Sergio Leone is one of the greatest directors in history, and one of his spaghetti Westerns remains one of James Gunn's favorite movies.

Sergio Leone was born Jan. 3, 1929; he would have been 90 this week. Though he directed only seven films, their impact has been wide and long-lasting, including making Clint Eastwood a star. On Oct.

With a single opening scene, an entire Western odyssey was established in this iconic Henry Fonda classic that remains one of the best Westerns ever.

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Between the pore-rich tightness of his close-ups and the mysterious, patient grandeur of his landscapes, Sergio Leone took the Hollywood-forged myths that enraptured him as a child and created one of ...

Though he would still make one more Western before rounding out his career, Once Upon a Time in the West was essentially Sergio Leone's swan song to the genre. The film was the epitome of a Spaghetti ...

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The late director invented the "spaghetti western" genre with such films as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor LONDON – Leone Film Group, the company that owns ...

Read more from Slate’s Summer Movies. First Jack Sparrow, then Danny Ocean, and this week John McClane. The summer movie season is upon us, dominated by heroes defined by the poses they strike and the ...

Growing up as Sergio Leone’s career escalated segueing from the so-called “Dollars Trilogy” to “Once Upon a Time in the West” up to their father’s final masterpiece, “Once Upon a Time in America,” led ...