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 ...

The Godfather inspired the gangster movie Once Upon a Time in America, and it is the closest thing fans have to the 1972 masterpiece.

Once disparaged as "spaghetti Westerns," Leone's films helped revive the genre, and ushered in a unique visual style. In 2005, cultural historian Christopher Frayling reflected on Leone's influence.

The DNA of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is less 16th century Italian fairy tale than it is 20th century Sergio Leone and Akira Kurosawa. Several shots in the animated sequel are directly ...

Sergio Leone is the legendary director behind Once Upon a Time in America, the Dollars Trilogy, and other classic movies: how do they all rank?

The beloved Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood western is being remade by the exec producer of The Departed and Se7en.