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1966ref. 140604Los Angeles: Expanding Cinema 1966. Shooting final for the 1966 film. Copy belonging to actor Peter Haskell with his manuscript annotations throughout and his shooting schedule laid in. Mary Ellen Bute's final film and the first cinematic adaptation of James Joyce's masterfully complex work of fiction. Shot over a two year period Bute was tasked with transforming Joyce's impenetrable prose without losing any of the work's surreal lyrical essence. The subsequent film maintains the original novel's oneiric style. Bute and her husband Ted Nemeth were longtime collaborators and Nemeth worked as both cinematographer and producer of the film. In 1965 it was honored at the Cannes Film Festival as Best Debut and remains Bute's sole feature length film. Shot on location in New York City and Dublin. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 4 1963 and December 3 1962 noted as Shooting Final with credits for screenwriters Mary Ellen Bute Romana Javitz and T. J. Nemeth Jr and editor A.I.M.S. Street. 148 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication with onionskin revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Some pages detaching and wrapper slightly cracked. Bound internally with prong binding. Expanding Cinema unknown
1980ref. 149781N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Passengers on a ship heading to the Caribbean in the 1940s contend with a group of black marketeers who wish to commandeer the vessel for their own nefarious means. Beige pictorial front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1980 with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good unbound. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 149781N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Passengers on a ship heading to the Caribbean in the 1940s contend with a group of black marketeers who wish to commandeer the vessel for their own nefarious means. Beige pictorial front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1980 with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good unbound. N.p. unknown
2011ref. 160434N.p.: N.p. 2011. First Draft script for the 2014 film. From the archive of Christ Zois Abel Ferrara's frequent co-screenwriter. A biopic about the final days in the life of controversial Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini then middle-aged and living in Rome as he finishes production of his notorious 1975 film "Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom." Housed in a blue card folder. Title page present dated February 28 2011 noted as First Draft with credits for director-screenwriter Abel Ferrara and screenwriter Nicola Tranquillino. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine partially bound with a binder clip on the top left corner. N.p. unknown books
2011ref. 160434N.p.: N.p. 2011. First Draft script for the 2014 film. From the archive of Christ Zois Abel Ferrara's frequent co-screenwriter. A biopic about the final days in the life of controversial Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini then middle-aged and living in Rome as he finishes production of his notorious 1975 film "Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom." Housed in a blue card folder. Title page present dated February 28 2011 noted as First Draft with credits for director-screenwriter Abel Ferrara and screenwriter Nicola Tranquillino. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine partially bound with a binder clip on the top left corner. N.p. unknown
1988ref. 168204Santa Monica: Avenue Pictures 1988. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1988 film showing Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren. Based on the 1980 novel by Barry Unsworth about a spy in Turkey who is persuaded to help a couple of English thieves steal a priceless Greek statue. Shot on location in Rhodes and Simi Greece. Avenue Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 144617Paris: N.p. 1960. Two original borderless single weight press photographs of starring actors Giani Espositio and Pascale Petit at a screemomg presumably the premiere of the 1960 French film. Costar Nelly Borgeaud is also seen in one photo. Based on Alleins' novel "L'étrangère dans les portes" 1954. Catherine Petit marries a wealthy landowner Esposito in Africa where she also meets a mystic who influences her spiritual beliefs as does a Catholic priest. Petit and Esposito were eventually married and collaborated on "Cross of the Living" 1962. 7 x 9.25 inches one slightly longer. Very Good plus faint indentations to one the other with two horizontal creases. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 133567Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Two vintage color still photographs from the 1958 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1960ref. 146330London: Merton Park Studios 1960. Shooting script for the 1961 British film noir here under the working title "The Man Who Knew." Loosely based on Edgar Wallace's 1918 crime novel "The Man Who Knew." A man who has arranged his business partner's murder finds his plan has gone awry when the hitman does not properly dispose of the murder weapon which is stolen and eventually makes its way into the hands of the police. Tall white titled self wrappers housed in a tan folder dated September 1960 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Robert Stewart and novelist Edgar Wallace. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with rust to the binding and title page detached side stapled. Grant UK. Merton Park Studios unknown books
1960ref. 146330London: Merton Park Studios 1960. Shooting script for the 1961 British film noir here under the working title "The Man Who Knew." Loosely based on Edgar Wallace's 1918 crime novel "The Man Who Knew." A man who has arranged his business partner's murder finds his plan has gone awry when the hitman does not properly dispose of the murder weapon which is stolen and eventually makes its way into the hands of the police. Tall white titled self wrappers housed in a tan folder dated September 1960 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Robert Stewart and novelist Edgar Wallace. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with rust to the binding and title page detached side stapled. Grant UK. Merton Park Studios unknown
1997ref. 166245N.p.: N.p. 1997. Shooting script for the 1999 film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the first page of the text. Black comedy about a failed photographer who after a fatal stomach cancer diagnosis decides to spend his last six weeks of life violently murdering everyone who has wronged him. Director Michael Winner's final film. Shot on location in Guildford London Surrey and Hertfordshire England. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated June 1997 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for Winner and screenwriter Nick Mead. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1997ref. 166245N.p.: N.p. 1997. Shooting script for the 1999 film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the first page of the text. Black comedy about a failed photographer who after a fatal stomach cancer diagnosis decides to spend his last six weeks of life violently murdering everyone who has wronged him. Director Michael Winner's final film. Shot on location in Guildford London Surrey and Hertfordshire England. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated June 1997 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for Winner and screenwriter Nick Mead. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1986ref. 167882N.p.: N.p. 1986. Seven vintage reference photographs from the groundbreaking 1986 film. One of the first films to depict the impact of AIDS on the queer community in New York and one of actor Steve Buscemi's first starring roles. The first and last directorial effort for Bill Sherwood who would die from complications due to AIDS four years after the film's release. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1986ref. 167882N.p.: N.p. 1986. Seven vintage reference photographs from the groundbreaking 1986 film. One of the first films to depict the impact of AIDS on the queer community in New York and one of actor Steve Buscemi's first starring roles. The first and last directorial effort for Bill Sherwood who would die from complications due to AIDS four years after the film's release. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 132086London: Warner-Pathe Distributors 1961. Seven vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1961 US film. Based on the novel by Mildred Savage about a young man growing up on a tobacco farm. Several popular stars of the era were originally attached to this production including director Joshua Logan Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Warren Beatty and Jane Fonda. Marks the second film credit for Diane McBain. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes at the corners else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe Distributors unknown books
1961ref. 132086London: Warner-Pathe Distributors 1961. Seven vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1961 US film. Based on the novel by Mildred Savage about a young man growing up on a tobacco farm. Several popular stars of the era were originally attached to this production including director Joshua Logan Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Warren Beatty and Jane Fonda. Marks the second film credit for Diane McBain. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes at the corners else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe Distributors unknown
1937ref. 159946Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1937. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1937 film showing actor Clark Gable. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A dramatization of the life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell focusing on his relationship with a married woman which complicates his struggle to secure Home Rule for Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1937ref. 159946Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1937. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1937 film showing actor Clark Gable. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A dramatization of the life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell focusing on his relationship with a married woman which complicates his struggle to secure Home Rule for Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1985ref. 151510Paris: France 3 Cinema 1985. Vintage matte reference photograph of Marie-France Pisier Francis Huster and Jean Marais from the 1985 film. Provenance stamp of film scholar and author "Jean-Pierre Berthome" on verso. Jacques Demy's homage to and an update on Jean Cocteau's 1950 masterwork "Orpheus." A quintessentially 1980s Rock Opera musical with Orpheus as a French pop star and Cocteau's Orpheus Marais returning as Hades operating out of an underground parking garage. Music by Demy's long-time collaborator Michel Legrand. Set in and shot on location in Paris France. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. France 3 Cinema unknown books
1985ref. 151510Paris: France 3 Cinema 1985. Vintage matte reference photograph of Marie-France Pisier Francis Huster and Jean Marais from the 1985 film. Provenance stamp of film scholar and author "Jean-Pierre Berthome" on verso. Jacques Demy's homage to and an update on Jean Cocteau's 1950 masterwork "Orpheus." A quintessentially 1980s Rock Opera musical with Orpheus as a French pop star and Cocteau's Orpheus Marais returning as Hades operating out of an underground parking garage. Music by Demy's long-time collaborator Michel Legrand. Set in and shot on location in Paris France. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. France 3 Cinema unknown
1952ref. 159784Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Two vintage publicity photographs taken at a special premiere of the 1952 film held in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria's Starlight Roof. One photograph shows director Samuel Fuller with New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons and the other shows Fuller with Hearst Foundation executive Richard Berlin and King Features Syndicate columnist George Sokolsky. Both photographs with printed snipes affixed to the versos along with "Photofest" labels. Generally considered one of Fuller's greatest early achievements "Park Row" takes place in the red-hot newspaper scene of 1880s New York City where every kind of newspaper-from those being championed by Joseph Pulitzer to the multitude of yellow-rag tabloids-held sway over the public's attention and opinion. The plot concerns an upstart newspaper The Globe that is founded by an employee fired by an established one resulting in a circulation war. Snipes note that the special premiere was held specifically for newspaper publishers and was attended by over 600 publishers and editors. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing on the center of the top edge and the left edge from paper clips. United Artists unknown books
1952ref. 159784Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Two vintage publicity photographs taken at a special premiere of the 1952 film held in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria's Starlight Roof. One photograph shows director Samuel Fuller with New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons and the other shows Fuller with Hearst Foundation executive Richard Berlin and King Features Syndicate columnist George Sokolsky. Both photographs with printed snipes affixed to the versos along with "Photofest" labels. Generally considered one of Fuller's greatest early achievements "Park Row" takes place in the red-hot newspaper scene of 1880s New York City where every kind of newspaper-from those being championed by Joseph Pulitzer to the multitude of yellow-rag tabloids-held sway over the public's attention and opinion. The plot concerns an upstart newspaper The Globe that is founded by an employee fired by an established one resulting in a circulation war. Snipes note that the special premiere was held specifically for newspaper publishers and was attended by over 600 publishers and editors. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing on the center of the top edge and the left edge from paper clips. United Artists unknown
1991ref. 165078N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1991 television movie showing actor Dennis Hopper. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1988 novel by Peter Dexter. In 1950s Georgia a racist greedy loan shark spirals into increasing violence towards his community and his family culminating in the cold-blooded murder of a Black man. Shot on location in Decatur Concord Crawfordville Jackson and McDonough Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1991ref. 165078N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1991 television movie showing actor Dennis Hopper. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1988 novel by Peter Dexter. In 1950s Georgia a racist greedy loan shark spirals into increasing violence towards his community and his family culminating in the cold-blooded murder of a Black man. Shot on location in Decatur Concord Crawfordville Jackson and McDonough Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 149892N.p.: N.p. 1965. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1965 French mondo film. With a stamp specific to the film's UK release on the verso. A cavalcade of unusual people and practices including strippers voodoo priests and priestesses cross-dressers bee fetishists and more. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and one with faint ink residue on the recto. Bier 1245. N.p. unknown books
