Aacute;lex de la Iglesia; initially championed by Pedro Almodoacute;var; and at one time the enfant terrible of Spanish film; still makes film critics nervous. The director of some of the most important films of the Post-Franco era - Accioacute;n mutante; El diacute;a de la bestia; Muertos de risa - receives here the first full length study of his work. Breaking away from the pious tradition of acclaiming art-house auteurs; The cinema of Aacute;lex de la Iglesia tackles a new sort of beast: the popular auteur; who brings the provocation of the avant-garde to popular genres such as horror and comedy.This book brings together Anglo-American film theory; an exploration of the legal and economic history of Spanish audio-visual culture; a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish cultural forms and traditions (esperpento; sainete costumbrista) with a detailed textual analysis of all of Aacute;lex de la Iglesias seven feature films.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. A fantastic guitar book; tooBy Studs KreitzerThis is probably the best bargain youll ever run into. I got it under a week ago and am still swooning at how many new things Ive learned in so short of time. I play a Les Paul Standard electric guitar; but have gotten rusty over the years. This songbook has completely reawakened my interest in the instrument as well as in singing. I have no idea if it works well for pianists; but can vouch that its one of the best guitar books Ive ever encountered.Ages ago; I would pick up a songbook of some sort or other; and I (like many people) got used to finding all kinds of errors or cheesy chord approximations. This book has nothing but good stuff throughout. If you dont believe me; try playing Cohans "Youre a Grand Old Flag" exactly as shown. The inversions there are brilliant; especially if you use a plectrum and alternate the bass notes in a Luther Perkins style. There are several places where these lower notes within the chords quite magically provide a wonderful counterpoint to what the voice is doing.As a rough estimate; Id say that I want to learn at least 80 of these songs---thats how good the selection is and how rich the arrangements are. Even if I never play these songs for anyone; Ill be learning valuable guitar and vocal techniques; I think. Just as one example; there are tons of guitarists who dink around with nothing more than a small collection of major and minor chords. But this book is filled with tons of neat chords you might never run into otherwise. Even if youre familiar with diminished and augmented chords; I predict youll find something here youve never seen before. As one example; I found a wild one in "After the Ball is Over" which I recognized by ear but had never played before (anyone for a C-seventh with a flatted fifth?) And theres lots of others. Someone ought to make a list of every guitar chord used in this collection.So; what Im getting at is that this is a fantastic book for learning valuable guitar technique in the context of songs you probably already know unconsciously or from childhood. My interests lie primarily in acid rock and hard rock from the sixties; but seriously this is the book Im getting the most out of.Finally; Ive just got to comment on what a couple other reviewers have mentioned. First; the key of F makes sense guitar-wise for many of these songs. A brief strum-though will show you why; the various open chords used sound ideal and arent some sort of chintzy approximation. And then; one person complained that the book wont lie flat on the music stand. Well; notice the emblem on the top-left of the cover. It reads: "Lay Flat; Sewn Binding." That says it all. This book; like everything from Dover is a quality production using sewn signatures throughout. (Ive done business with Dover for nearly forty years; first as a mathematician; then as magician and now as a musician). Do the old thing we all learned in grade school a half-century ago; where you break in a new book by degrees. Anyway; it lies flat on my music stand perfectly well so I dont know what this person was seeing. As for an odor; well; I have an overly acute sense of smell and havent noticed anything untoward. My suggestion would be not to store it by the kitty litter box in between rehearsals.Whew! This turned out longer than I expected. But Im so enamored with the book that I wanted to share my delight with others (my first review ever for ).In a nutshell; this is the perfect guitar songbook for learning the instrument; I think. And at a bargain price; too.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Nice Collection of American SongsBy William StruseA fine collection of American folk music and songs. Each piece has a informative description about the history of the song.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. American Song Treasury falls shortBy Jacques DEnfieldThis compilation is a decent cross-section of USA songs; but not as comprehensive as I expected.
