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Maybe Klein is just plain dumb, but if he's keeping them at all he's keeping them to sell at the right price so he can get that retirement home in Vegas. Prick.

Klein already has WAY more than enough money for that retirement home in Vegas.

Good news, indeed! Do you know the date of the quote? The only damper is if it's before the withdrawal rumors . . . or something.

It was from the link at the bottom of the last page (thans McGEEing!), it is in regards to a screening that happened on April 6...so a few weeks ago.

Christ, what a rollercoaster ride. It's almost as bad as... as.. like waiting for Jodorowski to like come to premium dvd furchrissakes.

From the official Cannes website:

The Cinema of Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky, born in 1929 in Chile, known as novelist and comic scriptwriter, is likewise actor, author and director of several psychedelic films and the renowned "performances" of the troupe "Panique". He will be at the Festival to present two films:

- El Topo (1970): Buñuel theatre

- The Holy Mountain (1973): Beach Cinema

(Prints restored by ABKCO Films).

I think that's a good sign!

Excellent news. No mention of El Topo and Santa Sangre?

or Tusk?

Nope... As far as I know only El Topo and Holy Mountain will screen at the festival.

From Cannes Jodorowsky will then take his tribute road show to other global festivals ending up at Sitges in October where he will host a filmmaking master class and be given the Time Machine lifetime achievement award for his trouble. Plus my good friend Ben Cobb will see Creation Books publish ‘The Anarchist Alchemist' about his fascinating life and work later this year. Ben tells me his ‘everything you ever wanted to know' book will be packed with unseen Dune storyboards, Fleetwood Mac Tusk anecdotes and more eye-opening quotes from the man who toured with Marcel Marceau, directed Maurice Chevalier's Music Hall comeback and spent the latter part of his 76 years producing cartoons with a variety of name graphic artists in France. If you ever get the chance to meet this hippie icon and aesthetic provocateur DO NOT MISS IT


Fleetwood Mac did the soundtrack to Tusk? Anyways, looks like a busy year for Jodo. I hope Criterion at least releases El Topo before the year is over.

I wonder if the Tusk DVD will have a Fleetwood Mac bit...Fleetwood Mac and Marilyn Manson. Go figure!

Fleetwood Mac released an album called Tusk a year before Jodorowsky made his film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk_%28album%29

Solaris wrote:Fleetwood Mac released an album called Tusk a year before Jodorowsky made his film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk_%28album%29

Yes, I remember it clearly from when I was a kid. My older brother was a big MAC fan, and recall how thrown he and most fans were by the bizarre vibe of the album. Especially those who were expecting more RUMOURS type, tight, radio-friendly stuff typical of their output. TUSK if I recall correctly (I never liked them, but I very clearly remember this release.. I was 11 or so when it came out) has some outlandish material on it... for them, at least. Was there a direct correlation between the album & the film?

Well if they are suppling stories for a Jodorowsky book in tribute to his life..I would suppose it was influenced by his film...and like anything really that relates to jodo...it's strange... heh

For both El Topo and Holy Mountain, IMDb lists the following:

Other Companies

* A&R Recording Studios music recording
* I.F. Studios Inc. titles
* Pacific Title opticals
* Postworks New York 2K restoration and color correction (2006)
* Reeves Cinetel Inc. sound recording

www.imdb.com/title/tt0071615

Postworks New York mainly deal in digital intermediates in post production.

Other Companies

* Klangfilm sound
* Postworks New York HD restoration and color correction (2006)
* Section 49 of Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Cinematográfica (STIC) technical support

www.imdb.com/title/tt0067866

Naturally, I emailed Postworks and asked who the client was. I'll post the reply if and when I recieve it. But don't Criterion normally use MTI for their own projects?

Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but the Anchor Bay 2-disc R2 Santa Sangre is excellent: Anamorphic, great sound and picture, Jodorowsky commentary, a pretty decent documentary, a short film from son, a few other items. I'd love to see a Criterion release of this film but with the nice looking transfer and attractive extras (not the mention the $21 price tag at CD-Wow) that the Anchor Bay has it would hard to beat

I contacted one of my friends who's on the volunteer board of directors for a "revival" theatre here in Canada, to look into the possibilty of obtaining a screening of one of the restored prints of El Topo later in the year...well I guess ABKCO are planning on showing the film at a number of festivals this year, prior to it's release on dvd....through criterion....so case shut I guess?! The prints will debut at Cannes and they are in the process of booking a number of other screenings over the summer. So I don't know where Morris got this "passed" on nonsense.

Wait, so your friend specifically mentioned that Criterion was still distributing the films on home video? Btw, thanks for always looking into things, Ian.

Cobalt60 wrote:Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but the Anchor Bay 2-disc R2 Santa Sangre is excellent: Anamorphic, great sound and picture, Jodorowsky commentary, a pretty decent documentary, a short film from son, a few other items. I'd love to see a Criterion release of this film but with the nice looking transfer and attractive extras (not the mention the $21 price tag at CD-Wow) that the Anchor Bay has it would hard to beat

Sorry but I don't agree. The image is really soft and looked like they really overdid with HF filtring. The image on my 15 years old Japanese laserdisc is a LOT better!
I find the sound on the LD better also. I hope for a new, much better DVD of this movie.

Take a look at that. I found that quite interesting link at ScreenDaily International.

http://www.abkcofilms.com/

Seems that Allen Klein finally decided to let go!

I'm happy to see Fando y Lis included in that short. Maybe CC will put out a 3-title set?

nin wrote:

Cobalt60 wrote:Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but the Anchor Bay 2-disc R2 Santa Sangre is excellent: Anamorphic, great sound and picture, Jodorowsky commentary, a pretty decent documentary, a short film from son, a few other items. I'd love to see a Criterion release of this film but with the nice looking transfer and attractive extras (not the mention the $21 price tag at CD-Wow) that the Anchor Bay has it would hard to beat

Sorry but I don't agree. The image is really soft and looked like they really overdid with HF filtring. The image on my 15 years old Japanese laserdisc is a LOT better!
I find the sound on the LD better also. I hope for a new, much better DVD of this movie.

Well, I have to admit that I have never seen the laserdisc so I can't comment on that. In my case, I saw a VHS about 11 years ago and then didn't see the film again until I got the Anchor Bay disc a week ago. So from where I was sitting it looked prett good, but I can still see room for improvement. However, I stronlgy feel that I got my $18 worth, and found the accompanying doc to be great. But don't get me wrong, I'll be first in line to double dip on a Criterion release of this.

Cobalt60 wrote:Well, I have to admit that I have never seen the laserdisc so I can't comment on that. In my case, I saw a VHS about 11 years ago and then didn't see the film again until I got the Anchor Bay disc a week ago. So from where I was sitting it looked prett good, but I can still see room for improvement. However, I stronlgy feel that I got my $18 worth, and found the accompanying doc to be great. But don't get me wrong, I'll be first in line to double dip on a Criterion release of this.

I understand. The old US laserdisc was really crap and many of the VHS was not that hot too.
I don't know if it's okey to show pictures in this thread, if not let me know.

The UK Pal DVD:


Japanese LD:




Uk DVD:


Japanese LD:


Now; the LD picture will look a little too bright, that's because laserdisc have another black level, so on a calibrated TV/projector, it will have better black level than what you see here.
The LD have more info up and down (open matte?) and the DVD have some more on the left side (and very little more on right). But the clarity, detail, 3D depth the LD have are no where in the DVD. And on 100 inch screen, that I use, the difference is a lot bigger!

So I hope for a R1 of Santa Sangre, and I really hope it can look better than a analog laserdisc from 1991 (or 94, don't remember now).

I also have screenshot for El Topo and Holy Mountain if anyone want to see them.

That is a strinking difference and the LD does exhibit a higher definition (the DVD seems blurred in the darker scenes) which is a surprise to me because the first time I watched the AB disc, I thought it was one of the better transfers picture-wise that I'd ever seen on a DVD. Just goes to show. However, I think there is a stronger color balance on the DVD opposed to the LD.

And by all means, do share other screencaps with us, please!

Annie Mall wrote:That is a strinking difference and the LD does exhibit a higher definition (the DVD seems blurred in the darker scenes) which is a surprise to me because the first time I watched the AB disc, I thought it was one of the better transfers picture-wise that I'd ever seen on a DVD. Just goes to show. However, I think there is a stronger color balance on the DVD opposed to the LD.

And by all means, do share other screencaps with us, please!

Well, I don't agree. When I view the DVD and LD past weekend on my Sony VW-100 and found the DVD too much on the green side and not looking that great. I maybe could do some more caps later on.

Okey, I will find my Holy Mountain caps now.