When I posted the recent podcast about Video Watchdog
magazine and Jess Franco I planned to follow up with some info about my
favorite Franco articles in VW. A recent illness put a halt to my forward
momentum on that front but I'm back to at least point the way toward some of
the best pieces I've read over there in the last 25 years. A damned good place
to start if you're a beginner, or even if you aren't, is Tim Lucas' essay 'Jess
Franco's Declaration of Principles: How to Read the early Films 1959-67' from issue
#157.
Published in 2010 the piece is
Lucas' revisit of his then 20 year old try at processing the work of the famed
Spanish auteur. In the ensuing decades he had had been able to see much more of
Franco's work and therefore had much more meat to chew on when he dug into this
subject at length. As you might expect, the hundred plus titles he had added to
his 'watched' pile gave him new insights, new ideas, new connections pointing
toward possible inspirations and a truly fascinating new way of dividing up the man's entire career. It certainly makes things more interesting and places the movies
in a new light no matter how many of them you've been able to catch. It's an amazing read and well worth checking for yourself if the podcast has you
curious for either the new Watchdog App or the films of Franco. Put them
together for a perfect combination!
Video Watchdog Website: www.videowatchdog.com
Digital Editions: http://www.videowatchdog.com/home/digital/library.html
Digital Library Page with #157 : http://videowatchdog.com/home/digital/library/150-159.html
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Video Watchdog 157 was a very popular issue, and thankfully, we still have some print copies available at
http://videowatchdog.com/home/issues.html
Thanks so much for this Rod! I had a blast doing the podcast with you!
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