Ennio Morricone at Hollywood Bowl!

"ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD" Academy Award-winning composer Ennio Morricone to make Los Angeles debut at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, October 25, 2009.

Legendary Italian maestro Ennio Morricone will conduct the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in an evening of music drawn from his most famous film scores -- including The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; The Untouchables; Cinema Paradiso; Once upon a Time in America; The Mission; Once upon a Time in the West; A Fistful of Dollars; Sacco and Vanzetti; The Battle of Algiers; A Fistful of Dynamite; and U Turn -- at Hollywood Bowl on Sunday October 25. The evening, which also includes participation by the Angeles Chorale, is billed as "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," and will be Morricone's only U.S. concert appearance of the year.

Tickets for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" go on sale through Ticketmaster on Sunday, September 20 at 10am. Prices range from $15 to $295.

Doc West, Part 2

Doc West (Part 2) starring Terence Hill is being shown on Italian TV Canale 5 on Monday September 14th. The producers have already been given the green light to film 4 more episodes this fall in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

BLOOD FOR A SILVER DOLLAR

Un dollaro bucato – Italian title
Le dollar troué – French title
Un dólar marcado – Argentinean title
Dollari hengestä – Finnish title
Ein Loch im Dollar – German title
Ena trypio dollario – Greek title
One Silver Dollar of Wilderness – Japanese title
Um dólar furado – Portuguese title
Un dólar agujereado – Spanish title
Den Genomskjutna Dollarn – Swedish title
One Silver Dollar – U.K. title
Die Now Pay Later – English title
Blood on a Silver Dollar – English title
Blood for a Silver Dollar – English title

A 1965 Italian, French co-production [Dorica Film/Explorer ‘58/Fono Film (Rome), Les
Films Corona (Paris)]
Producer: Bruno Turchetto, Dario Montanari, Federico Galliani, Giulio Sbarigia, Alberto Dionisi, Robert Dorfmann
Director: Kelvin Jackson Padget (Giorgio Ferroni)
Story: George Finley (Giorgio Stegani)
Screenplay: George Finley (Giorgio Stegani), Calvin Jackson Padget (Giorgio Ferroni)
German dialogue: Horst Sommer
Cinematography: Tony Dry (Antoni Secchi) [Eastmancolor, Cinemascope]
Music: Gianni Ferrio (Giovanni Ferrio)
Song: “A Man…A Story” sung by Fred Bongusto (Alfredo Bongusto)
Song: “Give Me Back” sung by Lidia MacDonald (Lydia McDonald)
Running time: 96 minutes

Cast:
Gary O’Hara - Montgomery Wood (Giuliano Gemma)
Judy O’Hara - Evelyn Stewart (Ida Galli)
McCory/Max Cory/McCoy/Aloysius MacKenzie - Peter Cross (Pierre Cressoy)
Buddy - Alfredo Rizzo
Phillip/Phil “Blackie” O’Hara - Nicholas St. John/Nick Anderson (Nazzareno Zamperla)
Peter - Tor Altmayer (Tullio Altamura)
Brad - Max Dean (Massimo Righi)
Sheriff George Anderson - Frank Farrel (Francisco Fantasia)
Slim - Andrew Scott (Andrea Scotti)
Donaldson - John MacDouglas (Giuseppe Addobbati)
Jim - Benny Reeves (Benito Stefanelli)
henchmen – Peter Surtess (Giovanni Pazzafini), Sal Borgese (Salvatore Borgese), Pedro Sanchez (Ignazio Spalla), Jack Rocha (Moisés Rocha), Jean/John Martin (Gino Marturano), Frank Liston (Franco Lantieri)
with; Benny Farber (Bernard Farber), Luigi Tosi, Pietro Ceccarelli, Bruno Arié, Fortunato Arena, Giulio Maculani, Osiride Pevarello

Former Confederate Army Captain, Gary O'Hara, is sent home after the end of the Civil War with the barrel of his gun cut off. This joke by the Union soldiers will become a vital part of the story later on in the film. O'Hara now wants to start a new life in the West with his wife Judy but has a difficult time finding a job. Gary stumbles into the town of Yellowstone, where he's offered a job by McCory/McCoy who in the sheriff's absense wants Gary to bring in a an outlaw named Blackie. When the two meet O'Hara recognizes the outlaw to be his own brother Phil. Too late he is shot but saved from death by a silver dollar he was carrying in his breast pocket. Blackie is then gunned down by Mc'Coy's henchmen. When the smoke clears Gary learns Blackie wasn't a criminal but had been hired by the local townspeople to protect them from McCoy and his henchmen. Returning home to recover from his wound he learns his wife has fallen into the hands of McCory/McCoy. He tries to get the sheriff to help but finds out he is just another henchman of McCory/McCoy's. Gary on his own cleans-up the town, faces off in a duel with the ringleader and this is were the sawed-off gun barrel comes into play. O'Hara gains the respect of the town and is able to begin that new life with his wife by his side.


Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ7JtVGV6Ys

Remembering Mike Marshall

Born Michael Marshall on September 13, 1944 in Hollywood, California he was the only son of actor, director William Marshall and actress Michèle Morgan. Mike had a small career in French films as a character actor, appearing in over 50 films. Among his six children is actress Sarah Marshall. Mike starred in two above average Spaghetti Westerns “Death Rides Alone” and “I'll Sell My Skin Dearly” both 1972. Later he would lend his voice as the vulture in the film “Jesuit Joe” (1991). Mike died on natural causes at 60 on June 1, 2005 in Caen, France. We remember him today on what would have been his 65th birthday.

Remembering Maurice Jarre

Maurice Alexis Jarre was born on September 13, 1924 in Lyons, France. Although he composed several concert works he'll always be remembered as a composer for film scores. He worked quite often with David Lean for which he composed scores for “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962), “Doctor Zhivago” (1965), “A Passage to India” (1984) for which he won Academy Awards. His biggest single record was “Somewhere My Love” which was recorded by Michael Sammes Singers which reached number 14 in 1966. Jarre composed three European western scores, “Villa Rides” (1968), “El Condor” (1970) and “Red Sun” (1971). Jarre was married to actresses Dani Saval from 1965-1967 and Laura Devon (1967-1984. He is the father of composer Jean Michel Jarre and screenwriter Kevin Jarre. Maurice died on March 29th of this year in Los Angeles, California. Today we remember Maurice Jarre on what would have been his 85th birthday.

Der Schuh des Manitu, Part 1: The Story

The Michael "Bully" Herbig film "Der Schuh des Manitu is now a stage play appearing at the Theatre des Westens in Berlin. For the complete article please refer to the following link:
http://livedesignonline.com/theatre/0910-designing-der-schuh-des-manitu-set/

Spaghetti Western Eats

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Cuisine: American, Mexican fusion
Hours of operation: Mon – Sat 12:00 – 24:00, Sun 12:00 – 23:00
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Voted best Martinis by London and New York Cosmo, and boasting the largest selection of Tequilas outside of Mexico the emphasis is on a multi dimensional atmosphere aimed at young professionals, pre-post theatre audiences as well as the mature business sector.
Slightly set-off from the busy main floor dining, the mezzanine is ideal for private dining in groups of 40 or less. It provides a full view of the main dining and bar area of Navajo Joe. Serviced by a full cocktail and wait staff, guests reserving this area are treated to personal attention and complete access to the food and wet menus.
Joe's bar is Navajo Joe's most personalised and energetic space. With suspended decks and autonomous sound system, this underground room has taken on an identity all its own, attracting a young and assertive crowd who enjoy relaxed conversation and dancing in a space allocated for the bar-goer who expects a little bit more.