Introduction by Martin Scorsese!
Foreword by Italian Horror Pioneer Riccardo
Freda!
* The Complete Story of Mario Bava's life and careers
as director, cameraman and special effects artist
* Interviews with more than 100 actors, co-workers, friends
and family members
* The Definitive Study of each of his films: production
histories, cast biographies, critical analysis, and video
information
* Never-before Published Photos including the only color
shots taken on the set of BLACK SUNDAY
* Original Mario Bava Storyboards - including the boards
for the unfilmed project BABY KONG
* Original Mario Bava Artwork - Some in Full Color!
* Bava's Secret Filmography: His uncredited works as director,
cameraman and special effects artist
* Complete Videography and Discography
* Eugenio Bava (Mario's father) Filmography
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"Exhaustive, perceptive... This book deserves a place
on the bookshelves of all serious film lovers."
Martin Scorsese, director of Goodfellas and The Departed
"It's absolutely mind-boggling! I don't know what Mario
Bava would have made of all this, but wherever he is, he
must be blushing Technicolor crimson... and very proud."
Joe Dante, director of Gremlins and The Howling
"No one knew the circles of Hell like Bava, and in
Tim Lucas we have found our perfect Virgil."
Guillermo del Toro, director of Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tim Lucas is the editor and co-publisher of the award-winning
monthly Video Watchdog, The Perfectionist's Guide to Fantastic
Video.
His articles, essays, and criticism have appeared in dozens
of magazines in America and abroad, including Film Comment,
Cahiers du Cinema, American Cinematographer, Fangoria and
Cinefex.
He is also a published novelist (Throat Sprockets, The Book
of Renfield) and comics writer (Taboo), a DVD audio commentator,
an award-winning blogger (Video WatchBlog), and a monthly
columnist for the British magazine Sight and Sound |
