Assesses Peckinpah's stature as a major artist and details the unbelievably shoddy treatment afforded his films by hostile producers and studio hit men
Assesses Peckinpah's stature as a major artist and details the unbelievably shoddy treatment afforded his films by hostile producers and studio hit me...
Long before Sam Peckinpah finished shooting his 1973 Western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, "there was open warfare between him and the studio. In this scrupulously researched new book Paul Seydor reconstructs the riveting history of a brilliant director fighting to preserve an artistic vision while wrestling with his own self destructive demons. Meticulously comparing the film five extant versions, Seydor documents why none is definitive, including the "2005 Special Edition, "for which he served as consultant. Viewing Peckinpah s last Western from a variety of fresh perspectives, Seydor...
Long before Sam Peckinpah finished shooting his 1973 Western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, "there was open warfare between him and the studio. I...
Long before Sam Peckinpah finished shooting his 1973 Western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, "there was open warfare between him and the studio. In this scrupulously researched new book Paul Seydor reconstructs the riveting history of a brilliant director fighting to preserve an artistic vision while wrestling with his own self destructive demons. Meticulously comparing the film five extant versions, Seydor documents why none is definitive, including the "2005 Special Edition, "for which he served as consultant. Viewing Peckinpah s last Western from a variety of fresh perspectives, Seydor...
Long before Sam Peckinpah finished shooting his 1973 Western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, "there was open warfare between him and the studio. I...
