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1990ref. 172340N.p.: N.p. 1990. Shooting script for the 1991 film musical. A drama about the rise and fall of fictional rhythm and blues group The Five Heartbeats told through one of the group's members Donald "Duck" Matthews. Loosely based on the trajectories of several real-life musical groups including The Dells The Temptations Four Tops and others. Although received to mixed reviews the film has since been reconsidered as a cult classic. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 2/1/90 noted as Shooting Script and copy No. 222 with credits for screenwriters Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only title page on blue stock. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1988ref. 172338Santa Monica: Cinema City 1988. Shooting script for the 1988 film with rainbow revisions. A former drug dealer tries to quit his old habits but nevertheless finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a large-scale Drug Enforcement Administration investigation. The second film to be both written and directed by Robert Towne following "Personal Best" 1982. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Set and shot on location in Manhattan Beach California. Self wrappers. Title page present dated January 14 1988 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credit for Towne. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between February 8 and March 4 1988. Pages about Fine bound with two gold brads. Cinema City unknown books
ref. 172336N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. The fifth installment in the much-loved "Pink Panther" series and the fourth to star Peter Sellers in which Inspector Clouseau faces off against former Chief Inspector Dreyfus who has just been released from long-term confinement in a psychiatric hospital. Dreyfuss plans to destroy England by launching nuclear missiles from a castle in Bavaria where he is in hiding. Shot on location in London Surrey Munich and Paris. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus bound with two silver screw brads. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 141005Los Angeles: Braun Entertainment Group 1976. Sixth Draft script for the 1976 film. Laid in is a letter to John Huston from Leland Nolan. Based on Howard Fast's 1944 novel based in turn on the true story of an ex-slave and Union solider who returns home where he is elected to the state legislature and eventually to the US Senate despite opposition from white landowners law enforcement and the KKK. Set in South Carolina. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 24 1976 noted as Sixth Draft with credits for screenwriter and author Howard Fast. 148 leaves with last page of text numbered 145. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong binding. Braun Entertainment Group unknown books
1974ref. 147348Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. Included with the script is a typed synopsis of the film. An Army veteran travels to California to convince the most highly-decorated man in the US military now an aged comic book lending librarian to come out of retirement to lead a mercenary mission to recoup 30 million dollars on behalf of the Prime Minister of a small South American country. Set on the California coast and the fictional town of Playa del Oro. Orange non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present dated October 1 1974 with credits for screenwriter James Poe. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1964ref. 172060Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage photograph from the 1964 film showing Angie Dickinson posed next to a race car sporting high-waisted pedal pushers a cuffed white shirt and sky-high hair. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway. The final film performance by Ronald Reagan and the second Hollywood adaptation of Hemingway's story following the 1946 film noir directed by Robert Siodmak. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 172055Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing director Karel Reisz with author John Fowles on the set. Based on Fowles' 1969 novel about two actors who begin to find their real-life circumstances mirroring their characters' relationship. Shot on location in Dorset. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better moderately creased to the corners with light toning overall. Criterion Collection 768. United Artists unknown books
1996ref. 172069Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1996. 18 vintage color slides from the 1996 film. A disparate group of survivors congregate in the Nevada desert after a large-scale attack by aliens deciding to plan a counterattack in New York City on behalf of the human race. Screenwriters Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich previously worked together on the 1994 film "Stargate" with much of the plot of "Independence Day" conceived by the pair during promotional tours for that movie. Nominated for two Academy Awards and followed by a 2016 sequel "Independence Day: Resurgence." Shot on location in New York City in Flagstaff Arizona on the Plains of San Agustin New Mexico in Los Angeles and Fontana California in Wendover and the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah and in Cliffside Park New Jersey. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956ref. 172053N.p.: N.p. 1956. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1956 film showing Paul Newman receiving a champion's welcome in Brooklyn accompanied by Pier Angeli. One with a mimeo snipe and provenance label affixed to the verso. Based on middleweight boxing champion Rocky Graziano's 1955 autobiography from his early years suffering abuse at the hands of his father his dishonorable discharge from the US Army and eventual rise to boxing stardom. One of Newman's first starring roles. Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Black-and-White Cinematography and Art Direction. Set in Brooklyn and shot on location in the Lower East Side and Brooklyn and at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Approximately 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
2002ref. 172068Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 2002. Five vintage color slides from the 2002 film. Each with a credit for photographer Merrick Morton on the sleeves. A mother and daughter lock themselves in their New York brownstone's safe room to hide from three burglars who seek a large sum in bearer bonds stowed in the house by its previous owner. Director David Fincher's fifth feature film following "Fight Club" 1999. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. Fine. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 172056Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Vintage satin-finish double weight reference photograph from a 1972 re-release of the 1971 film though we believe this photo is unique to the re-release showing Miriam Karlin mid-scream. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge who is forced to undergo an experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine slightly wavy to the left edge. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Warner Brothers unknown books
1974ref. 172057N.p.: Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions 1974. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1974 film showing the film's poster. John Waters' fourth feature after his wildly successful 1972 film "Pink Flamingos" about a rebellious high-school student who embarks on a murder spree after her parents deny her request for cha-cha heels at Christmastime. Dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson who inspired the theme of the film: "crime is beauty." Shot on location in Baltimore Maryland. 10 x 8 inches with wide top and bottom margins. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 929. Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions unknown books
1974ref. 172064N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1974 sexploitation horror film showing director Jess Franco during filming on location in Paris with Lina Romay and an unidentified woman to the left. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Franco began shooting his films in Paris in the early 1970s due to the country's increasingly liberal laws around sexual content. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Lightly faded else Fine. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 152780N.p.: N.p. 1958. Four vintage oversize matte-finish reference photographs from the 1958 film one showing actor Patrick McGoohan in full safari garb crouching with a cheetah two showing actors Belinda Lee and Michael Craig and one showing Lee between takes on the set petting a lion. The British fiancee of a senior warden at a south African game preserve finds her affections unexpectedly drawn by her beau's younger brother. Shot on location in Kenya. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus one with a short closed tear to the bottom edge and all with light creasing and toning to the edges. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 161427Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1978. Final script for the 1979 film seen here under the working title "Stepping Out." Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Blue and green revision pages throughout. A comedy about three retired men living on social security who decide to pull off a bank heist to finance their last days and more importantly to bring some excitement to their humdrum lives. The first major feature from director and screenwriter Martin Brest who would go on to make the blockbuster success "Beverly Hills Cop" and who was only 28 at the time this film was shot. Shot on location in New York and Las Vegas. Red titled Warner Brothers wrappers dated October 16 1978 noted as FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated October 16 1978 noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Martin Brest and story credit for Edward Cannon. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue pink and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/22/79 and 5/14/79. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1953ref. 171780N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film showing Marlon Brando seated shirtless on the set examining a screenplay. Cinémonde stamps and layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. The announcement of Brando's casting as Mark Antony was met with criticism by the public who at that time most strongly associated the actor with his role as the boorish Stanley in "A Streetcar Named Desire" 1951. Nevertheless Brando's performance as Antony was widely praised and even led costar John Gielgud to offer to direct Brando in a London production of "Hamlet" an offer that Brando ultimately turned down. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 171794N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1972 French film showing Jean-Paul Belmondo and Daniel Ivernel ogling a nude Laura Antonelli. Based on Hubert Monteilhet's 1969 novel "Murder at Leisure" about a womanizing doctor who begins drugging his wife in order to continue his affair with her younger sister. 11 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 171784N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1958 French film noir showing a gloved Julien Tavernier carefully staging his lover's husband's death as a suicide. The film's new cinematic realism was both indebted and pivotal to the French New Wave and skyrocketed the career of Moreau whose disaffected makeup-less performance was the scandal of Paris for months following the film's release. 12 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 335. Grant France. Selby France. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 171801N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage transparencies from the 1967 film. Adapted for the screen by Neil Simon from his 1963 play about newlyweds: he of course a cautious reserved lawyer and her obviously a carefree spontaneous young woman trying to make it work in a tiny apartment in Greenwich Village. Mildred Natwick received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. 4 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 171760Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film showing Charlie Chaplin standing on the sidewalk outside a cafe in Paris. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso noting the film title. A black comedy featuring a rare villainous turn by Chaplin as the titular Henri Verdoux a bigamist serial killer loosely based on real-life French killer Henri Désiré Landru. Chaplin was at the time facing accusations of being a Communist and the film was met with boycotts and picketing by the public and hostility by the press. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned else about Fine. United Artists unknown books
1970ref. 171748Paris: Valoria Films 1970. Vintage borderless composite reference photograph from the 1970 film the top image showing François Truffaut examining his ankle and shoe the bottom image showing Jean-Pierre Leaud doing the same. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso along with provenance stamps and layout annotations in manuscript pencil. The penultimate film in François Truffaut's five-film series about the character Antoine Doinel. In this entry Doinel and his wife are expecting their first child when he begins an affair with a woman he meets in a business meeting at his new job. Shot on location in Paris. 5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 187. Valoria Films unknown books
1970ref. 171754N.p.: N.p. 1970. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1970 film including one satin-finish and two glossy. Satin-finish photograph with a stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. Based on the 1968 novel by Joel Lieber. A would-be playwright is beset by financial troubles while moving with his wife to the Upper West Side ultimately retreating into fantasy. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 171749N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film one showing Gary Lockwood and Anouk Aimee the other showing Aimee alone. One with a provenance stamp and faded annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Jacques Demy's first English language film recently a subject of renewed interest in two different documentaries about the Laurel Canyon music scene of the late 1960s. A young discontented man in a dead-end relationship learns his draft notice has arrived and he is due to report for Army duty the following week. While out trying to raise money to keep his car from being repossessed he sees and becomes obsessed with the beautiful Lola an older French model who works in a "model shop" posing for photographers. Set and shot on location in Laurel Canyon Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twilight Time 327. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 171761N.p.: N.p. 1975. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1975 film. One with layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An experimental portrait of American citizens of various stripes-indigenous people immigrants hippies activists and more-as they reflect on changing life in the 1970s. Directors John Douglas and Robert Kramer were previously associated with Newsreel a revolutionary filmmaking collective founded in New York in 1967. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light soil and toning to the margins. N.p. unknown books
1987ref. 171776N.p.: Handmade Films 1987. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1988 film including Jodie Foster as a young adult a young John Turturro and a photo showing director Tony Bill talking with Tim Robbins on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. One of the most important independent films of the 1980s and the movie that launched Jodie Foster into her adult film career as well as one that featured striking early performances by John Turturro and Tim Robbins. A violent ex-con returns to his old neighborhood in the Bronx where he begins harassing a young woman whom he previously attempted to sexually assault. An early script by Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley best known for "Moonstruck" 1987 and "Doubt" 2008. Set in 1960s New York and shot in New York on location. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine lightly toned to the edges. Handmade Films unknown books
