Tim Lucas' Mario Bava Book - Page 2

The Chaostar · 12-18-2005, 05:41 PM

Yeah, and first 100 copies will be signed by Mario Bava himself. Lucas is a good writer but it has been a long time and the price is stupid. Oh well...

DeathDealer · 12-18-2005, 06:32 PM

Your kidding me right?

Bava signed...

dwatts · 12-18-2005, 08:00 PM

What I find sad is that he'd found time for his magazine, for DVD commentaries and liner notes and whatnot. This book clearly has a lower priority. Pity. As if I'd order early just to have a Lucas signature... I mean come on...

maybrick · 12-18-2005, 09:51 PM

I don't think that it's a low priority as much as that the project has clearly become an obsession that he just can't let go. He's striving for a level of perfection that a person could spend an entire lifetime on and still never achieve. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that he wasted months trying to decide which fonts to use. He's stalled the release dates numerous times due to finding more people to interview, but you know what, Tim? That's what revised editions are for! If had released this damned thing in 2001 like was promised at the beginning of this thread, five years later isn't too short of a time for an updated edition with new interviews. Heck, a lot of us might have even ponied up the money for a double dip.

The Chaostar · 12-18-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathDealer

Your kidding me right?:

I hope you didn't mean that!

Crystal Plumage · 04-01-2007, 03:00 PM

OK,a few years have passed and now here it is!!
Yes you read that right (and no it's no April fools joke,look at the date)

The damn Bava book is finished:

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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Finalmente!

Ladies and gentlemen, the Bava Book is FINISHED.

This little box I'm holding contains 32 years of my life and 65 years of Mario Bava's. Coming your way from Video WatcHDog this summer.

Donna's been averaging three hours' of sleep per night this week in order to get this book done by the weekend. She finished the book's interior last Tuesday or Wednesday, Thursday she put the final touches on the dustjacket, and then she pulled an all-nighter Thursday to ensure that everything could be in the mail to our Hong Kong printer by the end of the day on Friday. Most of Friday was spent by a very tired lady dividing the book into more than 90 high-res files on four DVD-ROM discs. This task occupied her till after 6:00, too late to have the package picked up at our doorstep, but fortunately the Kinko's nearest our home accepts FedEx drop-offs until 7:00pm -- so we hopped in the car and rushed across town. We got there just in time for Donna to press the package into the FedEx driver's hands as he was about to walk out of the store.

So this is the fabled day we've been working toward for the past... oh, let's not dwell on all that. The book is now done and on its way to Hong Kong. Mission finally accomplished!

http://bavabook.blogspot.com/2007/03/finalmente.html
"Only" $130 for USA and $160 rest of the world.Wrapped in gold I presume?
Will this be available through VideoWatchdog only?

maybrick · 04-01-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crystal Plumage

OK,a few years have passed and now here it is!!
Yes you read that right (and no it's no April fools joke,look at the date)

The damn Bava book is finished:

http://bavabook.blogspot.com/2007/03/finalmente.html
"Only" $130 for USA and $160 rest of the world.Wrapped in gold I presume?
Will this be available through VideoWatchdog only?

That doesn't sound finished to me. The damned thing could get lost in the post on the way to the printers.

Jimbo · 04-01-2007, 08:48 PM

Hong Kong...... I will believe it when I see it. Let's see,I have been wating for this book as long As Lucus has been talking about it.

Crystal Plumage · 04-01-2007, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I have been wating for this book as long As Lucus has been talking about it.

Geez,are you that old?

Jimbo · 04-01-2007, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crystal Plumage

Geez,are you that old?

Well, Im not a "Spring Chiken"

Whats up CP

ReelFear · 04-04-2007, 10:45 PM

I was one of the first people to pre-order the book, after which i recieved my tim lucas signed BAVA bookmark. Apparently my name will be included in the book somehow... we'll see about that after all these years. i can't wait for the day when this book is waiting at my front door!

Crystal Plumage · 05-01-2007, 08:57 PM

Here's some more stuff on this book.Seems like I have to buy it now.Damn,that looks great!Remember this isn't the definitive version yet:

Read the full story here:
http://bavabook.blogspot.com/2007/04...f-ozalids.html
also some more Bava related news spread all over the Blog:

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Previous Posts

Enjoy!

Crystal Plumage · 05-01-2007, 09:01 PM

It's shipping July 2007!

05-01-2007, 09:10 PM

Damn, that book looks fantastic! I'm not a huge Mario Bava fan and the price is a bit steep, so I probably will not order it. But maybe one of these days if I have money burning a hole in my pocket...

Crystal Plumage · 05-01-2007, 09:18 PM

I'm already thinking about buying it

.
Will take me a few months to get the cash but I know I will eventually buy it

.

12-18-2005, 05:41 PM	#16
The Chaostar Johnny Hallyday forever Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hell-as Posts: 4,257	Yeah, and first 100 copies will be signed by Mario Bava himself. Lucas is a good writer but it has been a long time and the price is stupid. Oh well... __________________ "Only on Horrordvds.com could a well intentioned get well thread turn into an infomercial about the propensity for testicular perspiration". There Is No Freedom, Wake Up.

12-18-2005, 06:32 PM	#17
DeathDealer I Inhale Horror Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Your Mind Posts: 2,118	Your kidding me right? Bava signed... __________________ Peace Out My Dvd CollectioN Top 6 Directors Of All Time (No Order) - 1. Quentin Tarantino (America) 2. Dario Argento (Italy) 3. Takashi Miike (Japan) 4. Ingmar Bergman (Sweden) 5. Akira Kurosawa (Japan) 6. Martin Scorsese (America)

12-18-2005, 09:51 PM	#19
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,623	I don't think that it's a low priority as much as that the project has clearly become an obsession that he just can't let go. He's striving for a level of perfection that a person could spend an entire lifetime on and still never achieve. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that he wasted months trying to decide which fonts to use. He's stalled the release dates numerous times due to finding more people to interview, but you know what, Tim? That's what revised editions are for! If had released this damned thing in 2001 like was promised at the beginning of this thread, five years later isn't too short of a time for an updated edition with new interviews. Heck, a lot of us might have even ponied up the money for a double dip. __________________ "This is where we live, Shelly!"

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12-18-2005, 08:00 PM	#18
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	What I find sad is that he'd found time for his magazine, for DVD commentaries and liner notes and whatnot. This book clearly has a lower priority. Pity. As if I'd order early just to have a Lucas signature... I mean come on...

04-01-2007, 08:48 PM	#23
Jimbo The Bloodstained Shadow Join Date: May 2003 Location: Castle of Blood Posts: 1,143	Hong Kong...... I will believe it when I see it. Let's see,I have been wating for this book as long As Lucus has been talking about it.

04-04-2007, 10:45 PM	#26
ReelFear Maniac Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 869	I was one of the first people to pre-order the book, after which i recieved my tim lucas signed BAVA bookmark. Apparently my name will be included in the book somehow... we'll see about that after all these years. i can't wait for the day when this book is waiting at my front door!

05-01-2007, 09:10 PM	#29
RyanPC Guest Posts: n/a	Damn, that book looks fantastic! I'm not a huge Mario Bava fan and the price is a bit steep, so I probably will not order it. But maybe one of these days if I have money burning a hole in my pocket...