Tag Archives: Spaghetti Western

Sinister Cinema: Adios, Tuco

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Don

While I’m not even trying to mention the passing of every movie star, I’ve got to acknowledge the death of Eli Wallach (1915-2014) on June 24, taking out another third of the trinity from The Good, the Bad, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, REH | Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Cimmerian Awards, Columbo, Eli Wallach, Howard Days, Janet Leigh, Peter Falk, Spaghetti Western, The Cimmerian, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Magnificent Seven, The Robert E. Howard Foundation, Tuco the bandit |

Sinister Cinema: After 36 Years

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Don

Jesús Ángel González López — the guy who told us all about La Cuidad Maldita, the Spaghetti Western version of Hammett’s Red Harvest — recently dropped me a note to say: “Did I tell you I sent a DVD copy … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, News | Tagged Jason E. Squire, Jesus Angel Gonzales Lopez, La Cuidad Maldita, Spaghetti Western |

Posse McMillan: Contrappasso Noir

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Don

Dennis McMillan has been buzzing through the area lately — you’ll remember he got his car with Kansas plates stolen as an early Xmas present — and a few weeks later he got the ticket for his stolen car running … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, Film, Lit, News, Willeford | Tagged Bob Truluck, Contrappasso, Floyd Salas, George Pelecanos, James Crumley, Jesus Angel Gonzales Lopez, Jim Nisbet, La Cuidad Maldita, Lester Goran, Matthew Asprey, Michael Connelly, Spaghetti Western |

Sinister Cinema: La Cuidad Maldita

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Don

Previously on this blog, our pal from Spain — Dr. Jesús Ángel González López — tipped the Up and Down These Mean Streets community to the existence of a movie version of Hammett’s Red Harvest that many — probably most — of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, News | Tagged Alberto de Stefanis, Alberto Grimaldi, Chet Bacon, Clint Eastwood, Gianni Garko, Hamilton Nash, James Coburn, Jason E. Squire, Jesus Angel Gonzales Lopez, Juan Bosch, La Cuidad Maldita, Lillian Hellman, Red Harvest, Sergio Leone, Spaghetti Western, William Powell |

Sinister Cinema: What Ever Happened to Lee Van Cleef?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Don

Okay, you keystroke the term Spaghetti Western, you’re pretty much going to start thinking about Lee Van Cleef. How could you not? After prepping the post about La Cuidad Maldita, Van Cleef’s image drifted to mind, one thing led to another, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film | Tagged Bill Crider, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, John Ford, Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Primus, Spaghetti Western, Strother Martin, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |

Hammett: Some Spaghetti with that Western, Please

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Don

As I was just saying in my last post, a guy from Spain came out on the tour and mentioned that Hammett’s novel Red Harvest had been made as a Spaghetti Western — and, no, he wasn’t talking about A … Continue reading →