alan arkin director (15 Ergebnisse)

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1997 film, including one composite photograph. Andrew Niccol's directorial debut. In a dystopian society where eugenics is the norm, a young janitor is given the opportunity to impersonate a genetically superior man, allowing him access to the higher echelons of society. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Alan Arkin, John Phillip Law, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Sheldon Collins, and Andrea Dromm. A Soviet submarine accidentally runs aground on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts, causing rumors to fly between the island villagers, who suspect a covert attack. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a small chip to the top right corner, and a light horizontal crease to the bottom edge.

Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 film, including four compilation photographs. Based on the 1977 book "Calling Dr. Horowitz," about an aspiring doctor who decides to study medicine abroad in a small program in Latin America after being rejected from American medical schools. Shot on location in Madrid, Mercia, and Lorca, Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine to Fine, two with pieces of paper tape affixed to the right portion of the recto.

Eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Based on Joseph Heller's searing 1961 antiwar novel, about a US Air Force bombardier seeking an escape from the endless, senseless brutality of World War II. Director Mike Nichol's third feature film, released the same year as Robert Altman's "MASH." Set in the Mediterranean, shot on location in Sonora, Mexico and Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage promotional portrait photographs, of Sid Caesar and Rob Reiner, from the 1977 film. Based on Robert Klane's 1975 novel, about a store owner and his two sons, one of whom he has essentially disowned. Ezra (Alan Arkin) is the lesser son who coaches a worthless high school basketball team, and has a wife much too eager to have children. A well regarded comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family, with a cast of veteran comedic actors. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1979 film. Alan Arkin stars as Sheldon, an unassuming dentist from New Jersey, who, on the eve of his daughter's wedding, meets the groom's father Vince, played by Peter Falk, a strange, mysterious and volatile man who, in the next 24 hours, draws him into madcap misadventures from New York to Central America. Remade in 2003, directed by Andrew Flemming, and starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks. Shot on location in Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and California. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 823.

Two vintage studio still photographs taken on the set of the 1974 film, one showing director Richard Rush and actor James Caan, the other showing Caan with motorcycle stunt instructor Mike Bast. A blueprint for the buddy cop movie, about two inept police officers, portrayed with wonderful chemistry by Alan Arkin and James Caan, who wreak utter mayhem and destruction while trying to bring down a local mob boss. Director Richard Rush's ludicrous, politically incorrect black comedy, satirizing the popular revenge and police action films of the period. Set and shot on location in San Francisco, California. 7.5 x 10 inches.

First Draft script for the 1977 film. Benny Fikus owns a failing clothing store and wishes to cash in on it by burning down his store and collecting the money from the fire insurance policy. He goes on vacation with his wife and puts his son in charge, and suffers a heart attack while away. His other son Ezra attempts to adopt an African American teenager to have him play on his basketball team so that he may keep his job as the unsuccessful high school basketball coach. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated September 19, 1975, noted as First Draft, with credit for screenwriter Klane. 124 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Vintage oversize double weight candid photograph of Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, and Martin Sheen on the set of Mike Nichols' "Catch-22" in 1969. Shot and struck by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. The photographer has written at the top of the verso, in manuscript pencil: "Candid during rehearsal / The boys break up in briefing room scene / Art Garfunkel, Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen." Also with Willoughby's ASMP rubber stamp for both his New York and Ireland addresses. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. In a custom museum-quality frame, archivally mounted, with UV glass. 13.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry.

Revised First Draft script for the 1991 film. Based on the 1982 graphic novel by Dave Stevens. In 1930s Hollywood, a stunt pilot comes into possession of a jet-pack after getting caught in the crossfire between FBI agents and a group of gangsters. He subsequently becoming the target of both FBI and Nazi agents who are after the jet-pack. An early entry in the superhero movie canon, following the success of 1989's "Batman," and a cult classic in its own right. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present, dated November 11, 1988, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriters Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, William Dear, and graphic novelist Dave Stevens. 125 leaves, with last page of text numbered 124. Photocopy, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1967 film. Press stamps on the versos. A seven-part anthology, ranging from comedy to drama, starring actress Shirley MacLaine in various guises, and all dealing with adultery and its ramifications. Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Generally Near Fine.

Vintage borderless photograph from the 1968 film, showing Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, and an unidentified man at the film's premiere. Metropolitan Photo Service stamp on the verso. One of the great film adaptations of any American novel, starring Locke in her screen debut, opposite Arkin. Although much of the political aspect of McCullers' novel was removed from the film, the themes present in the author's work are readily apparent: race, loneliness, impoverishment, and anger. Arkin and Locke were nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Oscars. Shot on location in Selma, Alabama. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.

Vintage pressbook and nine color slides from the French release of the 1997 American film. Andrew Niccol's directorial debut. In a dystopian society where eugenics is the norm, a young janitor is given the opportunity to impersonate a genetically superior man, allowing him access to the higher echelons of society. Pressbook 6 x 8.25 inches. 60 leaves, saddle-stapled. Near Fine, with an ink annotation to the rear wrapper. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches, housed in 2 x 2 cardboard sleeves. Near Fine or better.

Collection of 25 vintage photographs from the 1968 film, including nine studio still photographs and 16 reference photographs. Three with mimeo snipes on the versos, and the balance with provenance stamps and labels to same. One of the great film adaptations of any American novel, starring Sondra Locke in her screen debut, opposite Alan Arkin. Although much of the political aspect of McCullers' novel was removed from the film, the themes present in the author's work are readily apparent: race, loneliness, impoverishment, and anger. Arkin and Locke were nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Oscars. Shot on location in Selma, Alabama. Photographs range in size from 8 x 9.25 inches to 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine.

Three original draft title card maquettes hand lettered by Harold Adler for the 1979 film. Based on the 1960 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The three sketches show different approaches to the title, all distinct from the final lettering design used. Harold Adler was a calligrapher who created hand lettered titles on over 100 films, worked frequently with Alfred Hitchcock, and was a favorite of legendary title sequence designers Saul Bass and Pablo Ferro. In addition to "The Magician of Lublin" his credits include "Comanche!" (1956), "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955), "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), "Carmen Jones" (1954), "Psycho" (1960), "The Birds" (1963), "In the Heat of the Night" (1967), and "Finian's Rainbow" (1969). In 2012, an exhibition of Adler's work was organized by noted typographer and design historian Jill Bell at the American Advertising Federation, Kansas City. At the turn of the Twentieth century, a Jewish stage magician and con man, whose career has been ruined by womanizing, gets one more shot at the big time by attempting to pull off a never before seen trick. Two leaves. First leaf: 19 x 18 inches. About Near Fine with creasing to the edges. Two designs, executed in black ink on white paper with a manuscript notation to the side in blue pencil. Second leaf: 15.5 x 5.5 inches. Black ink on white paper. Near Fine, with manuscript annotations in blue pencil.