The Film Books Thread

[Rondadoronron]

books
Big shout out to me main man slowy innit,for da recomends...respect

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[Demoncrat]

Reread Peter Nicholls' Fantastic Cinema - An Illustrated Survey.

A book that turned me onto many odd films in my earlier days hasn't aged well, what with his rather sniffy and unresearched attitude towards certain areas, apparently all Italian horror films are giallo etc. Also he discounts Fulci on the strength of just 4 films (guess which ones?), which is criminal, but I suppose par for the course for a book from 84, where he intimates that censorship is a good thing....cough.

Okay, so this is me just spotting the flaws after years of delving into euro horror, but his lauding of Spielberg just grinds my gears. Still, the filmography at the back is still full of things I want to see (Julie & Celine Go Boating, Savages etc) but for his somewhat dated views pass...though he does decsribe Dr Doolittle as "a real mess, dragging along like a cripple" which you wouldn't get away with nowadays surely.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Works are selling Roger Moore's new hardback for £6.99.

It was only published 9 days ago.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Stephen Thrower's book on Jesus Franco is up for pre order on Amazon.

[Boo Radley]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Stephen Thrower's book on Jesus Franco is up for pre order on Amazon.

I thought this was going to be a FAB press release and have been waiting for an announcement of a special signed limited edition or some such thing.
Essential purchase for me but I'm going to have to see if they got any "special editions" first!

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Boo Radley

I thought this was going to be a FAB press release and have been waiting for an announcement of a special signed limited edition or some such thing.
Essential purchase for me but I'm going to have to see if they got any "special editions" first!

I thought FAB were releasing it too. Strange Attractor seem an odd company to publish it as they, in the main, deal with esoteric subjects and weirdness. Nothing on their website about the release...

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Stephen Thrower's book on Jesus Franco is up for pre order on Amazon.

Release date has been moved back to next year, early spring.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Release date has been moved back to next year, early spring.

I had that email today as well.

In a way it's better when you're buying it yourself that it doesn't fall just prior to Christmas.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Me too.

I had originally planned to give it to myself for a birthday present though... I'm going to be so disappointed.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Me too.

I had originally planned to give it to myself for a birthday present though... I'm going to be so disappointed.

You just can't get the birthday gift givers nowadays can you?