Once Upon a Time in the West: Shot by Shot is a new book by Sir Christopher Frayling which is due for release on May 23 2017.According to Amazon:It has 336 pages and is the definitive book on Sergio Leone's landmark Western, Once Upon A Time In The West (1968). An in-depth analysis and shot by shot look at this iconic film by the world's leading authority on Sergio Leone, Sir Christopher Frayling, who coined the phrase "Spaghetti Western." Set photographer Angelo Novi was given complete access on the film and was present every day. This book features his stunning in-depth photography of every aspect of the shoot, including never-before-seen outtakes, off-screen shots and deleted scenes.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Once-Upon-Time-West-Shot/dp/1909526339
whoo hooo! This is amazing news!So should I lock it in now on the UK Amazon for the price guarantee? or should I wait till it probably goes to the US Amazon, then I won't have to pay shipping? (or play the game one way or the other with currency exchange rates)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Once-Upon-Time-West-Shot/dp/1909526339just want to know if I should do the pre-order now or if there is any advantage I'd have to waiting, whether with currency exchanges or any other reason?
Once Upon a Time in the West: Shot by Shot is a new book by Sir Christopher Frayling which is due for release on May 23 2017.According to Amazon:It has 336 pages and is the definitive book on Sergio Leone's landmark Western, Once Upon A Time In The West (1968).https://www.amazon.co.uk/Once-Upon-Time-West-Shot/dp/1909526339
I never heard of this book.I am aware of 3 books Frayling wrote on Leone: Something to Do With Death, Spaghetti Westerns, and Once Upon a Time in Italy.If you have not yet read any of Frayling's books, here's the deal IMO: "Something to Do With Death" is the biography, that's IMO the Bible of Leone. That's the most essential one. Has a chapter on each Leone film, with full discussion of production history and discussion of themes. (In addition to discussion of Leone's life, like any other biography.) If I have one book to grab before my house burns down, that's the one."Spaghetti Westerns" is a study of Spaghetti Western films, (written almost two deacdes before the biography) most prominent are Leone's films but also others spags.That book has a special chapter on Once Upon a Time in the West - the only single movie to have its own chapter in that book (there is a separate chapter on the Dollars Trilogy). This book has more technical discussion, written in somewhat of a more nerdy-academic way, the "film study" style. This book is not the easiest read."Once Upon a Time in Italy" is the official book that came along a Leone exhibit they had in a California museum around a decade ago. It's a big coffee-table-sized book with full color photos mostly of movie posters of Leone's films in various languages; also of the cover of soundtrack albums. Also, there are interviews in there that Frayling did with many of the important players in Leone movies. Many if not all of these interviews were already incorporated into the discussions in "Something to Do With Death," but in "Once Upon a Time in Italy" the interviews are presented in full, Q&A form.So, there you have it. IMO, for a serious Leone fan, you should eventually get all three books. If you want to start with one, or only have money to spend on one now, I'd say "STDWD" is most important.As Roger Ebert used to say to someone who was about to watch a great movie for the first time, "I envy the experience you are about to have."Enjoy!
So should I lock it in now on the UK Amazon for the price guarantee? or should I wait till it probably goes to the US Amazon, then I won't have to pay shipping? (or play the game one way or the other with currency exchange rates)
PS: Why isn't this thread in the OUATITW section?
Do the pre-order now (it costs nothing). If and when amazon.com offers the book, do a price comparison. If the amazon.com offer is the better of the two, cancel the UK order.Great news about the book, though. It will help me live a little bit longer.
