Dennis Cooper celebrates Alexandro Jodorowsky day.

As always, Dennis spends a considerate amount of time on the artists he celebrates. Here is a list of subtopics:

• Fando Y Lis (1967) ‘Fando Y Lis definitely show…
• El Topo (1970) ‘The movie may seem bewildering,…
• The Holy Mountain (1973) ‘It is totally impossi…
• Dune (never realized) ‘Jodorowsky began working…
• Tusk (1980) * ‘Set in turn of the century Indi…
• Sante Sangre (1989) ‘Sante Sangre is a throwbac…
• The Rainbow Thief (1990) Thumb up: ‘At once stu…
• Psychomagic ‘Alexandro Jodorowsky has lately co…

Jodorowsky is primarily know for directing the midnight movie and cult classic El Topo (1970), a kind of spaghetti western with Buñuelian overtones. Through the Panic Movement he was connected to two other cult figures: Roland Topor and Fernando Arrabal. Most recently Jodorowsky made headlines news by officiating the non-denominational marriage ceremony of rock singer friend Marilyn Manson and burlesque performer Dita Von Teese.

El Topo (1970) – Alexandro Jodorowsky [Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]

Jodorowsky:

“And I imagine…with great pleasure…all the horrible stirrings of the nonmanifested to bring forth the scream which creates the universe. Maybe one day I’ll see you trembling, and you’ll go into convulsions and grow larger and smaller until your mouth opens and the world will come from your mouth, escaping through the window like a river, and it will flood the city. And then we’ll begin to live.” — A. Jodorowsky, 1971.