Ha, have pity on those of us who paid full price (though I did spring for the limited edition because I wanted the extra book that came with it).
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Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco Volume 1: 1959-1974
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I had a dip into volume 2 over the last couple days. The research and work on this is just incredible. It's a mammoth effort and you've got to applaud the persevearance. Plus the book is beautiful.
I do find it a slog again though. It's hard to see the forest for the trees with this. I feel like tackling each film individually kind of loses the point of Franco. As Tim Lucas says, you haven't seen one Franco film until you've seen them all. Individually the films are rarely that interesting. There are exceptions but generally they only become really interesting when looked at as part of a body of work. Do really minor films need 5000 words written about them? I guess you could argue that they do but for me slogging through a couple thousand words on the minutiae of the distribution of a film that no one's seen is work.
Still they look gorgeous on the shelf and I'm pleased to own them."Never let the fact that they are doing it wrong stop you from doing it right." Hyman Mandell.
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Originally posted by Dom D View PostI had a dip into volume 2 over the last couple days. The research and work on this is just incredible. It's a mammoth effort and you've got to applaud the persevearance. Plus the book is beautiful.
I do find it a slog again though. It's hard to see the forest for the trees with this. I feel like tackling each film individually kind of loses the point of Franco. As Tim Lucas says, you haven't seen one Franco film until you've seen them all. Individually the films are rarely that interesting. There are exceptions but generally they only become really interesting when looked at as part of a body of work. Do really minor films need 5000 words written about them? I guess you could argue that they do but for me slogging through a couple thousand words on the minutiae of the distribution of a film that no one's seen is work.
Still they look gorgeous on the shelf and I'm pleased to own them.Rock! Shock! Pop!
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From the new Strange Attractor email:
"A quick note to everyone who has ordered the revised edition of Stephen Thrower and Julian Grainger's Murderous Passions.
The team at State 51 are currently carefully packaging the books and special edition items - which are large and rather heavy! - and preparing them for courier delivery to their new homes.
The first copies have already left the building, with others following today and early next week.
Thanks for your patience, and we know that these spectacular books are well worth the wait!"Rock! Shock! Pop!
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Originally posted by Lalala76 View PostRevised and expanded
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http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe...vised-edition/
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Remaining stock of the redo of Murderous Passions is in at the warehouse an ready to ship.
https://strangeattractor.greedbag.co...s-new-edition/Rock! Shock! Pop!
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Strange Attractor is doing a revised reprint of Murderous Passions, pre-order page is up here:
https://strangeattractor.greedbag.co...revised-editi/Rock! Shock! Pop!
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