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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, except in the entertainment industry, where it’s usually recognized as copyright infringement. No matter how much you love a fellow filmmaker’s idea, that idea is their intellectual property and therefore protected under copyright.

Despite clearly drawn boundaries regarding matters of copyright, plenty of filmmakers have been accused of borrowing from an existing IP without consent from the rights holder. A number of epic films have faced accusations of copyright infringement. The Cabin in the Woods and The Matrix, to name just a few. In both of those cases, the suits were dismissed; however, things don’t always work out that way.

As it turns out, co-writer/director Sergio Leone played fast and loose with intellectual property laws when he made the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western A Fistful of Dollars, and he paid the price. Celebrated filmmaker Akira Kurosawa took in the...

Spaghetti Western fans who are looking for something new for them may want to consider the 1972 western/comedy film Man of the East. The movie, directed by Italian filmmaker Enzo Barboni, is now streaming on Prime Video.

The film fits perfectly into the definition of a Spaghetti Western, a genre of low-budget Westerns by European directors mainly produced in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s.Man of The East features Terence Hill as a young Englishman named Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Philip Moore, who is sent to the American West to become a man - the dying wish of his late father. Three friends of Tom’s father are tasked with helping him find himself, but find that it is more difficult than they thought.

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Rotten Tomatoes is an increasingly popular metric for judging whether or not a film is worth an audience's time, carefully curating the opinions of dozens of critics to distill a movie's quality down to an easily digestible score. So, when a film can achieve the incredibly rare 100% score, it's worth taking notice.

There are a number of great Western films that earn the coveted 100% Rotten Tomatoes crown, each providing audiences with an entertaining and powerful portrayal of the Wild Wild West. These films have stood the test of time, widely considered some of the best movies ever made.

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The First in Clint Eastwood's Dollars Trilogy Is the Best A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

One of the greatest trilogies of all time, Sergio Leone's...

Tubi has been one of the most reliable streaming services since its inception in 2014, as evident by the fact that the streaming platform hosts 80 million monthly active users as of May 2024. Being an ad-supported platform that does not necessarily require a subscription may be the reason for its overwhelming user count, which, while not as large as Netflix and Prime Video, is nevertheless a respectable number.

The streaming service offers a variety of genres, ranging from horror to Westerns, which is one of the most popular genres on the platform. The Western genre, in particular, has been one of the most sought-after on Tubi, leading to the inclusion of new films each month. Speaking of which, here are some exciting Western films coming to Tubi in September 2024 that you might want to see.

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Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy introduced the world to the Man With No Name, a drifter bounty hunter in the Old West. Played by Clint Eastwood in his breakout role, the antihero goes under different names for all three movies as he fights some of the West's worst outlaws and becomes a reluctant hero for those in need. Along the way, he makes sure to maintain an advantage over competitors and outlaws alike, proving himself to be a savvy and cunning bounty hunter.

The Dollars Trilogy stands out as one of the greatest trilogies in cinematic history and is a turning point for the Western genre, with Clint Eastwood's antihero becoming an icon of film. These films left behind the romanticism of John Wayne movies for a grittier, pulpy combination of action and adventure. From partnering with a seasoned gunslinger to his quest for gold, Eastwood's role in the...

A Fistful of Dollars remake may pave the way for more remakes of Eastwood's iconic Dollars trilogy, but The Good, The Bad and the Ugly must be left alone. While remaking A Fistful of Dollars may be risky, the film was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is one of the best Westerns ever made, and a remake is destined to fare poorly in comparison.

The upcoming remake of Clint Eastwood's A Fistful of Dollars is already generating controversy, but things could turn even uglier if it leads to another big redo. Eastwood is one of the last major stars to make his name with Westerns. Clint Eastwood Westerns were darker and more cynical than those produced during Hollywood's "Golden Era." Eastwood's anti-heroes had no trouble shooting people in the back or acting in dishonorable ways. The star made...

Fans are already petitioning for Scott Eastwood to fill his father's iconic role in the upcoming A Fistful of Dollars remake. Hollywood nepotism may actually benefit the remake project by casting Scott Eastwood in the lead role made famous by Clint. Scott Eastwood, with a solid acting resume and a lineage in Hollywood, seems like the perfect candidate for the role of The Man With No Name.

The announcement that Clint Eastwood movie A Fistful of Dollars is being remade has met with the usual wall of incredulity and scorn from social media, but in amongst the outrage, some fans have already moved on to petition for one particular person to be cast in the role of The Man With No Name. While the new iteration of the Spaghetti Western that spawned the genre is still in early development, and no casting decisions are on the horizon, the name that...

Euro Gang Entertainment is taking on the challenge of remaking Clint Eastwood's classic A Fistful of Dollars. The new movie is in early stages of development, so little is currently known about the film. While remakes can be controversial, even classics like A Fistful of Dollars may find success with a modern twist.

One of Clint Eastwoods best-known Westerns is getting a surprising remake. While it is hard to imagine anyone touching any of Eastwoods genre-defining movies, Euro Gang Entertainment is developing a new take on A Fistful of Dollars, the first in the classic Dollars trilogy that also featured For a Few Dollars More, and, of course, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Although this kind of production can be seen as almost blasphemous, the new movie is not being produced by a group of amateurs looking for a quick cash-in on a popular IP. Euro Gang...

The 1964 film A Fistful of Dollars is getting a remake decades later. A Sergio Leone-directed classic in the spaghetti Western genre, A Fistful of Dollars stars Clint Eastwood as the gunfighter The Man with No Name. The film follows this anonymous gunslinger as he pits two feuding smalltown families against each other in an area that has been sharply divided by conflict. In addition to Eastwood, the film's leading cast features Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, and Sieghardt Rupp.

As per Deadline, a remake of A Fistful of Dollars is now in development.

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Clint Eastwood's Western stardom started with the Man with No Name in the Dollars Trilogy. Leone's trilogy of films ascends in achievement and excitement, culminating in a grand masterpiece. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly solidified Eastwood's Man with No Name as a legendary screen hero.

While Clint Eastwood achieved success on the Western television series Rawhide, which aired on CBS for eight seasons between 1959 and 1965, he gained international film stardom in Europe as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leones Dollars Trilogy Spaghetti Western film series. Leone never intended for the first installment, A Fistful of Dollars, to be the beginning of a trilogy. The films American distributor, United Artists, saw commercial potential in releasing A Fistful of Dollars and the next two installments, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as a trilogy and invented the Man...

A Fistful of Dollars marked Clint Eastwood's big break into Hollywood, solidifying his connection to Spaghetti Western films and launching a successful career. Despite Paint Your Wagon not being a major hit, Eastwood's role showcased his versatility as an actor and earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Clint Eastwood's portrayal of Detective Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry became iconic, leading to numerous sequels and commercial success.

Established actor and director Clint Eastwood is remembered for his highly decorated career, starring in some of the best Western movies of all time. Since the beginning of Eastwood's career in 1955, he's starred in over 60 film titles as an actor and has directed over 40, which is an impressive feat across an almost seven-decade span. Along the way, certain movies helped cement his legacy and define his on-screen persona.

Of course, with such a brilliant and diverse list of films under his belt,...

The Man with No Name's clever use of dead bodies as decoys showcased his intelligence in A Fistful of Dollars. The bridge explosion scene in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was a powerful display of The Man with No Name's danger. The iconic quote "every gun makes its own tune" highlighted The Man with No Name's individualism in the Wild West.

Clint Eastwood as The Man with no Name in Sergio Leone’s Dollar Trilogy had some of the greatest moments ever committed to the big screen. An absolute icon of the Western genre, this nameless outlaw had countless legendary moments throughout A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. With uncaring charisma and an eternally cool aesthetic, Eastwood’s iconic portrayal in this Spaghetti Western series became one of the most recognizable characters in all of cinema.

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For nearly a century, the Western genre has been captivating movie-goers with gun-slinging cowboys who traverse the Wild West. As time progressed and societal norms shifted, so too did the western films of each era. They began to act as windows into contemporary culture rather than reflections of past eras. Western movies have become beloved staples in cinema and continue to thrill viewers today with their daring adventures set against grandiose landscapes.

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Since its birth, the western genre has retained its liveliness and novelty through many decades of existence. Creative filmmakers have continued to deliver their renditions of this classic Western style, keeping it relevant even today.

10 ‘The Hateful Eight’ (2015)

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins

In ‘The Hateful Eight’, Tarantino presents a revisionist-film-meets-spaghetti-western that honors westerns of the 1960s. Think about all those stories of violence,...

The good news is that Kino’s new 4K encodings of Sergio Leone’s first two Italo ‘Dollars’ oaters look terrific, with Fistful showing a lot of improvement: the basic restorations are from prime Italian film elements. And the packages are collector / home theater enthusiast friendly — standard Blu-ray encodings are part of the deal. As the films are still licensed from MGM, they include the extras from 2007 of which we’re very proud. The end results may be the first Leone disc release that makes this viewer ‘The Man with No Complaints.’ Don’t forget, they’re separate purchases.

A Fistful of Dollars + For a Few Dollars More

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1964-1965 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date May 31, 2022 / Separate Purchases / Available through Kino Lorber Fistful and A Few More /

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian-Maria Volontè, Lee Van Cleef

Original Music: Ennio Morricone

Directed by Sergio Leone

Yes,...

Cinema Retro issue #44 is now shipping to subscribers worldwide.

We present out first regular edition with a consistent theme throughout: "Girl Power!", as we celebrate female stars and films of the 1960s.

Diane A. Rodgers examines two of the first female action heroes of the big screen: Monica Vitti as Modesty Blaise  and Raquel Welch as super spy Fathom.

Mike Siegel provides a rare interview with Marianne Koch, who recalls filming A Fistful of Dollars with Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood.

Lee Pfeiffer presents an exclusive interview with Stefanie Powers about starring in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Dawn Dabell explores the exotic world of the Emmanuelle films, the first attempt to present erotica from a female perspective.

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Sergio Leone’s breakthrough international sensation has returned, in a 4k restoration from Italy that’s bound to continue the controversy over odd choices of color. In every other aspect this umpteenth edition of the first murderous adventure of The Man With No Name is the best yet, with a clean image and good new extras.

A Fistful of Dollars

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1964 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Per un pugno di dollari; Fistful of Dollars / Street Date May 22, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volontè, Wolfgang Lukschy, Seighardt Rupp, Joe Egger, Aldo Sambrell, Mario Brega.

Cinematography: Massimo Dallamano

Art Direction: Carlo Simi

Original Music: Ennio Morricone

Written by A. Bonzzoni, Jaime Comas Gil, Victor Andrés Catena, Sergio Leone

Produced by Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi

Directed by Sergio Leone (Bob Robertson)

This is a long-awaited title, not because there aren’t umpteen previous versions out there,...

To celebrate the 4K restoration and re-release of Clint Eastwood’s A Fistful of Dollar’s Park Circus has dropped a new trailer and poster.

The Spaghetti Western was directed by Sergio Leone and starred Clint Eastwood in his first leading role in which he was reportedly paid $15,000, alongside Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger.

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The film was initially released in Italy in 1964 and didn’t receive its Us release until three years later in 1967. It was followed by For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, also starring Eastwood. Collectively, the films are known as the “Dollars Trilogy”, or “The Man with No Name Trilogy”. All three films were later released in sequence in the United States in 1967, catapulting Eastwood into stardom.

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Nunnally Johnson hands us a well-written spy & hostage drama set in Cold War Berlin, with plenty of intrigue and good humor to boot. Gregory Peck is the troubled negotiator and Broderick Crawford a Yankee galoot sticking his nose where it isn’t wanted. This one has been out of reach for quite a while — and it works up some fun suspense.

Night People

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1954 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date July 25, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Björk, Rita Gam, Walter Abel, Buddy Ebsen, Max Showalter, Jill Esmond, Peter van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Hugh McDermott, Paul Carpenter, Lionel Murton, Ottow Reichow.

Cinematography: Charles G. Clarke

Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer

Original Music: Cyril Mockridge

Story by Jed Harris, Tom Reed

Associate Producer Gerd Oswald

Written, Directed and Produced by Nunnally Johnson

An intelligent cold war thriller about distrust and passive aggression across the East-West divide in Berlin,...

By David Kozlowski | 28 July 2017

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Hey Lrm Weekenders, we survived San Diego Comic-Con 2017 -- did you have a favorite moment? Thor: Ragnarok's latest trailer was a big hit at Lrm (Hulk speaks!). As July comes to a close, we're ramping up for the big movies and TV shows of the late summer through the holiday season.

This week our emphasis is on Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese filmmaker who's works have inspired generations of directors, screenwriters, and actors. Kurosawa's films have been adpapted and remade dozens of times, and we hope that this week's column gives you...

The uncanny Georges Franju strikes again, in an Agatha Christie-like thriller imbued with his special mood, the eerie music of Maurice Jarre and some great actors including Jean-Marie Trintignant, Pierre Brasseur, Dany Saval, Marianne Koch and Pascale Audret. If mood is the key, then Franju has found an ideal setting, a beautifully preserved castle in Brittany.

Spotlight on a Murderer

Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow Academy USA

1961 / Color / 1:37 full frame (1:66 widescreen?) / 92 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / Available from Arrow Video.

Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne Koch, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dany Saval, Jean Babilée,

Georges Rollin, Gérard Buhr, Maryse Martin, Serge Marquand, Philippe Leroy.

Cinematography: Marcel Fredetal

Film Editor: Gilbert Natot

Original Music: Maurice Jarre

Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Georges Franju, Robert Thomas

Produced by Jules Borkon

Directed by Georges Franju

Until a few years ago most U.S. fans knew of Georges Franju solely through the great...

Georges Franju’ Spotlight On A Murderer (Pleins feux sur l’assassin – 1961) will be available on Blu-ray May 30th from Arrow Academy.

When the terminally ill Count Herve de Kerloquen (Pierre Brasseur, Goto, Isle of Love) vanishes without trace, his heirs are told that they have to wait five years before he can be declared legally dead, forcing them to devise ways of paying for the upkeep of the vast family chateau in the meantime. While they set about transforming the place into an elaborate son et lumiere tourist attraction, they are beset by a series of tragic accidents if that s really what they are…

The little-known third feature by the great French maverick Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face, Judex) is a delightfully playful romp through Agatha Christie territory, whose script (written by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac of Les Diaboliques and Vertigo fame) is mischievously aware of the...

Clint Eastwood and Marianne Koch in A Fistful Of Dollars, closing choice for the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May.

With the everyone at fever pitch in anticipation of tomorrow's opening of the Cannes Film Festival with Olivier Dahan's Grace Of Monaco, the organisers have just announced today (13 May) the closing title. In a break with tradition the choice to the end proceedings after the prizes ceremony on 24 May will be a restored copy of the classic Spaghetti Western, A Fistful Of Dollars, directed by Sergio Leone and made in 1964. Normally a new film would take this slot rather than a classic.

Quentin Tarantino will present the film on stage as one of his favourite cult movies. The film which helped to launch Clint Eastwood's career as the Man with No Name has been restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation.

The two other films in the Leone trilogy,...

The Man with No Name Trilogy comes to Blu-ray You can bring finally home the classic spaghetti western trilogy by acclaimed director Sergio Leone on Blu-ray this June. The Man With No Name Trilogy will be released on Blu-ray on June 1. This set, which includes the three films A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good the Bad and the Ugly, will be priced at $69.99 Srp and you can take a look at the cover art and special features below. The films star Clint Eastwood as the legendary "Man With No Name."

Sergio Leone's trilogy of operatic spaghetti Westerns with Clint Eastwood made the former television star into an international sensation as the scraggly, silent Man with No Name, a wandering rogue with a scheming mind and a sense of humor drier than the dusty, wind-scoured desert. The first in the collection, A Fistful of Dollars,...