Paste's Holiday Gift Guide for Film Buffs

Tired of buying your film-buff friends gift certificates to the local movie theater? Here are some ideas for the movie lovers in your life—assuming you’ve already bought them subscriptions to Paste.

1. USB VHS Converter, $170

Most movie lovers have loads of VHS tapes stacked in a closet somewhere. With this converter, they can pop in a tape, press play, and convert it to a digital file. 

2. Conversations With Woody Allen, $22

Eric Lax offers a fascinating look into the beloved but odd director’s life and work.

3. Slimer Bank, $24

This Ghostbusters piggy bank makes a nostalgic gift. 

4. Scene It Deluxe 2nd Edition, $25

A DVD board game of film trivia that features questions and
clips from classics and new movies alike. The game pieces include popcorn, a
film reel and a movie camera. 

5. Spoilt T-Shirt, $18

This awesome tee features a bunch of movie spoilers like “Snape Kills Dumbledore” and “Donne Dies.” Mean and hilarious!

6. Your Movie Sucks, $11.55

This funny collection includes Ebert’s 0-star review of Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and more.

7. The Dude Bobble Head, $13

I’d venture to guess that most Big Lebowski fans would want a collectible figure of The Dude.

8. R2-D2 USB Hub, $50

It’s incredibly geeky, but so are most Star Wars fans.

9. You’ll Like This Film Because You’re In It, $12.71

Michel Gondry’s companion book to Be Kind Rewind is a guide to making your own low-budget movies with whatever and whoever you have on hand.

10. Breakfast At Tiffany’s Movie Poster, $15

Choose from dozens of movie-poster reprints. Framed, they make great gifts—especially for people with basements.