From subscriptions and merch to posters and even film props, these are offerings that every cinephile will be happy to see in their stockings.
A Rabbit's Foot subscription, from £35
Head down the rabbit hole with a subscription to A Rabbit’s Foot, this magazine – a companion to film, art and cultural commentary, with confessions from Harris Dickinson to Marina Abramovic, Celine Song and Denis Villeneuve. Subscriptions start at £35 for digital only and £84 for print, which grants full digital access and quarterly print issues delivered to your door.
SCRT x Mubi, Die My Love Sticker Set, £9
SCRT are bringing analogue fandom back with this six-piece sticker set, released in collaboration with streaming service Mubi to mark Lynne Ramsay’s latest film, ‘Die My Love’. Clues are contained inside: a knife, an iced cake, and the slogan: MAY WE LIVE LONG AND DIE OUT.
Wanbo Projector, £199.99; Flying Tiger Copenhagen smartphone projector, £16
The Wanbo Cube 2 Pro projector brings the cinema into your living room, with a compact, moveable sage green design that integrates 8W speakers, 1080p HD resolution and access to streaming services via the Google Play Store. Or, for £16, Flying Tiger offers a projector powered by your smartphone.
NAHMIAS x Marty Supreme jacket, $250
Last week, under the eleventh-hour orders of Timothée Chalamet, star of Marty Supreme, a frenzy of people commandeered a pop-up truck in SoHo, selling out LA streetwear brand NAHMIAS’ retro-inspired collection of ‘Marty Supreme’ windbreakers and hoodies in minutes. Though the film is out on Christmas Day, rollout is expected internationally over the next month – if you see a truck near you, act quickly.
The Folio Society, Wuthering Heights illustrated folio, £55
Ahead of Emerald Fennell’s much-anticipated adaptation of Wuthering Heights (released on Valentine’s Day next year), read up on the original with this folio, bound in woven buckram, complete with illustrations by Rovina Caia and a new introduction from Patti Smith.
Focus Features, The Phoenician Scheme Desert Oasis Palace Vintage Tray, $64.95
Join the Wes Anderson universe with this limited edition Desert Oasis Palace hotel trinket tray, as featured in The Phoenician Scheme earlier this year.
Two of Me, Eleanor Coppola, £18
Eleanor Coppola, the documentary filmmaker and matriarch of one of the most famous film families, wrote this memoir in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis. The book, posthumously released, includes an introduction from daughter Sofia Coppola and an afterword from friend and Chez Panisse founder Alice Waters.
Southbank Centre Poorly Explained Movies Game, £16
Which film can be badly described as “a grandpa reads a really long bedtime story”? Or “a nanny is always prepared for a chance of rain”? Spoiler: the answers are The Princess Bride (1987) and Mary Poppins (1964), both included in this game of 300 poorly explained summaries.
Assouline, Columbia Pictures: 100 Years of Cinema, £100
From A Rabbit Foot’s Deputy Editor Chris Cotonou, this coffee table book offers a retrospective on film studio Columbia Pictures, spotlighting change-making auteurs from Quentin Tarantino to Sidney Poitier and the studio’s iconic films like Taxi Driver and His Girl Friday.
Naadam Wicked Defying Gravity Cashmere Sweater, $119
Naadam are marking the release of Wicked: For Good with this 100% cashmere black sweater, sourced directly from Mongolian herders. There are embroidered nods to the new film: a small green witches’ hat on the sleeve and ‘defying gravity’ on the collar.
Vintage props
Prop dealers Propstore offers an expansive marketplace of original artwork, costumes, toys, and crew items from thousands of films, including Derek Zoolander’s silver striped workout headband from Zoolander 2 (2016) and a Roman infantry sword sheath from Gladiator (2000), both of which are currently available to buy.
Daniel Day-Lewis’ Budd London Batiste pyjamas from Phantom Thread, £405
Daniel Day-Lewis sports these lilac Budd London pyjamas alongside a neckerchief and bespoke Anderson & Sheppard tweed jacket on screen in Phantom Thread (2017), where he plays an obsessive couturier.
Vintage Sundance 1999 Festival Poster, $25.00
Shop vintage Sundance Film Festival posters from 1990 onwards, including this 1999 version – the same year a ‘little video experiment’, The Blair Witch Project, won big and Laura Dern was celebrated for Independent Vision.
Diane Keaton x Hudson Grace, Black and White Stripe Butter Dish, $42
The late, great Diane Keaton had her fingers in many pies throughout her life, from photography to real estate development – and homeware. This collaboration with Hudson Grace spans wine glasses and “Keaton” inscribed dog biscuits, as well as this black and white striped butter dish.
Posters for Le Mans, £145; Rear Window, £155
King & McGaw deal in art posters, delivered to you mounted and framed. The ‘Cinema Greats’ collection includes vintage advertorials from icons of the last century: 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rear Window, and Bonnie and Clyde.
Sandsfilm, pack of 20 postcards, Little Dorrit (1987), £6
Rotherhithe-based independent film production company Sandsfilm adapted Charles Dickens’ Little Dorrit in 1987; now they are selling 20 character portrait postcards via eBay. See Alec Guinness as William Dorrit, Miriam Margolyes as Flora Finching and Derek Jacobi as Arthur Clennam, all photographed by Lord Snowdon.
Torrent tote, Prince Charles Cinema, £20
London institution The Prince Charles Cinema was granted special status as an ‘asset of community value’ this year. Celebrate its tenure with some branded merch like this monochrome ‘Torrent’ tote bag, which features the iconic facade just off of Leicester Square with the headline message: ‘Every time you torrent, God kills a cinema.’
The Last Dream, a collection of 12 short stories by Pedro Almodovar, £9.99
Director Pedro Almodovar bottles the surreal world of his films into this collection of 12 previously unseen short stories from his personal archive. Spanning several decades, one tells of the original story behind the film Bad Education, another of a rivalry between two pornstars.
Radical Japan: Cinema and State — Nine Films by Nagisa Oshima, £74.99
The Radiance Film’s new series ‘Radical Japan’ kicks off with this limited edition compendium of nine films from new wave director Nagisa Oshima. The volume opens with The Catch (1961), a World War II story of a village shaken by the capture of a pilot, and ends with Dear Summer Sister (1972), which questions Japan’s colonial relation to Okinawa. Also included: archival interviews, audio commentaries, new English subtitle translation, and a 160-page companion book.
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