{"id":859,"date":"2014-05-21T02:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:40:10","slug":"new-award-reviews-for-showdown-at-shinagawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/new-award-reviews-for-showdown-at-shinagawa\/","title":{"rendered":"New Award &amp; Reviews for SHOWDOWN at SHINAGAWA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2829\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2829-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My book\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #333399;\">SHOWDOWN at SHINAGAWA<\/span><\/em>\u00a0tells true stories from my long career as a director of photography, working on film and digital cinema shoots across the U.S. and all around the world: Japan, India, China, Uganda, the Philippines, New Zealand, France, Singapore, England, Taiwan, Mexico, and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The book has recently been honored as a\u00a0<em>Commended Winner in Non-Fiction<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.selfpublishingreview.com\/spr-awards-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">2014 Self-Publishing Review Awards<\/span><\/a><\/span>. \u00a0One of the three highest non-fiction awards!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECENT REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Funny, sweet, and wise&#8230;deeply moving human interest stories \u2014 the doctor in India who doesn&#8217;t charge for treating people via telemedicine, the young man in England with cystic fibrosis who has a new lease on life thanks to a portable nebulizer, and the medical student in Uganda who is tirelessly working to help his people.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forewordreviews.com\/reviews\/showdown-at-shinagawa\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8211;Foreword Clarion Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The author recalls his near &#8216;big break&#8217; as a novice director doing preproduction in the Philippines for a low-budget Japanese sci-fi film. Thumbs up for this filmmaker&#8217;s collection of postcards from the edge.&#8221; &#8212;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/bill-zarchy\/showdown-at-shinagawa\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Kirkus Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;&#8216;Shanghai Lunch&#8217; is a funny little vignette about Westerners trying Chinese delicacies. &#8216;The Big Break: Malaise in Manila&#8217; is a great little humor piece for those of you just dying to know how a B-movie gets made. &#8212;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/indiereader.com\/2014\/02\/showdown-shinagawa\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">IndieReader<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The book really pulls together as a narrative about humanity in general in a very intriguing and heartwarming way, even when talking about the worst sides of a production or the lowest moments life can offer.\u201d<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\u00a0&#8212;<a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.selfpublishingreview.com\/2014\/02\/review-showdown-at-shinagawa-by-bill-zarchy\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Self-Publishing Review<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Many of the stories found ways to brighten my day, tug at my heartstrings, or help me understand my fellow humans a bit more.\u201d&#8211;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookideas.com\/reviews\/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayReview&amp;id=7372\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">BookIdeas.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Well-written, sharp, and often quite charming.\u201d<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/citybookreview.com\/showdown-at-shinagawa-tales-of-filming-from-bombay-to-brazil\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8211;San Francisco Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;A common theme [is] the camaraderie he has found on movie sets. Be it with his regular collaborators or just one-time-only encounters, he has found the moving image to be a pretty darned good universal language.\u201d<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clevelandmovieblog.com\/2014\/01\/book-review-showdown-at-shinagawa-tales.html\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8211;Cleveland Movie Blog<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The book introduces us to wonderful online viewing where Zarchy&#8217;s remarkable photographic talents are on display.\u201d<span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8212;<a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookreview.com\/$spindb.query.listreview2.booknew.19297\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>BookReview.com<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Visit Showdown online for more info, videos &amp; photos<\/span><span style=\"color: #696969;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/showdownatshinagawa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">showdownatshinagawa.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-863 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0674.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0674\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0674.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0674-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0674-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0674-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0674-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/product\/0984919104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here to Buy SHOWDOWN at SHINAGAWA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>POST A RATING OR REVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve read and enjoyed\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SHOWDOWN AT SHINAGAWA<\/span><\/em>, please\u00a0<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Showdown-Shinagawa-Filming-Bombay-Brazil\/product-reviews\/0984919104\/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1&amp;sortBy=byRankDescending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">post a rating and a brief review on Amazon<\/span><\/a><\/span>. It&#8217;s difficult for self-published books to get noticed, and we appreciate your help in spreading the word.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-841\" src=\"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1326-e1754609945112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SHOWDOWN at SHINAGAWA<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Tales of Filming from Bombay to Brazil<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">by BILL ZARCHY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #606060;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Published by Roving Camera Press <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #606060;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">ISBN: 978-0-9849191-0-9 \u00a0(paperback) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #606060;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">ISBN: 978-0-9849191-1-6 \u00a0(e-book) 216 pages, including 21 pages of color photos<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #696969;\">BUY Paperback version<\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/product\/0984919104\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a0 amazon.com\/dp\/product\/0984919104<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">BUY Kindle version \u00a0<\/span><\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/product\/B00H93K6TQ\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">amazon.com\/dp\/product\/B00H93K6TQ<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Press release \u00a0<\/span><\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/prweb.com\/releases\/2013\/12\/prweb11382628.htm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">prweb.com\/releases\/2013\/12\/prweb11382628.htm<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Showdown online: info, videos &amp; more photos \u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/showdownatshinagawa.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">showdownatshinagawa.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Online press kit &amp; photos \u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/showdownatshinagawa.com\/press-kit\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">showdownatshinagawa.com\/press-kit\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Amazon author page\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/author\/billzarchy\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">amazon.com\/author\/billzarchy<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #696969;\">Facebook Page \u00a0<\/span><\/span><a style=\"color: #6dc6dd;\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/showdownatshinagawa\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">facebook.com\/showdownatshinagawa<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ShowdownFront-200x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-852\" src=\"http:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ShowdownFront-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My book\u00a0SHOWDOWN at SHINAGAWA\u00a0tells true stories from my long career as a director of photography, working on film and digital cinema shoots across the U.S. and all around the world: Japan, India, China, Uganda, the Philippines, New Zealand, France, Singapore, England, Taiwan, Mexico, and Brazil. 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