For movie fans, a gift guide that goes beyond the cinema

For the film buff in your life, there are plenty of gift options that go beyond a ticket to the cinema. Here are some ideas to get the reels rolling.

ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES VISIT (from $25)

Any cinephile worth their salt should have the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on their list of places to visit, and you could surprise them with tickets (starting at $25 for adults) or even an annual membership (which start at $100/year).

LIMITED EDITION GODFATHER VINYL ($40)

In conjunction with the Academy Museum’s new “Godfather” exhibit, which runs through March 17, the museum’s store has a trove of exclusive “Godfather”-themed merchandise like a limited two-LP set of the trilogy’s music, performed by the Prague Philharmonic. Cannolis not included.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK ($29.99)

You probably already caught “Top Gun: Maverick” in the theaters, maybe even multiple times, during its blockbuster 23-week run. Now that the dust has settled from Maverick’s Mach 10 test flight, it’s finally available to watch in your home theater in glorious 4K. Or, if you wait a little bit, on Dec. 6, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing a two-movie SteelBook edition ($132.99) with 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray discs of both “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” with bonus behind-the-scenes features and Cruise’s Masterclass from the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS PATREON (starts at $2/month)

Chances are if you love film, you’ve come across the podcast “You Must Remember This” in some way. Maybe it was the Charles Manson episodes that got you hooked, the dishy season about the life of Polly Platt, or the most recent installment analyzing what exactly led to the films of the “Erotic '80s." Film historian Karina Longworth has been churning out...