New paperback book coming from Fab Press which also have given us the A Violent Professional discussing the films of Lucinao Rossi now comes with a book taking on the spaghetti western genre.
Written by a Kevin Grant and with a foreword by none other than Franco Nero !
Apparently set for a May 2010 release. Read more here:
Iâve just been on pre-cert, was gonna come on here to announce it but soren beat me to it.
Anyway, this is what i pasted from there:
Hereâs the cover design and further details about Any Gun Can Play, a great new book coming soon from FAB Press by Kevin Grant.
THE EURO-WESTERN BEYOND LEONE
The success of Sergio Leoneâs âDollarsâ trilogy in the '60s sparked a gold rush, as a legion of European film-makers - many of them sharing the get-rich-quick mentality of Leoneâs mercenary anti-heroes - followed the masterâs lead to create some of the wildest Westerns ever made.
Cynical and stylish, bloody and baroque, Euro-Westerns replaced straight-shooting sheriffs and courageous cowboys with amoral adventurers, whose murderous methods would shock the heroes of Hollywood Westerns. These films became box-office sensations around the world, and their influence can still be felt today.
Any Gun Can Play puts the phenomenon into perspective, exploring the filmsâ wider reaches, their recurrent themes, characters, quirks and motifs. It examines Euro-Westerns in relation to their American ancestors and the mechanics of the Italian popular film industry, and spotlights the unsung actors, directors and other artists who subverted the âcodeâ of the Western and dragged it into the modern age.
Based on years of research backed up by interviews with many of the genreâs leading lights, including actors Franco Nero, Giuliano Gemma and Gianni Garko, writer Sergio Donati, and directors Sergio Sollima and Giuliano Carnimeo, Any Gun Can Play will satisfy both connoisseurs and the curious.
Complete with a foreword by Euro-Western legend Franco Nero, this stunningly illustrated reference guide takes aim at the lingering notion that the genre has little to offer beyond the âDollarsâ films and a fistful of others, exposing the full, vibrant history of the Euro-Western.
Sorry amigo⌠Just saw the news on lovelockandload 
[quote=âSøren, post:3, topic:2193â]Sorry amigo⌠Just saw the news on lovelockandload :)[/quote]No need to apologise, itâs good that you thought of it aswell 
Funny enough i went on there after here to say so but Marc had already done it ;D
As with most Fab press books i hope the first batch is signed and numbered
Luciano Rossi has a book written about him? I didnât know he was that big of a star!
To some he is
http://www.fabpress.com/vsearch.php?CO=FAB079
A small 128 page paperback book with a review for each of Rossiâs movies aswell as discussing his role in the film. Written by a female fan so reads much the same as if I would have written a book about Edwige Fenech
You guys beat me to the punch. Tell your friends, tell your neighboursâŚ
If they are signed by Franco Nero I would certainly want one
[quote=âSøren, post:8, topic:2193â]If they are signed by Franco Nero I would certainly want one :)[/quote]If anything it will be by the author
Wouldnât matter to me then. Donât know this Kevin Grant-person and donât want him writing all over my book
Not that I think Iâm going to buy the book. Have enough books on the genre and if I buy another one its gonna be another reference book if and when a usable one appears.
What I wish for.
Fab press books are usually well researched, i for one am looking forward to it.
Interesting book about Rossi. Thanks for the info Soren. The author is a fellow canadian! If Rossi gets his own book than I canât wait for the books on Horst Frank, Arturo Dominici, Fernando Sancho etcâŚ
Both books might be interesting. But I have to agree, a book about Rossi kills me. I loved him in Django the Bastard.
GoodâŚgood.
[quote=âYodlaf Peterson, post:12, topic:2193â]Fab press books are usually well researched, i for one am looking forward to it.[/quote]they are. i have a few of their books including the Mario Bava oneand iâll be getting this one as well.
Kevin Grant used to contribute to the fanzine âBlood, Money and Vengeance.â He knows what heâs talking about.
Not sure we need another history of/guide to the genre, though.
Likewise!
I love Mark Schillingâs âNo Borders No Limitsâ book about Nikkatsu Action films that FAB Press released (as well as the aforementioned book on Rossi). I hope this one keeps to their standard.
There will be signed and numbered limited editions signed by Kevin Grant and Franco Nero!
[quote=âYodlaf Peterson, post:19, topic:2193â]There will be signed and numbered limited editions signed by Kevin Grant and Franco Nero!
http://www.fabpress.com/vsearch.php?CO=FAB105[/quote]
Ah my wish came true What are the usual price for these signature editions, Yodlaf?
