If you think gifts for movie lovers start and end with Blu-rays and Cineplex gift cards, think again. There are many ways to get creative (and impress) the movie fan in your life.
You can always have luxury sundance film festival pass (from $350 online version$4,275 each face-to-face express pass ) The final edition was published in January of this year in Park City, Utah. Alternatively, you could buy a plaid robe inspired by Bob Ferguson (perhaps this LL Bean Options $89.95) For those who can’t stop talking about “The battle continues one after another.”
A very forward-thinking person can help brush up on the Christopher Nolan fans in your life. “Odyssey” Translated by Emily Wilson (in bookstores) by next July
Here are some other favorites this holiday season for movie fans of all kinds.
The ultimate Wes Anderson box set
Criterion Collection 20-disc set Wes Anderson Archives Box sets are an investment for true enthusiasts. Over the past 25 years, from Bottle Rocket “Dispatch to France” This huge package includes a new 4K master, over 25 hours of special features, 10 chic clothbound illustrated books, and essays by Martin Scorsese, James L. Brooks, and more. $399.96.
Mise en Saint Candle
Home movie night requires the right atmosphere. Woman-owned, Brooklyn-based The company creates (and hand pours) candles inspired by your favorite movies. The best-selling and sometimes out-of-stock “Old Hollywood” candle recalls the golden age of the silver screen with a scent of “deep, smoky, well-worn leather.” Chinese medicine performance It’s in the background. The “romcom” scent is clean, fresh, and floral, evoking the feeling of “meeting cute in the grocery store aisle” (presumably for appreciation) “Jane Austen ruined my life” or “Materialist” ). We also have “French New Wave” candles that are easy to match. “Nouvelle Vague” directed by Richard Linklater. Other scents include “Mystery,” “Fantasy,” “Macabre,” “Villain Age,” “Bad Movie,” and “Main Character.” From $24.
baby’s first movie book
These are lovely and beautiful; illustrated board book Take parents and kids on a journey through a variety of genres, from their “first Hollywood musical” and “first sci-fi movie” to the very niche “first giallo horror” and “first Yakuza movie.” There are also three box sets, each priced at $45. Oscar-winning “Anora” film director Sean Baker called them “a go-to gift for new parents.” From “Lil Cinephile”. From $15.
Perfect pajamas for KPop demon hunters
Rumi’s “choo choo” pajama pants It’s a cozy gift for those days when you’re chanting “Couch! Couch! Couch!” Can’t understand what that means? Don’t worry. “KPop Demon Hunters” You will become a fan of your life. It is available to watch on Netflix. $56.95.
Memoirs of Roger Deakins
Even if you don’t know the name roger deakins You are probably familiar with his work. Simply put, he is one of the greatest living cinematographers in the industry. His credits include Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, Sicario, Skyfall, and 1917. Appropriately, his memoir “Reflections: About Cinematography” is a unique visual with never-before-seen storyboards, sketches, and diagrams. The 76-year-old Oscar winner reflects on his life, his early love of photography, and how he found his way into filmmaking over five decades of long-standing partnerships with great filmmakers, from the Coen brothers to Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Hachette Book Group. $45.
Alternative streamers for movie fans
If Netflix is too mediocre for the movie buff in your life; kino film collection regularly offers a strong lineup of classic and new arthouse and indie films. Categories include Cannes favorites (like Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Dogtooth”), classics (like “The General,” “Metropolis” and “Nosferatu”) and New York Times critics’ picks (like Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border”). At $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year, it’s cheaper than Criterion Channel ($10.99 per month, $99 per year) and Mubi ($14.99 per month, $119.88 per year).
celluloid card game
Who is the biggest movie buff in your family or group of friends? clever card game There may be an answer. Each celluloid card contains a prompt (location, character, action, etc.) and you must choose the movie that fits as many cards as possible. $19.
An expressionistic exploration of Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet”
Oscar-winning film director Chloé Zhao, actor jesse buckley and photographer Agata Grzybowska have collaborated on a gorgeous coffee table book. “Hamnet” It will be released in limited theaters on November 27th and is expected to be a strong contender for an Oscar. This movie is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s story The novel, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, imagines the circumstances surrounding the death of William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son and how they influenced his writing of “Hamlet.” called a coffee table book “As a shadow, as a dream” This is not a making-of or behind-the-scenes look in the traditional sense, but an otherworldly, haunting companion piece of carefully chosen images and words. Mac’s book. $40.
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