Alejandro Jodorowsky interviewed about next movie “King shot”
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Jodorowsky on his new movie with David Lynch and Marilyn Manson. (via Phase II)
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Jodorowsky on his new movie with David Lynch and Marilyn Manson. (via Phase II)
David Kirkpatrick (Free subscription) | 12/18/2008
I watched this classic movie from 1973 last night. It’s worth the watching for sure. Odd, interesting and Fellini-esque are three good adjectives to go with. Some of the IMDB reviews get a little over-wrought with spiritual symbolism, but the overall message is brilliant. I won’t spoil anything, so get out there and find a copy. It’s [...]
io9 (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
One of the great science fiction films never made is Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune. In 1975, the playwright and director started work on an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s masterwork, which was to star... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Alejandro Jodorowsky talks about his fascination with the Tarot and how he helped recreate what the Tarot of Marseilles looked like 1400 years ago. He also goes into what the different Tarot cards mean. This video is an extra from the 2007 restored DVD of The Holy Mountain (1973 film). (via Arthur)
Circle of 13 (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
In 1970, John Lennon introduced to the world Alejandro Jodorowsky and his movie El Topo , which the filmmaker wrote, starred in, and directed. The movie and its author instantly became a counterculture icon. His spiritual quest began with the Japanese master Ejo Takata, the man who introduced him to the practice of meditation, Zen Buddhism, and the wisdom of the koans. At the direction of Takata,...
Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
Dear Shaded Viewers, Michael Pitt Alejandro Jodorowsky Rufus Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters All photos by Miguel Villalobos
20jazzfunkgreats (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
DJ Rick is so totally DJing at our collective wedding. So I left this tune on the record player while I was shaving and when I came back to my bedroom it was all fucking trashed, even the paint stripped off the walls, sweet baby Jesus playing chess with Alejandro Jodorowsky ...
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Here’s another excerpt from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s new memoir, The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky: Full Story: Reality Sandwich See also: Arthur’s excerpt from Spiritual Journey
Apartment Therapy - San Francisco (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
If we could add to Gregory's Top 10 Decor Inspiration Films, we'd probably include Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 surrealist fantasy film, Holy Mountain. While this shocking satire will definitely not be
MilkandCookies.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
From 1973, a provocative, controversial and highly influential masterwork of counterculture/surrealism from Mexico. In one of the milder scenes in the film, lizards reenact the Spanish conquest of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.
http://kungfurodeo.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Here’s a fun list of amazing coulda beens…which I guess makes it fun-ish since none of these ever happened and we’ve been showered with 95-98% celluloid crap for the last couple decades. Anyways, excerpted from this equally awesome sounding book. Alejandro Jodorowsky’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Communication and Culture Online (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Hello all, this week underground will present Alejandro Jodorowsky's notorious 1970 film El Topo. ************************************************* Often referred to as the original midnight movie, El Topo is a mystical and allegorical psychedelic Western. Chilean director and star Jodorowsky (who has also worked in theater and comic books) cobbles together bits of ancient and modern mythology from...
Bluegrass Film Society (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
(A very reasonably priced box set of Jodorowski's films and soundtracks is now available--see last image.) Alejandro Jodorowsky by David Church Senses of Cinema Venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts while dismissed by most other critics, the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky present strange and magical visions that are not easily categorised or understood. Informed by a lifetime of spiritual journey, Jodorowsky's...
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
So it was with great excitement that I read the recent translation of Jodorowsky’s spiritual autobiography, entitled—hold onto your hats—The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky. Like his films, it is a puzzling, wonderous, grotesque, and sometimes tedious book, but it does confirm the sense I get from his films that he is not fucking around [...]
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
J: You, Manson, you are a symbol. You always wear make-up, no-one knows who you are… Christ is a man who became a symbol, you are the opposite. You are a symbol who is in the process of becoming human. When you say ‘Eat Me, Drink Me’, you prove your love for the world. You [...]