Re: [microsound] A plea from Alejandro Jodorowsky

[//tim lorenz <timlo@xxxxxxxxx>]

am 17.07.2001 1:19 Uhr schrieb Ian Guthrie Yeager unter iyeager@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> I think the Allen Klein beef is just the classic story of artists' works
> being controlled by business people, rather than artists.
> 
> Who knows what's going on w/ Klein and Jodorowski, though. If, as
> Jodorowski claims, Klein is preventing his movies from being distributed,
i've seen both movies years ago in the cinema

since then i've seen them several times, in cinema and on video

they are available on videotape

so, what is jodorowsky's problem?

i think, like most artist, he has great creativity
biut also a great ego

and this annoys

yawn.......
> then that's definitely a damn shame, his movies are amazing.
> I'd like to see some of his comics as well....

try the INCAl stuff,drawings by jean "moebius" giraud
GREAT GREAT GREAT
they also worked together on the DUNE-movie, which (in this way) never got
made -a shame

the other stuff like alef-thau is so so, at elast imho
> 
> the ego of Jodorowski is a great source of amusement for me:
> 
> costumes by Alexandro Jodorowsky!
> written and directed by Alexandro Jodorowsky!
> music by Alexandro Jodorowsky!
> starring Alexandro Jodorowsky!
> 
> it's fantastic!
> 
> by the way, the music for El Topo was arranged by a guy named Nacho
> Mendez. If that name doesn't rule the world , I don't know what does.
> Fucking hell.
> 
> -Ian
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, david turgeon wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> i was so glad to finally see The Holy Mountain on video when a friend turned
>>> up at my house with a bootleg Japanese copy about 5 years ago - it blew my
>>> head off!
>>> El Topo was shown on BBC2 a few years back and that did the same!
>>> they both got video releases last year over here (England)
>>> but i believe they have since been withdrawn due to Allen Klein being such a
>>> 'whatever'.
>> 
>> & i missed _el topo_ by about 10 minutes the other night, argh!
>> 
>> i'm not sure what this allen klein story is all about, anyone?  feel free
>> to email me offlist if you don't think this is on-topic.  :)
>> 
>> ~ david
>> 
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> Ian Yeager       
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