Christ­mas gift ideas for film lovers

If there’s one thing we learned from the sem­i­nal Arnold Schwarzeneg­ger clas­sic Jin­gle All the Way, it’s that Christ­mas shop­ping is akin to the sev­enth cir­cle of hell. As such, we’ve put togeth­er a handy guide to stock­ing fillers suit­able for the dis­cern­ing film fan in your life – buy (or sub­tly for­ward to your near­est and dear­est) at your leisure. Hap­py shopping!

Jeff Gold­blum pin badge – £6.50

Love Jeff and want the whole world to know it? Say no more – let your pin badge do the talking.

Girls on Tops Tees – £20

Rep your favourite film female from Isabel Hup­pert to Mia Hansen-Løve with a t‑shirt from this UK-based indie label.

Don­nie Darko Frank slip­pers – £29.99

This cin­e­mat­ic twist on clas­sic bun­ny slip­pers ensures that now you be a nihilist and have toasty tootsies.

The Grip of Film by Richard Ayoade – £6.99

The lat­est book from the mul­ti-tal­ent­ed Ayoade is an irrev­er­ent odyssey through film his­to­ry with straight-shoot­er Gordy LaSure, who has some strong opin­ions about Jason Statham and Orson Welles.

A Dance with Fred Astaire by Jonas Mekas – £50

The god­fa­ther of Amer­i­can avant-garde cin­e­ma recalls his fas­ci­nat­ing life through anec­dotes, pho­tographs and lov­ing­ly-repro­duced per­son­al cor­re­spon­dence with a host of cin­e­mat­ic legends.

Don’t Look Now orig­i­nal score on vinyl – £16.99

Pino Donaggio’s bril­liant­ly atmos­pher­ic score from one of the best British films ever made gets a much-deserved a rere­lease, this time includ­ing mate­r­i­al absent from the first pressing.

Agnès Var­da Col­lec­tion on Blu-ray – £79.99

The fem­i­nist Bel­gian film­mak­er at the heart of New Wave cin­e­ma is cel­e­brat­ed in a bumper new box set, fea­tur­ing six of her films and a host of bonus con­tent, includ­ing a lim­it­ed edi­tion book about Varda’s work.

Sto­ryclock X Sto­ry­board Phys­i­cal Starter Kit – $29.95

An inno­v­a­tive and organ­ised sys­tem to plan a film­mak­ing project. Killer plot and char­ac­ter ideas unfor­tu­nate­ly not included.

The Lit­tle White Lies Guide to Mak­ing Your Own Movie – £12.99

Whether it’s a lo-fi indie hor­ror or a fam­i­ly wed­ding, this essen­tial guide cuts through the need­less jar­gon to get to the heart of moviemak­ing – per­fect for any aspir­ing director.

Lit­tle White Lies Movie Mem­o­ry Game – £12.99

If the thought of com­ing to blows with the fam­i­ly dur­ing Monop­oly on Box­ing Day is already loom­ing large, this is a per­fect film-themed alternative.

Fic­tion­al Hotel Notepads – £18

These nifty cor­re­spon­dence pads are per­fect for the dis­cern­ing film buff – what’s more, you don’t have to endure Jack Tor­rance or Sergeant Howie’s fate to get them.

Lit­tle White Lies mag­a­zine sub­scrip­tion – £25 

For the prince­ly sum of £25, your near­est and dear­est will receive five copies of LWLies deliv­ered to their door through­out 2018, effec­tive­ly extend­ing Christ­mas for a whole year.