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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 with (and impress) the movie fan in your life.
You can always spend the money on the Sundance Film Festival Pass for its Ultimate Edition (starting at $350 for the online edition, $4,275 for the individual Express Pass). park city, utahThis January. Or for those who can’t stop talking about “one-on-one battles,” buy a plaid Bob Ferguson-inspired gown (perhaps this L.L. Bean option for $89.95).
For something very forward-thinking, you can help the Christopher Nolan fan in your life take a look at “The Odyssey” with Emily Wilson’s translation (on bookstore shelves) before next July.
Here are some of our other favorite things to do this holiday season for movie fans of all types.
ultimate wes anderson box set
The Criterion Collection’s 20-disc Wes Anderson Archive box set is an investment for true fanatics. Anchored by nearly 10 films from the past 25 years, from “Bottle Rocket” to “The French Dispatch,” this massive package includes new 4K masters, over 25 hours of special features, and 10 illustrated, attractive cloth-bound books, plus essays by the likes of Martin Scorsese and James L. Brooks. $399.96.
lighting candles
Home movie nights require the perfect ambiance, and this woman-owned, Brooklyn-based company creates (and hand-pours) candles inspired by favorite movies. Their best-selling – and sometimes out of stock – “Old Hollywood” candle will transport you back to the golden age of the silver screen with a scent of “deep, smoky and worn leather,” which would be ideal with TCM playing in the background. The scent of “Rom Com” evokes a “meet-cute in the grocery aisle” feeling with something clean, fresh and floral (perhaps a nod to “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” or “The Materialists”). There is also a “French New Wave” candle that would work well with Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague”. 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 illustrated board books take parents and kids on a journey across genres ranging from “My First Hollywood Musical” and “My First Sci-Fi Movie” to the very specific “My First Giallo Horror” and “My First Yakuza Movie.” Three box sets are also available for $45 each. Oscar-winning “Anora” filmmaker shaun becker Called them her “gift for new parents.” From ‘Lil Cinemapremi’. Starting at $15.
Pajamas fit for KPop Demon Hunter
Rumi’s “Choo Choo” pajama pants will make a cozy gift for those days when you find yourself going “Couch! Couch! Couch!” Will be found chanting. Don’t understand what this means? Don’t worry, there will be a “Kpop Demon Hunters” fan in your life. Available from Netflix. $56.95.
A roger deakins History
Even if you don’t know the name Roger Deakins, you definitely 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.” Appropriately, his memoir “Reflections: On Cinematography” is uniquely visual, featuring never-before-seen storyboards, sketches and drawings. The 76-year-old Oscar winner also looks back at his life, his early love of photography and how he made his way through 50 years of filmmaking, where he found long-term partnerships with some of the greatest auteurs from the Coen brothers to Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Hachette Book Group. $45.
An alternative streamer for cinephiles
If Netflix is too popular for the cinephiles in your life, the Kino Film Collection offers a strong and rotating lineup of classic and current art house and indie films. Categories include Cannes favorites (like Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Dogtooth”), classics (like “The General,” “Metropolis” and “Nosferatu”) and New York Times Critics’ Choices (like Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border”). At $5.99 per month or $59.99 year, it’s also less expensive than Criterion Channel ($10.99/month, $99/year) and Mubi ($14.99/month, $119.88/year).
celluloid card game
Who is the biggest movie lover in your family or group of friends? This clever card game may be the answer for you. Each celluloid card has clues (such as location, character and action) and you have to choose a movie that fits on as many cards as possible. $19.
An Expressionist Dive into Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’
Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, actor Jessie Buckley and photographer Agata Grzybowski collaborated on a beautiful coffee-table book about “Hamnet,” which will be released in theaters in limited release on November 27 and is expected to be a major Oscar contender. The film, based on the story by Maggie O’Farrell, 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 it may have influenced the writing of “Hamlet.” The coffee-table book, called “Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream”, is not a make-believe or behind-the-scenes look in any conventional sense, but an ethereal, haunting companion piece of carefully chosen images and words. Mac Books. $40.
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