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 […]
The Man with No Name kicks off Sideshow’s Clint Eastwood Legacy Collection
Sideshow has announced that it is set to launch its Clint Eastwood Legacy Collection of sixth scale figures with the Hollywood legend’s most iconic role, ‘The Man with No Name’, based on the character’s appearance in the final chapter of Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy, the classic 1966 spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the […]
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 […]
Ennio Morricone: Timeless Work and Defining a Genre
Tom Jolliffe on the timeless work of the late, great Ennio Morricone… Alongside the visual imagery in a film, the accompanying music has an ability to work in perfect unison to boost the emotional impact of a sequence. Sometimes a score can enhance a scene, or the music overall can take a picture up a […]
Cops and Cowboys: Clint Eastwood at 90
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Clint Eastwood’s most iconic roles as the movie legend turns 90… A movie icon. He has become, perhaps alongside John Wayne, the most iconic of movie cowboys. That stoic scowl and intense whispered drawl. Clint Eastwood became the quiet, rugged and imposing tough guy, long before they spread into a […]
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, […]
Ten Great Film Scores That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)
Hasitha Fernando with ten great film scores that should have been Oscar nominated but weren’t… The awards season has officially drawn to a close, culminating with Sunday’s Academy Awards. And like every year, there are snubs and surprises galore interspersed with a handful of sure-fire predictable wins. The category of Best Original Score isn’t one […]
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 […]
