Esquire Theatre Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Esquire Theatre on X
Cincinnati's locally owned historic Art House. Shows indie, foreign & commercial films. Located in the Clifton Gaslight District. Best Popcorn in the City!

The Blue Dahlia: A Screenplay
Raymond Chandler
Get your tickets for tonight's 7 pm Noirvember screening of THE BIG SLEEP starring Bogey and Bacall. Fun fact: director Howard Hawks hired celebrated author William Faulkner to adapt Raymond Chandler's novel into a screenplay. https://t.co/tZrkWljUrg via @YouTube
Hardcover, 1976
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gabby: A Story of Courage, Love, and Resilience
Gabrielle Giffords
Special advance GABBY GIFFORDS WON'T BACK DOWN, with intro by Sen. Mark Kelly, followed by a powerful post-film discussion led by renowned journalist Nina Totenberg, with Gabby Giffords & the Academy-Award nominated directors of RBG. Wed. 7/13 @ 7:30. Tix https://t.co/IM3KYwKy4D
Paperback, 2012
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mirai
Mamoru Hosoda
Did you see/love #MIRAI? Are you planning on seeing Mamoru Hosoda's latest film #BELLE at @MariemontThtr? If so, don't miss an AMA with the auteur himself at 5:30. https://t.co/IRhXd0Ch7w
Hardcover, 2018
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
Get your tickets for tonight's 7 pm Noirvember screening of THE BIG SLEEP starring Bogey and Bacall. Fun fact: director Howard Hawks hired celebrated author William Faulkner to adapt Raymond Chandler's novel into a screenplay. https://youtu.be/n-K49CUaeto via @YouTube
Hardcover, 2018
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Waiting for Bojangles
Olivier Bourdeaut
In a foreign film mood? Head on over to our sister Mariemont Theatre and catch the always excellent Javier Bardem in Spanish film #TheGoodBoss this #LaborDayWeekend. Prefer something in le français? Try WAITING FOR BOJANGLES, based on the best selling book by Olivier Bourdeaut. https://t.co/j2tC3GttAP
Paperback, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Faith's Missing Link: Joy
Robert H. Alexander
If you liked Robert Eggers's films THE LIGHTHOUSE and THE WITCH, you're not going to want to miss #TheNorthman. Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke & Willem Dafoe star in this bloody Viking revenge epic. #Cincinnati #Vikings https://t.co/MM25b2NSUB
Paperback, 2021
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro
Votes on our favorite Guillermo del Toro film are in, and Pan's Labyrinth edged out The Shape of Water by just a couple of votes. Cronos got a lone vote, and there was no love for The Devil's Backbone. Come and see his latest film #NightmareAlley and see if it is a new favorite! https://t.co/hfYKAQ0Q6u
Paperback, 2025
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ghostbusters: Afterlife: The Art and Making of the Movie
Ozzy Inguanzo
We’re here! Treat yourself to a movie and pick up some great gifts and stocking stuffers all in one fell swoop! #KingRichard, #GhostbustersAfterlife, a new Brian Wilson documentary, #Eternals, #FrenchDispatch, and Halle Berry’s directorial debut BRUISED now playing! https://t.co/LIvwZxR7OU
Hardcover, 2021
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving: 1
Bram Stoker
One hundred years ago vampires could walk in the sun- Bram Stoker's vampires had no problems with it. #Nosferatu made vampires develop a combustible allergy to the sun. Catch the film that launched a gaggle of vampire tropes today at 1 and 10. We'll supply the fangs. #Cincinnati https://t.co/xpbz8rvn3f
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Gladiator: The Making of the Ridley Scott Epic
Ridley Scott
Tonight at 9: Ridley Scott's 2000 film GLADIATOR. Fun trivia: Russell Crowe hired musician Nick Cave to write a sequel. A time-traveling Gladiator sequel. #Trivia #swords #sequels https://t.co/9R0XDovRPm
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