Search Results: Film Criticism from Royal Books, Inc.

Paris: Editions de la Sirene, 1921. First Edition. First Edition. Includes three original illustrations: two are primarily typographic layouts, one centered around Charlie Chaplin (each is lacking the applied paste-up elements, in the case of the Chaplin image, it lacks the photographic image that was pasted on and that appears in the finished illustration), and the third and most interesting is the original drawing for the illustration that appears on page 85, of three men. An seminal text on cinema, a reflection on then-current films by Epstein, one of the earliest and most important French critics. But just as importantly, a spectacular example of deco era typography and design by Claude Delbanne, utilizing elements of film culture, variations on posters, popular film culture, and Russian Constructivist design. Saddle stapled two-color wrappers, with illustrations laid in. A single tiny chip, else Near Fine.

New York: Cineaste, 1967. Volume One, Issue Three of the long running and influential "Cineaste" magazine. Published quarterly, "Cineaste" publishes reviews, criticism, and interviews, and continues to be published today. Early issues of the magazine are difficult to find. 8.5 x 11 inches. Side-stapled. Very Good plus, with light toning and soil.

New York: Cineaste, 1967. Volume One, Issue Four of the long running and influential "Cineaste" magazine. Published quarterly, "Cineaste" publishes reviews, criticism, and interviews, and continues to be published today. Early issues of the magazine are difficult to find. 8.5 x 11 inches. Side-stapled. Very Good plus, with light toning and soil.

New York: Cineaste, 1967. Volume One, Issue One of the long running and influential "Cineaste" magazine. Published quarterly, "Cineaste" publishes reviews, criticism, and interviews, and continues to be published today. Early issues of the magazine are difficult to find. 8.5 x 11 inches. Side-stapled. Very Good plus, with light toning and soil.

Chicago/Berkeley: Jump Cut Associates, 1979. Archive of six single issues and one double issue of "Jump Cut" on seven newsprint journals. Issue No. 12/13, December 1976, to Issue No. 20, May 1979. Founded in 1974 by its co-editors Chuck Kleinhans and John Hess, professors at Northwestern and San Francisco State University respectively, with the help of associate editors Judith Hess, Julia Lesage (University of Oregon) and William Van Wert (Temple University), "Jump Cut" was primarily a film journal focusing on contemporary cinema, consistently reviewing European art films such as "The Passenger" (1975) and "Jeanne Dielman" (1975) with a broader look at everything from "Rocky" (1976) to experimental films by women, film festivals, and the representation of homosexuality in film noir. The editors and contributors deliberately aligned themselves with the plight of the disenfranchised and oppressed-homosexuals, women, minorities, labor-critiquing the ways contemporary media reflects broader societal… Read More

Duisburg, Germany: Atlas Filmverleih, 1964. First Edition. First Edition of Atlas Filmheft double issue booklet number 32 on the 1963 film, text in German. Featuring 18 essays, an Ingmar Bergman filmography, and illustrated with black and white film still photographs throughout. The third entry in Ingmar Bergman's trilogy of faith and redemption, preceded by "Through A Glass Darkly" (1961) and "Winter Light"(1963). A stark and enigmatic allegory fueled by subtle performances from Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom, wherein Ester (Thulin), suffering from a terminal disease, is traveling home with her younger sister Anna (Lindblom), and Anna's son Johan, when they stop in the town of Timoka, a fictional European county on the brink of war with an unknown dialect. After checking into a nearly empty hotel (with the exception of a group of Spanish dwarves in a traveling show), Anna leaves and has an affair with a waiter as Johan wanders the hallways of the hotel. 9.25 x 8 inches, 16 pages, side stapled… Read More

London: Hansom Books, 1968. Original British magazine on contemporary international film. Front wrapper features Christopher Jones from the 1968 film "Wild in the Streets," directed by Barry Shear, rear wrapper features a full page ad for the film. "Films and Filming" was a highly regarded film magazine that frequently eschewed the usual box office fodder in favor cult and arthouse films, and in particular films with LGBTQ interest. First published in 1951 by Philip Dosse as a stablemate to his other magazines on the arts, Peter Brinson was brought on as the first editor, successfully editing the magazine to appeal to the gay market at a time when homosexuality was still a criminal offense in Britain. It was the magazine's second editor, Peter Baker, that helped make the magazine a must-read for the serious cinephile. Films, essays, and photospreads in this issue include "The Graduate," The Sexy Flying Machine that Burst from a Cloud by actor Michael J. Pollard, USA Confidential (new independent… Read More

Paris: Le Film francais, La Cinematographi francaise, 1972. Vintage French film review magazine for issue No. 1460-2478, November 10, 1972, featuring cover feature for Ralph Bakshi's animated adult comedy, "Fritz the Cat," premiered in the US in January 25, 1972, and released in France in November 30, 1972. Articles by M. Jacques Rigaud, A. Trichet, Jane Chabert, Paul Bublex, and an interview with Guy Verrechia. The weekly film review magazine was founded in 1944 by Derosne and Mauclaire, and later merged with "La Cinematographie francaise," itself in production since 1918. In addition to reviews, film showing times and locations were included, and has been a resource for Cannes voting since 2003. 9.25 x 12.25 inches, 14 pages, saddle-stapled. Very Good plus, folded once vertically, with a small dampstain at the spine.

Paris: Le Film illustre, 1962. Original French magazine focusing on contemporary international film, actors and actresses, and persons behind the scenes, like set decorators and directors. French text throughout. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida graces the front wrapper, and Frida Boccara on the rear wrapper. Color centerfolds were also featured, and this issue sports a full-color spread of youthful actors Martine Havet and Joselito. Other films and personalities reviewed in this issue include Tony Curtis, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," Julien Duvivier's "The Devil and the Ten Commandments," Robert Enrico, Ingmar Bergman's "Through a Glass Darkly," Guy Noel, "Mutiny on the Bounty," jazz and other film music, Line Renaud, "Sundays and Cybele," George Chakiris, "Charge of the Black Lancers," Pierre Perrin, "Damn the Defiant!," Norman McLaren, and even a horoscope at the rear. 10.25 x 13.5 inches, side-stapled in color wrappers, black-and-white throughout, 18 leaves. Very Good plus. Uncommon.

New York: The Group for Film Study, 1954. Vintage bound gathering of four programs published in conjunction with four film screenings held by The Group for Film Study (GFS) between December 27, 1953, and February 21, 1954. Films represented in the programs include "On the Edge" (1949, Curtis Harrington), "Le Bijou" (1950, Francis Lee), "Etoile de mer" (1928, Man Ray), "Night on Bald Mountain" (1934, Alexander Alexeieff), "Psyche" (1947, Gregory Markopoulos), "The Late Matthew Pascal" (1925, Marcel L'Herbier), "Roots of Happiness" (1954, Henwar Rodakiewicz), "Swain" (1954, Gregory J. Markopoulos), "Cops" (1922, Buster Keaton), "Caravan" (1953, Jordan Belson), and "Salvation Hunters" (1924, Josef von Sternberg). Of particular note in the programs is a lecture and discussion with von Sternberg himself following the screening of "Salvation Hunters." Founded by Gideon Bachmann in 1953, the GFS was an early New York-based film organization with a particular focus on experimental cinema and film… Read More

New York: Committee on Film and Television Resources and Services, 1975. First Edition. First Edition, noted as "Not for review or quotation / Draft" on the front wrapper. A series on reports on various aspects of film culture in the United States, including "Filmmaking," "Preservation," "Distribution," "Exhibition," and "Study," complete with historical background information and recommendations. The reports were compiled at various Committee meetings and, once compiled, were sent to various individuals and institutions in hopes of soliciting feedback. The Committee took that feedback and issued "The Independent Film Community: A Report on the Status of Independent Film in the United States" in 1977, though its scope and content differ significantly from the information in the "Preliminary Report" offered here. Light soil to the card stock wrappers, Near Fine overall.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. Copy belonging to director Jacques Tourneur, with his name in manuscript red pencil on the front endpaper. Published the same year as Tourneur's directorial debut, "They All Come Out." Tourneur would go on to direct 70 films over a 40 year career, including the first three horror films for legendary producer Val Lewton, "Cat People" (1942), "I Walked with a Zombie" (1943), and "The Leopard Man" (1943), as well as the classic film noir "Out of the Past" (1947). Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with light chipping and edgewear, and a light dampstain to the rear panel.

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Three vintage borderless photographs showing French actor, film critic, and novelist Noël Simsolo with directors Walerian Borowczyk, Werner Herzog, and Jean-Marie Straub, respectively. Two photographs glossy, and one matte-finish. Two with annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso, and one with annotations in manuscript ink. In addition to enjoying a successful career as a director and actor, Simsolo is the author of several well-regarded works of film criticism, including essays on Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Boris Karloff, Kenji Mizoguchi, Jerry Lewis, Clint Eastwood, and Fritz Lang. Two photographs 9.5 x 7.25 inches, one photograph 9 x 6 inches. Very Good plus, one with pinholes at the bottom corners, and one slightly wavy.