Where Dreams Are Made: A Journey Inside the Movies

by Kerry Brougher

Step inside the Academy Museum where you'll relive motion picture history, go behind the scenes of your favorite films, and experience movie magic.

Slated to open at the end of 2019, the Academy Museum will be the world's premier institution dedicated to the art and science of filmmaking. This sweeping book features highlights from the museum's unmatched collection of memorabilia, equipment, costumes, maquettes, puppets and animatronics, displayed in eye-popping color, accompanied by fascinating commentary. Among the fascinating artifacts included here are the original Ruby Slippers from the 1936 movie The Wizard of Oz; the doors to Rick's Caf from Casablanca; Shirley Temple's tap shoes and her Juvenile Oscar; the typewriter Joseph Stefano used to write Psycho; the only surviving full-sized shark model from the film Jaws; and a spaceship model from 2001: A Space Odyssey. There are also objects from the private collections of Hollywood legends like Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, and John Huston, including correspondence, scripts, and scrapbooks. This book also tells the story of motion pictures in all its diversity and daring. It highlights female filmmaking pioneers and the rise of India's independent movie industry; it explores Cold War filmmaking, Italian neorealism, and the French New Wave. Beautifully produced and filled with the perfect mix of cinematic fun and facts, this book is a must-have for film buffs all over the world.

Published with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791358774
• ISBN13: 9783791358772
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages