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2015
- 11/11 - Sartana's back: Have a Good Funeral, My Friend ... Sartana Will Pay!
- 11/10 - New: 10 Must-read Spaghetti Western Books - From Leone to the Genre’s Demise
- 11/06 - We continue our Sartana trip with an I am Sartana, your Angel of Death Review
- 11/05 - Film and BluRay review of GET MEAN
- 11/01 - November is western month, we kick off with a Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin Review
- 10/26 - In our latest review we take them One by One... Without Mercy
- 10/18 - Scopone or Dallas? Whatever: Dallas (Il Mio Nome è Scopone ...) Review
- 10/15 - Neu, eine Lex Barker Collection DVD Rezension
- 10/04 - A Combo : a Film Review + an Article, both on Ringo From Nebraska
- 09/20 - A new review, read before our amigo is dead: Hey Amigo ... You're Dead! Review
- 08/29 - A Commie with a Donald Trump hairstyle: God Forgives, his Life is Mine review !
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- 08/21 - Find out what boleadores are in the El Macho Review
- 08/16 - Noon lost his memory, we found his review: The Man Called Noon (Film Review)
- 08/01 - From hero to zero and back: Two Pistols and a Coward Review
- 07/19 - Watch out for the Woman with No Name: Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale Review
- 07/12 - Romance & Action in: In a Colt's Shadow Film Review
- 07/09 - The Mercenary BluRay available now (Germany)
- 07/09 - Mercenario - Der Gefürchtete BluRay ab heute im Handel
- 07/07 - New the Introduction to the Spaghetti Western in Norsk
- 07/06 - DVD Review: 100.000 Dollar für Ringo
- 07/03 - DVD Review: Sein Steckbrief ist kein Heiligenbild
- 06/29 - DVD Review: Buccaroo - Galgenvögel zwitschern nicht
- 06/24 - Koch Media - Italowestern Enzyklopädie No.3 - Rezension
- 06/23 - For blood & gore (and more) go to Cut-throats Nine Review
- 06/12 - Treasure hunt time again with Three Silver Dollars Review
- 06/05 - A Professional Gun will be released on BluRay on July 9
- 05/25 - New Review: Manos Torpes
- 04/25 - BluRay Review: Adios Sabata
- 04/17 - BluRay Review: Sabata kehrt zurück
- 04/13 - A new pistolero, not Django but Cjamango !
- 03/25 - DVD Review: Für ein paar Leichen mehr
- 03/24 - Steffen wants revenge: Seven Dollars on the Red Film Review
- 03/09 - A new Review: El Desperado (The Dirty Outlaws)
- 03/01 - DVD Review: Die Verdammten vom Rio Grande
- 02/24 - Nero & Castellari, new review: Jonathan of the Bears
- 02/13 - The Wild West Up North: Rebels in Canada !
- 01/31 - Anthony Steffen, new review: A Coffin for the Sheriff
- 01/24 - Blu-ray Review: Django und die Bande der Gehenkten
- 01/17 - Richard Harrison, new review: One After The Other
- 01/16 - DVD Review: Willkommen in der Hölle
2014
- 12/26 - New review: Five Giants from Texas
- 12/14 - New review: Four Candles for my Colt
- 12/06 - Blu-ray Review: Blutiges Blei
- 12/02 - Blu-ray Review: Für eine Handvoll Dollar
- 12/02 - Blu-ray Review: Für ein paar Dollar mehr
- 11/28 - Schröder Media DVD Review: Vier Halleluja für Dynamit Joe
- 11/26 - Finally: a review of the little-known The Great Chihuahua Treasure Hunt
- 11/25 - Schröder Media DVD Review: Die fünf Gefürchteten
- 11/19 - MLV BluRay Review: Sein Wechselgeld ist Blei
- 11/18 - One is deaf, the other all ears, together they're dynamite: Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears
- 11/10 - Edel New Media DVD Review: Ein Hosianna für zwei Halunken
- 11/06 - A Mex with lots of Blood and some Sex: Las Viboras cambian de Piel / Guns & Guts
- 11/03 - Colosseo Film DVD Review: Von Django mit den besten Empfehlungen
- 11/02 - New: El caballo del diablo Review
- 11/01 - New: El diabólico Review
- 10/22 - For Batman in a spaghetti western, see: The Relentless Four Review
- 10/11 - Mark Damon in a giallo western: Death at Owell Rock
- 10/02 - Filmjuwelen DVD Review: Sie nannten Ihn Gringo
- 09/28 - Two brothers, and they end up in ... Jesse and Lester: Two Brothers in a Place called Trinity
- 09/21 - Seven women hunted by Apaches; read all about it in: The Tall Women Review
- 09/10 - Nobody can be trusted, not even a Fiddler with No Name: Kill or be Killed!
- 08/30 - A 'study' of a controversial spaghetti western: Shango (No, not Django)
- 08/23 - Töte, Django! BluRay Edition von filmArt: Töte, Django BluRay Rezension
- 08/19 - Sergio Corbucci Western Edition von StudioCanal: Sergio Corbucci Western Edition DVD Box Rezension
- 08/10 - The heist movie meets the spaghetti western: Two Faces of the Dollar
- 07/30 - A secret agent formerly known as Sugar Colt
- 07/28 - EXCLUSIVE: Some fascinating out takes from the making of A Fistful of Dollars have emerged from the archives of the Cineteca di Bologna. We have a link to this footage and author Howard Hughes contributes an article for the database outlining their content HERE.
- 07/10 - After a poor man's Django, one who kills silently: Django Kills Silently Review
- 06/21 - A poor man's Django: Django's Cut Price Corpses, but a great DVD release: DVD review
- 06/09 - A review of And Now ... Make your Peace with God plus biographical notes on Persian actor Fardin.
- 06/07 - Xcess DVD Review: Mille dollari sul nero aka Sartana
- 05/29 - Brett Halsey is the angel of death in Wrath of God
- 05/22 - Colosseo Film DVD Review: An den Galgen, Bastardo!
- 05/18 - "Pa Flipper" is a spagh? Yes! Read the: Shoot, Gringo, Shoot! Review (Scherpschutter)
- 05/07 - Explosive Media DVD Review: Garringo - Der Henker
- 05/06 - Franco Nero Italo Western Box (BluRay) Review: Mit Django kam der Tod
- 05/06 - Franco Nero Italo Western Box (BluRay) Review: Mercenario - Der Gefürchtete
- 05/06 - Franco Nero Italo Western Box (BluRay) Review: Zwiebel Jack räumt auf
- 05/04 - This week we climb one more Hill called Craig: Adios Hombre - Seven Pistols for a Massacre
- 04/28 - The recently deceased Craig Hill has now his own Craig Hill Actor's Page. Two reviews of his movies have been fully revised: Fifteen Scaffolds for a Killer and Bury Them Deep
- 04/23 - In Memoriam Craig Hill (1926-2014): a fully revised Taste for Killing Review
- 04/13 - A stranger rides into town, on a mule ... Thompson 1880
- 03/30 - Leonardo Da Vinci, The Clash & Errol Flynn's son, they're all in the Seven Guns for Timothy Review
- 03/23 - East meets Lee in the West: The Stranger and the Gunfighter
- 03/17 - StudioCanal DVD Review: Django und die Bande der Bluthunde
- 03/13 - Robert Woods returns to Mexico for our Pray to God and Dig Your Grave - Mini-Special
- 03/01 - Steffen & Damon are cheerful & lethal in Dead Men Don't Count
- 02/14 - A new Review, a new Ringo: Ringo, the Face of Revenge Review
- 02/02 - A new Review: Ringo's Big Night plus a new William Berger - Actor's Page
- 01/21 - Scherpschutter's back in the saddle and he promises: I'll Sell My Skin Dearly !
- 01/10 - A new review by Bawtyshouse: The Return of Halleluja
- 12/31 - Happy New Year, and don't forget: I'll Kill you, and Recommend You to God
- 12/24 - Our visitors get Jenny Agutter for Chrismas: China 9, Liberty 37
- 12/19 - Explosive Media BluRay Review: Sabata
- 12/14 - Explosive Media BluRay Review: Von Mann zu Mann
- 12/10 - Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian in THE BIG GUNDOWN - Grindhouse Releasing 4 Disc Collector's Edition Blu Ray/DVD Review
- Italowestern Klassiker SABATA und DEATH RIDES A HORSE nun als restaurierte 3-DVD/BluRay Neuauflagen im Handel, mit Booklet der SWDB Autoren Sebastian und Lars
- 12/07 - After the white woman, the golden sheriff: A Golden Sheriff Review
- 12/01 - Something completely different: Don’t Touch the White Woman! Review (Mickey13)
- EXCLUSIVE: Author Howard Hughes contributes a review for the database for the first time. Get his lowdown on the Franco and Ciccio comedy, For a Fist in the Eye, here.
- 11/23 - Still honoring the late Giuliano Gemma: a new review of California
- 11/11 - A true Zapata or a No Name in Zapata land? Killer Kid Review (Scherpschutter)
- Our GEMMA In Memoriam SPECIAL : Adios Ringo - Giuliano Gemma (1938 - 2013)
- 10/27 - The new kid in town is no other than the Son of Django !
- 10/20 - Go where the action is (and): Kill them all and come back alone !
- 10/05 - Part of an upcoming GEMMA SPECIAL: a brand new review of The Return of Ringo
2013
- 09/30 - This Texan thinks he's quite a guy: The Magnificent Texan
- 09/20 - Roll over Beethoven, here comes Anthony: Why Go on Killing? Review (Scherpschutter)
- 09/04 - Lee van Cleef in a dopey adventure as Captain Apache
- 08/25 - A new review, mean lean Johnny Yuma
- 08/16 - A new author, Mickey13, a new review: Black Killer
- EXCLUSIVE: Howard Hughes' Top 20 spaghetti westerns!
- 08/04 - Red and White clash in the Apache Kid Film/DVD Review
- 07/23 - NEW Article: The Exploration of Violence: The Westerns of Robert Hossein
- 07/21 - Pat & Billy, spaghetti style: The Man Who Killed Billy The Kid review
- 07/14 - A New Review: Hate for Hate
- 07/06 - A short spaghetti western from Holland: The Men Who Were Shot in the Lungs Review
- 07/01 - DVD Review: Töte, Django
- 06/30 - DVD Review: Amigos Italowestern Enzyklopädie No.1
- 06/30 - Like long titles? Go to the You're jinxed Friend, you've met Sacramento review
- 06/23 - Take $ 1,000 Dollars and pay Scherpschutter for his Price of Death Review
- 06/19 - BluRay Review: Nobody ist der Größte
- 06/16 - BluRay Review: Mein Name ist Nobody
- 06/12 - DVD Review: Vier Teufelskerle Italowestern Enzyklopädie No.2
- 06/09 - A Greek tragedy turned into a SW: Fedra West Review
- 06/08 - DVD Review: Der Mann aus Virginia Italowestern Enzyklopädie No.2
- 06/02 - BluRay Review: Für ein paar Dollar mehr
- 06/02 - BluRay Review: Für eine Handvoll Dollar
- 06/01 - DVD Review: Ein Dollar zwischen den Zähnen
- 05/29 - New contribution: Gentleman Killer (Shamango) Film/DVD Review
- 05/20 - New Review (English!): Go with God, Gringo
- 05/16 - DVD Review: Django Box
- 05/15 - DVD Review: Der Mann aus El Paso
- 05/14 - BluRay Review: Django
- 05/12 - New Review: Massacre at Marble City (Die Goldsucher von Arkansas)
- 05/11 - DVD Review: Django Nudo und die lüsternen Mädchen von Porno Hill
- 05/04 - SWDB goes South-African with a review of: Three Bullets for a Long Gun
- 04/28 - DVD review: Django - Einladung zum Totentanz
- 04/28 - DVD Review of the Dutch/Belgian release: Django - He who shoots first
- 04/17 - New Review: Roll over, here comes: The Man who cried for Revenge
- 04/08 - New Review: Seven Hours of Gunfire
- 04/02 - New Review: One More to Hell
- 03/15 - New Review: More Dollars for the McGregors
- 03/11 - Vorab-DVD-Kritik aus Koch Medias Italowestern Enzyklopädie Schweinehunde beten nicht
- 03/10 - New Review: A Bullet for the General by the late Damiano Damiani
- 03/05 - New Review: Trinity and Sartana, those dirty Sons of B***
- 03/03 - New in Spain on DVD: the Sony Pictures Django Collection
- 03/03 - Film Review: Count Bobby, the Terror of the Wild West
- 02/23 - DVD-VHS Comparison Zeit der Geier
- 02/22 - Film Review: Michelangelo & Leonardo in a spagh: El Rojo
- 02/16 - Film Review: Cavalry Charge (La Carga de la Policía Montada)
- 02/12 - DVD review: Django und Sartana kommen
- 02/10 - Film Review: A Colt in the Hands of the Devil
- 02/03 - DVD review: Django - unerbittlich bis zum Tod
- 02/01 - DVD review: Der Tod zählt keine Dollar (Western Unchained)
- 02/01 - Film Review: Who Killed Johnny Ringo? (It wasn't me)
- 01/30 - BluRay Review: Argent Films' release of Django
- 01/26 - DVD review: 30 Winchester für El Diablo
- 01/23 - New: An Essay on the Politics of the Spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone
- 01/22 - Out now in the UK: Django BluRay & we have the new Argent Films DVD catalog
- 01/20 - Film Review: Last Ride to Santa Cruz, starring Mario Adorf and Klaus Kinski
- 01/19 - BluRay Review: Tepepa (Western Unchained)
- 01/14 - Review: Arrow Films UK DVD release of Django, Prepare a Coffin
- 01/01 - New Special: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
2012
- 12/21 - Film Review: My Name is Mallory Review starring Robert Woods
- 12/09 - Film Review: Return of the Holy Ghost
- 12/03 - Film Review: The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
- 11/23 - Film Review: Shadow of Sartana ... Shadow of Your Death
- 11/17 - BluRay Review: Der Gehetzte der Sierra Madre
- 11/17 - Relaunch: Koch Media DVD catalog incl. the Westerns Unchained Collection
- 11/12 - Krautwestern Review: Pirates of the Mississippi
- Oct 28 - The Comanches are on the warpath, but Brad, Horst & the Prophet are afraid of nothing: The Black Eagle of Santa Fe Review
- Oct 21 - One of this year's events, was the introduction, by autephex, of the full-length composite version of an overlooked gem; read all about it in the A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (Composite version) Review
- Oct 13 - There's a German language review of the classic Arizona Colt by LankyFellow : Arizona Colt Review (Deutsch)
- Oct 9 - A busy week on SWDB: there's even a mid-week review, blessed by Spirito Santo himself - And his Name was Holy Ghost Review
- Oct 6 - This week we have an article/review by guest writer Bawtyshouse, with a lot of info, false Trinities and even a few ropes: Now They Call Him Sacramento (Wait, what did they call him before ??)
- Oct 3 - Ein DVD-Review zur neuesten Veröffentlichung aus dem Hause Koch: "Mögen Sie In Frieden Ruhen"
- Sept 28 - Scherpschutter has fully revised an older review; there's a lot of new info, among other things about the location work: Today It's Me... Tomorrow It's You Review
- Sept 23 - One of the Great Spaghettis got a Special Treatment, read all about it in the Day of Anger Review (Scherpschutter) and the corresponding EXTRA Page. Enjoy!
- Sep 14 - There's a beautiful widow, a man in a wheelchair, and a well ... but the gunslinger doesn't play the harmonica: 100,000 Dollars for Lassiter Review
- Sep 8 - Peter Lee Lawrence is again a sophisticated gunman in the twin movie of 32 Caliber Killer: Killer Adios
- Sep 1 - We kick off the new school year with a new special THE SABATA SPECIAL - There's a brand new Sabata Review, an EXTRA page has been added to the previously presented Sabata Chronicles and there are reviews of all Sabata movies, trailers and much more!
- Aug 28 - A good-looking Forum deserves a good-looking Killer: 32 Caliber Killer Review. There are also a few notes on The Sophisticated Gunmen of the Italian West.
- Aug 25 - Once again the Seven went to Spain to help the Mexicans: Guns of the Magnificent Seven Review
- Aug 20 - Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, who passed away last week, was one of the greatest Spanish directors of western movies. We honor him with an In Memoriam and a Review of what many have called the best Spanish western in history Antes llega la Muerte (Seven from Texas)
- Aug 18 - If you think you've seen it all, wait three days (or 47 minutes) for The Crow: ... e il terzo giorno arrivò il corvo review (Dutch/English)
- Aug 11 - Waking up in the middle of the desert, next to a corpse, is not a nice experience, read all about it in the Twice a Judas Review
- Aug 5 - One of the earliest paella westerns has been reviewed, De Ossorio's Tomb of the Pistolero
- Jul 31 - From the River Kwai to Woodstock is only a small step for mankind in: The Tiger from The River Kwai Review (Dutch/English)
- Jul 28 - The Olympics are on their way, and so is Sabata. It's part of the upcoming Special: The Sabata Chronicles
- Jul 23 - And yet another one of those bilingual, tongue in cheek reviews: The Revenge of Ringo Review (Dutch/English)
- Jul 21 - No, it's not a real Trinity, it's not even a real Fidani: They Called Him Trinity Review (Dutch/English)
- Jul 11 - It's double Dutch, single malt, bilingual and totally bonkers: Halleluja and Sartana Strike Again! Review (Dutch/English)
- Jul 10 - There's now also a review of the French DVD of Sergio Sollima's final western: Saludos Hombre (Run Man Run) DVD Review
- Jul 9 - It's holiday season, so let's follow the great tourist Cuchillo Sanchez to Texas: Run Man Run Review
- Jul 1 - We almost had our Judgement Day, but Sebastian died hard and Scherp comes back with a Drummer of Vengeance
- June 12 - Thanks to Dicfish, our Duello Nel Texas - Special now looks better than one could've ever imagined
- June 9 - Still some work to do on the SPECIAL, but you can read the Duello nel Texas - Gringo (Review Scherpschutter) and The Extras
- May 27 - A special Pentecost present for Don Pedro: A Bullet for Sandoval Review (Scherpschutter)
- May 18 - An Elvis lookalike, the most stupid avenger in history, and some (talk about) porn as well, it's all in the Death Played the Flute Review
- May 12 - Fernando Sancho's mom and Evita Peron in a SW ? Check out the Dakota Joe (A Man and a Colt) Review
- May 5 - Lee light & Bud without beard beyond belief? No Beyond the Law !
- Apr 29 - In for a piece of sleaze? A desert fox? Deep Purple? It's all in the Heads or Tails (Testa o Croce) Review
- Apr 21 - Disorder in the house? The solution to all your problems: Pecos Cleans Up !
- Apr 14 - And now for something completely different from Mario Bava: Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
- Apr 9 - An Easter to watch and an Easter to read with the A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Review (Scherpschutter)
- Apr 1 - A good early eurowestern from Spain: Gunman's Hands (Ocaso de un Pistolero) Review
- Mar 25 - A fake priest, a Dutch Snow White, a catfight, you'll get it all in The Greatest Robbery in the West Review
- Mar 18 - Another look at Corbucci's underrated early Spaghetti Western: Minnesota Clay Review (John Welles)
- Mar 10 - The Vamos a matar, compañeros! - Special has arrived! There's a FILM REVIEW, a BONUS PAGE with a lot of extra info, and a possibility to sing along with the famous TITLE SONG !
- Mar 3 - And now for something completely different: Water - A Dutch western! Read the review and watch the movie.
- Feb 27 - Ghost, semi-ghost or just a stranger? Read all about it in Django the Bastard Review (Scherpschutter)
- Feb 17 - The genre has many avengers, but few them were after the murderer of their donkey: A Rope at Dawn (Tomas)
- Feb 12 - Die DVD-Rezension zu Der Tod ritt dienstags ist fertig. Viel Spaß.
- Feb 12 - A new review of Adios Gringo is now available
- The SWDB has a revised look. Please report any problems you might be encountering. This is a beta, more improvements are coming in the following days and weeks. We say goodbye to the old look, and Texas, with a review of Texas Addio
- Jan 28 - Garko and Berger are a thinking men's couple of gunslingers in the They call him Cemetery Review (Scherpschutter)
- Jan 22 - A pivotal movie in the history of the spaghetti western has been reviewed: And for a Roof, a Sky full of Stars Review (Scherpschutter)
- Jan 12 - Slightly off track, but hopefully on target, an article titled: Peplum goes Zapata: Figlio di Spartacus
- Jan 7 - Let's take a Magical Mystery Tour with the Tex and the Lord of the Deep Review (Scherpschutter)
- Jan 1 - Happy 2012! - We take a flying start with a brand new Review of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (by Scherpschutter). There's also a Bonus Page with EXTRAS, and it's all part of our GBU SPECIAL - Have fun!
- Dec 23 - The man from the East (of Europe), Tomas Knapko, did it again: God in Heaven ... Arizona on Earth Review
- Dec 18 - A lot of surprises plus a guest appearance by Phil H's daughter in the They call me Hallelujah Review (Scherpschutter)
- Dec 11 - A review with an impossibly long title has arrived (but don't worry, Sartana will pray for all readers): Have a Good Funeral, My Friend ... Sartana Will Pay Review (Scherpschutter)
2011
- Nov 30 - The guy's amnesiac and his movie was sadly overlooked, but here he is: Ciakmull (or Chuck Mool), one of The Unholy Four
- Nov 26 - A new star is born, El Topo and he brings us a review of Robert Hossein's proto-Zapata Le Goût de la Violence
- Nov 18 - For some comedy (and action) from the glory days of the genre, let's take A Train for Durango
- Nov 13 - Rezension der Koch Media DVD von 100 Gewehre, inklusive Verlosung!
- Nov 11 - And now for something completely different, the German Monty Pythons in: Manitou's Shoe/Der Schuh des Manitu
- Nov 9 - We are now on Google+, if you are on it, +1 us and add our page to your circles! Click here
- Nov 4 - Cavalry v. Indians, a wonderful saloon squaw, but not a single Ringo in sight in The Secret of Captain O'Hara Review
- Oct 30 - Two Morris & Goscinny film reviews for the price of one from Bad Lieutenant. That's right, double Dutch. (English translations now available)
- Oct 28 - Tomas from Slovakia hits the database for the first time with the ambitious The Silent Stranger – The Full Story
- Oct 16 - Scots and Mounties, red coats and kilts, they're all in Kitosch, the Man who came from the North
- Oct 12 - Thanks to Furious Cinema and Filmrecensies.net there's a review of the Mexi-western Guns & Guts: http://www.filmrecensies.net/filmrecensies/3303/Guns--Guts-english.html
- Oct 8 - Never say never again that women and Indians played second fiddle in spaghetti westerns: Apache Woman Review
- Sept 28 - Spaghetti western or no spaghetti western? Read all about it in the Gringo, getta il Fucile (The Tough One) Review
- Sept 25 - For those of you who want to know more about the political background of some spaghettis, there's: Spaghetti Westerns and Politics and Spaghetti Westerns and Politics, part 2
- Sept 18 - There are two kinds of vengeance in this world, Vengeance and Kid Vengeance
- Sept 11 - He wanted his money back, even if it was stolen in the first place, and craved for Vengeance !
- Sept 3 - The Magnificent Five on a Mission Impossible in Mexico? Read all about it in The Five Man Army Review
- Aug 27 - Bawtyshouse is back with a review of the infamous One damned Day at Dawn ... Django meets Sartana
- Aug 20 - Nobody is quicker on the draw than Jack Beauregard. Read all about it in the My Name is Nobody Review
- Aug 7 - Some films are too much for one Gringo, so Phil H & Scherpschutter joined forces for : White Fang and the Hunter Review
- Aug 3 - 1960, when no Sergio thought of making a western, a Giorgio did: Un Dollaro di Fifa Review
- The 1st annual Almeria Western Film Festival will take place September 2011. Travel to Spain! Visit the sets! See some classics! Talk to Fabio Testi, Nicoletta Machiavelli, etc! More here
- July 24 - A lot of fun, and a lot of violence in: Red Blood, Yellow Gold Review
- July 16 - Chris travels back to Mexico to meet General Mapache in Return of the Seven
- July 12 - Any Gun Can Play and everyone should buy. Kevin Grant's excellent new book on the genre is reviewed here.
- July 10 - A review of a great post western, 'Duccio Tessari doing a Corbucci', is now available: Don't turn the other Cheek Review
- July 1 - One of the better pre-Leone spaghs has been reviewed (a film with many names): The Pitiless Three - El sabor de la Venganza - I Tre Spietati
- June 27 June - Howard Hughes' latest book covers the entire Golden Age of Italian cinema. Read a review of his Cinema Italiano here.
- Click here for details on how to win the BluRay of Once Upon a Time in the West!
- June 17 - Buffalo Bill has arrived in our midst, with a broken nose, after a conflict with Mr. Stuyvesant : Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West Review
- June 16 - Death Rides a Horse is out on DVD (from Wild East, USA, Region 0, Widescreen, uncut)
- June 8 - And now for something completely different: a spaghetti western that is not only shot, but also set in Spain: Trinity sees Red (La Cólera del Viento)
- June 7 - Once Upon a Time in the West is released on BluRay this week, for the first time internationally in a restored version, that according to reviewers looks stunning. Read an external review here.
- June 4 - A new voice on SWDB, read what Bawtyshouse has to say about Giuliano Carnimeo's The Moment to Kill
- May 28 - The genre has it all, even Tom Thumb's smarter sister, the cute Little Rita of the West
- May 22 - Tarzan meets the Ben Cartwright of the Spaghetti western (and some Rawhide cattle) in The Tramplers
- May 14 - Hilton is a rascal, Wolff the evil incarnate in the violent and sexy Last of the Badmen
- May 3 - A western set way, way south of the border, a long journey across the pampas, read all about in the Savage Pampas Review
- Apr 24 - One of the better buddy movies, the Thelma & Louise of the spaghetti western genre : Ben and Charlie !
- Apr 17 - A western with a bad name, and a bad smell (and it doesn't smell like teen spirit): Cry Onion (Cipolla Colt) !
- Apr 16 - A new review of A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
- Apr 10 - Another guest of honor on the 1st Spaghetti Western Festival Robert Woods, has arrived on these pages with Four Dollars for Vengeance
- Apr 9 - All of you: If you live, take a look at John Welles's review of Django Kill, If you live, shoot!
- Apr 5 - No spaghetti, no Euro, but shot in Spain, and starring Lee (but not Van Cleef): The Spikes Gang !
- Apr 3 - There's a revised version available of the review of a pivotal Garko movie: Cowards Don't Pray
- Mar 26 - He was one of the guests of honor on the 1st Spaghetti Western Festival: Richard Harrison. In 1965 he starred in the incredibly successful $100,000 for Ringo
- Mar 19 - How are things in California? Overhere things are fine (hopefully) with a revised One Silver Dollar - Review
- Mar 16 - It was a long ride to the database, but he has arrived: Death Rides Alone (Con lui cavalca la morte) Review
- Mar 6 - Time for the MacGregors! The review of the first movie has been revised: 7 Guns for the MacGregors, and there's a brand new review of the sequel: 7 Women for the MacGregors
- Feb 25 - Thanks to Italian cult magazine Nocturno, we are able to present the English language version of an interview with Giulio Petroni: Petroni on his Westerns. For the occasion Scherpschutter has also revised his Death Rides a Horse Review
- Feb 18 - Oh God, here comes ... no, not the passatore, but Freddy und das Lied der Prärie
- Feb 11 - He once was John Wayne's buddy, but Jeffrey Hunter ended up in Mexican spaghetti land in: Find a Place to Die
- Feb 7 - This month’s special is dedicated to Bandidos, the only spaghetti western directed by Massimo Dallamano!
- Feb 3 - For some high-brow reflections on spaghetti westerns Go West, Comrade: Unearthing Politics in the Spaghetti Western
- Jan 29 - The SWDB is proud to be official media partner of the 1st Los Angeles Spaghetti Western Festival taking place March 2011 in Hollywood. Exciting special guests, movie screenings, live music, and panels! Get your tickets early! Check out their official website!
- Jan 28 - A little-known, late spaghetti western unearthed: Thunder over El Paso (I Senza Dio)
- Jan 25 - Pack up your six-shooters, there's a lady in town! Read all about it in The Belle Starr Story Review by Altair Brandon-Salmon.
- Jan 21 - Adiós Yul, welcome back Lee for : Return of Sabata
- Jan 16 - If you can't have Lee, ask Yul: read all about it in the Adiós Sabata Review
- Jan 5 - Long before Trinity, Enzo G. Castellari smuggled some irony (and slapstick) into the spaghetti western. Read all about it in the (revised) Any Gun Can Play - Review and the (brand new) I came, I saw, I shot - Review!
- Jan 2 - Before returning to the real stuff, Scherpschutter has reviewed the two 'Mexico westerns' based on Karl May's novels: The Treasure of the Aztecs and The Pyramid of the Sun God
December 2010
- Dec 31 - The year is coming to an end, amigos. There's nothing left to say but to have a drink and wish you all happy new year. See you in 2011!
- Dec 27 - The review of Old Shatterhand completes the list of reviews of Karl May westerns
- Dec 23 - This year, we a have A Silent Christmas Special, dedicated to "that western in the snow", with fully revised and new articles. Silent Christmas everybody !
- Dec 20 - There are two (some say four) good reasons to throw a glance at the The Legend of Frenchie King / Les Pétroleuses Review
- Dec 8 - Scherpschutter has completely revised his Treasure of Silver Lake Review
- Dec 5 - Winnetou and Old Shatterhand offer a change of pace in the review of Winnetou and Shatterhand in the Valley of Death
November 2010
- Nov 29 - A new article has been added to the Special: FISTFUL - The Whole Story ; in it you can read all about the origins and the history of Sergio Leone's first western.
- We have temporarily suspended the account creation functionality until we have fixed our spam problem. If you would like to have an account for the SWDB to become an editor, please email us!
- Nov 24 - Great news! Amazon.it has launched! Click here to check it out. We will be slowly adding our product links to DVD pages. As always, using these links from the SWDB will actively support this website, as we earn commission on these referrals. Mille Grazie!
- Nov 18 - Nach langem Warten gibt es nun endlich wieder eine neue Box von Koch Media, die wir genauer unter die Lupe genommen haben: Teutonen Western Collection - DVD Review
- Nov 16 - From the nerdy mind that brought you the SWDB, a new movie blog that is mad as hell... Furious Cinema! Check it out! It's western week!
- Nov 12 - Read everything you always wanted to know about No Name, but were afraid to ask, in our Special With no Name! (Note: the link works, even though it says the page doesn't exist!)
- Nov 10 - Bluntwolf reviewed two of the latest Wild East-Releases: The Hunt Powers Double Feature and the Kill or be killed / Kill the wicked - DVD.
- Nov 6 - Neu in der Datenbank: Ein Schnittvergleich zu Tote werfen keine Schatten zwischen der DVD von Wild East und der Videokassette von VMP.
- Nov 4 - Eine deutsche Rezension von Der Mann aus El Paso ist nun online.
- Nov 3 - Still heralding the SPECIAL, we announce the arrival of a man with a name, but without a horse, no other than: Django !
- Nov 2 - Thanks to Ron Schneider, who provided us with some great On set-pics from The Silent Stranger. Check out his blog at getsmean.com!
July 2010
- Jul 26 - Anthony Ghidra's glory hour! Read the A Hole Between The Eyes & Tequila Joe DVD review
- Jul 14 - Let's bury the World Cup and turn back to Spaghetti Westerns with the Bury them Deep Film/DVD Review
- Jul 5 - We started a poll at our forum to find out, which Tony Anthony-movies are the most popular ones: Here are the results.
- Jul 4 - The World Cup is over, but you can still read Scherpschutter's: A Long Ride from Hell Review
June 2010
- Jun 20 - Tired of watching bad matches at the World Cup ? Try Scherpschutter's review of Sartana kills them All or Sam's review of the modern western Gunslinger's Revenge (aka Il Mio West)
- Jun 16 - Blindman Review (Portuguese)
- Jun 14 - A collection of lobby cards (click here for a preview) will find its way into the SWDB soon thanks to posterazzi@hotmail.com who is selling the originals, so collectors, feel free to email them for a product list!
- Jun 8 - We continue our journey through a Stranger's land with a study of the man and his work: Tony Anthony - A Stranger at Home
- Jun 5 - If you think real spaghs aren't dirty and violent enough, you can always try a psuedo spaghetti. Read all about it in : The Hunting Party Film/DVD Review
- Jun 4 - Anlässlich des Tony Anthony - Special gibt es jetzt ein deutschsprachiges Review zu "Ein Dollar zwischen den Zähnen" (A Stranger in Town)
- Jun 3 - This MONTH’S FOCUS: We are dedicating this month to Tony Anthony and his movies! Enjoy articles, reviews, picture galleries, videos and vote for your three favourite TA-Movies at our forum! Have a look at the Tony Anthony - Special!
May 2010
- May 17 - Red Dead Redemption is one of the most exciting video games ever for Western fans. With a strong Spaghetti feel to it and GTA-like freedoms it promises to be one of the greatest videogames in a long time. Check it out on Amazon.com | Amazon.de | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.fr | Amazon.ca
- May 26 - A full review of both the movie and the Koch Media DVD of it, is now available: Take a Hard Ride - Film/DVD Review
- May 24 - Minnesota Clay is coming to DVD in the US tomorrow. Unfortunately no Amazon link yet. Click here
- May 20 - Hannie Caulder is coming to DVD in the US this coming July! Click here
- May 18 - Your chance to co-finance "The Scarlet Worm", an actual western movie production: Click here
- May 15 - Wild East announced the upcoming Anthony Ghidra double feature DVD containing Tequila Joe & A Hole between the Eyes
- May 13 - Still tired of reading? Then look here: You'll never ever find a gunfighter better looking than Hannie Caulder
- May 11 - Die neue Koch DVD unter die Lupe genommen: Tote brauchen keine Dollars DVD review
- May 10 - Tired of reading? Browse our Romanian poster gallery of European westerns
- May 10 - Now available from Koch Media: Take a hard ride and Cannon for Cordoba!
- May 7 - Koch Media announced at dirtypictures two new DVDs of the Rainbow-Collection: Bullets Don't Argue and May God Forgive You... But I Won't as well as a first box set combining three previously released discs. See the collection
- May 2 - Film Review and DVD Review, all in one : Don't wait Django, shoot
April 2010
- Apr 21 - Koch Media announces TAKE A HARD RIDE release for May 7
- Apr 14 - A review of an early 'Django movie without Django' is available now: Some Dollars for Django Review
- Apr 11 - Thematisch noch zum Terence Hill & Bud Spencer - Special passend gibt es erstmalig eine deutschsprachige Rezension zu Tonino Cervi´s Heute ich… morgen du!
- Apr 8 - You've undoubtedly read about them in the forums, but what's their product like? Find out with the Face to Face DVD Review (Cultcine).
- Apr 4 - Shane meets Fernando, but there's no soundtrack by ABBA : read all about it in the 5000 Dollars on an Ace Review
- Apr 2 - SWDB HALL OF FAME 2010 - The SWDB Hall of Fame, as voted for by the community, is now ready to be unveiled to the public!
March 2010
- Mar 31 - On our new Facebook page, we have announced a great new SWDB project, which you absolutely have to check out, so head over there!
- Mar 30 - We are phasing out our Facebook group in favor of the new Facebook page we have in place. Become a fan and join the worldwide community! We'll also announce a great new project on there very soon!
- Mar 30 - - Anlässlich des Terence Hill & Bud Spencer - Special gibt es nun erstmalig eine deutschsprachige Rezension zu Mein Name ist Nobody.
- Mar 22 - Hercules himself in a spaghetti western, read about it in the Durango is coming, pay or die Review
- Mar 11 - DVD Review - Die letzte DVD der Regenbogen-Collection von Koch Media: Schneller als 1000 Colts
- Mar 10 - Book Review - The world's first bizarro Spaghetti Western novel, Jordan Krall's Fistful of Feet, by Eraserhead Press, has been out for a while. Lordradish has a review for you here.
- Mar 10 - Book Review - The reissued edition of Howard Hughes' book, Spaghetti Westerns now out from Kamera Books is reviewed by Phil H here.
- Mar 09 - An exclusive interview with Daniela Giordano!
- Mar 09 - | The Hill & Spencer Focus keeps growing (bigger and more international) with a Portuguese entry: Trinitá - Cowboy insolente
- Mar 07 - Review - To keep things rolling, we've got a somewhat hopeful review of the infamous H/S outing, Boot Hill.
- Mar 06 - This MONTH’S FOCUS: we honour the immortal Trinity and Bambino with an adventurous special. You can start with Scherpschutter’s article on the Trinty movies A Man called Trinity or korano’s take of The Colizzi Trilogy or go directly to the Focus Page: Terence Hill & Bud Spencer - Special, where you will find links to a multitude of Film and DVD reviews in English, German and Dutch. Enjoy!
- Mar 05 - Ein deutsches Buch zu unserem Special: Terence Hill - Bud Spencer Chronicles: Zwei Himmelhunde mit vier Fäusten
- Mar 03 - DVD Review - In zwei Tagen erscheinen die 4 neuen "Regenbogen"-Western von Koch. Als exklusive DVD-Kritiken gibt es heute das Ein Schuss Zuviel DVD Review und das Shangos Letzter Kampf DVD Review
- Mar 02 - - Zu Mercenario steht eine sowohl inhaltlich erweiterte, als auch mit Filmbildern und Filmmusik (Hörprobe) ergänzte Rezension zur Verfügung.
- Mar 01 - DVD Review - Kurz vor der Veröffentlichung der 4 neuen "Regenbogen"-Western von Koch gibt es hier das 1000 Dollar Kopfgeld DVD Review
February 2010
- Feb 28 - DVD Review - Time is money, so here's a mini review of Dorado Films' Gatling Gun DVD.
- Feb 24 - DVD news - Koch Media is concluding its rainbow collection with four movies, to be released on March 5: Venditore di morte, Il, Shango, la pistola infallibile, Thompson 1880 and Dos hombres van a morir (complete catalog)
- Feb 23 - Did you know that Comin' at Ya! will be re-released soon, find out more at CominAtYaNoir3D.com
- Feb 22 - - Zusätzliche Rezensionen zu Lasst uns töten, Companeros und Rocco - Ich leg dich um
- Feb 22 - Review - If you're running low on ideas on what to view next, give Umberto Lenzi's A Gun for One Hundred Graves a try.
- Feb 21 - Have you seen our YouTube channel? Videos and trailers for you to enjoy!
- Feb 20 - Review - Price of Death Review now up.
- Feb 14 - We are now on Jaiku, a Twitter-like service by Google. Find us at swdatabase.jaiku.com. We have also set up a presence on Netlog, for those of you using that platform.
- Feb 13 - A review of the often overlooked (and hard to find) The Deserter is now available
- Feb 08 - We have started including the large number of DVDs released by DSX in Argentina into our database. Hemos empezado incluir los DVDs de DSX (Argentina) en nuestra base de datos. Tu eres Argentino? Puedes ajudarnos!
- Feb 08 - Review - One of the last greats of the classic period has been evaluated for y'all: Dead Men Ride Review.
- Feb 07 - Finally there is also an english review by Phil H of the "Il Mercenario"-DVD from Koch Media available.
- Feb 06 - Es gibt jetzt eine DVD-Rezension zur EMS-Veröffentlichung von "Drei Halunken erster Klasse".
- Feb 06 - / - Agora temos um espaço para os fãs brasileiros e lusófonos aqui
- Feb 02 - For those not able to read the works of Siringo, there's a review of Quintana, the second and final film of the director who was almost there
- Feb 02 - - Neuer Rezensent, neue Rezensionen. Viel Spass beim Lesen: Yankee Review (by Siringo), und Der Teufel kennt kein Halleluja Review (by Siringo)
January 2010
- Jan 30 - Consider a donation to the SWDB and its sister projects, click here. Thank you for your support!
- Jan 29 - BluRay News - Django has been announced on BluRay Disc by... Blue Underground! Read more about the BluRay here.
- Jan 19 - DVD News - More titles being released in Argentina, click here.
- Jan 16 - News - THE MERCENARY DVD release, that you can currently win as part of our month-long special, has been delayed by a few days. This will not impact the deadline of our giveaway. English subtitles for the bonus features are confirmed, as well as the digipak packaging.
- Jan 12 - More fuel for the upcoming Hill & Spencer Focus: a review of the pre-Trinity Ace High
- Jan 09 - Reseñal - Tenemos una Reseña de Salario Para Matar!
- Jan 08 - Review - An obscure Osvaldo Civirani offering. Read a review of A Golden Sheriff.
- Jan 07 - DVD - Mercenario - Der Gefuerchetete (aka Il Mercenario, The Mercenary, A Professional Gun) will be released by Koch Media (Germany) on January 29. The SWDB has already launched a huge special celebrating the release, and is offering a chance to win the DVD.
- Jan 05 - Deutsch - Prominenz bei der SWDB. Lars Johansen persönlich mit einer Mercenario Rezension. Hier lesen
- Jan 03 - Special - Happy New Year 2010 everyone! We are starting the year with a bang and we'll celebrate Koch Media's upcoming release of A PROFESSIONAL GUN on DVD with reviews, clips and giveaways. Check our DVD Release Special and stay tuned for more details on how to win the DVD!
December 2009
- Dec 29 - DVD Review - A review of the British C'est la Vie release of the 'Indian Spaghetti' Vengeance Trail is now available
- Dec 25 - WHAT TO GET FOR CHRISTMAS? Check this out: our (growing) Christmas shopping guide 2009 - also follow us on Twitter for clues and recommendations throughout the month!
- Dec 24 - DVD Review - A great French release, with a goofy cover design, of a lightweight but enjoyable spaghetti: Sartana's here... trade your pistol for a coffin
- Dec 20 - Review - Hill & Spencer's come back western, Botte di Natale - Troublemakers has finally been reviewed
- Dec 19 - - Koch Media hat vier weitere Filme für die Italowestern Collection angekündigt: 1000 Dollar Kopfgeld, Ein Schuss zuviel, Shangos letzter Kampf und Schneller als 1000 Colts
- Dec 17 - - Bizarres Kunstwerk, indizierte Rarität oder doch nur Trash? Mehr dazu im Il Nero - Hass war sein Gebet Review!
- Dec 16 - - Aller guten Dinge sind drei, nun gibts noch das Drei Kugeln für Ringo DVD Review zu lesen. Frohes Shoppen!
- Dec 14 - - Noch eine neue Koch Media DVD rezensiert, viel Spass beim lesen des Nebraska Jim DVD Review
- Dec 12 - Article - A lovely lady, a lovely article: Nicoletta Machiavelli, bella donna di Seattle
- Dec 11 - Review - Can a film be so bad that it becomes the equivalent of higher maths, read the review!
- Dec 11 - - Die Koch Media Reihe geht weiter: Rocco - Ich leg dich um DVD Review, mehr in Kürze!
- Dec 08 - BRETT HALSEY SPECIAL - Our Brett Halsey Special for December continues with an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
- Dec 07 - Book Review - As part of December's Brett Halsey Focus we review John B. Murray's biography of the actor, Brett Halsey: Art or Instinct in the Movies
- Dec 06 - WAI - Issue 76 of Westerns... All'Italiana! is now available for Download!
- Dec 05 - This month we honour the immortal Terence Hill & Bud Spencer. The first two contributions are a review of the first film together God forgives... I don't , and a review of the Dutch Film Works DVD of this movie: DVD Review
- Dec 01 - - Es gibt ein DVD-Review von Giulio Petronis "Da uomo a uomo"
- Dec 01 - Review - Just in time for the first advent, we have a review of a female lead SW, Lola Colt, behind the first door.
November 2009
- Nov 26 - Review - Halleluja for a couple of fists! Some thoughts on Boot Hill.
- Nov 19 - Review - Dorado Films has another release, Django Shoots First, starring Glenn Saxson and Fernando Sancho. Lordradish has a review.
- Nov 15 - Is it Samson and is he a judo expert? Read all about in the The Man from Oklahoma Review
- Nov 14 - Review - Yet another undeservedly hidden gem reviewed. Sonora Review
- Nov 10 - News - Koch Media announces the long-awaited release of IL MERCENARIO (aka A Professional Gun) on DVD for January 29, 2010. And happy birthay Ennio Morricone (81)!
- Nov 08 - Review - We went to Turkey and came back with a review of Vur
- Nov 04 - Essay - There’s a text of a little over 5000 words available; take your time, and enjoy: GHOSTS AND AVENGERS, from Shakespeare & Leone, to Eastwood & Garrone
- Nov 03 - Review - Dorado Films has just released an excellent restoration of Gatling Gun, starring Robert Woods. Lordradish has a review: Dorado's new release of Gatling Gun
October 2009
- Oct 30 - News - Our friends at Fistfuloflocations.com have added many cool new features. Check it out!
- Oct 29 - Review - The best Spaghetti Paella you've never heard of. The Boldest Job in the West Review
- Oct 22 - Join SWDB fans from all around the globe on our official Facebook group (which has been slightly overhauled)!
- Oct 21 - A Dutch Treat, a review of a modern western in classic style: Appaloosa Enjoy!
- Oct 19 - Review - It's Hidden Gem time again with a review of Giovanni Fago's One More to Hell Review
- Oct 14 - Review - Routine Spaghetti fun with a sadistic twist. Sartana Kills Them All Review
- Oct 11 - Review - See Sabata with a bowler hat, Sartana on a bike, and Lolita's lover in: Bad Man's River
- Oct 10 - Review - One of Cardone's less seen westerns gets some attention. A Wrath of God Review is now up.
- Oct 09 - Review - A negative review of an ambitious film. In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Colt Review
- Oct 06 - Review - A worthy attempt at something different but do they pull it off? find out in the Brothers Blue Review
September 2009
- (Sept 30) - Review - A new reviewer enters the fray and he's no I...I...Idiot. Check out his take on Preparati la Bara!
- (Sept 29) - WAI - Scanned vintage (Double) Issue #3 (Volume1/Number 3 & 4) of Westerns All'Italiana is now available for download as PDF!
- (Sept 28) - News - Koch Media announced three DVD titles for December, they are The Last Killer, Nebraska Jim and Three Bullets for Ringo - as well as Silver Saddle on BluRay.
- (Sept 27) - Deutsch - Trifft Giuseppe Vari mit Ein Loch in der Stirn die Kugel in den Kopf?
- (Sept 27) - Review - Summer is over ... leaves start falling ... Django, the Last Killer has arrived!
- (Sept 22) - WAI - Vintage issue number 2 of Westerns... All'Italiana! now available for download!
- (Sept 13) - Review - If you want coherent atmosphere, look elsewhere. If you want good, post Twilight, Spaghetti fun, look no further than the Tex and the Lord of the Deep Review
- (Sept 5) - Review - A review for our Robert Woods focus: Pray to God and Dig Your Grave
- (Sept 3) - Review - At the start of a new season, Scherpschutter's review of Fifteen Scaffolds for a Killer has arrived
August 2009
- (Aug 31) - Deutsch - Und noch die letzte der Koch Media DVDs rezensiert: Hasse deinen Nächsten DVD Review
- (Aug 24) - Deutsch - Viel Spass beim Lesen: Sancho - Dich küsst der Tod DVD Review
- (Aug 23) - A Dutch site offers us a review of a little-known, but very interesting Civil War western: A Time for Killing
- (Aug 18) - Review - After some time off, Korano gives us the Chino Review
- (Aug 16) - Review- After his holidays in Belgium fell through, Scherpschutter went to Almeria to judge the ersatz spaghetti western El Condor
- (Aug 11) - WAI - Our effort to scan all old issues of Westerns... All'Italiana! is under way! Download the very first issue now.
- (Aug 7) - Pete takes a look at the new MYA Communication DVD release of Arizona Colt Returns.
- (Aug 6) - Review - Cjamango, one of Koch Media's latest releases gets a review from Phil H here.
- (Aug 4) - update - Double check if your collection contains the classics: browse our Blue Underground Spaghetti Western DVD catalog!
- (Aug 3) - DVD review - A review of Wild East's excellent Don't Turn The Other Cheek DVD is now available.
- (Aug 2) - Deutsch - Django - Kreuze im blutigen Sand, ebenfalls eine neue Koch Media DVD Veröffentlichung, rezensiert.
- (Aug 1) - Deutsch - Knie Nieder und Friss Staub, neue Koch Media Veröffentlichung in der DVD Rezension!
- ROBERT WOODS SPECIAL - To your right, we're presenting a few exlusive features on Robert Woods, enjoy. Click here to see our previous special.
July 2009
- (July 31) - WAI - The summer issue (no. 75) of Westerns, All'Italiana! is available for download as PDF!
- (July 31) - DVD Review - A second closer look at Dorado Films' Three Musketeers.. DVD
- (July 26) - Review - Scherpschutter's thoughts on the mystic Requiem for a Gringo/Duel in the Eclipse are now available
- (July 21) - Review - Bad Lieutenant's thoughts on They Came to Kill Sartana available Review here.
- (July 18) - Reviews - The rest of the world makes a series of guest appearances with three short reviews: Cannon for Cordoba, Villa Rides and Shalako
- (July 14) - DVD Review - An English language review of the Koch Media Silver Saddle DVD is now available
- (Jul 10) - update - The Spaghetti Western Database is part of a "coalition" of websites supported by the "3FF". This "CineCoalition" brings genre and cult film websites closer to their fans. notice the black bar on top of this website! Spread the word, explore!
- (July 8) - Review - Scherpschutter's thoughts on the 'last spaghetti western' Silver Saddle are now available
- (July 4) - Review - An obscure movie has been reviewed by Scherpschutter: Il Lungo Giorno del Massacro (The Long Day of the Massacre)
- (July 3) - DVD news - Koch Media's latest releases are now available. They are the sinister "At The End of the Rainbow" (the awesome US title), "Hate Thy Neighbor" by Baldi, and the long-awaited "Cjamango", all part of Koch's rainbow-colored collection.
- (July 02) - Review - A Mexican gunslinging hero. My Name is Pecos gets a long overdue review from Phil H.
June 2009
- (June 26) - Review - Phil H gives his take on Antonio Margheriti's gothic revenge western. Check out his Vengeance review
- (June 22) - Review - Another review of the dark and bleak Black Jack, this time by Durango/Silence.
- (June 20) - Review - Those Dirty Dogs gets a less than positive review from Phil H. Feel free to agree or disagree here
- (June 13) - Article - 3 different films. Some Good. Some Bad. The Colizzi Trilogy
- (June 11) - Review - The oddest and most cartoonish of all spaghetti westerns has been reviewed by Scherpschutter: Starblack Review
- (June 8) - DVD Review - A short Mini DVD review of Django the Bastard by Durango/Silence added.
- (June 4) - Review - Last Western made by Corbucci now online. The White, the Yellow, and the Black Review
- (June 3) - Review - A review of I Want Him Dead by Phil H is now available.
May 2009
- (May 29) - Review - Available now, Scherpschutter's vision on the obscure May God forgive you... I won't
- (May 24) - DEUTSCH - Vorab-Kritik zu Koch Medias lange erwarteter DVD-Veroeffentlichung von NAVAJO JOE! In den Läden ab dem 29. Mai! Rezension lesen.
- (May 23) - Review - As promised, a new review of a later Corbucci Western: What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution Review
- (May 21) - A lot of focus on Giovanni Fago's O' Cangaceiro : a review accompanied by notes on the Brazilian Cangaço movies and the historic Cangaceiros
- (May 14) - Review - New review of Sergio Corbucci's flawed but cool Bonnie and Clyde Spaghetti. Sonny and Jed Review. Reviews of Corbucci's What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution and The White, the Yellow, and the Black, Soon to follow.
- (May 12) - Review - Scherpschutter has reviewed The Price of Power. And if you're all good boys & girls, Mr. Ambrose Bierce will read you a story.
- (May 10) - Article - LankyFellow & Scherpschutter have written an article on a cinema with a great history: Cinemas of your Hometown - Universum, Kaiserslautern. You'll also learn why the 4th of July is a special day to Germans too.
- (May 6) - DVD news - Koch Media has officially announced the forthcoming Navajo Joe DVD release in a press release. The movie will be released in all its Koch Media goodness on May 29, click here for a DVD overview.
- (May 3) - Book Review - Phil H reviews Alex Cox's newly released book 10,000 Ways To Die. A chronological study of the Spaghetti Western through the professional and personal eyes of a film maker.
- (May 2) - Review - Scherpschutter's review on Alive or preferably Dead a comedy with Giuliano Gemma and boxing champ Nino Benvenuti is now available
- (May 1) - DVD Review - Lordradish has a review of Dorado Films' release of the Bruno Corbucci comedy, The Three Musketeers of the West DVD Review (Dorado Films), which comes out on May 19th.
April 2009
- (Apr 30) - With Alex Cox's new book on the genre ready for release the maverick film maker gives us his own personal Top 20 Spaghetti Westerns. Check them out here (more on his book here).
- (Apr 29) - Article - Scherpschutter shows you where he caught the spaghetti fever a long time ago : Cinemas of your Hometown - Eindhoven
- (Apr 23) - With more DVD releases than a fan can afford, this is the year of Navajo Joe: an extended and revised review is now avaible Navajo Joe Review (Scherpschutter) - also available is a review of the new French DVD: Navajo Joe DVD Review (Wild Side)
- (April 20) - Reviews - A double bill for you guys. Two reviews of episodically structured vengeance flicks. Death Sentence Review | Vengeance Review
- (April 14) - Alternative Top 20 - Based on all the votes cast so far the Alternative Top 20 is now up. If you're looking to go 'beyond Leone' this is the place to start!
- (Apr 12) - Review - Scherpschutter has finally reviewed - on special request - Vengeance is Mine
- (Apr 12) - WAI - Happy Easter everyone! The easter bunny put a little egg in the shape of the latest Spring Issue of Westerns... All'Italiana! Fanzine. Number 74 is now available as a PDF download, while Sebastian is still working on finding a quick way to make a whole mountain of old issues available digitally.
- (Apr 06) - Review - Durango (Silence) has written his first real review now, which is of Django sfida Sartana.
- (Apr 05) - DVD Review - One more for the Wild East DVD catalog: a review of their release of Fort Yuma Gold by Scherpschutter
- (Apr 04) - Review - Many hate it. I liked it. Will you? Find out. Vendetta at Dawn Review
- (Apr 02) - Review - DEUTSCH - Ist Mario Amendola seine Dollars als Regisseur wert? Viel Vergnügen beim Lesen des ausführlichen Reviews von Mein Leben hängt an einem Dollar.
March 2009
- (Mar 31) - DVD Review - One more page of the Wild East DVD catalog added: a review by Scherpschutter of their DVD of The Man from Nowhere
- (Mar 29) - DVD Review - An addition to the Wild East DVD catalog: Scherpschutter's DVD review of Pistoleros
- (Mar 29) - update - Our comprehensive Wild East DVD catalog got a little facelift. We are still looking for reviews of those DVDs where we don't have any reviews yet!
- (Mar 29) - comparison - All the RUN MAN RUN releases compared: DVD comparison
- (Mar 29) - DVD review - Deutsch - Koch bringt eine Neuauflage, lies warum es sich lohnt zuzugreifen: Lauf Um Dein Leben DVD Review
- (Mar 28) - Article - What would a Spaghetti site be without discussing The Spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone
- (Mar 27) - DVD review - Wild East returns, and Sebastian hurried to write up the long awaited A Long Ride From Hell DVD review
- (Mar 27) - DVD news - Koch Media (full catalog) releases three new titles in their collection. A remastered version of Run Man, Run, and finally Return of Ringo and Silver Saddle. We'll try to have reviews as soon as possible, there are German reviews for the latter two titles already.
- (Mar 26) - Review - Reverend Danite's Forum review of Vengeance Trail will now grace our DataBase
- (Mar 25) - DVD review - DEUTSCH - Sebastian konnte sich auch beim zweiten Teil nicht mit Ringo und Co anfreunden, die DVD findet er dennoch Klasse. Vorabrezension! Ringo kommt zurück DVD Review
- (Mar 24) - Review - DEUTSCH - Mehr als nur ein Django-Verschnitt? Viel Spaß mit dem ausführlichen Review von Requiem für Django.
- (Mar 24) - Review - Scherpschutter's review of Garko's last performance as Sartana is up now: Light the Fuse... Sartana is coming Review
- (Mar 23) - Review - DEUTSCH - Ein deutsches Review von Alfonso Brescias Die Stunde der Aasgeier.
- (Mar 22) Thanks to a fruitful Dutch-Swedish collaboration, we have a brand new INTRODUCTION page now.
- (Mar 22) - DVD review - Deutsch - Vorab-Rezension der kommenden Koch Media Veröffentlichung, Silbersattel DVD Review
- (Mar 21) - BluRay - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the first Spaghetti Western outside Italy that arrives on BluRay disc, the DVD's high definition successor format. Read about the release here, we are also working on an extensive BluRay overview page. More titles are announced. If you have BluRay equipment, please review this release for us
- (Mar 18) - Review- A review of China 9, Liberty 37 is up.
- (Mar 16) - Review - Robert Hossein's prototype of a Zapata western The Taste of Violence has been reviewed by Scherpschutter
- (Mar 11) - Article - Not a Spaghetti Western sub genre but a director. Read about The Spaghetti Westerns of Giulio Petroni
- (Mar 06) - DVD review - Was it worth the long wait? You be the judge, Sebastian FINALLY finished his Payment in Blood & Red Blood Yellow Gold DVD review, the double feature Wild East released last fall!
- (Mar 05) - Review - Two styles meet in this 'transition years' film. Phil H reviews In a Colt's Shadow
- (Mar 05) - DVD review - DEUTSCH - Viel Vergnügen mit dem Sing mir das Lied der Rache DVD Review !
- (Mar 02) - DVD news - Wild East is back! The New Yorkers are lining up new titles. First of the long awaited Long Ride from Hell (March 10), but there's also a Killer calibro 32 / The Price of Death double feature, the very rare Don't turn the other cheek! Check out the DVD catalog!
- (Mar 02) - Tutorial - Lordradish has added an easy tutorial explaining how to add a Youtube video to a SWDB entry. It's easy!: How to embed a Youtube video
February 2009
- (Mar 01) - Review - A hidden gem with poetic overtones is reviewed by Phil H: Challenge of McKenna
- (Feb 27) - review - A little known genre entry has been reviewed by Scherpschutter: Poker with Pistols
- (Feb 26) - article - Were the Italians the only ones making westerns in Spain? No. British "Spaghetti" Westerns.
- (Feb 25) - DVD review - DEUTSCH - Viel Spaß beim lesen: Zwei Himmelhunde im Wilden Westen DVD Review verfügbar!
- (Feb 18) - opinions - Silence/Durango has added new info to W Django!/Opinions.
- (Feb 18) - review - A Thunder Over El Paso Review by Bad Lieutenant is now available.
- (Feb 14) - reviews - This week you get two for the price of one with the twin reviews of two related movies: Kill the Wickeds and Matalo!
- (Feb 11) - review - The much talked about "kimchee" western in review: The Good, The Bad and the Weird
- (Feb 06) - review - The Sartana Saga continues with the I am Sartana, your Angel of Death Review
- (Feb 04) - article - Very Strange... Spaghetti Western Oddities by Korano
- (Feb 01) - feature film - We have chosen Machine Gun Killers as this month's focus film. The movie is also among Quentin Tarantino's Top 20. A review of the movie is also available here
January 2009
- (Jan 29) - review - Finally available, a review of The Fury of Johnny Kid
- (Jan 29) - article - Take a break from all the dark spaghettis and have a look at the Comedy Spaghetti Westerns
- (Jan 24) - review - One of Anthony Steffen's better westerns: A Stranger in Paso Bravo Review
- (Jan 18) - website update - Major technical upgrades have been performed on the SWDB. Please report any problems to us so we can fix them. Thank you and sorry any possible inconvenience.
- (Jan 16) - review - Was it after all a Brit who brought the western to Almeria and invented the Spaghetti Western ? Read all about it in the Tierra Brutal / The Savage Guns Review
- (Jan 14) - SWDB EXCLUSIVE - Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 favorite Spaghetti Westerns!
- (Jan 10) - review - Winnetou dies at the end of the third part of the trilogy, but death is not the end for this truly immortal hero: Winnetou III : The Desperado Trail Review
- (Jan 09) - review - Film review now posted of Killer Kid, read it here
- (Jan 07) - review - Ringo Revisited : Scherpschutter has revised his review of A Pistol for Ringo completely. Phil H's great review of Return of Ringo is of course still available too.
- (Jan 04) - review - A Karl May western has been reviewed: Rampage at Apache Wells / Der Ölprinz Review
- (Jan 01) - article - First article of the new year! Article covering the brilliant Mud and Blood Trilogy
December 2008
- (Dec 29) - review - We got a new review Comin' at Ya!
- (Dec 29) - DVD review - DEUTSCH - Sebastian hat auch die letzte der drei aktuellen Koch DVDs gesehen, guckst du hier: Eine Flut von Dollars DVD Review
- (Dec 24) - review - PHIL H is back in the saddle, his John il Bastardo Review is available now
- (Dec 24) - article - While 2008 comes to it's twilight hours, here is an article on the Twilight Spaghetti Westerns
- (Dec 15). Sebastian has started to re-organize and improve our gigantic Koch Media DVD catalog (yes, the guys that release the DVDs you can always buy without regret), while our official Facebook group has reached 100 members. Have you joined yet?
- (Dec 14): Issue #73 of Westerns... All'Italiana! has arrived. Happy downloading!
- (Dec 13). Deutsch. Sebastian's ehrlicher Geheimtip und Empfehlung des Jahres: Glut der Sonne DVD Review, Kochs Film Nummer 10.
- (Dec 12): A few more pages for Scherpschutter's book: Death Sentence Review. The German Koch Media DVD of this movie has also been reviewed: Django - Unbarmherzig wie die Sonne DVD Review
- (Dec 10): Pownce is shutting down so we do our blog and feed updates on twitter now. Check Twitter for more information.
- (Dec 10). Deutsch. Review der Koch DVD Nummer 12: Eine Pistole für Ringo DVD Review
- (Dec 09): Three new Koch Media DVDs released (there was a delay)! A Pistol for Ringo (Eine Pistole für Ringo), The Fury of Johnny Kid (Glut der Sonne) and The Hills Run Red (Eine Flut von Dollars). Reviews soon. Thanks for using our Amazon links, two of the three discs have English audio, the other has English subtitles (confirmed)!
- (Dec 6): Reverend Danite delivers a blue ribbon review of No Graves on Boot Hill
- Our preliminary Christmas shopping guide 2008 has been published. We welcome your feedback and wish you happy Xmas shopping!
- (Dec 3) Russians, bazookas, laxatives and much more in They Call Me Hallelujah Review
- (Dec 2) There's more than just nudity in The Specialists Review
November 2008
- (November 27) La carovana della violenza Review available for your reading pleasure.
- (November 27) A review of Giulio Petroni's long lost genre treasure has finally arrived: Night of the Serpent Review
- (November 23): NEW A review of the first East meets West to be released, Red Sun
- (November 19): NEW A review of the Communist western, Requiescant
- (November 16): DEUTSCH. Rezension von Koch Medias neuer Verflucht, Verdammt und Halleluja DVD online.
- (November 14):NEW A review of Giulio Petroni's very entertaining film, A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
- (November 12) A Tempo di Massacro DVD Review is available now, with some notes on an interview (in Italian) with George Hilton, an extra on this release.
- (November 11): NEW Another review of the great Cemetery Without Crosses
- (November 10): Happy birthday, Ennio Morricone. Il maestro is turning 80 today! On his birthday, there's talk about him scoring Quentin Tarantino's new movie.
- (November 10) NEW : A review of the infamous Sartana in the Valley of Death
- (November 9): NEW : A film that was very important for the careers of Lucio Fulci, Franco Nero and George Hilton has now been reviewed: Massacre Time Review
- (November 4): Drummer of Vengeance Review available now.
- (November 2) The works on the KARL MAY movie series continues with the Old Surehand Review
October 2008
- (October 31): Rattler Kid mini review available.
- (October 29): According to a press release, the Koch Media release of Verflucht Verdammt und Halleluja (which is being release outside the collection) has been postponed to November 7. We already have the DVD and will present you with a review in two days. The three films Glut der Sonne, Eine Flut von Dollars and Eine Pistole fuer Ringo will be released December 5. Early Xmas for us fans.
- (October 28): Çeko review added. A kebab western that needs to be seen to be believed!
- (October 27): Due to the increasing amount of spaghetti westerns released by Thai distributor Triple X Film, work has started on their dvd catalog.
- (October 25): By popular demand, we now offer an RSS/Atom feed for the news blog. We're using POUNCE for this, so add us on Pounce or add our Pounce Feed. Questions? Post in the forum, but we're new at this as well.
- (October 24) NEW : It's Tony Anthony time on the SWDB - The Stranger Returns Review added to the database - also added to all reviews: a frame with links to all 'stranger pages'
- (October 19) SARTANA rides again: Gianni Garko has finally made it to the database
- (October 18) NEW : a 50's American Western made by the Italians in the 60's. Beyond the Law Review
- (October 17) It's SARTANA time : If you meet Sartana, pray for your Death Review available. More to follow!
- (October 13) NEW: Mannaja: A Man Called Blade Review finally arrived!
- (October 12) A great new review, with new points of view, of Four of the the Apocalypse available !
- (October 10) NEW: Finally arrived, a Review of Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django ! and a review of Wild East's DVD release of Ringo The Lone Rider!
- (October 9) NEW : The little-known Giuseppe Vari film, Thirteenth is a Judas review now available.
- (October 8) NEW : Gunmen vs. Samurai in Today We Kill...Tomorrow We Die Review
- (October 7) NEW : Matalo review available now The Stranger character page created Shoot the Living, Pray for the Dead Review added
- (October 6) NEW : The first ride of the Stanton gang: Have a Good Funeral, My Friend ... Sartana Will Pay Review
- (October 3) NEW : A Hole in the Forehead Review available now
- Our OCTOBER FOCUS FILM IS Dead Men Don't Make Shadows. Send in your reviews, post your comments, find pictures and other information. Thank you. Click here to vote for November!
- (October 2):Koch Media fireworks! Three releases announced for December (A Pistol for Ringo, The Hills Run Red and The Fury of Johnny Kid), but the real party starts in 2009 with Navajo Joe, The Mercenary (finally!!) and Return of Ringo. Man of the East will be released next week. Most of these MGM/UA titles are also released in the UK by Optimum.
- (October 1): NEW : Maverick & McCloud in spaghetti land? Yes sir! A Man Called Sledge Review available
September 2008
- (September 26): NEW : Actor's pages: Nicoletta Machiavelli has her own page now
- (September 24): Deutsch. Die aktuellste Auflage von KSM in der Kritik: Gott vergibt, Django nie! DVD Review. Ein Screenshot Vergleich wird nachgereicht.
- Broaden your horizon! We're bringing you non-Western reviews! Right here: Non-Western Corner
- (September 23) A review of Fidani's famous movie Era Sam Wallach... lo chiamavano 'così sia' now available in English
- (September 20) A Staff favourite, Taste of Death (Quanto costa morire) Review available now
- (September 15) NEW: Actor's pages: Fernando Sancho's page has been revised completely
- (September 13) A Dutch effort, a German VHS, a little known spagh unearthed: Shotgun (La Vendetta è mio perdono) Review
- (September 11): Giuliano 70 ! A review of one of his best films is now available: Long Days of Vengeance Review; the German X-Rated Kult DVD has also been reviewed: Der Lange Tag der Rache DVD Review
- (September 8): Work has started on various VHS back catalogs: Video Tape Center (Sweden), Key Video Production (Greece) and Sunrise Tapes (Netherlands)
Catalogs for Dutch labels Video For Pleasure and Video Screen have been (nearly) completed. - (September 7): The page "Actors by picture" plus subpages are updated in cases of design and clearness. Check them out and find the actor you are looking for - by picture.
- (September 6): SEPTEMBER FOCUS FILM: It is september and we need to edit another genre movie. This month's choice by you, the community, was Payment in blood. Feel free to add any new content. Also head to the Forum to vote for October here!
- (September 5): Giuliano 70 ! - We honour our hero with a special page: Giuliano Gemma
- (September 1): Wild East's Ringo the Lone Rider DVD (in a double feature with The Cobra, a Eurospy film) is available! We bring you a review soon.
August 2008
- (August 31) A review of a Staff Favourite and a Top 20 film available: Compañeros (Vamos a matar, Compañeros!) Review
- (August 25) NEW A review of one of Gianfranco Baldanello's oddities This Man Can't Die now available
- (August 21): We have updated our Hannie Caulder DVD review with remarks on the new German DVD
- (August 21): Deutsch. Brandneue Kaufempfehlung: In Einem Sattel Mit Dem Tod (Hannie Caulder) DVD Review
- (August 16): Deutsch. Savoy Films enttäuscht DVD Fans: Tex und das Geheimnis der Todeshöhlen DVD Review
- (August 14) NEW A little genre gem rescued from oblivion: The Ruthless Four (Ognuno per sé) Review added to the database
- (August 13): Deutsch. Spielfilmsender Tele 5 huldigt dem Italowestern, verlost 2 Karten für das Western von Gestern Event in Magdeburg und bringt Sebastians Almeria Reisebericht auf Deutsch. Lesen und einschalten. Dienstag ist Westerntag.
- (August 10): Deutsch. Masochisten aufgepasst: wir haben Kochs Nummer 7 angesehen: Für einen Sarg voller Dollars DVD Review
- (August 9): NEW The great Henry Silva show The Hills run red Review available
July 2008
- (July 31): Quentin Tarantino about the SWDB on Youtube (edited video from 2007)
- (July 29) NEW The final part of Ferroni's loose Gemma trilogy is now up: Wanted Review
- (July 24) A staff favourite: The Forgotten Pistolero Review added to the database
- (July 22): Deutsch. Koch Medias Film Nr. 8 im Test: Der Ritt nach Alamo DVD Review
- (July 21) NEW A rare one: Dig Your Grave Friend, Sabata is Coming Review now available
- (July 19) NEW Get a Coffin Ready ! / Viva Django! Review now available
- (July 18): Deutsch. Als erste der drei neuen Koch Media Releases haben wir ein Der Letzte Zug nach Durango DVD Review zum lesen, staunen und einkaufen!
- (July 15): The SWDB is now also an affiliate of Movie Mail UK, an online retailer specializing in art and foreign film.
- (July 14) NEW on our July Focus Film a special Johnny Hamlet Shakespearian Review
- (July 12) : Available now, an expanded and fully revised Death Rides a Horse Review
- (July 12): Thanks to a kind donor, we have a new Adios Sabata DVD review for your reading pleasure.
- (July 10): Three new Koch Media releases out! Für einen Sarg voller Dollars, Der Ritt nach Alamo and Der letzte Zug nach Durango! Those are releases 7, 8 and 9 in the new Collection.
- (July 5) We Continue our journey through CORBUCCI land with The Hellbenders Review. Also up is The Great Silence Review.
- Our July Focus Film is Johnny Hamlet, Enzo G. Castellari's much praised film based on an idea by Sergio Corbucci and none other than William Shakespeare. Check out the film, add your thoughts and help us expand what we have. The second placed film in our poll will be next month's focus film so there's no vote for August for now.
- (July 1) NEW Comanche Blanco Review A review of one of the oddest Eurowesterns ever is now available. Also available in the Database, a slightly revised Bandidos Review
June 2008
- (June 27) NEW Seven Winchesters for a Massacre Review the first spaghetti western that Enzo G. Castellari directed all by himself, now available
- (June 23): DEUTSCH. Django - Sein Gesangbuch war der Colt DVD Review verfuegbar.
- (June 21): Rolling Roadshow Leone Edition Coverage is complete. Check out two articles, tons of pictures, videos and links.
- Help us review more DVDs, check out our Amazon.de Wishlist
- Our June Focus Film is Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin. Help us out with a story summary, film reviews, opinions, a DVD review, more information on the soundtrack, and more pictures for the picture gallery (more posters, mostly). Click here to vote for our July film.
- (June 17): We now have an Ocean Pictures DVD catalog (Brazil)
- (June 11): Sebastian finally got around to delivering a Red Sun UK DVD review, enjoy reading.
- (June 1): The SWDB is hiring new editors. Click here to read more and apply
May 2008
- (May 26): DEUTSCH. Saustarke Bildqualität, nachzulesen im Die Letzte Rechnung Zahlst Du Selbst DVD Review, frisch getippt ist halb gekauft!
- (May 22): Read our Navajo Joe DVD review, if you care for our opinion on MGM's new DVD release of the long-awaited cult film.
- (May 21): Work has started on an Global MGM DVD catalog to give you an overview of all releases by MGM worldwide.
- (May 17): Have a fistful of dollars to spare? If you like this website, you can donate a few bucks our way now, we have set up a Donate page (Du liebst diese Website? Eine Handvoll Euros spenden waere die beste Sache der Welt. Tausend dank. Klicke hier!) THANK YOU!
- (May 15): We have updated our Koch Media DVD catalog with covers and details of the next 3 summer releases.
- (May 14): Our last of a series of Wild East DVD reviews is a 3 Bullets for Ringo DVD review, enjoy reading and please please send us your feedback and post your comments in the forum. Also don't be afraid to send in or post your own reviews. We publish EVERYTHING. Promise.
- (May 13): Navajo Joe has been released on DVD today in the United States. This highly anticipated release features a remasted widescreen transfer and clean English audio. Make sure to order it using our links to show your support, and please post your comments and reviews. Click here to read more.
- (May 8): Alamo Drafthouse 2008 Rolling Roadshow screens Leone trilogy in Almeria. The event is free and open-air, get a chance to see these movies at their original location. Quentin Tarantino will attend and introduce a film, too. Click here for more info (and click here to discuss in our forums with others to team up for example)
- (May 7): DEUTSCH! Wir schliessen unsere Review Serie der Koch Italowestern Reihe ab mit einem Django - Die Geier stehen Schlange DVD Review
- (May 6): The Spaghetti Western Database is now offering DVD links to YesAsia.com for all available Japanese DVDs of the 2007 releases and also some of the Old Japanese releases
- (May 6): Read how extras on a DVD can steal the show! A fresh Kill Them All and Come Back Alone DVD review (Wild East release)
- (May 4): FOCUS FILM MAY 2008: Trinity is still my name. What we need: upgrade and update the dvd subpage (as it is on the Texas Adios page), add pictures (and upgrade the picture page), add opinions, add dvd reviews and full page movie reviews, add soundtrack information, maybe add some more links plus: are there links to the forum and related topics? All in all we need to refresh and update the movie page. Good luck, fellow deputies and cowboys.
- (May 4): DEUTSCH! Ein echte Rarität lag uns auf VHS vor und so kam es zum Abrechnung in Veracruz Review. An english translation is coming soon!
- (May 1): Issue 71 of the Westerns... All'Italiana! Fanzine is online! Check it out, download it and enjoy.
April 2008
- (Apr 28): DEUTSCH! Wir haben eine alte Marketing-Scheibe ausgekramt und beurteilt. Das Zum Abschied noch ein Totenhemd DVD Review für alle SWDB Fans!
- (Apr 23): DEUTSCH! Aus Koch Media's Italowestern Reihe haben wir einen weiteren Film rezensiert, nachzulesen unter Killer Kid DVD Review.
- (Apr 20): DEUTSCH! Corbuccis hartes Werk The Specialist endlich auf DVD und wir haben ein Fahrt zur Hölle ihr Halunken DVD Review für euch!
- (Apr 16): DEUTSCH! Und noch eine Rezension, diesmal knallhart geurteilt, in unserem Ein Stoßgebet für drei Kanonen DVD Review. SWDB Leser wissen mehr!
- (Apr 15): DEUTSCH! Brandneu aus der neuen Italowestern Reihe von Koch Media, unser Der Gehetzte der Sierra Madre DVD review. Und ab in den Einkaufswagen.
- (Apr 13): We now have an E-M-S DVD Katalog (German company)
- (Apr 10): SWDB.info's amazing easy search plugin is also working in Internet Explorer 7, click here to read how!
- (Apr 9): Sebastian returns from the Wild West with a fresh The Forgotten Pistolero & The Unholy Four (double feature) DVD review (Wild East).
- (Apr 4): Three new Koch Media releases: Der Gehetzte der Sierra Madre (The Big Gundown), Killer Kid and Django - Die Geier Stehen Schlange. The next four are announced for Summer 2008: Glut der Sonne, Der Letzte Zug nach Durango, Fuer einen Sarg voller Dollars and Der Ritt nach Alamo.
March 2008
- (Mar 15): New review of The Bounty Killer available
- (Mar 14): Now you can use a new Firefox search plugin to search the SWDB. Click here to read how!
- (Mar 13): Work has started on a New Entertainment World DVD Katalog (Germany) and a Global Video DVD Catalog (South Africa)
- (Mar 12): New German California DVD listed at Amazon.
- (Mar 9): New Hannie Caulder DVD review and film reviews of Days of Violence, The Mercenary and Bullets Don't Argue
- (Mar 1): March Focus Film: Three Bullets for Ringo What we need: Pictures, DVD Information, Reviews, Links, Soundtrack Information, Opinions. And we have a new version of our Browse All page, please send us your feedback. Do you find the movies you're looking for? If not, email us!
February 2008
- (Feb 24): The Spaghetti Western Database is now hosting the Westerns... All'Italiana! fanzine. We are still working out a few kinks but you can check it out and download the three latest issues as PDF files.
- (Feb 23): Three Bullets for Ringo available from Wild East.
- (Feb 20): Navajo Joe US DVD available for Pre-order at Amazon.com for under $10!
- (Feb 20): A set of new official web banners is available in our Links section for you to use in forum signatures or on your website. Thanks for linking to us!
January 2008
- (Jan 24): Work has started on a comprehensive X-Rated DVD catalog, the work is being complicated by a jungle of German distribution companies that keep changing their name and owner.
- (Jan 4): DEUTSCH. Neue DVD Kritik: Der letzte Mohikaner DVD review
2007
December 2007
- (Dec 30): DEUTSCH. Neue DVD Kritik verfuegbar von Zwei Wilde Companeros.
- (Dec 27): We have updated three DVD catalogs: our Koch Media DVD catalog with 3 new releases that you can buy this coming April, and two new catalogs: KSM (Germany) and Blue Underground (US)
- (Dec 19): Official christmas shopping guide is here! See what we recommend to put under the christmas tree!
- (Dec 1): December Focus Film: Arizona si scatenò... e li fece fuori tutti (Arizona Colt Returns/1970). Arizona and his sidekick Double Whiskey battle it out with the bandit Chico in this Spaghetti Western from Sergio Martino. Also stars Rosalba Neri, José Manuel Martín & Luis Barboo. Recently released in Germany on DVD by Koch Media and also in South-Africa by Global Video. We already offer basic cast info, a few pictures and ome DVD info but we need Synopsis/Story texts, Opinions, reviews, more pictures and links. Next month's focus film: Make a suggestion in the forum!
November 2007
- (Nov 17): New DVDs added (Germany): Django - Sein Gesangbuch war der Colt, Halleluja Companeros, Django - Die im Staub verrecken
- (Nov 12): We have finished out list of Staff favorites. Check out some lesser known spaghetti westerns that were picked by our staff!
- (Nov 1): New Koch Media DVDs (Germany): Toete Amigo (Review Deutsch), Yankee (Review Deutsch), Der Tod sagt Amen (Review Deutsch) and Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern, a documentary (Review Deutsch)
October 2007
- (Oct 8): Neue DVD Kritik: Friedhof ohne Kreuze DVD Review (Deutsch)
- (Oct 1): New DVDs: Vendetta at Dawn (Simpel Movie) (Review) | Cemetery Without Crosses (Anolis) | The Return of Ringo (SPO) | One Silver Dollar (SPO) | Day of Anger (SPO) | God's Gun (MGM)
September 2007
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August 2007
- (Aug 20): Read our exclusive review of Bruckner's revised Spaghetti Western encyclopedia. Lesen Sie hier auch die deutsche Version der Buchkritik.
- Focus Film: Hate Thy Neighbor (Odia il prossimo tuo). Ferdinando Baldi's firm western starring George Eastman, Horst Frank and Nicoletta Machiavelli. Recently released on dvd by Wild East. What do we offer already?: Basic cast info, synopsis, some pictures What more do we need?: Opinions and (DVD) reviews, Pictures, Links, etc.