Hollywood cinema (29 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. 6 pages, 2 plates. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Category: London Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

A true great: Mancini won four Oscars, a Golden Globe and twenty Grammies. No place or date. Black and white 19 x 23.5 cm print on 20 x 25.5 cm glossy photographic paper. In fair condition, with slight creasing at one corner. In sports jacket and tie, Mancini stares over his piano with the merest of smiles. On the left-hand side of his jacket, in Mancini's autograph, is the inscription, in black felt-tip pen: 'to / Ray / Henry / Mancini'. See image.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format press book for the MGM Film Travels With My Aunt, adapted from the novel by Graham Greene. Sole printing. 35 x 22cm. A sixteen-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Fine condition Jazz Age era American comedy film directed by George Cukor, staring Oscar winners [Dame] Maggie Smith and Louis Gosset Jr. This film was nominated for three Golden Globes and four Academy Awards, winning one (Best Costume Design).…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the Twentieth Century Fox film Our Man Flint, produced by Saul David. Sole printing. 24 x 31cm. A six-page brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Lightly handled, near fine condition. A result of the '60s spy fiction craze, this James Bond parody is spy-fi comedy directed by Daniel Mann, starring James Coburn. The film is littered with comic references to the Bond franchise; Flint is initially offered a Walther PPK and an attache case with a concealed throwing knife, he brawls with agent 0008, enquires if SPECTRE are involved, and there is a Sean Connery lookalike. The film poster artwork was illustrated by Bob Peak, who worked on several James Bond film campaigns and concepts. From the espionage collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within).…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the MGM film The Venetain Affair, adapted from the novel by Helen McInnes. Sole printing. 32 x 24cm. An eight-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising, with campaign artwork to front cover. Fine condition. A result of the '60s spy fiction craze, this is a CIA crime thriller directed by Jerry Thorpe, starring Robert Vaughan, Elke Sommer and Luciana Paluzzi. Vaughan was a household name due to Ian Fleming's brainchild series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and Luciana Pauluzzi had recently starred in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). From the espionage collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within).…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the MGM film The Heroin Gang, adapted from the novel 'The Friut of the Poppy' by Robert Wilder. Sole printing. 32 x 24cm. A six-page fold out brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. One horizontal fold else fine. A result of the '60s spy fiction craze, this is a narcotics thriller directed by Brian G. Hutton, starring David McCallum, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas and Ricardo Montalbán. Actor John Cassavetes was replaced by Rip Torn prior to filming. McCallum was a household name due to Ian Fleming's brainchild series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and Telly Savalas would star in the following year's blockbuster James Bond film. The Heroin Gang was produced by Elliott Kastner, who had a successful partnership with thriller writer Alistair MacLean, adaptating his novels Where Eagles Dare, When Eight Bells Toll, Fear is the Key and Breakheart Pass. From the espionage collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within).…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the MGM film The Dirty Dozen, produced by Kenneth Hynan, adapted from the best-selling novel by E.M. Nathanson. Sole printing. 32 x 24cm. An eight-page brochure providing cast and credits, tie-in promotion for the soundtrack LP, original novel, ordering facilities for film stills and advert blocks, with campaign artwork to front cover. Fine condition. Shot entirely in the UK, The Dirty Dozen is an American Second World War film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, with an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Trini Lopez, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker and Robert Webber. The movie proved to be a huge commercial hit, replacing 'You Only Live Twice' at number one at the U.S. box office, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1967 and MGM's highest-grossing film of the year. It won an Oscar for sound editing and spawned several film sequels.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format press book for the United Artists' film Play Dirty directed by Andre de Toth. Sole printing. 37 x 25cm. A ten-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Fine condition. From the producer of the James Bond films, Play Dirty is a British commando film inspired by the true and unorthodox exploits of raiding units such as the Long Range Desert Group, Popski's Private Army and the S.A.S. during the North Africa campaign, 1940-43. The film stars Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green and Harry Andrews. Both Caine and Green had worked with Saltzman on The Ipcress File. From the Bond collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within).…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format press book for the United Artists' film The Guns of the Magnificent Seven directed by Paul Wendkos. Sole printing. 37 x 25cm. An eight-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Fine condition. The third film in The Magnificent Seven quartet, starring George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni, Frank Silvera Bernie Casey and Joe Don Baker.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the BLC Films production of The Chase, produced by Sam Spiegal, adapted from the book by Lilian Hellman. Sole printing. 32 x 24cm. A six-page fold out brochure providing cast and credits, tie-in promotion for the soundtrack album, ordering facilities for film stills and advert blocks. Fine condition. Topical American drama touching upon issues of racism, sexual revolution, small town corruption and excessive immorality, starring Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, James Fox, Robert Duvall and Angie Dickinson. The score was by James Bond film composer John Barry.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the Twentieth Century Fox film Hombre, adapted from the bestselling novel by Elmore Leonard. Sole printing. 24 x 31cm. A four-page brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Together with original synopsis; a two-page flyer with campaign art to one side. separate 'Story' leaf inserted. Some gentle wear and creases, very good. A revisionist western film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone and Diane Cilento. This was the sixth and final time Ritt directed Newman. The film was a commercial success, becoming one of the biggest movies of 1967.…

[Film promotion] An original synopsis for the Twentieth Century Fox production of Squad Car. Sole printing. 24 x 30cm. A two-page flyer providing cast and credits with campaign artwork advertising blocks to reverse side. Fine. An American police/secret service thriller, directed by Ed Leftwich, starring Vici Raaf, Paul Bryar and Don Marlowe. …

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the Twentieth Century Fox film In Like Flint, produced by Saul David. Sole printing. 24 x 31cm. A six-page brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Together with colour synopsis flyer showing campaign art. Lightly handled, near fine condition. Te second Flint film, a James Bond spy-fi parody directed by Gordon Douglas, starring James Coburn. The film is set in Jamaica, like many of the 007 movies, and the poster artwork was illustrated by Bob Peak, who worked on several James Bond film campaigns and concepts. From the espionage collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within).…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format press book for the United Artists' film The Return of the Magnificent Seven directed by Paul Wendkos. Sole printing. 37 x 25cm. A ten-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Fine condition. The second film in The Magnificent Seven quartet, starring Yul Brynner and Warren Oates. Composer Elmer Bernstein received an Academy Award nomination for his dramatic score.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format press book for the Columbia Pictures film King Rat, adapted from the novel by James Clavell. Sole printing. 24 x 33cm. An eight-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Together with four-page synopsis. Fine condition throughout. Singapore Prisoner-of-War drama directed by Bryan Forbes, starring George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Denholm Elliott and John Mills. Clavell's acclaimed first adventure novel was well regarded by the James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, who provided a favourable supporting blurb for the publisher [Gilbert D29]. The soundtrack to the film was by the Bond film composer John Barry. From the collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). …

[Film promotion] An original synopsis for the Paramount Pictures production of Marathon Man, based on the novel by William Goldman. Sole printing. 29 x 21cm. A two-page flyer providing cast and credits with campaign artwork to reverse side (ideal for framing). Joel Finler's copy, with a few of his annotations in ink. Light handling. Near fine. The American thriller was directed by John Schlesinger, starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider. The film received numerous award nominations, with Olivier winning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Joel W. Finler (born 1938) was the first film critic for Time Out. He is the author of numerous books on cinema and film directors, including Stroheim, Alfred Hitchcock - The Hollywood Years, The Movie Director's Story and the award-winning The Hollywood Story. He is also a picture archivist.…

[Film promotion] An original synopsis for the 20th Century Fox production of M*A*S*H, based on the novel by Richard Hooker. Sole printing. 21 x 26cm. A two-page flyer providing cast credits and film story, with campaign artwork to reverse side (ideal for framing). Printed in colour. Joel Finler's copy, with his name in ink. Light handling. Near fine. The American black comedy war film was directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould and Robert Duvall. The Oscar-winning movie won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and inspired the long-running television series. It was one of the biggest Fox films of the seventies and is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Joel W. Finler (born 1938) was the first film critic for Time Out. He is the author of numerous books on cinema and film directors, including Stroheim, Alfred Hitchcock - The Hollywood Years, The Movie Director's Story and the award-winning The Hollywood Story. He is also a picture archivist.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format / oversized press book for the United Artists' film Exodus, adapted from the classic adventure novel by Jules Verne. Sole printing. 31 x 46cm. A ten-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. One vertical fold else fine. An epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company. Featuring numerous cameo appearances including Noel Coward, Marlene Dietrich, Sir John Guilgud, Trevor Howard, Buster Keaton, Peter Lorre, Hermione Gingold, John Mills and Frank Sinatra. One of the biggest film successes of 1957, the film won five Oscars, and two Golden Globes.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format press book for the United Artists' films. Sole printing. 37 x 25cm. A ten-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Fine condition. Campaign book for the double-feature of Magnificent Seven films starring Yul Brynner. The Oscar-nominated original movie is ranked among the greatest films of the Western genre, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the MGM film The Cincinnati Kid, produced by Martin Ransohoff, adapted from the best-selling novel by Richard Jessup. Sole printing. 32 x 24cm. A twelve-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, tie-in promotion for the paperback book, toiletries, etc, ordering facilities for film stills and advert blocks. Fine condition. A poker showdown drama film directed by Norman Jewison, starring Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret and Tuesday Weld, with a theme song by Ray Charles. Supporting actress Joan Blondell won a Golden Globe. Adapted from the bestselling novel which the poker-playing author Ian Fleming had promoted in the UK with a favourable review. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. …

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest (1965 re-release).Sole printing. 32 x 24cm. An eight-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Fine condition. The classic North By Northwest is a 1959 spy thriller starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, regarded as one of the greatest films made. It was influential on the James Bond franchise and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series, where Leo G. Carroll played a similar role as head of a top secret intelligence agency. The story of an ad-man mistaken for a fictitious agent was inspired by the wartime Operation Mincemeat, where Naval Intelligence (including Commander Ian Fleming) obtained a dead body and invented a military courier furnished with misleading documents. Upon discovery by the Germans off the Spanish coast, Hitler fell for the deception, countered accordingly, and the course of the war changed irrevoccably. The film garnered thre Oscar nominations, won an Edgar Award (Best Screenplay) and a Silver Shell (Best Director, San Sebastian Festival). From the espionage collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within).…

[Movie Memorabilia] a large format colour print of a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest (1959), measuring 14 x 19 inches. Printed later on heavy card stock, likely 1970s or 80s, for theatre display. Rolled, no creases. A few light marks, small piece of tape to reverse side. Ideal for framing. Uncommon in this format. Image shows Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau. The classic North By Northwest is a 1959 spy thriller concerning a New York ad-man mistaken for a fictitious agent, regarded as one of the greatest films made. It was influential on the James Bond franchise and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series, where Leo G. Carroll played a similar role as head of a top secret intelligence agency.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Large format / oversized press book for the United Artists' film Exodus, adapted from the bestselling novel by Leon Uris. Sole printing. 31 x 46cm. A twelve-page stapled brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Together with original synopsis; a four-page brochure with separate 'Story' leaf inserted. Some gentle folds, some minor spotting/toning. Synopsis is fine. An epic historical drama based on Leon Uris' 1958 novel about the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, featuring an ensemble cast including Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek and George Maharis. Both a commercial and critical success, the film received an Oscar, a Grammy and a Golden Globe. The soundtrack inspired the 1977 LP 'Exodus' by Bob Marley.…

[Film promotion] An original synopsis for the 20th Century Fox production of The Razor's Edge, based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Sole printing. 25 x 20cm. A two-page flyer providing cast, credits and film story with campaign artwork to front side (ideal for framing). Printed in colour. Although unmarked, this is from the collection of Joel Finler. Light handling, three folds, some light creases. Very good. A drama directed by Edmund Goulding, produced by Darryl F. Zannuck, starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney. The film received four Oascar nominations, winning one (Anne Baxter, Best Supporting Actress). Joel W. Finler (born 1938) was the first film critic for Time Out. He is the author of numerous books on cinema and film directors, including Stroheim, Alfred Hitchcock - The Hollywood Years, The Movie Director's Story and the award-winning The Hollywood Story. He is also a picture archivist. …

Pas de couverture. Condizione: Très bon. Nice authentic signed photo. Size : 11.5x17.5 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

[Film promotion] Two original synopses for films based on novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Sole printings. 21 x 26cm. Each being a two-page flyer providing cast, credits and film story. Printed in colour. Although unmarked, these are from the collection of Joel Finler. One fold to 'Gatsby' else fine. One fold to 'Tender'; near fine. Together with a duplicate of 'Tender' (good only). Paramount Pictures 'Gatsby' starring Alan Ladd and Betty Field, was produced by Richard Maibaum, who went on to write thirteen of the sixteen Eon Productions James Bond films produced between 1962 and 1989. 'Tender is The Night' was an Oscar nominated film starring Jason Robards, Jennifer Jones, and in an early role Jill St.John, who later starred as the female lead in Diamonds Are Forever. Joel W. Finler (born 1938) was the first film critic for Time Out. He is the author of numerous books on cinema and film directors, including Stroheim, Alfred Hitchcock - The Hollywood Years, The Movie Director's Story and the award-winning The Hollywood Story. He is also a picture archivist. …

[Film promotion / advertising] An original Belgian mid-size / window card style poster for the 1956 film 'The Animal Kingdom', produced, written and directed by Irwin Allen. 21 x 14 inches approx, together with five original British lobby cards. Some wear and creases, rubs to folds, linen-backed. Very good. Cards are fine. Will be despatched rolled, in a substantial card tube. Documentary film with a groundbreaking ten-minute stop motion animated sequence about dinosaurs, produced by special effects artist Ray Harryhausen. …

2pp, 12mo. Twenty-one lines of text. In good condition, lightly aged. Signed 'Lilian Gish'. Begins: 'Dear Miss Murchison, | I was so touched by your very sweet letter which was handed to me by the BBC just before we went on the air. / It is heartwarming to come back to England after these long and dreadful years and find that our film friends have not forgotten us. We, for our part, are full of admiration for the courage and uncomplaining patience of your brave people.' The 'brief glimpse of England's battered cities' has left her party with 'unforgettable memories', and they hope to return for a longer visit 'when the present travel restrictions are relaxed'. The 'regulations governing air travel' prevented them from bringing any photographs, so she asks her 'to take the word for the deed, and accept our kindest regards and best wishes'.…

Pas de couverture. Condizione: Très bon. Rare - Nice authentic photo signed in person in Cannes in 1987. Size : 17.5x12.5 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Georges Flour (1945-2013) collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.