Maverick British filmmaker Alex Cox is responsible for directing a host of acclaimed films from Sleep is for Sissies, Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell, Walker and Highway Patrolman to Death and the Compass, Three Businessmen, Revenger's Tragedy, Searchers 2.0 and more recently Tombstone Rashomon. From 1987 to 1994, he presented the acclaimed BBC TV series 'Moviedrome', bringing unknown or forgotten films to new audiences. He's also the author of X Films: True Confessions of a Radical Filmmaker, 10,000 Ways to Die, The President and the Provocateur and Alex Cox's Introduction to Film and has written on the subject of film for publications including Sight and Sound, The Guardian, The Independent and Film Comment.
Rigorous in thought yet unruly in spirit, it's hard to think of a
more apt guide to the Italian West
*Total Film*
it brings something refreshingly new to the table and will be of
genuine interest to any serious fan
*Spaghetti Western DataBase website*
William Leece discovers there's a lot more to film director Alex
Cox's new book, after 30 years of experience
*Liverpool Daily Post*
Great on influence and anecdotes, with plenty to chew on for
spag-buffs
*Empire Magazine*
a fascinating, very individual look at the genre
*FilmStar Magazine*
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