Severin Films redeems itself from its upcoming release of Paul Whiskey Sierra Anderson’s Shopping with the news that it’s releasing Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre early next year.
Now here’s a guy who saw cinema as art. Sure, he’s not the only one who tried to translate Dune
to the big screen; but, to my knowledge, he’s the only one who tried to
do it as a 14-hour-long opus starring Orson Welles and Salvador Dali.
Can you even begin to imagine what kind of total mindscramble that
would’ve been? Like Un Chien Andalou meets Andy Warhol in space.
Sadly, we won’t get to see that ever. But, what we will get to see is Santa Sangre
on Blu-ray and DVD, which restores the original European version of the
film and also includes over five hours of bonus footage. And even more
relevant news — especially if you live in the Big Apple — is that
Jodorowsky is being honored with his first-ever American retrospective
by New York City’s Museum of Art and Design, starting this Thursday,
September 23rd and running through Friday, October 8th. If you have the
means, go check it out, as Jodorowsky himself (the dude is still alive
and kicking at 81-years-young) will be conducting a master class on art
and philosophy.
The Blu-ray and double-disc DVD sound packed and
well worth the wait — deleted scenes, a bunch of documentaries,
trailers, interviews with much of the cast and crew, and Jodorowsky’s
audio commentary.
Santa Sangre will be available on 1/25/2011. Events in NYC start Thursday.
5 comments
Well, this is the first I heard about it Reality Dick. And color me SUPER FUCKING EXCITED!!! Jodorowsky's films have long been impossible to find in this country. Santa Sangre was the only one I had for the looooooongest time. I now have a reason to live to see the next year. Fucking A! And Fuck you again, above post. You are a total dildo.
Excellent! I've been a rabid Jodo fan since I first read his and Moebius' The Incal Light at the tender age of thirteen.
I'm definately picking this up. The only Jodorowsky film I've seen is The Holy Mountain and that has one of my all time favorite lines – "Because of your sacrifice my temple of one thousand testicles is now complete" Strangest movie I've ever seen, and that includes Eraserhead.
Peter Judson, you really need not apologize for being slow. It's the way God made you, and as such, I accept you the way you are.
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