The quest for gold and a thirst for revenge sends gunslingers Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach on a collision course in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Guest writer Jeff Pike critiques the good, bad and (yes) ugly in Sergio Leone’s landmark 1966 Italian western.
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Is Spike Lee Right About “Django Unchained”?
Spike Lee says Quentin Tarantino should never have made “Django Unchained.” Is he right? We “Ask Movie Irv,” and then we ask you!
Read more →Pasta Pistoleros: 10 Essential Spaghetti Westerns
With the spaghetti western-inspired Django Unchained drawing everybody’s attention, we thought that we’d share our selection of essential oaters from Italy for your consideration. Were we dead on, or did we miss the mark?
Read more →A Taste of Spaghetti…Westerns
Guest blogger Rick 29 presents his picks for the 10 best Spaghetti Westerns: The long dusters. The dirty towns. Extreme close-ups. Lengthy stares. Dubbed dialogue. And, of course, the Ennio Morricone music. I love a good Spaghetti Western! Here are…
Read more →Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
“Big,” “epic,” and “sprawling” are the words critics frequently use to describe this now-revered 1968 Spaghetti Western. Yet, despite its lengthy running time and visually massive backdrop, Once Upon a Time in West focuses tightly on the relationships among four…
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