A Fistful of Dollars remake has been announced and might be the most egregious modern reboot so far. Should Sergio Leone’s masterworks be untouchable? The remake and reboot fascination continues with announcements fired out almost daily to tell us some iconic film is being unnecessarily spruced up for the modern audience, who have all but […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West, 1968. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, and Keenan Wynn. SYNOPSIS: Sergio Leone’s timeless classic Once Upon a Time in the West makes its 4K Ultra HD debut as […]
Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West comes to 4K Ultra HD for 55th anniversary
In celebration of its 55th anniversary, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Sergio Leone’s classic 1968 Spaghetti Western Once Upon a Time in the West which goes on sale this May; check out the cover artwork and details below… Set in the dying days of the Old West, a struggle […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, 1966. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly was restored in 4K a few years ago, and now Kino Lorber has issued it on 4K UltraHD Blu-ray, with an accompanying 2K Blu-ray disc. You’ll […]
The Greatest Action Directors of All Time
Tom Jolliffe looks at the greatest action directors of all time… The action genre has never particularly had the greatest respect associated with it. Maybe there’s a feeling that they’re dramatically anaemic, or sometimes intellectually inferior, but this isn’t always the case. It’s a genre that doesn’t always have consistent specialists, because certain directors who […]
Blu-ray Review – Sergio Leone Westerns: Five Film Collection
Sergio Leone Westerns: Five Film Collection Directed by Sergio Leone Starring Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn, Rod Steiger, Eli Wallach, Gian Maria Volonte, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Mario Brega, Marianne Koch, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Giuffre, Al Mulock, Jack Elam, Woody Strode, Gabriele Ferzetti, Keenan Wynn, Frank Wolff, Lionel Stander, […]
Blu-ray Review – For a Few Dollars More (1965)
For a Few Dollars More, 1965. Directed by Sergio Leone Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte, Mara Krup, Luigi Pistilli, Klaus Kinski, Josef Egger, Panos Papadopulos, Benito Stefanelli, Robert Camardiel, Aldo Sambrell, Luis Rodriguez, Mario Brega. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber has completed its Special Editions of Sergio Leone’s “dollar” or “man with no […]
Blu-ray Review – A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars, 1964. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonte, Wolfgang, Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, and Joseph Egger. SYNOPSIS: If you’re a fan of director Sergio Leone’s “man with no name” trilogy of spaghetti westerns, you’ll want to snap up this new edition of A Fistful of Dollars. In […]
Blu-ray Review – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Special Edition, 1966. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: Okay, it’s been 51 years since The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was released, but who’s counting? This new 50th Anniversary Special Edition from Kino Lorber pulls out […]
