Hi Friends,

Here is an article I wrote for a blog / fanzine, and originally published it there. I wanted to share it on here too, and I hope that it fits to the subreddit. Maybe someone is interested in it. (if it does not fit to the sub - feel free to delete it again)

Note: No AI in any form has been used when writing this text.

Jodorowsky's works were one of my first big, big loves, and not just in the field of scifi, but when talking about media, stories, art, when I was a teenager, even before William Gibson really hit me, before Neo and The Matrix, or before I became lost within the stories of Stanislaw Lem.
How was that possible, or rather, how did that happen?
Well, I guess, and it's an educated guess (I hope!) that the majority of people these days know Jodorowsky because he did not make Dune. And that is quite the feat indeed, becoming famous for a movie that... you did not even end up making!
The story is covered elsewhere already, just go and dig on the internet. In the 70s, Jodorowsky got the rights to Dune (or he thought he could get them, can't remember exactly), then went on a completely whacked out cruise around the world, in order to recruit Pink Floyd, H.R. Giger, Orson Welles, future set and special FX artists of Star Wars and Alien... and then it went "kaboom!" as expected, even blew a few people's brains out (i.e. they became "mental unstable" for a while).

In the end, David Lynch got to make Dune instead, and, much much later, Denis Villeneuve got to make a more well-received version. (BTW, as Pink Floyd was in the trailer for that version of Dune, my educated guess is that Denis Villeneuve sought out to rip-off Jodo's ideas for good).

So, I assume people know all of this. But, I think there is a thing that is lesser known, which is what happened to Jodorowsky afterwards.
And this is that he became a comic book artist (or "graphic novel", like the art folk like to say these days). And I kid you not, he went into the comics industry, and became very, very well known and famous by making comic books for teenagers and young adults (like me when I first read them).
At least on the outside label.

Because the truth is that he took the most outrageous ideas he had for his dune movie. and even expanded them. he added some other strange ideas. and also used some of the earlier ones he had. and used that to build his comics (aka "graphic novels"). and for later comics, he came up with just as outrageous ideas.

i should add that he rarely painted (drawed?) them. he recruited other people for that, like moebius (author of the well known "blueberry" comics) or a host (army?) of others.

the books were a creative collab between him and the artists.

so... yeah, how to describe his comics? it's usually scifi, but his own style, i'd say... often very cyberpunk, there is also stuff that is like space operas, but never with a clean "black vs white" morality... more like a dirty version of epic scifi franchises...

the stories are full of references to psychoactive substances, religious cults, conspiracy, tarot, tantra, there is real violence (often getting very nasty), there is intimacy... let's just say that when some big US corporation brought his "before the incal" series to the american audience, they literally enlisted artists to "paint the clothes back on" for some panels! (quite a few panels, actually).

but it's never 100% nihilism, there are also shiny heroes and a possible, positive ending...

that's the universe, the future of mankind, like these books envision. books? well, comics, and i hope you are able to consider comics as real, serious "books".

okay some people will scream now: "wait, i know jodorowsky, but he did not do comics, he made movies, like el topo or the holy mountain".

yes, that is true. but his major body of work is his comics books (aka "graphic novels", hah!)

i suppose he is one of the most prolific comic authors in the 20th and 21th century. it is hard to find a complete list or index. but it must be close to 100 of volumes (or more).
"the incal" alone has a dozen of spin off series that are completed by now, and new spin offs seem to spawn every year.

plus it's not just scifi anymore, there are western comics, comics set in the middle ages, fantasy books. oddly enough, they stay similar to his other works, and even the western ones are about drugs, divine intervention / punishment, mystical conspiracies.
ah well.

all i can say is i highly recommend jodorowsky's comic books.

my top 5 of comics one should (could) check out by him:

1. The Incal (with Jean Giraud / Moebius)
   
2. The Metabarons / La Caste de Méta-Barons (with Juan Giménez)
   
3. Before The Incal / Avant l’Incal (with Zoran Janjetov)
   
4. The Technofathers / Les Technopères (with Zoran Janjetov, too)
   
5. Megalex (With Fred Beltran)

We were watching Lockup tonight and my wife says "he sure likes climbing through massive fans", and she's right I think. I can think on at least three films. Daylight, Lockup, and Tango and Cash. Can anyone think on another film where Stallone stops a massive intake fan with his muscles? It seemed like a pretty popular bit in the 80s.

The synopsis reads: “Mother-daughter duo (Arcadia Kendal, Lara Daans) fight for their lives after a college drop-off goes awry. Kidnapped by a deranged former surgeon (Sebastian Pigott) pining to fulfill a promise to his dead mother, their relationship is tested through a series of sadistic games as he plots to woo and marry one of them. Before his planned murder-suicide can unfold, detectives and FBI agents (Denise Richards, Casper Van Dien), on the slimmest of leads, race to rescue mother and daughter.”

Beyond standard 3D and IMAX, theater chains over the decades have experimented with everything from Smell-O-Vision and physical program booklets to local host introductions, specialized midnight runs, and niche lobby displays. Which theatrical novelty actually enhanced your moviegoing experience before it got phased out by corporate cost-cutting?

There are films that have gone down in history for their masterful storytelling, era-defining performances, or the revolutionary ideas of the director.

​But aside from all that, are there films where the props have become such classics that they are sometimes as famous and iconic as, or even more than, the film itself?

​The DeLorean from Back to the Future comes to mind, or the lightsabers and the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, but think of Wilson, the volleyball from Cast Away a simple sports equipment that literally became a co-star and made audiences everywhere cry over an inanimate object.

​Or consider the Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz, undoubtedly the most famous shoes in cinema history, instantly recognizable worldwide.

​The films I mentioned are already huge classics in their own right, even without their iconic props. Instead, help me find some props that are actually much more famous than the movies they come from.

​What is the ultimate movie prop that completely stole the show?

When I was unemployed at the beginning of the summer, I suddenly had a ridiculous amount of free time. So I started watching a different movie on Tubi almost every night. I ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole with slice-of-life movies and eventually put together a list of the 10 that I enjoyed the most, along with my ratings.

One thing I noticed about almost every movie that made the list is that they all have that very specific “people just living their lives” feeling. There’s usually a party, drinking, smoking, hanging out, relationships, random conversations, people making questionable decisions, etc. Nothing necessarily has to be happening for hours at a time. That’s basically what I consider slice-of-life:. Movies where you’re just watching people exist and experience everyday life, even when that life is messy as hell.

Here are my 10 favorites, in no particular order:

Besides Still Waters - 10/10

a grieving young man loses his parents in a car crash and invites his childhood friends to his family’s foreclosed lake house for one final weekend.

This one became one of my favorite movies of all time. The writing and the scenography are exceptional. This movie will change your life.

Month to Month - 7.5/10

A guy gets his car stolen in LA and spends all day trying to find it.

The premise gets you hooked the entire movie and the soundtrack was really good too. There is also a lot of funny moments.

Drunk Bus - 9/10

A guy in his early 20s works as a bus driver in a college town and befriends an older big Samoan punk guy.

I thought the pacing was dull at the beginning but once it picked up holy shit, this movie is amazing. Has a really deep lesson too.

Avenues - 9/10

Two guys meet two girls at an Indian restaurant in New York and party all day.

This movie is great. It takes place on a winter snowy day in New York. Perfect winter movie.

The 4th -10/10

A guy tries to make a BBQ on the 4th of July and everything goes wrong lol.

This one also became one of my favorite movies. It's so hysterical at the beginning. Filmed in LA. Perfect summer movie.

Almost Friends - 8/10

A guy has a crush on a girl that works at a coffee shop and then befriends her.

Their life's just get entangled together. There is a lot of parties too which was great.

Northwood Pie - 10/10

A guy in his early 20s gets his first job at a pizzeria in Northwood California.

Again this one became one of my favorites. Every Millennial will relate to this movie.

Out and About - 7.5/10

A middle aged guy takes a walk in his old neighborhood in Upstate New York.

If you like taking walks and you like Upstate New York, this movie is for you.

Good Luck With Everything - 7/10

While housesitting for a friend, a recently single man hosts a girl who is crashing on the couch for the week.

The weakest movie on this list. It was pretty entertaining though.

Paperback - 7.3/10

A pizza cook who's never left his college town meets the woman of his dreams but it turns out it's his old best friend's wife lol.

The premise is hysterical. Totally worth the watch.

If you have nothing going on this weekend, grab some food, throw one of these on and see what you think. Most of these are the kind of movies I could throw on late at night and just get completely absorbed in watching these people drink, smoke, party, argue, hook up and just generally exist. That’s really the appeal of this type of movie for me.

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi has recently been teasing his second directorial effort in a year, on the heels of the addiction drama Doe. And we can now tell you that it’s Wrong Number, a horror thriller where he stars opposite Barbie Ferreira (Mile End Kicks).

Currently in production in Los Angeles, Wrong Number centers on Ibn (Mescudi), a lonely self-help author whose unexpected romance with a mysterious woman named Eliza (Ferreira) turns into a waking nightmare when he becomes the target of an unseen stalker and the prime suspect in a string of murders.

I believe to have some form of never-before-seen promotional material for Big that escaped liquidation from video stores. It is a replica piano, but not the FAO Schwarz mat or one of the rental ones. This is a legitimate replica made for kids or play on at video rental stores, and I cannot find anything like it online. Does anybody know anything about this? It seems to have been manufactured by techno futures inc. I am not planning on selling this anytime soon, so don't try to buy it. Thanks in advance for any and all help!

I'm home with the flu which is giving me too much time to think about dumb things.

I was thinking about "the other guys", that bit at the beginning could easily be a really funny short film.

which led me to thinking about the opening sequence of "once upon a time in the West.

Are there other films that are like this?

Edit : wow. This is actually more common than I realised, and so many films that I haven't watched.

The Twilight Saga is like comfort food for me. The movies aren't for everyone I know that.

But they comfort me. And with the weather outside taking a distinctly autumnal turn, the first movie in particular feels perfect. Im going to get wrapped up, get cosy, and have a Twilight marathon over this weekend.

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Stopping by today to answer your questions.

Synopsis: A grieving 12-year-old boy finds his dad's old VHS tape and befriends a stray golden retriever in his new town. Together, they chase basketball dreams, rally a team of underdogs and discover what it means to play with heart.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I46hFjWKGA4

Ask me anything! I'll be back at around 6 PM ET today to answer questions.

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING releases on October 16th, per this article! After The Rehearsal seson 2, I have been so excited to see what Nathan Fielder is up to.

Any predictions for the film? The first reactions and reviews so far have been phenomenal, with a 92 on Metacritic, and lots of 5s and 4.5's on Letterbox (though it's a small sample size so far!)