The Spaghetti Western thread

[Jason C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jason C]

I'm just happy to be getting spaghetti westerns in a nice package with better than decent transfers. I don't mind them putting random sets together that contain titles I already own but add a few I've never heard of. Arrow has even put some special features on these discs.

I wish Arrow do more of the same with Eurocrime and Pinky Violence.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

VCI Entertainment Announces
A Bullet for Sandoval on Blu-Ray & DVD

On November 7th, VCI Entertainment releases the brutal western A Bullet for Sandoval for the first time on Blu-ray and Collector's Edition DVD, produced from new 4K scans of the 35mm negatives.

Civil War Corporal John Warner (George Hilton) deserts the Army to be with the woman he loves and raise the child they’re expecting. A series of tragedies unfold, and Warner turns to vengeance against his lover’s father, Don Pedro Sandoval (Ernest Borgnine), who blames Warner for the loss of his daughter.

Spanish director Julio Buchs brings this raw Spaghetti Western, in the vein of A Fistful of Dollars, to vivid life with a truly sinister performance by the legendary Borgnine.

The special features include a commentary by actor/director/writer Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid and Nancy), an expert on Spaghetti Western films, and the original US theatrical trailer.

The Blu-ray is available for pre-order here:
https://bit.ly/oldies-3rquqCw

The Collector's Edition DVD is available for pre-order here:
https://www.oldies.com/product-view/08233Y.html

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Reissue coming via Kino on 8/13/24.

[FunktionJCB long time lurker Find all posts View Profile Close FunktionJCB]

German label Plaion (formerly Koch) has a series of "deluxe" Spaghetti Western releases, in pretty packaging, featuring the films both on Blu-Ray and DVD, plus a few extras like a bonus booklet and poster.
These releases are English friendly (half has English audio and subtitles, the others have English audio), and are only sold directly on their website.

The 7 titles released so far are:

-I Crudeli (The Hellbenders)
-California
-Da uomo a uomo (Death Rides a Horse)
-Cimitero senza croci (Cemetery Without Crosses)
-Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo (His Name Was Holy Ghost)
-Django spara per primo (Django Shoots First)
-Gli uomini dal passo pesante (The Tramplers)

You can find more details at the The Spaghetti Western Database website, since they have a page dedicated to this series, with specs, reviews, unboxing videos, and more:

https://www.spaghetti-western.net/in...l%27Arrabbiata


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Anyway, I'm mentioning all this because today only, they have these titles at 50% off:
https://shop.plaionpictures.com/film...-westernreihe/

On top of this, a facebook post on their page hints that the existing releases will stop being sold individually soon, so if anyone is interested in these titles/editions, this might be a good chance to get them.
Here's the facebook post, for reference (where they also mention the next title will release in the Autumn):

https://www.facebook.com/PLAION.PICT...GP6pbuW3k3SwVl

[Dark Horse 77 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dark Horse 77]

Reissue coming via Kino on 8/13/24.

For anyone who's gotten the reissue of Navajo Joe: is the Alex Cox commentary better than the original one? I forget who did the first one but am on the fence about buying this one as much as I love Corbucci.