heads. Shot on location throughout Texas in Dallas Mesquite Midlothian Red Oak Allen and McKinney. Slides 1.25 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. About Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1986ref. 158427N.p.: Twentieth Century-Fox 1986. Eight vintage glossy Italian Photobusta posters for the 1986 film. Based on the 1957 short story by George Langelaan. Remake of the 1958 film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Al Hedison Patricia Owens and Vincent Price. Director David Cronenberg's classic remake wherein eccentric inventor Seth Brundle Jeff Goldblum begins to undergo unexpected and horrific mutatio when a common house fly slips into his newly invented teleportation device. Winner of an Academy Award. 26.25 x 18.25 inches. Near Fine overall. Carlson Destroy All Movies. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1986ref. 158427N.p.: Twentieth Century-Fox 1986. Eight vintage glossy Italian Photobusta posters for the 1986 film. Based on the 1957 short story by George Langelaan. Remake of the 1958 film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Al Hedison Patricia Owens and Vincent Price. Director David Cronenberg's classic remake wherein eccentric inventor Seth Brundle Jeff Goldblum begins to undergo unexpected and horrific mutatio when a common house fly slips into his newly invented teleportation device. Winner of an Academy Award. 26.25 x 18.25 inches. Near Fine overall. Carlson Destroy All Movies. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1946ref. 151468N.p.: N.p. 1946. Vintage reference photograph of director David Lean and producer Ronald Neame in conversation with actor Anthony Wager between takes on the set of the 1946 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel. A critical and commercial success considered by many to be one of Lean's best feature films and one of the finest adaptations of a Dickens novel to date. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 31. Ebert II. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown
1946ref. 151468N.p.: N.p. 1946. Vintage reference photograph of director David Lean and producer Ronald Neame in conversation with actor Anthony Wager between takes on the set of the 1946 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel. A critical and commercial success considered by many to be one of Lean's best feature films and one of the finest adaptations of a Dickens novel to date. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 31. Ebert II. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 154959N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 film. An isolated rebellious young girl with a dysfunctional family contends with her ex-convict father and overbearing anxious mother. A bleak violent portrait of the end of the peace and love generation bolstered by key performances from both Dennis Hopper and Linda Manz. Set and shot on location in Vancouver. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 154959N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 film. An isolated rebellious young girl with a dysfunctional family contends with her ex-convict father and overbearing anxious mother. A bleak violent portrait of the end of the peace and love generation bolstered by key performances from both Dennis Hopper and Linda Manz. Set and shot on location in Vancouver. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 147426N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the 1982 film. Title page contains "#40" written in manuscript pencil on the upper right likely a copy number as well as several pages with annotations again in manuscript pencil commenting circling and striking scenes action and dialogue. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. A year before Peter Billingsley would become the familiar face of Ralphie Parker in Bob Clark's 1983 "A Christmas Story" he was Billy a child coping with his parent's recent divorce flying to California with his mom Sally Catherine Hicks to meet her high school sweetheart Mike Paul Le Mat for a vacation in Death Valley. It isn't long before Billy comes across a killer's crime scene leading the killer to them and it is up to little Billy to outsmart him. Set in Death Valley California and New York shot on location in California Arizona and New York. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 28 1980 with credits for screenwriter Richard Rothstein. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 147426N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the 1982 film. Title page contains "#40" written in manuscript pencil on the upper right likely a copy number as well as several pages with annotations again in manuscript pencil commenting circling and striking scenes action and dialogue. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. A year before Peter Billingsley would become the familiar face of Ralphie Parker in Bob Clark's 1983 "A Christmas Story" he was Billy a child coping with his parent's recent divorce flying to California with his mom Sally Catherine Hicks to meet her high school sweetheart Mike Paul Le Mat for a vacation in Death Valley. It isn't long before Billy comes across a killer's crime scene leading the killer to them and it is up to little Billy to outsmart him. Set in Death Valley California and New York shot on location in California Arizona and New York. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 28 1980 with credits for screenwriter Richard Rothstein. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 155849N.p.: Island Pictures 1982. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. A fisherman becomes involved in a political drug- and arms-smuggling plot when he rescues two Americans who have crash-landed their plane in Jamaica. The first film from Island Records' film division an influential independent label which popularized reggae and ska music in the UK in the 1960s. Set and shot on location in Jamaica. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus one with a small manuscript ink annotation on the recto. Island Pictures unknown
1982ref. 155849N.p.: Island Pictures 1982. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. A fisherman becomes involved in a political drug- and arms-smuggling plot when he rescues two Americans who have crash-landed their plane in Jamaica. The first film from Island Records' film division an influential independent label which popularized reggae and ska music in the UK in the 1960s. Set and shot on location in Jamaica. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus one with a small manuscript ink annotation on the recto. Island Pictures unknown books
1973ref. 170770New York: A.B. Enterprises 1973. Vintage press kit for the 1973 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing three black and white photographs and eight gatherings of promotional reading material. The third film in Don Schain's "Ginger" series following "Ginger" in 1971 and "The Abductors" in 1972. Shot in the Virgin Islands and Washington DC. Folder photographs and promotional material generally Near Fine. A.B. Enterprises unknown
1973ref. 170770New York: A.B. Enterprises 1973. Vintage press kit for the 1973 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing three black and white photographs and eight gatherings of promotional reading material. The third film in Don Schain's "Ginger" series following "Ginger" in 1971 and "The Abductors" in 1972. Shot in the Virgin Islands and Washington DC. Folder photographs and promotional material generally Near Fine. A.B. Enterprises unknown books
1968ref. 169580N.p.: N.p. 1968. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 film musical all showing actress Geneviève Waïte. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. A naive 17-year-old decides to pursue a glamorous new life in Swinging London beginning relationships with three men and falling in with artists and sexually liberated youths. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one 9 x 11.5 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 169580N.p.: N.p. 1968. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 film musical all showing actress Geneviève Waïte. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. A naive 17-year-old decides to pursue a glamorous new life in Swinging London beginning relationships with three men and falling in with artists and sexually liberated youths. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one 9 x 11.5 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 140001Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1972. Draft script for the 1974 heist film. Art Director Al Brenner's working copy with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout and on the rear wrapper. Based on the 1972 novel by Donald Westlake. One of the more creative caper comedies from the rich vein of crime films made in the 1970s wherein a bank temporarily being housed in a mobile home begins to look appealing to a crew of ex-cons. Very much a sister film to the 1972 adaptation of Westlake's "The Hot Rock." Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped No. 40 showing the film's title and "Landers/Roberts Productions on the front wrapper. Title page present dated August 27 1973 with a credit for screenwriter Wendell Mayes. 115 pages principal pages on white stock with pink revision pages throughout all dated 9/6/73. Pages and wrapper Very Good or better bound with two gold brads. Lee p. 116. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1972ref. 140001Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1972. Draft script for the 1974 heist film. Art Director Al Brenner's working copy with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout and on the rear wrapper. Based on the 1972 novel by Donald Westlake. One of the more creative caper comedies from the rich vein of crime films made in the 1970s wherein a bank temporarily being housed in a mobile home begins to look appealing to a crew of ex-cons. Very much a sister film to the 1972 adaptation of Westlake's "The Hot Rock." Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped No. 40 showing the film's title and "Landers/Roberts Productions on the front wrapper. Title page present dated August 27 1973 with a credit for screenwriter Wendell Mayes. 115 pages principal pages on white stock with pink revision pages throughout all dated 9/6/73. Pages and wrapper Very Good or better bound with two gold brads. Lee p. 116. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1949ref. 133084Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph of director Douglas Sirk working on the set of the 1949 film noir. A wonderful photograph of the entire crew shooting a scene where Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight are parting at an airport. Sirk is standing on a crane support at the left and cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. is seated just below. A key American noir from an original screenplay by Samuel Fuller. Shot on location throughout Los Angeles and notably in the Bradbury Building on Broadway now an architectural landmark originally built in 1893 by Los Angeles mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury and designed by George Wyman. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. 7 x 9 inches borderless with a studio stamp and a mimeograph snipe on the verso. Near Fine. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1949ref. 133084Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph of director Douglas Sirk working on the set of the 1949 film noir. A wonderful photograph of the entire crew shooting a scene where Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight are parting at an airport. Sirk is standing on a crane support at the left and cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. is seated just below. A key American noir from an original screenplay by Samuel Fuller. Shot on location throughout Los Angeles and notably in the Bradbury Building on Broadway now an architectural landmark originally built in 1893 by Los Angeles mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury and designed by George Wyman. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. 7 x 9 inches borderless with a studio stamp and a mimeograph snipe on the verso. Near Fine. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 159939Hollywood: SCA Distributors 1972. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 sexploitation film. Alumni renew old relationships-and start new ones-at a high school reunion held at a hotel. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. SCA Distributors unknown
1972ref. 159939Hollywood: SCA Distributors 1972. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 sexploitation film. Alumni renew old relationships-and start new ones-at a high school reunion held at a hotel. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. SCA Distributors unknown books
1982ref. 149942N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 television film originally aired on March 20 1983 on NBC. Manuscript ink annotations throughout most noting moments where special effects would be required. A terrorist group plants a homemade atomic bomb aboard a tugboat docked in a South Carolina harbor hoping to blackmail the US government into giving up its nuclear weapons. Presented as a series of live news broadcasts for the fictional RBS network. The first collaboration between director Ed Zwick and screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz who would later work together on the television shows "thirtysomething" 1987-1991 and "My So-Called Life" 1994-1995. Set in Charleston South Carolina and Washington DC. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 20 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Reyes 58 106. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 149942N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 television film originally aired on March 20 1983 on NBC. Manuscript ink annotations throughout most noting moments where special effects would be required. A terrorist group plants a homemade atomic bomb aboard a tugboat docked in a South Carolina harbor hoping to blackmail the US government into giving up its nuclear weapons. Presented as a series of live news broadcasts for the fictional RBS network. The first collaboration between director Ed Zwick and screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz who would later work together on the television shows "thirtysomething" 1987-1991 and "My So-Called Life" 1994-1995. Set in Charleston South Carolina and Washington DC. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 20 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Reyes 58 106. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 152204Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1954 film showing actor Marlon Brando giving his parents a tour of the famed "roof" set from the film accompanied by producer S.P. Eagle. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on screenwriter Budd Schulberg's 1955 novel "Waterfront." A dockworker and would-be prizefighter witnesses a murder at the hands of the local mob boss' men and is forced to stand up to his corrupt union leaders. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Hoboken New Jersey and New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 647. Ebert I. Grant US. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1954ref. 152204Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1954 film showing actor Marlon Brando giving his parents a tour of the famed "roof" set from the film accompanied by producer S.P. Eagle. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on screenwriter Budd Schulberg's 1955 novel "Waterfront." A dockworker and would-be prizefighter witnesses a murder at the hands of the local mob boss' men and is forced to stand up to his corrupt union leaders. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Hoboken New Jersey and New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 647. Ebert I. Grant US. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
