movie finds

[buffcoat]

That's a good-looking woman.  Even though she's married to that guy, if I met her I'd have to break out my new "Hot Rockin' Ronnie" come-on technique, which is basically just saying, "So... what's your story?"


I believe he uses this on Therese, Terre T, and every other woman who worked the marathon shows in the early 2000s.

I stick to the Gorch's "You and me - NOW!" They love it!

SHE: "Hey, Gorch, buy me some perfume."
GORCH: "YOU GET OVER HERE!"

[John Junk]

I saw some people use that technique in Vegas and it seemed to be working better than one might think.

[jane]

El Topo is like a garbage can of dead mummy meat compared to Holy Mountain, which has a few of the most amazing, terrifying, and hilarious sequences ever (literal alchemal transformation of shit to gold, giant sex computer, revelation of masters of the world, etc.)

It's great, funny, and no where near as stupid as Topo.

Also, I just saw a projection of El Topo at the movies, and I was amazed at how blue the sky was, and dynamic the contrast. As pretty as it was, I liked the video version I'd seen better, which had been murky and dusty. I liked the poor look better for the story, and ended up not liking the "restored" version as much as the crappy one.

Grim, I loved your description of El Topo being like a garbage can of dead mummy meat (awesome!) - it made me go out and rent both El Topo and Holy Mountain this past weekend. 

I'd seen both before on the big screen and had rented the bootleg VHS of Holy Mountain to watch at home.  "Bootleg" because, as you may know, legitimate distribution of these films was obstructed by an angry Allen Klein due to the fact that Jodorowsky backed out of the making of The Story Of O back in the seventies.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that they have just come out this year as digitally restored versions complete with extras and commentary.  For people interested in these two great movies I recommend watching once through just to experience the surface beauty and intensity of the images and then a second time with the commentary to get a depth appreciation of these masterpieces.  I usually watch dvds with headphones on and having Jodorowsky whisper his thoughts about philosophy, spiritualism, movie making and a multitude of other things into my ear in Spanish with the English subtitles on was quite an experience.

[Denim Gremlin]

IFC center in nyc was playing both El Topo and The Holy Mountain at midnight  a few months ago. it's so mindblowing to see them in the theater in the middle of the night. to anyone who likes Jodorowsky i really recommend trying to see his films on the big screen.

[jane]

Yes, I totally agree, Colin.  First time viewing should definitely be experienced on the big screen.

[dave from knoxville]

At someone's recommendation, I am watching Little Murders. ummmmmmnotsogood. Arkin has yet to appear, however, so I will give it some more time to weave its magic.

Anybody listen to the strange commentary? I think Pfeiffer and Gould must have done it separately and some haphazard hack cut it together very badly. Are those two not allowed in the same room at the same time?

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain is pretty sweet.  Totally insane.  This is one you don't want to be having a T.V. Dinner while you watch.

OMG, FOTs AND Jodoworsky fans?  I've found my one true home.  Holy Mountain is an amazing movie, though I winced a bit at the gratutious cruelty to animals.  Once I saw it I realized where Matthew Barney was stealing all of his ideas.

If there are any Herzog fans here, my friend and I are doing a 10-minute unathorized vaudeville adaptation of My Best Fiend, and it's free, from Sept. 11-15.  This is not a joke - it;s part of this "One Million Forgotten Moments" public art thing.  All the info is at http://omfm.org.

[John Junk]

  Once I saw it I realized where Matthew Barney was stealing all of his ideas.

Yeah dude, no shit!

It was like I found the Rosetta Stone of Barney weirdness.  Now I just need the Rosetta Stone of Jodorowsky weirdness.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

  Once I saw it I realized where Matthew Barney was stealing all of his ideas.

Yeah dude, no shit!

It was like I found the Rosetta Stone of Barney weirdness.  Now I just need the Rosetta Stone of Jodorowsky weirdness.

Yeah, though I'd be afraid that it would be disappointing new-age stuff.  I think it's all based on the tarot and astrology, but I find the movie so much more enjoyable without really knowing.  Has anyone read any of his comics?  I paged through INCAL, his collaboration with Moebius, last night.

I'm actually trying to have coffee with the woman who translated Holy Mountain into English, whom I sort of know via a theater translation listserv.  This marks my second meaningless, peripheral name-drop on the FOT boards.  Many more to come!

[jane]

Yeah, though I'd be afraid that it would be disappointing new-age stuff.  I think it's all based on the tarot and astrology, but I find the movie so much more enjoyable without really knowing. 
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Jasongrote, if you're referring to the Jodorowsky commentary on the DVD, it's totally not new-agey or pretentious.  Jodorowsky is down-to-earth and hilarious.  He recounts all kinds of anecdotes about film making on a shoe string and a lot of other background stuff.  He sheds light on each image that he used and you realize what a brilliant person he is.  It's actually quite thrilling to listen to him talk. 

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Jasongrote, if you're referring to the Jodorowsky commentary on the DVD, it's totally not new-agey or pretentious.  Jodorowsky is down-to-earth and hilarious.  He recounts all kinds of anecdotes about film making on a shoe string and a lot of other background stuff.  He sheds light on each image that he used and you realize what a brilliant person he is.  It's actually quite thrilling to listen to him talk. 
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Mea culpa - I was unclear.  I'm actually not 100% sure what his sources were, and are afraid they'd be less intersting that the film itself, but really I don't know.  The few minutes of commentary I've listened to were indeed great.

[Denim Gremlin]

Jasongrote, if you're referring to the Jodorowsky commentary on the DVD, it's totally not new-agey or pretentious.  Jodorowsky is down-to-earth and hilarious.  He recounts all kinds of anecdotes about film making on a shoe string and a lot of other background stuff.  He sheds light on each image that he used and you realize what a brilliant person he is.  It's actually quite thrilling to listen to him talk. 

Mea culpa - I was unclear.  I'm actually not 100% sure what his sources were, and are afraid they'd be less intersting that the film itself, but really I don't know.  The few minutes of commentary I've listened to were indeed great.
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he's got a really great sense of humor about everything too. not pretentious at all.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

he's got a really great sense of humor about everything too. not pretentious at all.

Yeah, you can tell that from the film itself - I mean, the five-foot-high toilet?  Another reason why he rules and Barney rots.

[Denim Gremlin]

he's got a really great sense of humor about everything too. not pretentious at all.

Yeah, you can tell that from the film itself - I mean, the five-foot-high toilet?  Another reason why he rules and Barney rots.

his sense of humor is very obvious in the holy mountain. the collection of a thousand testicles, guns for hippies and the religious.  just brilliant!

[Tdibble]

I just watch Twilight Samurai and thought it was top notch.

Kontroll was an unexpected hit when it made its way to the front of my queue, I forgot adding it or why i had in the first place.