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1990ref. 138817New York: Cinehaus / Ed Pressman Productions 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film. The third film to be written and directed by Mamet. Script belonging to actor Paul Butler a Mamet regular who plays Commissioner Walker in the film. Laid in is an unrelated legal agreement addressed to Butler regarding his involvement in the 1986 television series "Crime Story." Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a nameless American city shot in Baltimore. White self wrappers integral with title page dated JULY 1990 with a credit for screenwriter Mamet and with mention of Ed Pressman Productions and Cinehaus Inc. Xerographically reproduced. 146 pages last leaf numbered 145. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good only with some edgewear bound with three gold brads. Criterion Collection 486. Grant US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward US Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Cinehaus / Ed Pressman Productions unknown
1999ref. 157021Hollywood: Sony Pictures Classics 1999. Vintage program for the debut of the 1999 film. Based on the 1946 play by Terence Rattigan about a British family whose attempts to defend their teenage son from accusations of postal theft escalate into a costly and scandalous media storm. Set and shot on location in London. 6.5 x 9 inches. 22 leaves in perfect-bound wrappers. Near Fine. Sony Pictures Classics unknown
1966ref. 141007N.p.: N.p. 1966. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Stapled to the title page is a letter dated 3-2-66 declaring a lack of interest in producing the program. The story of a fraternity house at a state college in Southern California where all the brothers come from different racial and class backgrounds and must learn to live together as well as with all the other fraternities and sororities at their college. Set in Southern California. Lacking wrappers. Title page present. Six leaves with last leaf of text numbered five. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine lacking wrapper bound with a staple. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 144189Los Angeles: American Film Institute AFI 1973. Vintage borderless photograph of director David Lynch actor Jack Nance and cinematographer Herbert Cardwell on the set of the 1977 film. holograph annotations on the verso. "Eraserhead" Lynch's first feature film was was shot piecemeal on an AFI backlot in Los Angeles over a period of five years beginning in 1972. In 1973 two years into the project cinematographer Herbert Cardwell shown in this photo died in his sleep at the age of 35. He was replaced after four weeks of searching by Frederick Elmes. David Lynch's first feature film. The AFI provided the director with use of their lot where he also lived during much of filming at no charge but he had difficulty getting financial assistance from them on the basis of his 20-page script and decidedly unorthodox methods. Terence Malick screened the film at one point for a financial backer who walked out calling the movie "bullshit." A bad call as the film's wild success on the midnight movie circuit-and subsequent success as a legitimate art film gained the vocal admiration of everyone from Charles Bukowski to Stanley Kubrick. 7x 4.5 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 725. Rosenbaum 1000. American Film Institute [AFI] unknown books
1997ref. 156712New York: October Films 1997. Five vintage color slides from the 1997 neo-noir film. Accompanying the slides is a corresponding promotional sheet with captions. A man goes to jail for killing his wife only to wake up in a completely new reality and with a new identity. An underrated neo-noir that in the years since its release has attracted a cult following and critical praise. The first film in David Lynch's Los Angeles trilogy followed by "Mulholland Drive" 2001 and "Inland Empire" 2006 all three exploring themes of dream-reality displacement chaos and unrelenting dread. 1 x 1.5 inches housed individually in white cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. About Fine. October Films unknown
2014ref. 158644Oxford MS: Zach Tutor 2014. Limited Edition fine art giclee print one of 25 unnumbered and unsigned copies designed by artist Zach Tutor for the 2001 film circa 2014. Tutor exhibited the dark and haunting artwork as part of the exhibition "In Dreams: An Art Show Tribute to the Films of David Lynch" at the Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco March 8 through March 29 2014. Zach Tutor is an artist and curator living in Oxford Mississippi. Named one of the "100 Best Southern Artists" by Oxford American in 2012 he has written for Juxtapoz and Hi-Fructose magazines curates artists for The People's Printshop in Berkeley California runs the virtual exhibition space Supersonic Art Shop and since 2012 has curated the acclaimed yearly contemporary art showcase the Supersonic Invitational at Spoke Art Gallery and Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco and New York. Lynch's dreamlike neo-noir fable of the Hollywood dream turned nightmare featuring outstanding performances by leads Laura Elena Harring and Naomi Watts in dual roles which darkly shift midway through the narrative. Nominated for the Palm d'Or and winner of Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 11 x 17 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 779. Ebert IV. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Zach Tutor unknown
1980ref. 152544London: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors 1980. Vintage program for the UK release of the 1980 film. A lush production directed in a neoclassical style by David Lynch based on two nonfiction accounts by Sir Frederick Treves "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences" and Ashley Montagu "The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity". The true story of Joseph Merrick a gentle and intelligent man reviled for his severe deformities. Nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in London. 8.25 x 11.5 inches. Bi-fold. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1051. Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors unknown
1990ref. 151772London: Film Manifesto Sales 1990. Vintage pressbook for the 1990 film. Based on the 1989 novel by Barry Gifford. Young lovers Sailor Nicolas Cage and Lula Laura Dern go on the run from Lula's domineering mother Diane Ladd but soon run out of money forcing Sailor to return to his past criminal dealings. David Lynch's fifth feature film a love letter to the Wizard of Oz Elvis Presley and road movies. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Shot on location in Los Angeles Colton and Pasadena California in New Orleans Louisiana and in El Paso Texas. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus overall. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Film Manifesto Sales unknown
1966ref. 138496Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1966. Vintage one-sheet poster for the 1966 film. Based on Cecil B. DeMille's 1936 film and a Technicolor remake. Crazy Knife the stone-faced Henry Silva a Cheyenne warrior captures Wild Bill Hickok Murray and takes him to Chief Black Kettle Simon Oakland who subsequently sets him free. Hickok meets up with Calamity Jane Dalton only until she is captured by Crazy Knife. Hickok manages to save Calmity in time for the new office in command to arrive General Custer Leslie Nielsen. Shot on location in California and Utah. 27 x 41 inches folded. Very Good with a long vertical crease a small dampstain and several short tears. Universal Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 150572Universal City: Universal Pictures 1969. Collection of eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1969 film. A young man and his girlfriend make plans to kill the man's aunt in the hopes of receiving her large fortune but their nefarious plans are waylaid by the aunt's dozens of psychic murderous cats. Shot in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 150573Universal City: Universal Pictures 1969. Collection of seven vintage color studio still photographs from the 1969 film. A young man and his girlfriend make plans to kill the man's aunt in the hopes of receiving her large fortune but their nefarious plans are waylaid by the aunt's dozens of psychic murderous cats. Shot in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn one with a few pinholes to the corners. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 139824Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1966. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Snipe printed on the verso of one image. Based on the stage play by Alexandre Bisson popularized in novel form by J.W. McConaughy and the seventh film version. Holly Parker Turner is married to respected diplomat Clay Anderson Forsythe but they rarely get to see each other leading Holly to pursue other men notably carefree playboy Phil Benton Montalban. Phil soon dies in an accident and Holly panicked flees to Mexico leaving behind her young son. Addicted to drugs and making a living as a prostitute in a cheap hotel in Mexico she meets Dan Sullivan Meredith a criminal who tries to involve Holly in a blackmail scheme. When she discovers her husband Clay is the target she kills Sullivan. Unable to afford a lawyer she is assigned a dedicated young public defender whom she soon recognizes as her son. Keeping her identity secret so as not to tarnish her son's image of her Holly is tried as "Madame X." Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus light toning and light edgewear. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
1977ref. 142870Hollywood: Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1977. Draft script for the 1978 television film originally aired on April 9 1978 on NBC. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. An elderly married couple find themselves increasingly dependent on their grown children as their physical and mental health deteriorates. Fred Astaire won an Emmy Award as Best Actor and Helen Hayes received a nomination as Best Actress for her performance. Additional Emmy nominations included Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress Patty Duke Supporting Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special Joseph Biroc. Green full calf binding with titled paper wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus presentation binding Near Fine. Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1977ref. 142870Hollywood: Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1977. Draft script for the 1978 television film originally aired on April 9 1978 on NBC. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. An elderly married couple find themselves increasingly dependent on their grown children as their physical and mental health deteriorates. Fred Astaire won an Emmy Award as Best Actor and Helen Hayes received a nomination as Best Actress for her performance. Additional Emmy nominations included Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress Patty Duke Supporting Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special Joseph Biroc. Green full calf binding with titled paper wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus presentation binding Near Fine. Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1969ref. 150573Universal City: Universal Pictures 1969. Seven vintage color studio still photographs from the 1969 film. A young man and his girlfriend make plans to kill the man's aunt in the hopes of receiving her large fortune but their nefarious plans are waylaid by the aunt's dozens of psychic murderous cats. Shot in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall one with a few pinholes to the corners. Universal Pictures unknown
1966ref. 155023Universal City: Universal Television 1966. Draft script for the 1967 television movie originally aired on February 25 1967 on NBC. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their manuscript pencil annotations on three leaves. A suburban couple discover they have been used as money laundering pawns for a powerful crime syndicate and decide to try to break away from the cartel. Shot on location in Sleepy Hollow and New York City New York. Green titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated June 13 1966 with credits for director David Lowell Rich and screenwriter A.J. Russell. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal Television unknown
1970ref. 132641London: National Screen Service / MGM 1970. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1970 UK film. Set during WWI in Ireland where a young woman is caught between the man she loves an English officer and revolutionaries from her own home town. John Mills won an Academy Award for his supporting role. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and a faint corner crease else Near Fine. National Screen Service / MGM unknown books
1970ref. 137367Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage deluxe press kit for the epic 1970 film including two oversize photos and six reference photographs. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt following "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962 and "Doctor Zhivago" 1965. Winner of two Academy Awards for cinematographer Freddie Young and supporting actor John Mills. Nominated for two more as well as ten BAFTA awards. The press kit contains: Ten loose sheets of heavy weight paper each folded to 11 x 14 inches printing on rectos only. The first sheet with a press release regarding the film the other nine with a description from Bolt's screenplay in English French Spanish German Italian and Japanese on the outside and the corresponding full color printed image from the film inside. Two 11 x 14 sheets of photographic paper each containing two images one of David Lean on the set the second of the same scene from the film. With descriptions of the scenes printed on the verso of each photograph. Six 10 x 8 reference photographs one showing Lean and crew filming on the coast of Ireland the rest depicting scenes from the film. Each with captions printed on the verso. One biography of David Lean three pages printed on rectos only. 8.5 x 11 inches bound with a single staple. All items housed in a studio clamshell box as issued. Clamshell box: About Near Fine with light fading and a few small bruises. Press materials Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970ref. 137424Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage press kit for the epic 1970 film. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt following "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962 and "Doctor Zhivago" 1965. Winner of two Academy Awards for cinematographer Freddie Young and supporting actor John Mills. Nominated for two more as well as ten BAFTA awards. Press kit "introducing" director David Lean containing a biography an additional anecdote related to filming a detailed production guide press clippings and six black and white reference photographs of the subject along with a caption sheet. Housed in a tri-fold studio folder specific to the subject. Folder about Near Fine. Press material Near Fine or better. Photographs Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970ref. 150783N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of David Lean Sarah Miles Trevor Howard and John Mills on the set of the 1970 film. Two mimeo snipes and photographer "Ken Danvers" stamp on verso. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt following "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962 and "Doctor Zhivago" 1965. The year after the suppressed 1916 Easter Rising a young Irish woman is caught between a British officer she loves and the nationalists from her own home town. Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Cinematogray and Best Supporting Actor for John Mills nominated for two more. Set in an isolated village on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry Ireland shot on location in County Kerry and County Clare Ireland and Cape Town South Africa. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 150547N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph of Peter O'Toole Gamil Ratib and David Lean on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1926 autobiography "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence. An incomparable film. Opening in 1935 with the death of Lawrence Peter O'Toole in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46 we then follow in flashback Lawrence as a young intelligence officer in 1916 Cairo assigned to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Shot on location in England Saudi Arabia Spain and Morocco. 10.25 x 8 inches. Some edge and corner wear else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 150467Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage keybook reference photograph of Alec Guinness Sam Spiegel Jack Hawkins and David Lean on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1926 autobiography "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence. An incomparable film. Opening in 1935 with the death of Lawrence Peter O'Toole in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46 we then follow in flashback Lawrence as a young intelligence officer in 1916 Cairo assigned to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Shot on location in England Saudi Arabia Spain and Morocco. 11 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 148579Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage oversize borderless double weight photograph from the 1962 film shot on location in the Moroccan desert. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1926 autobiography "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence. An incomparable film. Opening in 1935 with the death of Lawrence Peter O'Toole in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46 we then follow in flashback Lawrence as a young intelligence officer in 1916 Cairo assigned to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1991. Shot on location in England Saudi Arabia Spain and Morocco. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus light curling edgewear and creasing at corners but no loss or tears. Complete collation details available on request. Ebert I. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 150786N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage narrow margin double weight reference photograph of David Lean on the set of the 1954 film. Based on the 1916 play by Harold Brighouse. Previously made as a silent film in 1920 directed by Percy Nash and starring Arthur Pitt and Joan Ritz and in 1931 directed by Thomas Bentley and starring James Harcourt and Joan Maude. Victorian bootmaker stingy widow and a man of great thirst Henry Hobson an exceptionally brilliant Charles Laughton insists there will be no marriages of his three daughters to avoid the costly settlements but the independent-minded eldest Brenda de Banzie has her sights set on Hobson's prize bootmaker Will Mossop John Mills. Set in and shot on location in Manchester England. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine with black paper affixed to verso. Criterion Collection 461. N.p. 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 books
