The Spaghetti Western thread

[Ian Jane]

Fancy German edition of Death Rides A Horse coming on October 5th.

[Randy G]

Too bad it is region locked. I used to have software that allowed me to unlock DVDs for watching on my computer (which I have hooked up to my TV) but haven't found a similar solution for blu. Just need to bite the bullet and buy a region free bluray player I guess.

[Ian Jane]

Indicator is giving The Big Gundown a pretty fancy UK release.

Release date: December 5, 2022
2-Disc Limited Edition (5000 copies), individually numbered
Region B

Contains three versions for the film: US theatrical cut (90mins); extended US cut (95mins, with scenes that were added for TV broadcast); original 110-minute Italian version (Italian and English audio).
2K restorations
Original mono audio
Isolated music & effects tracks

Extras:
udio commentary with writers and film experts Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman on the Italian theatrical version (2022)
Audio commentary with film historians C Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke on the extended US cut (2013)
Spaghetti Western Memories (2012): documentary in which director Sergio Sollima and actor Tomas Milian revisit this much-heralded western
Tomas Milian: Acting on Instinct (2013): the genre-film star revisits The Big Gundown and reveals some of his acting secrets
Stephen Thrower on ‘The Big Gundown’ (2022): the author and musician on the unique qualities of Sollima’s classic
Austin Fisher on ‘The Big Gundown’ (2022): the author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics, Violence and Popular Italian Cinema situates the film in the wider context of the genre
Original US theatrical trailers
Original Italian theatrical trailer
TV spots
Image galleries
production stills and promotional material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Italian cinema expert Roberto Curti, archival interviews with Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, and Sergio Sollima, extracts from the film’s promotional materials, an examination of the work of co-screenwriter Franco Solinas, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
Limited edition exclusive poster

[Ian Jane]

Coming 9/20/22. I'm looking forward to this one. If Kino has a deal with Paramount.... maybe they'll get us Once Upon A Time In The West on UHD at some point?

Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE COMPLETED BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alex Cox
Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
Optional English Subtitles

[Spaghetti Monkey]

ACE HIGH is pretty fun. I'd probably rate it just a hair better than GOD FORGIVES or BOOT HILL.

[agent999]

Kino announced Ace High for Blu-ray soon, taken from a new 4k scan.

Haven't seen this one, but the idea of Spencer and Hill + Eli Wallach doing his Tuco riff again in the same film sounds great.

[Ian Jane]

Kino announced Ace High for Blu-ray soon, taken from a new 4k scan.

[Randy G]

Looks good, never seen it.

[Ian Jane]

Coming 8/23 (reissue).

Extras:
• Audio Commentary with Producer/Star Tony Anthony, Co-Writer/Star Lloyd Battista, and Executive Producer Ronald J. Schneider
• The Story Of The Stranger - Interview with Producer/Star Tony Anthony
• Looking For Richard - Interview with Co-Writer/Star Lloyd Battista
• Beating A Dead Horse - Interview with Executive Producer Ronald J. Schneider
• Tony & I - Interview with Director Ferdinando Baldi
• Deleted Scenes
• Theatrical Trailer
• French Trailer
• Radio Spots
• Poster & Still Gallery

[Ian Jane]

Coming 6/6/22 in the UK.

[Ian Jane]

Eureka announced that they're reissuing The Great Silence as a standard edition on 4/11/22.

[Spaghetti Monkey]

Sebastian posted some caps of Minnesota Clay over at the SWDB. Looks pretty solid, i may have to pick it up.

[Ian Jane]

Minnesota Clay has made it onto Region B Blu-ray.

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/...-ray-region-b/

[Andrew Monroe]

Singer Christy has passed, as reported at Tom Betts' blog. She sang the title theme on THE BIG GUNDOWN, as well as "Deep Down" from DIABOLIK among many others. I absolutely love her voice. RIP.

[Ian Jane]

The Eureka release of the Sabata films have extras unlike the Kino ones.

That's right.