Christmas shopping is hard. It’s even harder when you’re trying to find the right gift for the person who speaks almost exclusively in quotes from “The Simpsons” and is embroiled in a personal crusade against the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What do you even get for the guy who hasn’t left his bedroom since hearing that David Lynch is getting divorced?
Christmas is fast approaching, and money is tight for everyone, so if you’re worried about what to get the irony-poisoned cinephile in your life, look no further. The Federalist has got you covered with a selection of gift ideas that will hopefully peel them away from the screen and back to reality.
For the One Who Still Reads
Any true devotee of cinema knows that John Ford’s work is the stuff of legends. In addition to creating some of the most beloved movies of all time and giving actors like John Wayne their big breaks, his work inspired other legendary storytellers like Akira Kurosawa and Orson Welles.
In Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford by Scott Eyman, readers are treated to the life story of the best to ever do it. Copies can be purchased at Thriftbooks for under $10. But the Ford-focused fun doesn’t stop there. The similarly titled Print the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford features a series of essays in which folks like the incomparable John Marini lead readers in exploring how Ford merges timeless philosophical
