The Film Books Thread - Page 48

Slippery Jack · #**471** 8th November 2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Wes

If anyone wants a peek inside the Paul Naschy book I put up a bunch of pics on the bloggie.

Cool. I was just thinking of getting this. The ebay seller is based in Germany - to you get hit with customs charges buying stuff within the EU

The book's already expensive enough . . .

Wes · #**472** 8th November 2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Cool. I was just thinking of getting this. The ebay seller is based in Germany - to you get hit with customs charges buying stuff within the EU

The book's already expensive enough . . .

I can only speak for Ireland, but I'm sure its the same for the UK - EU member states do not pay customs charges for transactions back and forth, so there will be no customs charge for a book coming from Germany.

Slippery Jack · #**473** 8th November 2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes

I can only speak for Ireland, but I'm sure its the same for the UK - EU member states do not pay customs charges for transactions back and forth, so there will be no customs charge for a book coming from Germany.

That's what I wanted to hear

I'll order this weekend when I've sold some ebay stuff to cover it.

Did you pre-order and get the mystery free gift btw . . . ?

bdc · #**474** 8th November 2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Cool. I was just thinking of getting this. The ebay seller is based in Germany - to you get hit with customs charges buying stuff within the EU

The book's already expensive enough . . .

No customs charges within the EU (best to check which countries are members though).

Member states of the EU (so far).
(year of entry)

Austria (1995)
Belgium (1952)
Bulgaria (2007)
Cyprus (2004)
Czech Republic (2004)
Denmark (1973)
Estonia (2004)
Finland (1995)
France (1952)
Germany (1952)
Greece (1981)
Hungary (2004)
Ireland (1973)
Italy (1952)
Latvia (2004)
Lithuania (2004)
Luxembourg (1952)
Malta (2004)
Netherlands (1952)
Poland (2004)
Portugal (1986)
Romania (2007)
Slovakia (2004)
Slovenia (2004)
Spain (1986)
Sweden (1995)
United Kingdom (1973)

Wes · #**475** 8th November 2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

That's what I wanted to hear

I'll order this weekend when I've sold some ebay stuff to cover it.

Did you pre-order and get the mystery free gift btw . . . ?

No free gift Jack but I was glad to get the book anyway, I'd say this will have a limited print run - this time next year, it will probably be on eBay for megabucks. It really is a stunning book and worth the price...

Slippery Jack · #**476** 8th November 2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes

No free gift Jack but I was glad to get the book anyway, I'd say this will have a limited print run - this time next year, it will probably be on eBay for megabucks. It really is a stunning book and worth the price...

Yeah I think it will overload my brain with poster inspiration

. . .

VicDakin · #**477** 8th November 2012, 07:59 PM

Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age.

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet,could be intersting?

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Established by the film industry in 1912 as the nation's only official and independent classifier of the moving image, the British Board of Film Classification (originally the British Board of Film Censors) has long been a source of fascination -- and sometimes a bone of contention -- for filmgoers, filmmakers and industry figures. This new book, published in the BBFC's centenary year, addresses Britain's film classification history, and marks an unparalleled collaboration between the Board and leading film critics, historians and cultural commentators.

These writers, given unprecedented access to the BBFC's archives, chart the organisation's history alongside the cultural, social and political forces that have helped shape it. Together they explore shifting public attitudes towards cinema's portrayal of sex and drugs, horror and violence; the different perspectives of the Board's successive leaders; the impact of controversial decisions, and the ever-changing nature of moving image distribution and exhibition.

The book also features unique case studies, written by BBFC staff, focusing on significant films that have provoked debate and controversy both within the BBFC and more widely - Battleship Potemkin, The Snake Pit, A Clockwork Orange, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and many more.

Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age is an entertaining and invaluable insight into shifts in public attitudes over the last century, and how film classification shapes what we see on screen.

demonknight · #**478** 8th November 2012, 08:05 PM

Wes,where exactly did you pick up that Paul Naschy book?

Wes · #**479** 9th November 2012, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by demonknight

Wes,where exactly did you pick up that Paul Naschy book?

You can grab the book direct from Creepy Images and FAB Press are selling it too. I got mine from Creepy Images and it cost just over €50 all in. Expensive, but I think very worth it...

Wes · #**480** 21st November 2012, 08:32 PM

Last post of the night and it's off to bed for me on this stormy night, and another chapter of City of Nets - A Portrait of Hollywood In the 40's. Favourite anecdote so far - Jack Warner painting a huge sign on the roof of one of the studio's soundstages, saying Lockheed That-A-Way, lest Japanese fighter pilots confuse the film studio for the arms manufacturing plant nearby...