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Steven Tate	The New Mario Bava Book	Lead	[-]
Registered User Posts: 1309 Aug 1 05 2:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None It's cover is strikingly similar to the Troy Howarth cover. Yeah, that might be a classic scene but surely it would have been better to have a cover from a different movie altogether? Other than that, looking forward to it.
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Tim Lucas VW	Re: The New Mario Bava Book	#1	[-]
Registered User Posts: 677 Aug 1 05 6:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My choice of cover illustration was made independently of the Howarth book (which has a BLACK SABBATH cover in my hardcover edition, actually) and may even pre-date it in print ads. I've never had a second-choice image in mind; it was always this one. The image was chosen because 1) the opening scene of BLACK SUNDAY is generally agreed to be the most emblematic of Bava's work, and a book needs to have a recognizable image to sell; and 2) because I had access to a real color shot of the scene which had never been published before -- quite a coup considering that BLACK SUNDAY is a black-and-white movie. The two covers may showcase the same approximate image, but my cover offers most people the first color image they've ever seen from Bava's most famous movie and Barbara Steele's most celebrated performance. That's a whole different thing from the French/Belgian poster art, which IMO isn't even the best poster art commissioned for this title.
Steven Tate	Howarth's Bava	#2	[-]
Registered User Posts: 1309 Aug 1 05 11:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	>(which has a BLACK SABBATH cover in my hardcover edition, actually I see it now. I searched Amazon for Mario Bava and it came up with his paperback version. I didn't even think to look at the hard cover edition.
Steven Tate	Bava Book	#3	[-]
Registered User Posts: 1309 Sep 14 05 12:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What news?
Richard.monsterkidclass...		#4	[-]
Registered User Posts: 1688 Jul 2 11 7:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well? The years have passed. The book is out there. Who has it? How much did you pay? How is it? What do you think of it? What are the particular points of interest raised by this particularly articulate writer? Does it have lots of pictures? Richard "Why go out for hamburger when I can get steak at home?" Paul Newman, on infidelity.
Latarnia		#5	[-]
Registered User Posts: 24691 Jul 2 11 9:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If you are referring to Tim's Bava book, it's a superior work: text, illustrations, information--a wow. I forget exactly how much I paid, but it was less than $100 at the time, a steal considering the page count, size and weight. Mirek
Richard.monsterkidclass...		#6	[-]
Registered User Posts: 1688 Jul 3 11 1:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I thought there would be more discussion about the book. It has a web page: http://videowatchdog.com/bava/ Richard "Richard, you are right in 98% of the things you say." Ted Newsom, on CHFB Last Edited By: Richard Jul 4 11 11:23 AM. Edited 1 times.
Latarnia		#7	[-]
Registered User Posts: 24691 Jul 4 11 8:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The book is massive. It would be difficult to read straight through because of its size and girth; you would need a book stand to do so. Instead, I find myself sinking into this section and that one, and reading through a chapter or a section of a chapter. Mirek
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johnny poveratti		#8	[-]
Registered User Posts: 307 Jul 5 11 10:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Latarnia wrote: The book is massive. It would be difficult to read straight through because of its size and girth; you would need a book stand to do so. Instead, I find myself sinking into this section and that one, and reading through a chapter or a section of a chapter. Mirek It's a fascinating, important book but like you say, it's huge. You can't read it in bed or really even sitting in a chair. Have to sit at a table or desk. I would love to see a text-only, portable printing of it. Would make for easier revisits.
Latarnia		#9	[-]
Registered User Posts: 24691 Jul 5 11 10:39 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tim was considering do a new edition and, if I remember correctly, dividing up the book into at least two volumes. Certainly if it went paperbound, it would have to have several volumes, I'd think. Mirek
Anthony Thorne		#10	[-]
Registered User Posts: 32 Aug 27 11 8:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For those who haven't seen it, the book is absolutely massive, loaded throughout with rare pics, and is extremely detailed and in-depth. I've read select chapters but have never gone through it cover to cover. It's too big to easily read at a whim. I pre-ordered it at the discounted price and was very pleased to finally receive it, but I likely wouldn't purchase a two volume edition. That noted, the text is detailed enough that Tim could easily make a book out of individual chapters, i.e a KILL BABY KILL volume, a LISA AND THE DEVIL volume, and so on. Given that the only caveats any of us have are 'it's too big' or 'there's too much of it', I'd still recommend newcomers pick it up.
Jojo Lapin X		#11	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3971 Sep 22 11 5:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Anthony Thorne wrote: I'd still recommend newcomers pick it up. Unless you exercise regularly, make sure to consult a physician first, though.
wonderwall		#12	[-]
Registered User Posts: 55 Dec 24 11 8:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sounds interesting
wonderwall		#13	[-]
Registered User Posts: 55 Jan 18 12 11:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Last Edited By: wonderwall Jan 18 12 11:10 AM. Edited 1 times.
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