After visiting Italy three summers in a row I renewed my interest in Italian cinema, especially on the pulpy side; spaghetti westerns, poliziotteschi (police films), sword and sandal epics, giallo, eurohorror.
I came to a strange intersection where I learned that offbeat film director Alex Cox, whose film Repo Man was a touchstone of my teen years, was also considered somewhat of a spaghetti western expert.
This lead me to 10,000 Ways To Die, Cox's opinionated but notable collection of essays about the genre. His depth of knowledge, and his love of the work (presented without irony), makes this an important work for readers who find the names Django, Ringo, and Sabata bringing a smile to their faces.
I enjoyed this book as much as his filmmaking book I read earlier this year, another tome that should be on the shelf of any filmmaker. Cox is an engaging writer and probably a pretty interesting person, and fans of the spaghetti western genre will not be disappointed with this purchase.
I found this on Amazon and consumed it quickly.
I came to a strange intersection where I learned that offbeat film director Alex Cox, whose film Repo Man was a touchstone of my teen years, was also considered somewhat of a spaghetti western expert.
This lead me to 10,000 Ways To Die, Cox's opinionated but notable collection of essays about the genre. His depth of knowledge, and his love of the work (presented without irony), makes this an important work for readers who find the names Django, Ringo, and Sabata bringing a smile to their faces.
I enjoyed this book as much as his filmmaking book I read earlier this year, another tome that should be on the shelf of any filmmaker. Cox is an engaging writer and probably a pretty interesting person, and fans of the spaghetti western genre will not be disappointed with this purchase.
I found this on Amazon and consumed it quickly.
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