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1966ref. 154165Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1966. Draft script for the 1967 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller with his name on the title page and his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. Miller was initially cast in the role of Leroy although a motorcycle crash during filming left him with several broken ribs leading to his replacement by actor George Sims. From the estate of Dick Miller. Violence threatens to erupt in a small town when a gang of former Hell's Angels bikers are wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. One of a handful of films in which actor John Cassavetes agreed to star in order to secure financing for his independent 1968 film "Faces." Shot on location throughout Arizona. Red titled American International Pictures wrappers. Title page present dated 12-7-66 with credits for screenwriter Charles B. Griffith. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 12-7-66. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1970ref. 135612Culver City CA: Faces Music / Columbia Pictures 1970. Vintage oversize double weight photograph of Ben Gazzara on the set of the 1970 film. 9.25 x 12.25 inches. In an archival mat. Near Fine. Faces Music / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 159071Culver City CA: Faces Music / Columbia Pictures 1970. Original oversize program for the 1970 film. Photo illustrated throughout in black and white and color. Three men are confronted with middle age suburban malaise and their impending mortality after the sudden death of friend. They spend a weekend binge drinking and wandering around New York then spontaneously head to London where one of them decides to stay not returning to his family. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Saddle stapled with printed acetate wrapper. Near Fine. Faces Music / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 158653Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1970. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of John Cassevetes on the set of the 1970 film. Following the death of a close friend three married middle-aged men spend several days attempting to recapture their youth through drinking sex sports and travel much to the chagrin of their families and the women they encounter. A personal project for Cassavetes who was at the time struggling with the death of his 30 year-old brother. Set and shot on location in New York and London. 10x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1029. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 141014N.p.: Lion International 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. The first film by Cassavetes for which he raised the entirety of the production budget himself the story of three African American siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. Begun as an acting exercise in a workshop Cassavetes was conducting with Burt Lane the story was originally filmed in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on scene outlines created by Cassavetes. After the film was poorly received at its three initial screening by just about everyone Cassavetes knew he reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lion International unknown books
1959ref. 170556London: British Lion 1959. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the British release of the 1959 film. The first film by John Cassavetes entirely self-funded about three Black siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. With its roots in an acting exercise from Cassavetes' Drama Workshop the story was originally shot in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on loose scene outlines. After the finished film was poorly received at its initial screenings Cassavetes reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. British Lion unknown books
1961ref. 141022Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. A struggling jazz musician pursues a beautiful singer to the detriment of his career. The duo prove toxic to one another and the film follows the dissolution of their relationship and their band. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with two annotations to the verso one in red manuscript pencil and the other in purple manuscript pencil. Olive Signature 391. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 151262N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph of director John Cassavetes in conversation with actors Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens on the set of the 1961 film. With manuscript pencil layout annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Struggling jazz musician John "Ghost" Wakefield Bobby Darin pursues a romantic relationship with beautiful singer Jess Polanski Stella Stevens to the detriment of both parties' careers. John Cassavetes' second directorial effort following "Shadows" 1958 and his first film made for a Hollywood studio. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall with a few nicks to the top left corner. Olive Films 391. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 160239Beverly Hills CA: Continental 1968. Original pressbook for the 1968 film. A searing emotional depiction of a disintegrating marriage in American middle-class suburbia. John Cassavetes' seminal fourth film as director took three years to complete was shot and edited in his own house starred his friends who often doubled as camera operators and ushered in an entirely new American independent cinema made outside the studio system. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 11 x 17 inches folded twice and measuring 33 x 17 inches unfolded. Very Good plus. BFI 1126. Criterion Collection 252. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Continental unknown books
1980ref. 163637Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Seven vintage photographs from the 1980 film including five film still photographs two portrait photographs of Gena Rowlands in character and one photograph of Rowlands and husband and director John Cassavetes on the set. After her neighbors are killed in a mob hit a woman goes on the run with their young son who is in possession of a book the gangsters want. One of eleven films star Gena Rowlands made with her husband director John Cassavetes who became attached to the movie after she was cast. Remade in 1999 directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sharon Stone as well as the inspiration for the 2008 French film "Julia" directed by Erick Zonca and starring Tilda Swinton. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Rowlands. Set in and shot on location in New York and New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbuam 1000. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 141030Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1971. Eight vintage lobby cards from the 1971 film. Two strangers meet in a chance encounter that ends in an unusual romance. Very Good plus with light age toning. and a handful of pinhole tears to each lobby card. Universal Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 163761N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1961 film showing director John Cassavetes working with actors Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A struggling jazz musician pursues a romantic relationship with a beautiful singer to the detriment of both parties' careers. Cassavetes' second directorial effort following "Shadows" 1958 and his first film made for a Hollywood studio. Shot on location in California. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 391. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 141036N.p.: Faces Music 1970. Original borderless photograph of John Cassavetes behind the camera on the set of the 1970 film. "Husbands" was personal to Cassavetes who was struggling with the recent loss of his 30 year old brother. The film follows three middle aged men all very close in the aftermath of the death of their friend. Shot on location in England and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Faces Music unknown books
1962ref. 149127Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Vintage studio still photograph of producer Stanley Kramer and director John Cassavetes on the set of the 1962 film. Kramer and Cassavetes clashed throught the production disagreeing on technique as well as the overall message of the film leading Kramer to fire Cassavetes during the editing of the film. Dr. Matthew Clark Burt Lancaster the director of the Crawthorne State Mental Hospital for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children clashes with newly arrived teacher Jean Hanson Judy Garland over the best methods in which to teach the children. Many of the students in the film were portrayed by actual intellectually disabled children from Pacific State Hospital in Pomona California. Shot on location at the Lanterman Development Center in Pomona California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with large bruise to upper right corner creasing on right side and two small closed tears on right margin repaired with paper tape on verso. United Artists unknown books
1966ref. 154165Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1966. Draft script for the 1967 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller with his name on the title page and his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. Miller was initially cast in the role of Leroy although a motorcycle crash during filming left him with several broken ribs leading to his replacement by actor George Sims. From the estate of Dick Miller. Violence threatens to erupt in a small town when a gang of former Hell's Angels bikers are wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. One of a handful of films in which actor John Cassavetes agreed to star in order to secure financing for his independent 1968 film "Faces." Shot on location throughout Arizona. Red titled American International Pictures wrappers. Title page present dated 12-7-66 with credits for screenwriter Charles B. Griffith. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 12-7-66. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1968ref. 160239Beverly Hills CA: Continental 1968. Original pressbook for the 1968 film. A searing emotional depiction of a disintegrating marriage in American middle-class suburbia. John Cassavetes' seminal fourth film as director took three years to complete was shot and edited in his own house starred his friends who often doubled as camera operators and ushered in an entirely new American independent cinema made outside the studio system. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 11 x 17 inches folded twice and measuring 33 x 17 inches unfolded. Very Good plus. BFI 1126. Criterion Collection 252. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Continental unknown
1980ref. 163637Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Seven vintage photographs from the 1980 film including five film still photographs two portrait photographs of Gena Rowlands in character and one photograph of Rowlands and husband and director John Cassavetes on the set. After her neighbors are killed in a mob hit a woman goes on the run with their young son who is in possession of a book the gangsters want. One of eleven films star Gena Rowlands made with her husband director John Cassavetes who became attached to the movie after she was cast. Remade in 1999 directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sharon Stone as well as the inspiration for the 2008 French film "Julia" directed by Erick Zonca and starring Tilda Swinton. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Rowlands. Set in and shot on location in New York and New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbuam 1000. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 159071Culver City CA: Faces Music / Columbia Pictures 1970. Original oversize program for the 1970 film. Photo illustrated throughout in black and white and color. Three men are confronted with middle age suburban malaise and their impending mortality after the sudden death of friend. They spend a weekend binge drinking and wandering around New York then spontaneously head to London where one of them decides to stay not returning to his family. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Saddle stapled with printed acetate wrapper. Near Fine. Faces Music / Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 141036N.p.: Faces Music 1970. Original borderless photograph of John Cassavetes behind the camera on the set of the 1970 film. "Husbands" was personal to Cassavetes who was struggling with the recent loss of his 30 year old brother. The film follows three middle aged men all very close in the aftermath of the death of their friend. Shot on location in England and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Faces Music unknown
1970ref. 135612Culver City CA: Faces Music / Columbia Pictures 1970. Vintage oversize double weight photograph of Ben Gazzara on the set of the 1970 film. 9.25 x 12.25 inches. In an archival mat. Near Fine. Faces Music / Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 158653Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1970. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of John Cassevetes on the set of the 1970 film. Following the death of a close friend three married middle-aged men spend several days attempting to recapture their youth through drinking sex sports and travel much to the chagrin of their families and the women they encounter. A personal project for Cassavetes who was at the time struggling with the death of his 30 year-old brother. Set and shot on location in New York and London. 10x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1029. Columbia Pictures unknown
1971ref. 141030Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1971. Eight vintage lobby cards from the 1971 film. Two strangers meet in a chance encounter that ends in an unusual romance. Very Good plus with light age toning. and a handful of pinhole tears to each lobby card. Universal Pictures unknown
1959ref. 141014N.p.: Lion International 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. The first film by Cassavetes for which he raised the entirety of the production budget himself the story of three African American siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. Begun as an acting exercise in a workshop Cassavetes was conducting with Burt Lane the story was originally filmed in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on scene outlines created by Cassavetes. After the film was poorly received at its three initial screening by just about everyone Cassavetes knew he reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lion International unknown
1959ref. 170556London: British Lion 1959. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the British release of the 1959 film. The first film by John Cassavetes entirely self-funded about three Black siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. With its roots in an acting exercise from Cassavetes' Drama Workshop the story was originally shot in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on loose scene outlines. After the finished film was poorly received at its initial screenings Cassavetes reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. British Lion unknown
1961ref. 163761N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1961 film showing director John Cassavetes working with actors Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A struggling jazz musician pursues a romantic relationship with a beautiful singer to the detriment of both parties' careers. Cassavetes' second directorial effort following "Shadows" 1958 and his first film made for a Hollywood studio. Shot on location in California. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 391. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
