If you think gifts for movie lovers begin and end with Blu-Rays and cineplex gift cards, think again. There’s lots of ways to get creative (and impress) the film fan in your life.
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For the very forward-thinking, you could help the Christopher Nolan fan in your life brush up on before next July with Emily Wilson's translation (at bookstores.)
Here are a few of our other favorite finds this holiday season for all kinds of movie fans.
The ultimate Wes Anderson box set
The Criterion Collection’s 20-disc box set is an investment for the true diehard. Anchored around 10 films over the past 25 years, from “Bottle Rocket†through the mammoth package includes new 4K masters, over 25 hours of special features, and 10 illustrated, chicly clothbound books, as well as essays from the likes of Martin Scorsese and James L. Brooks. $399.96.
Mise en Scènt candles
Home movie nights need the right atmosphere, and this company creates (and hand pours) candles inspired by favorite movies. Their bestselling — and sometimes out of stock — “Old Hollywood†candle will bring you back to the silver screen's golden age with the smell of “deep, smoky and worn-in leather,†which might be ideal with in the background. The “Rom Com†scent evokes the feeling of a “meet-cute in a grocery aisle†with something clean, fresh and floral (maybe for watching or ). There’s also a “French New Wave†candle that would work well with Other scents include “Mystery,†“Fantasy,†“Macabre,†“Villain Era,†“Bad Movie†and “Main Character.†Starting at $24.
Baby’s first movie book
These adorable and beautifully take parents and kids on a journey through genres, from “My First Hollywood Musical†and “My First Sci-Fi Movie†to the very niche “My First Giallo Horror†and “My First Yakuza Movie.†There are also three box sets available for $45 each. Oscar-winning “Anora†filmmaker Sean Baker called them his “go-to gifts for new parents.†From ’lil cinephile. Starting at $15.
Pajamas fit for a KPop Demon Hunter
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A Roger Deakins memoir
Even if you don’t know the name you certainly know his work — simply put, he’s one of the greatest working cinematographers in the business. His credits include “Fargo,†“The Big Lebowski,†“No Country for Old Men,†“Sicario,†“Skyfall†and “1917.†Fittingly, his memoir is uniquely visual, with never-before-seen storyboards, sketches and diagrams. The 76-year-old Oscar winner also looks back on his life, his early love of photography and how he found his way into 50 years of moviemaking, where he’d find longstanding partnerships with some of the great auteurs, from the Coen brothers to Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Hachette Book Group. $45.
An alternative streamer for cinephiles
If Netflix is too pedestrian for the cinephile in your life, the offers a robust and rotating lineup of classic and current art house and indie films. Categories include Cannes Favorites (like Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Dogtoothâ€), Classics (like “The General,†“Metropolis†and “Nosferatuâ€) and New York Times Critics’ Picks (like Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi†and Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Borderâ€). At $5.99 a month or $59.99 year, it’s also less expensive than the Criterion Channel ($10.99/month, $99/year) and Mubi ($14.99/month, $119.88/year).
The Celluloid card game
Who’s the biggest film buff in your family or group of friends? This might have the answer for you. Each Celluloid card contains prompts (like location, character and action) and you have to pick a movie that fits as many cards as possible. $19.
An expressionistic dive into Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’
Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, actor and photographer Agata Grzybowska collaborated on a gorgeous coffee-table book about opening in theaters in limited release on Nov. 27 and expected to be a major Oscar contender. The film, based on which won the ºÃÉ«tv Book Critics Circle prize for fiction, imagines the circumstances around the death of William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son and how it may have influenced the writing of “Hamlet.†The coffee-table book, called is not a making-of, or behind-the-scenes look in any conventional sense, but an otherworldly, haunting companion piece of carefully chosen images and words. $40.
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