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John Mansell, the author of Italian Western. Violent Image, Savage Soundtrack talks to James Anthony Phillips about writing the book and his love of the genre and its music. James Anthony Phillips is an adjunct lecturer at several New York City universities and is a freelance journalist specializing in film and music.   James Anthony Phillips. Why were you interested in Italian Westerns and not American? What are the differences in cinematic approach?   John Mansell. Like so many people, I too was interested in American westerns. I enjoyed films such as The Big Country, Shane, The Magnificent Seven, and...

10 Questions for Trav S.D. Regarding the Marx Brothers Miscellany Who were the Marx Brothers? – The Marx Brothers were the most critically acclaimed and successful stage and screen comedy team in history. Their period of activity lasted from roughly 1905, when two of the five brothers started out in vaudeville, through 1977, when the most famous of the brothers (Groucho) passed away. The members were Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo (who quit in 1918), and Zeppo (who replaced Gummo and performed with the team through 1933). The brothers starred in movies, radio, television, and on Broadway. Two of them also...

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