For the film buff in your life, there are plenty of gift options that go beyond a ticket to the cinema. Here are some ideas to get the reels rolling.
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Any cinephile worth their salt should have the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on their list of places to visit, and you could surprise them with tickets (starting at $25 for adults) or even an annual membership (which start at $100/year).
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In conjunction with the Academy Museum鈥檚 new 鈥淕odfather鈥� exhibit, which runs through March 17, the museum鈥檚 store has a trove of exclusive 鈥淕odfather鈥�-themed merchandise like a limited two-LP set of the trilogy鈥檚 music, performed by the Prague Philharmonic. Cannolis not included.
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You probably already caught 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥� in the theaters, maybe even multiple times, during its blockbuster 23-week run. Now that the dust has settled from Maverick鈥檚 Mach 10 test flight, it鈥檚 finally available to watch in your home theater in glorious 4K. Or, if you wait a little bit, on Dec. 6, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing a two-movie SteelBook edition ($132.99) with 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray discs of both 鈥淭op Gun鈥� and 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick,鈥� with bonus behind-the-scenes features and Cruise鈥檚 Masterclass from the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
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Chances are if you love film, you鈥檝e come across the podcast 鈥淵ou Must Remember This鈥� in some way. Maybe it was the Charles Manson episodes that got you hooked, the dishy season about the life of Polly Platt, or the most recent installment analyzing what exactly led to the films of the 鈥淓rotic '80s." Film historian Karina Longworth has been churning out episodes of her addictive, insightful and deeply researched podcast about movies, movie stars and the culture around them since 2014, for free. YMRT also offers bonus content for Patreon subscribers, including posts about what Longworth is consuming and previews of upcoming seasons that help support its behind-the-scenes operations.
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Culture writer Esther Zuckerman takes a fun and novel approach to the Oscars red carpet in her coffee-table book 鈥淏eyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical and Scandalous Oscar Fashion鈥� (Running Press). In 25 essays, with illustrations from Montana Forbes, Zuckerman looks at everything from Hattie McDaniel鈥檚 turquoise gown, worn to the segregated ceremony in 1940, to Sharon Stone鈥檚 white Gap T-shirt, to the dress Rita Moreno wore in both 1962 and 2018.
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The cool kids know to keep an eye on the A24 store for some of the best film merchandise out there. Their vintage editions tend to sell out immediately (as did the 鈥淓verything Everywhere All At Once鈥� Hot Dog Finger Gloves), but they also have a lot of other options for film fans, including a movie-themed book of 99 crossword puzzles with themes running the gamut 鈥渇rom stoner movies to Soviet cinema.鈥� Anna Shechtman edited contributions from the likes of Jenny Slate and filmmakers Lulu Wang and David Lowery. There鈥檚 also hats, water bottles and a Marcel the Shell pin.
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Dust off that fedora and break out the screen siren red lipstick. The TCM Classic Film Festival is coming back to Hollywood Boulevard from April 13-16, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios. Passes go on sale Dec. 8 with some early bird discounts, which tend to go quickly.
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Broadcast your favorite female filmmaker, from Norah Ephron to Ava DuVernay, and support the next generation with a Girls on Tops T-shirt. Timely options include Sarah Polley (whose 鈥淲omen Talking鈥� arrives in November), Greta Gerwig (starring in 鈥淲hite Noise鈥� and putting the finishing touches on her 鈥淏arbie鈥� movie), Joanna Hogg (who has 鈥淭he Eternal Daughter鈥� coming in December) or Sofia Coppola (currently filming a movie about Priscilla Presley). And you鈥檒l be in good company: These soft shirts have been worn by the likes of Timoth茅e Chalamet, Rooney Mara and Laura Dern, who has her own tee too.
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If you haven鈥檛 had the pleasure of watching Andrew Lau and Alan Mak鈥檚 鈥淚nfernal Affairs,鈥� or its two follow-ups, just know that the 2002 film from Hong Kong inspired Martin Scorsese鈥檚 鈥淭he Departed.鈥� Tony Leung and Andy Lau star in the crime saga, which got a 4K restoration and a Criterion Collection box set.
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Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
