I answered that usually when they have big retros like this, it means updated DVD’s are coming out a few months after, as the films are usually cleaned up and updated. It probably will all tie in with Tarantino’s SW (“Django Unchained”) that’s coming out Christmas 2012.
3-week, 26-film Spaghetti Westerns festival starts today! Opening weekend highlights include Corbucci’s DJANGO; Leone’s A FISTUL OF DOLLARS; new 35mm print of Corbucci’s THE MERCENARY; U.S. premiere of complete Italian version of Sollima’s THE BIG GUNDOWN; and much more!
That’s what I’M hoping! Caught “The Mercenary” at FF yesterday…the gunfight between Musante and Palance is great, everyone watching was into it, sitting still; the movie itself drags in spots, but it’s worth it for that moment.
Any chance to see these films on the big screen as they were meant to be seen should be taken if given the opportunity. Bravo to the Film Forum for this undertaking. I just wish I was in New York instead of L.A.
Here and there…the guy sitting in front of me left in the middle, and the guy to the left of me had his head in his hands a few times…but besides the gunfight, I also loved the music…can’t get enough of that whistling!
I went yesterday and saw “Face to Face” and “Tepepa”. I had a blast finally seeing those two films. I was surprised and a little disappointed with the print of Face to Face however. It was in real rough shape to put it mildly, but I was still happy to watch it on the big screen. The print for Tepepa was great looking! I wish we would get North American releases for these two great films already.
[quote=“RamonRed, post:19, topic:2992”]I was surprised and a little disappointed with the print of Face to Face however. It was in real rough shape to put it mildly, but I was still happy to watch it on the big screen.[/quote]Personally I’d prefer to pay to see a battered proper cinema print paying then them playing it from a disc. Can watch discs at home.
