Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Korean movie executives are watching to see if an unusual summer blockbuster -- a "kimchi western"-- can help change the fortunes of a struggling domestic industry known for holding its own against Hollywood imports.
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Hell Ride is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the mix.
Balls and Walnuts (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Earlier this evening, Karen was watching A Patch of Blue. She explained the plot to Jake, and when she got to the part about the white blind girl befriending the black guy, I said, “Who, back then, could only be Sidney Poitier.” Then I thought, hold on, there must have been at least a few other [...]
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
For A Few Dollars More (1965) Per qualche dollaro in più (Italian Title) Director: Sergio Leone Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and of course a major Klaus Kinski performance! El Indio: When the chimes end, pick up your gun. Go ahead and shoot me Colonel. Just try.
comingupforair.net (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
TIFF announces its 2008 line-up. The Gala screening goes to a Korean Western: Drawing inspiration from Sergio Leone’s 1966 classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Kim (The Foul King, TIFF 2000) returns to TIFF with the first-ever “kimchi western.” This is also South Korea’s biggest budget movie ever. Looks a bit block-bustery, but still [...]
The Motorcycle Blog Aggregator (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
From Custom Motorcycle Talk by BeachCruiser - Check out the trailer here: http://www.comingsoon.net/hellrideredband.php Thanks Merrill! Opening August 8th, Hell Ride is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the mix. Writer/director Larry Bishop takes on a third role as Pistolero, head honcho of...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
DVD Video Review: Before the Rain, Milcho Manchevski's three-part story set in London and war-torn Macedonia, won the 1994 Golden Lion and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film. As it gets the Criterion treatment, Gary Couzens reviews.
Coffee Coffee and More Coffee (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Busu Yoshihiro Nakamura - 2005 Tartan Asia Extreme Region 1 DVD I only have a couple more titles to go before I have seen every Tartan Asia Extreme DVD available from the Denver Public Library. The Booth is a...
Ian Bone (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
I’m grateful to recent commenters for raising the subject of rural insurrection. I’m especially impressed with JP Allen’s call from deepest Wiltshire for the creation of a Maoist guerrilla army.Simon mentions Captain Swing in Hampshire………a few weeks ago I was visiting Gilbert White’s house in Selborne and there in the shop, nestling among the preserves [...]
Uncertain Times (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
You brought two too many... Ennio Morricone's score for Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West starts with the first notes of his well-known The Man with the Harmonica. The soundtrack, in fact, starts with the first water drip you'll hear on this video. Close your eyes or turn away from the monitor and you'll experience a magnificent piece of sound design and composition. Better to just watch...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The best of the fests are coming to town.
Babylon Wales (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
In 1967 Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood was briefly in Cardiff. He was in the city to promote his first major film, A Fistful of Dollars , directed by Sergio Leone. Although the now famous spaghetti western had been shot in 1964 it took a full three years before it was released in America and Britain. At the time of his Welsh visit Eastwood had yet to achieve significant success as a screen actor....
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
In trying to keep the Style related to topical releases I was faced with a tough decision this week - Wall*E or Wanted. Now what's tough is neither of them really lends itself to this, unless I was either talking about dressing up yourself as a trashbot or an iPodbot ...
