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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 2d

The films that almost were. Unproduced, unfinished, or unseen-these screenplays open new chapters in film history.

Unrealized visions by Chaplin, Sturges, De Palma, Mamet, Herzog, Cohen & Rubin.

Resurrected.

More coming soon.

From Sticking Place Books.

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · 2d

Sticking Place Books presents the first comprehensive presentation of Chaplin’s last, unfinished film project, THE FREAK. The Guardian has run an article detailing this incredible book.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

The Freak: script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film to be published

Exclusive: Fantasy about ‘a beautiful creature with wings’ has been compiled from drafts, storyboards and sketches

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 3d

THE FREAK: this remarkable volume publishes Charles Chaplin’s complete screenplay for his final, unmade film alongside storyboards, designs, photos and production notes. Essential. Out now from SPB. stickingplacebooks.com/charles-chap...

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 6d

"Caveh's body of work at the end of the day will be like a long Walt Whitman poem" -- Richard Linklater

Caveh Zahedi’s These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruin — essays, diaries, and revelations from one of indie cinema’s most honest voices.

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These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruin - Sticking Place Books

Caveh Zahedi With his characteristic candor, wit, and steadfast belief in radical honesty, this collection of personal essays, critical reviews, and selected diary entries from Caveh Zahedi takes the ...

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 9d

This month from Sticking Place Books!

Charles Chaplin’s THE FREAK: the unmade, almost produced final film by the master! screenplay finally published in full, w/ storyboards, production notes & archive material. A haunting tale of wings, innocence & corruption.

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Silent London @silentlondon.bsky.social · 14d

This looks intriguing from @stickingplacebk.bsky.social CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S THE FREAK: THE STORY OF AN UNFINISHED FILM, by David Robinson stickingplacebooks.com/charles-chap...

Charles Chaplin's The Freak - Sticking Place Books

David Robinson The Freak is the legendary Charlie Chaplin’s last, and perhaps most mysterious, film project — an ambitious tale that came within a hair’s breadth of being made. Conceived in 1968, when...

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · 19d

Discover "O Brother, What Might Have Been: Three Lost Screenplays": three unproduced gems by Preston Sturges, brought back to life with essays and commentary. A must-read for cinephiles & writers who love what could’ve been. Available for a discount direct from our website!

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 23d

Coming from Sticking Place:

"It’s all laid out for you here— all the fun & fiascos, all the memories, the films, the battles, the triumphs & misadventures that defined my entire career." - Larry Cohen

Packed with rare photos directly from the Larry Cohen archives!

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · 23d

Sticking Place Books.

From near-forgotten artists to living legends—this is where film history sticks.

Archiving the art, thought, and history of cinema.

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · Sep 7

“This unproduced screenplay penned by Brian De Palma in the 1990s is the blueprint for a most eccentric thriller. It’s a heady, tongue-in-cheek swirl....” – North Shore Movies, 05/29/2025

Brian De Palma's AMBROSE CHAPEL, out now. from SPB.

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Robert Bellissimo At The Movies @robertbellissimo.bsky.social · Jul 29

It was great talking to Jonathan Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum2002 again yesterday about his book, CAMERA MOVEMENTS THAT CONFOUND US. Stay tuned ! @stickingplacebk.bsky.social

#jonathanrosenbaum #filmcritic #writer #books #filmbook #movies #films #cinema #cinephiles #stickingplacebooks

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Robert Bellissimo At The Movies @robertbellissimo.bsky.social · Aug 23

At the link below is my interview with film historian and writer #PatrickMcGilligan about his new book, STILL FILM CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. Check it out !
youtu.be/Gy57RxCG2tA

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Film Historian & Writer PATRICK McGILLIGAN On His NEW Book, STILL FILM CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS !

YouTube video by Robert Bellissimo At The Movies

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · Sep 5

O Brother, What Might Have Been: 3 UNPRODUCED Preston Sturges screenplays, is out NOW from SPB:

a) SONG OF JOY (about the movie business)
b) NOTHING DOING (millionaire rebuilds small town)
c) THE MILLIONAIRESS (written for Kate Hepburn, based on GBShaw)

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Sep 2

"What a wonderful collection — surprising, smart and rich." -- Nick Hornby

What do moving images mean? How and why do they work? Film archivist, curator, historian and writer Luke McKernan looks at 140 years of a bewitching medium. Out now!

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Let Me Dream Again - Sticking Place Books

Luke McKernan What do moving images mean? How and why do they work? In sixty short, engaging essays film archivist, curator, historian and writer Luke McKernan looks at 140 years of a bewitching mediu...

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jul 22

"With an introduction by Nicholas Ray biographer Patrick McGilligan, this is a memoir of great literary merit, with, it’s true, a sensationalist thread running throughout. It reads like The Catcher in the Rye-meets-Phaedre – with a twist of Hollywood Babylon"

Buy direct from SPB!

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jul 18

NEW FROM STICKING PLACE

At 21, Nicolas' Ray's son Tony Ray wrote the story he could never say out loud about being 12, falling for his stepmother Gloria Grahame & what happened next.
CIRCLE OF LIONS, the memoir 65 years in the shadows, now finally published.

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jul 17

HANEKE ON HANEKE out now!

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 23

New from James Naremore: CINEMA THEN AND NOW (conversations w/ Craig S. Simpson)-a sweeping, candid conversation on film, canons & the digital age.

From PSYCHO to Pedro Costa, a master thinker reflects on a life in cinema.
Order direct from SPB in U.K. or U.S. for a discount!

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 17

Coming from SPB & autobiographical provocateur Caveh Zahedi: a wild, wise, radically honest mix of essays, reviews, diary entries, film love & spiritual searching. Bresson, Kiarostami, heartbreak & indie cinema. Essential, eccentric, unforgettable.

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 16

David Mamet's unproduced 1992 screenplay, RUSSIAN POLAND, is out now from Sticking Place Books, hardcover & paperback, U.S. & U.K.

Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 15

Jonathan Rosenbaum is interviewed about his book, TRAVELS IN THE CITIES OF CINEMA: Conversations With Ehsan Khoshbakht, published by Sticking Place Books!

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Film Critic & Writer JONATHAN ROSENBAUM On His Book, TRAVELS IN THE CITIES OF CINEMA !

YouTube video by Robert Bellissimo At The Movies

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 12

Part memoir, part critical inquiry, Cinema Then and Now is a wide-ranging conversation with distinguished film scholar and critic James Naremore.

Coming later this month from Sticking Place Books.

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Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 12

"DEAD MAN...[is] important to defend...this was the only Western that actually addressed Native Americans as audience members."

-Jonathan Rosenbaum in TRAVELS IN THE CITIES OF CINEMA, conversations w/ Ehsan Khoshbakht.

Available directly from Sticking Place Books at a discount.

Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 10

“A truly bountiful treasure chest b...spurred by an indefatigable curiosity. His remarkable essay on Cassavetes and Mingus is the best and most useful thing I’ve ever read about either artist.
I can’t really praise it too highly.” — Jonathan Rosenbaum

New from Sticking Place.

Sticking Place Books @stickingplacebk.bsky.social · Jun 9

Available today, direct from Sticking Place Books.