A Good Reason To Continue

I guess this says it all. All the more reason to produce an epic that includes the both a morality play and the elements of the dollar trilogy. Though, while not as sophisticated and learned as Mr. Frayling, I am not sure I agree with this qoute presented in this article by Daniel Edwards in Senses of Cinema: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/leone.html#21
As Christopher Frayling noted in his ground-breaking study of the Spaghetti Western phenomenon, “Leone's films contain no universal moral messages (as many Hollywood Westerns have claimed to), and his heroes are not intended to set an example for today.” (21) Frayling, Christopher, Spaghetti Westerns, op. cit. p.191

I wonder, seems that his films have lots of moral, if not universal messages, but it is for the moral and ethical human being to extract them. Not a easy task. Much like real life.

Lament

Descending Into Bad Taste

Alright, there is alot of Spaghetti Art out there. this one scares me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1bcys6IK84

It just keeps getting better. check out the YouTube clip of these guys. This is a masterpiece. Keep your eyes out for this one. Lament

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrenPqXgdBk

Quite A Find

You may remember me mentioning that I saw a Australian group at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Spaghetti Western Orchestra.

Well, it seems that there is a brief video that gives you a sense of their performance. I would of course recommend it highly...really...and not just because I am a nut for Ennio Morricone.

http://tv.jubii.fr/video/iLyROoaftXbt.html

Enjoy
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The Search for Spaghetti

Yo. Always searching for spaghetti. Found an article about giant puppets at an event for spaghetti westerns at the Autry National Center. Check out the article if you like. In the International Herald Tribune of all place.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/01/features/sergio.php
I have not found some pictures of the puppets yet but just watch me. Here is the link to the Autry. Learn more then you ever dared about Leone and his masterpieces.
http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/leone/
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An Night of Spaghetti

I have returned. Big deal, huh? Alright. So you weren't that interesting in this blog before but that does not mean that you could not have an acquired taste for in over time. Come on. Try it. Is life so interesting that you could not use a little something to do, to check on once and a while. To contribute something...even some harsh criticism. You never liked me anyway so here is your chance.

Just wanted to update you on my voyage into spaghetti and the west.

I recently went to the Montreal Jazz Festival opening night and to see the new works by an Australian group called the Spaghetti Western Orchestra.

A must see if you are a fan of the music. The place was memorized by their arrangements of many of the classic spaghetti scores on Ennio. All the while they contributed to the pieces with pieces of theatre that had the audience in stitches. Yes good old fun for an aging, a really aging crowd. Ok, there were some young film buffs in the audience as well.

So here is their link, check it out. They are much more interesting than me anyways. And have a nice day. Lament

http://www.ennios.com/