The only extra is a very, very good one: a knowledgable commentary track by filmmaker Alex Cox, the director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy and an expert
on Spaghetti Westerns.
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Not exact matches
This is my Southwest spin
on the classic Italian recipe «Eggs in Purgatory» and is a breakfast fit for Mr.
Spaghetti Western himself, Clint Eastwood.
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With his focus
on the outlaw spirit of those old
spaghetti Westerns, it's not surprising Vohra has a lot of thoughts
on what it means to be an independent craft brewer.
In the midst of vast array of online
western wear such as sassy tank tops and hot
spaghettis, we really can't concentrate
on just ethnic wears.
After Menke's tragic death in 2010, Raskin got the call from Tarantino to take the lead
on editing his new
Spaghetti -
Western - meets - blaxploitation flick.
If there's a genre of filmmaking that he loves, he will produce his take
on it at some point — and he really, really loves
spaghetti westerns.
Gerald McRaney, Dennis Christopher, and Laura Cayouette are also signed
on to star in the «Southern - fried
spaghetti Western,» while Kurt Russell is in talks to replace Kevin Costner as Candie's right - hand man Ace Woody.
Filtering a piquantly feminist perspective
on Iranian gender relations through a mesh of genre influences including low - rent horror, film noir and even
spaghetti western, here's a fantasy underworld with entirely its own woozy, sinister flavour.
The two genres have a history of interchange, be it the influence of classic
Westerns on the films of John Carpenter (who even penned two obscure
Westerns, El Diablo and Blood River) and George A. Romero or the parallel development of the giallo and the
spaghetti Western in Italy.
With a clever tip of the ten - gallon hat to Sergio Leone's highly influential
spaghetti westerns, The American strolls across the screen conveying its drama with an emphasis
on the human face as one assassin steps out of the shadows to bathe in some momentary sunshine.
Seems Franco Nero (CAMELOT, DJANGO, FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE, DIE HARD 2, and he's a voice for the upcoming CARS 2) has apparently revealed to Movieplayer (in Italian) that he's working
on some sort «
Spaghetti Western» project with Quentin Tarantino.
Antoine Fuqua (SOUTHPAW, THE EQUALIZER), who previously acknowledged the influence of
spaghetti westerns on his approach to making violent, anti - heroes / gunmen films, is attached to direct.
Leone is even more notable than the other directors
on our list as not only did he never receive an Oscar for direction he didn't even once get a nomination despite producing such classic
Spaghetti Westerns like the trilogy of A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Though U.S. audiences likely weren't able to appreciate the movie
on the same level as native Chinese speakers because of the way that the film plays around with the language, it's still an amusing and wildly madcap
spaghetti western that's anchored by a trio of fantastic performances by director / star Wen, Chow Yun - Fat and Ge You, who have such great comedic timing between them that the subtitles often move too quickly to read.
Guest spots
on «The Office» and «Eastbound & Down» are one thing, but starring in a Spanish - language comedy that's equal parts
spaghetti western and telenovela is a pretty daring career move even for someone as seemingly fearless as Ferrell.
Add in the admittedly precious conceit of overlaying the trailer with a
spaghetti western feel, and I'm charmed and totally
on board.
Baker also touched
on series creator Hideo Kojima: «I don't know what's going
on at Konami, but I love Kojima, and I love him as a dude, I respect him as a game maker, as really one of the first cinematic game makers that we had, someone that really understood in a very Sergio Leone
spaghetti western way of making film in a game, and for giving us one of the greatest video game characters ever in the multiple iterations of Snake.»
The (anti--RRB- heroes face plenty of wayward friendly fire before Colt comically mistakes them for actual heroes advancing the front into enemy territory, and a late scene lampoons Eastwood's
spaghetti westerns, as our boys face off —
on a war - torn French lane — with the Nazi enemy.
Hugely successful
on their original release, Tessari's films spawned numerous unofficial sequels and proved influential
on the emerging
spaghetti Western genre.
Bonus materials
on the unrated Blu - ray release include audio commentaries for both films by
spaghetti Western experts; They Called Him Ringo, an archival featurette with star Giuliano Gemma; A
Western Greek Tragedy, an archival featurette with Lorella de Luca and camera operator Sergio D'Offizi; Revisiting Ringo, a new video interview with critic and Ringo fan Tony Rayns; gallery of original promotional images; and reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork.
Based
on the novel Carmen by Prosper Merimee, with Nero as the loyal, straight - arrow soldier José demoted after he's tricked by gypsy hellion Carmen (Tina Aumont), it's the rare
spaghetti western that is actually set in Spain, where it was shot.
However, once you get past the fact that Ted Post, who directed Eastwood in the
spaghetti Western wanna - be Hang Em High, has chosen to mostly ignore the first film's visual appearance, it's easy to enjoy Magnum Force as a straight - forward action vehicle, with a tongue - in - cheek premise of the dirtiest cop
on the force coming to terms with his own feelings as far as seeing known criminals get away with murder.
In Django Unchained (2012), Quentin Tarantino takes
on one of his favorite genres: the
spaghetti western, with all its extreme violence, operatic drama, eccentric characters, and brutal portrait of frontier existence.
While both Clooney and Eastwood stand out as flawed, yet powerful and resourceful enigmas (which I suspect is how many Europeans see America) Leone's
spaghetti westerns not only imported Eastwood's badass - itude but a uniquely American genre to be emulated and turned
on its ear.
On a larger scale, it builds on the concept of the western antihero, studying avarice and folly with the same keen eye Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood would employ a decade later in their more self - aware spaghetti western
On a larger scale, it builds
on the concept of the western antihero, studying avarice and folly with the same keen eye Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood would employ a decade later in their more self - aware spaghetti western
on the concept of the
western antihero, studying avarice and folly with the same keen eye Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood would employ a decade later in their more self - aware
spaghetti westerns.
One part intimate old school
Western recalling William Wyler's The Big Country, another reveling in the Italian
Spaghetti theatrics directors like Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) and Sergio Corbucci (The Big Silence) practically invented, the movie's most obvious comparison might actually be the works of playwright Tennessee Williams, the scenario at hand owing more to Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof than it does Once Upon a Time in the West or Shane.
Nero, a major contributor to the
spaghetti western genre, also understands Morricone's value to the genre, and offers his own incisive comments between the composer's own analytical thoughts
on the quality of his early Sergio Leone scores (with Morricone describing Fistful of Dollars as «the worst
western music that I've ever done for Leone»).
Often dressed in an anachronistic cassock and with a rather astonishing sweep of leonine hair, Gleeson cuts an imposing and authoritative figure, like something from a rough - edged
spaghetti western dropped
on the dramatic west coast of Ireland.The role provides a fantastic showcase for the actor, as he captures the inner conflict and outward placidity of the character.
Personally, I can't wait to hear a «Magnificent Seven» ride of dino - avengers, or a «Good, Bad and the Ugly»
spaghetti western showdown for the genre - spanning musical world that's been so wonderfully set up
on the ranch here.
Among the newly featured films are a couple of Australian comedies, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
on Monday and Strictly Ballroom
on Friday, the early Woody Allen sci - fi comedy Sleeper
on Tuesday, sparkling screwball comedy Libeled Lady
on Thursday, quintessential
spaghetti western A Fistful of Dollars
on Friday, and Garbo showcase Queen Christina
on Sunday.
You can even imagine him getting giddy about the logos and opening titles he places
on the film, unmistakably inspired by those
spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone and others.
The latest trailer from Ubisoft's
spaghetti -
western first - person shooter Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is heavy
on the gunplay, as it details several of game's multiplayer modes.
We hope Ubisoft is indeed working
on a Far Cry 5, and that its a
Spaghetti Western style game.
From the demo I played, I was beholden to a pixelated
spaghetti western combined with familiar RPG storytelling elements that is not only a single - player experience, but can also incorporate up to four players to join in
on the adventure, which was something I was really impressed with.
It is an arena shooter that is reminiscent of
spaghetti Westerns, and it is set to release
on the PlayStation 4 during the launch window.
Western Outlaw: Wanted Dead or Alive 2003 In this first - person shooter inspired by the old Clint Eastwood
spaghetti westerns, players take
on the role of the Stranger — a gunslinger who must rescue a kidnapped girl from an evil land baron.
Drawing inspiration from
spaghetti western films, the game is a fantastic example of creating a cinematic video game experience without relying
on cutscenes.
From there he has created performances for HATCH including
Spaghetti Powerpoint based
on the re showing of a
Spaghetti Western.
On the other side of the gallery, Gioj, who has been replicating cinema props out of clay, presented All The Cigars Smoked by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's
Spaghetti Westerns.
Psycho
Spaghetti Westerns contains Ruscha's examination of the «effects of time
on landscape» and is his first solo show in his hometown in twelve years.
She titled this documentary «A
Spaghetti Western on Lean Urbanism,» and it's well worth a watch if you're at all considering making the move to a leaner and more appropriate dwelling.