The only major biography of Sam Peckinpah in print, David Weddle's If They Move...Kill 'Em! : The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. But before the shoot 'em up shootout begins, we see a group of respectable-looking officers helping a little old lady cross the road. Kill 'Em! 9780802115461 - 'if They Move Kill 'em : the Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah by Weddle, David - AbeBooks Let's go. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage - The Definitive Edition: 50 Years After "The Wild Bunch" from the…. This is a good biography and analysis of Peckinpah's film. tells the wild story of Peckinpah's life with novelistic verve and does justice to one of the most important bodies of work in American cinema. . Only 1 left in stock. When your your young you appreciate movies with a sad ending. Released 16 February 1998 on Creation (catalog no. Kill 'Em! is his wild and woolly story. is the first major biography of David Samuel Peckinpah. exhaustive and endlessly intriguing.” —Booklist Written by the film critic and historian David Weddle, this fascinating account does critical justice to an important body of cinema as it spins the tale of David Samuel Peckinpah’s dramatic, overcharged life and the turbulent times through which he moved. December 18th 2000 Popular Book Peckinpah Today: New Essays on the Films of Sam Peckinpah. exhaustive and endlessly intriguing.” Sam Peckinpah was a silver spoon type who turned out to be one of the best directors of all time. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Novelistic in its writing, writer David Weddle turned in a page-turning, engaging book about an abusive alcoholic Artist. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. tells the wild story of Peckinpah's life with novelistic verve and does justice to one of the most important bodies of work in American cinema. . Everything is there the movies legendary 'Ride the High Country', 'The Wild Bunch', 'Ballad of Cable Hogue' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid', 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia', 'Cross of Iron'. Sam Peckinpah didn't direct Hollywood classics. Well done biography of a deeply complicated artist -- director of one of my favorite films, The Wild Bunch, and another guilty pleasure-- Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia. . Genres: Alternative Dance. He had personal knowledge of Peckinpaw. If They Move Kill 'Em (My Bloody Valentine Arkestra) Darklands: If They Move Kill 'Em (12" Disco Mix) Badlands: Credits (6) Paul Harte Design Concept. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The Wild Bunch is my all-time favorite movie probably because I saw it when I was young. Luckily for everyone else he was not, and leaves a legacy of great movies. Terrific. . David Weddle's wealth of informtion is astonishing, and his style is immediately engaging and readable. A great read and well written. It covers his childhood, growing up as the son of a wealthy lawyer with deep roots in the old west to his time in the U.S. Marine Corp stationed in China during WWII, to directing theater in college, to becoming a successful TV screen writer to his evolution to film director. Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2008. Label: Creation Records - CTP 284 • Format: Vinyl 12 Primal Scream - If They Move Kill 'Em … The only major biography of Sam Peckinpah in print, David Weddle's If They Move...Kill 'Em! If They Move . The anger and the rebellion was just nonsense. Fortunately, film historians and critics, as well as a wide range of movie lovers are revisiting and reappraising the films of Sam Peckinpah. It was thorough, factual and an enjoyable read. Borrowed this from Ben's old London roommate, who was a film student. We’d love your help. A quick side note: "If they move...kill 'em!" If They Move, Kill 'Em, a Single by Primal Scream. An exhaustive, tragic biography of an embattled genius. Kill 'Em! A must read for any fan of his movies;takes you behind the scenes on the making of such classics as Ride the High Country, The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. This book really got rid of the idea of the demonic selfdestructive genius. If They Move, Kill 'Em, a Single by Primal Scream. Bloody Sam: The Life and Films of Sam Peckinpah, Sam Peckinpah: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers (Paperback)), Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage - The Definitive Edition: 50 Years After "The Wild Bunch" from the Writer Who Knew Him Best, Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies, The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film, Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company, The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood, Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game. "What Citizen Kane was to movie lovers in 1941, The Wild Bunch was to cineastes in 1969", critic Michael Sragow wrote in the New Yorker. Peckinpah was essentially a brilliant director to begin with but then totally blew it because he was a drunk. Born 100 years too late: 'The Wild Bunch, Strawdogs, and beset by personal demons -- as! 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