Film Ephemera from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1984. Vintage large format color slide transparency from the 1984 French film, showing actress Isabelle Pasco crucified topless. A defrocked priest and his mistress set themselves up as the divine leaders of an esoteric religious sect, and soon take control of an entire village. Originally taken by photographer Bettina Rheims, the image of Pasco half-nude and… Read more about this item

Universal City: Universal Studios, 1990. Collection of eight vintage diapositive color slides from the set of the 1990 film. Seven with stamps crediting photographer Etienne George on the sleeves. Based on the diaries of French erotic writer Anaïs Nin, exploring her complex relationships with American writer Henry Miller and his seductive wife June. The first film to receive… Read more about this item

Paris: Sipa Press, 1991. Collection of 19 vintage color slides from the beloved 1990-1991 television series. Following much of David Lynch's other work, notably his 1986 thriller "Blue Velvet," the series explored the juxtaposition between small-town respectability and the seedier layers of life lurking underneath. The first season received fourteen Emmy nominations, winning two, and served as… Read more about this item

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1979. Vintage color photo negative of actress Jane Fonda from the 1979 film. With manuscript ink annotation on the verso identifying the name of the film and one piece of tape on the verso of the cardboard sleeve. Housed in a brown envelope, presumably as issued. Envelope with manuscript ink annotation on the recto.… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1967. Three vintage large format negatives, showing Walt Disney, a cel from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), and a cel from "The Jungle Book" (1967) respectively. "The Jungle Book" was the final animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney, who died in December, 1966 after a brief battle with lung cancer. 4… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1957. Two vintage medium format color negatives from the 1957 film, both showing dance sequences. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A musical remake of "Ninotchka," adapted for the stage by George S. Kaufman, Leueen McGrath, and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The play and the… Read more about this item

San Diego: Schanes and Schanes, 1981. Vintage "The Heavy Metal Original Pencil Art Portfolio" from the 1981 animated film, one of 1000 copies, this being number 0823. The portfolio, housed in an illustrated folder with an Introduction and credits, features seven original graphite and non-photo blue pencil drawings created during the film's production. Each of the 1000… Read more about this item

Glendale, CA: Allied Artists Television, 1960. Vintage three-ring leatherette binder, produced to promote television releases by Allied Artists Television, circa 1960s. Films advertised in the binder include: "Wild Stallion" (1952) "Wagons West" (1952) "Teenage Doll" ["The Young Rebels"] (1957) "Serengeti Shall Not Die" ["They Shall Not Die"] (1959) "The Double Agents" (1959) "The Price of Silence" (1959) … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Collection of vintage international promotional materials for the 1974 film. Included in the collection are: - 1974 Japanese Film Program handbill (printed on recto and verso), text in Japanese. An Israeli Orly Theater flyer for a week of screenings of the film in 1977, text in Hebrew. - French film festival… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1947. Vintage promotional flyer for the Carver Theater and the Capitol Theater in Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1947. Films advertised in the flyer include "The Red House" (1947), "Body and Soul" (1947), "Shadowed" (1946), "'Song of the Wasteland" (1947), and "Angel and the Badman" (1947). The flyer also includes advertisements for local businesses in Alexandria such… Read more about this item

Baltimore: N.p., 1998. Vintage one color flyer for actress Mink Stole's website, www.minkstole.com, featuring an image of Stole as Taffy Davenport from John Waters' 1974 cult classic "Female Trouble," with the proclamations "Visit My Website," "Get Good Gossip!," "Buy Cool Stuff!," and "See me in 3-D!," circa 1998. Stole, born Nancy Paine Stoll, has appeared in nearly 50… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage promotional theater flyer for the Carver Theater in Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1951. Films promoted in this flyer include "The Strange Door" (1951), "Stormy Weather" (1943), and "Warpath" (1951). The inside of the bifold promotes only one film, "Deadline USA" (1952). 4.5 x 6 inches, bifold as issued. Very Good plus, with a… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1949. Vintage promotional theater flyer for the Carver Theater in Alexandria, Virginia circa 1949. Films promoted in this flyer include " The Yearling" (1946), "Rachel and the Stranger" (1948), and "Fighter Squadron" (1948). This flyer also includes advertisements for local businesses in Alexandria such as Queen's Restaurant and White Star Market. 10 x… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage promotional theater flyer for the Carver Theater in Alexandria, Virginia circa 1951. Films promoted in this flyer include "Tomorrow is Another Day" (1951), "The Mummy's Tomb" (1942), and "Force of Arms" (1951). The flyer also includes advertisements for local Alexandria businesses Rosenberg's Department Store and Thrift Auto & Appliance Store. 4.5… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Vintage promotional flyer for screenings of the film noir, "No Way Out" at the Carver Theater in Alexandria, Virginia circa 1950. Films promoted in this flyer include "No Way Out" (1950), "The House Across the Street" (1949), and "If You Knew Susie" (1948). This flyer also includes advertisements for local business in Alexandria such… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage promotional theater flyer for the Carver Theater in Alexandria , Virginia circa 1951. Films promoted in this flyer include other films from 1951, including "The Frogmen," "Teresa," "Bad Men of Nevada," "The Golden Gloves Story," and the film noir, "Fourteen Hours.". The flyer also includes advertisements for local businesses in Alexandria… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1954. Typed Letter Signed from John Huston to Victor Stoloff, dated November 9, 1954, and executed on "Elstree Pictures Limited" letterhead. The letter regards an unproduced collaboration between Huston and Stoloff called "The Great Films Series," which Huston says he likes. Huston urges Stoloff to "get in touch with Morgan Maree and discuss this with him."… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: Eon Productions / United Artists, 1977. Original program from the 1977 film. Lewis Gilbert's second directorial effort in the James Bond film franchise, and the tenth in the series overall, based on Ian Fleming's 1962 novel. In this entry, Bond fights a reclusive megalomaniac who plans to destroy the world in hopes of creating… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973. Vintage program for the 1973 film, which premiered at The Regent Theater in Westwood Village in Los Angeles on October 3, 1973. With his cowboy days suddenly behind him, as the American West becomes tame, Kid Blue decides to try his hand at a factory job. He finds the routine workday to… Read more about this item

Turin, Italy: L'Altra Comunicazione, 1997. Vintage program, schedule, and postcard for the 12th International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival [12° Festival Internazionale di Film con Tematiche Omosessuali], held in Turin, Italy, April 10-16, 1997, text in Italian and English. Program: 167 pages. Near Fine and unread in perfect bound card wrappers. Schedule: 4 x 8 inches, side-stapled,… Read more about this item