The part where Cuchillo is hiding in the cane field and watches the men pass him. There’s no dialogue but it cuts out a big chunk of the music and some nice cinematography.
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I’ve got Once upon a time in the Italian West. Great book.
Probably my favourite on the genre so far. Looking forward to Death in the Desert.
I just finished Frankel’s “The Searchers”. I think I actually preferred his book “High Noon” (I also prefer the film itself too), but this one still comes very heartily recommended. His ability to combine real historical events/periods with film criticism is great.
Not sure if this has been mentioned. Yet another Leone book due out next year…
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thanks! added it to the Db All About Sergio Leone: The Definitive Anthology - The Spaghetti Western Database
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That was quick, nice job 
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my shadow was done before I was 
I have an older version from that book, from the mid 80s. It is ok, but far from great.
I can’t imagine it being more definitive than Something to do with Death.
Hughes & Frayling’s new books are the 2 I can’t wait to read.
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so this is a revised edition of an older book? is it the same title?
My version is a German translation from 1984. The original title correspondents with the new English one: Tutti i film di Sergio Leone.
I think it will be a slightly revised edition. A chapter called “Six Ways Not to Resemble John Ford” is in my copy also. Let’s see if he learned to count meanwhile, as there are actually 7 ways in my book.
And look who wrote the preface… Only the greatest living director…
A translation of this one…?
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Yes, most likely.
My first book about the Sergiot
What was the stand out book release this year? Still looking for someone who can contribute a recommendation to the list:
Not sure if this has already been posted but the Spaghetti Western book ‘Any Gun Can Play’ by Kevin Grant is getting a larger reprint in hardback in December:
Here’s a video of the original pressing:
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I recently bought ‘Spaghetti Westerns at the Crossroads: Studies in Relocation, Transition and Appropriation’ (2016). Edited by Austin Fisher. I found this anthology of articles about spaghetti westerns from genre experts and cultural critics. I found the book on Amazon while looking for Fisher’s earlier book, ‘Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics, Violence, and Popular Italian Cinema.’ The anti-imperialist and left wing politics of Sergio Sollima’s westerns has always resonated with me. I was searching for books that examined Sollima’s worldview and influences. I’m a few chapters into ‘Spaghetti Westerns at the Crossroads’ and am happy as a SW fan with the purchase. For example, as an American in the Anglosphere I had no idea about the huge influence of the adventure writings of Emilio Salgari and its anti-imperialistic message. Not to mention Salgari’s most notable fictional character, the Malaysian pirate, Sandokan! Nor was I aware that Salgari and his characters like Sandokan likely left a huge influence on SW directors like Sollima and characters like Cuchillo. A must-read for fans of the genre who are prepared to get a little more intellectual with exploring the Italian west.
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It’s a good collection of academic articles which were all presented at Austin’s Spaghetti Western conference at the University of Bedfordshire about 10 years ago. I attended that conference along with a couple of others who used to frequent this forum and it was a really enjoyable event. All the academic stuff but also some film screenings and a display of posters and a Q&A with Dan Van Husen. I still have the tee shirt and sheriff’s star name badge 
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Take something entertaining and exciting and turn it into a pseudo intellectual bore - Great idea!
‘Politics Schmolitics’
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I hear what you’re saying, Aldo. But, the event was genuinely interesting. For me anyway.
The papers on Spaghetti Westerns influence on and from comics and the one on East German box office of SWs especially. Nerdy, I know. But that’s me I guess.
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