I’m sure a lot of you will be aware but for those of you who aren’t… Director Alex Cox recently announced what will quite possibly be his last movie and it’s going to be a western, with filming in Spain and America. The story is complete and a few people have already signed … as an independent it is being at least part funded via Kickstarter and with just under a month left it has already surpassed the initial $75,000 but obviously that isn’t enough to make a feature film on two continents so it is still running and there is still some great swag to be bagged for anyone wanting to get involved.
The most interesting thing about this project for us here is probably that Gianni Garko is connected to it. As I understand it, he isn’t 100% nailed down to it but has been having protracted talks and has discussed the script. I know Alex is very keen to have him involved
I guess that being independent has the pro’s of being able to choose your own destiny and be more in control of the final output… however the con’s of having to work harder for your budget. (I agree though, love his films)
I watched “Three businessmen” for the first time recently. What a great film! I can’t believe it never got a blu-ray release. I have a good mind to email Criterion or Kino Lorber (since both have released Alex Cox greatness on blu-ray) to ask them to remedy that.
Three Businessmen is one of Cox’s best I think. Well worth a proper release by someone.
And Alex’s last movie has just completed shooting in Almeria as far as I know and is now off to Tucson Arizona for more filming. Gianni Garko eventually declined appearing but will have a credit as screenwriter I believe as he worked a lot on it with Alex.
It is a western.
And yes, we should have a DB entry in time. At the moment though it is still just called Alex Cox’s Last Movie so we should probably wait until a final title is decided.
I hope this final effort works out. My fear is that the lack of budget will be telling. I didn’t think much of Tombstone Rashomon for that reason. The idea was conceptually cool though.
Dead Mexicans as far as I know
Ed Tudorpole, Zander Schloss, Sarah Vista and I think Dick Rude are all in it.
He’s been filming in Tabernas and will be filming in US as well