Slog - Comments on Assent to The Holy Mountain http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain Video (including excrement being alchemized into gold) is NSFW. The Stranger didn’t shower much attention this week on Alejandro Jodorowsky’s crowning achievement, The Holy Mountain, which is playing at Grand Illusion Feb. 9-15. So I will try in my amateurish manner to convey why it is important that you don’t miss this rare screening of his 1973 cult classic. I am no film critic, but I am a connoisseur of psychedelic experiences, and few in any discipline can surpass The Holy Mountain when it comes to extreme sensual dazzle. You can read a synopsis of The Holy Mountain here,... Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:13:42 -0800 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:07:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by josh got to see a midnight showing of jodorowsky's el topo recently in nyc. based on that, which was a lot of fun, i'd recommend any cinematic product of jodorowsky's mind for viewing.

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624228 Arts Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:41:33 -0800 Comment by Boomer *sniff*

And I thought I was the only one...

]]> Boomer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624254 Arts Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:47:54 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Ascent?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624559 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624559 Arts Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:54:02 -0800 Comment by segal No, I meant "Assent," as in agree to. It's a pun on the expected "Ascent." Psyche!

]]> segal http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c624641 Arts Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:46:34 -0800 Comment by brian Oh my god, YES!

]]> brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c625954 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c625954 Arts Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:23:38 -0800 Comment by shecky Dave, I couldn't agree more. "Holy Mountain" is not a perfect film (it does flag a little in the last third or so, even though I think this intentional on Jodorowsky's part -- enlightenment is hard work, not just cool iconography and trippy epigrams tossed off at parties). But it is without question one of the most remarkable and visually powerful films ever made, and its official re-release for the first time in 34 years is unquestionably an historic cinema moment. I've been baffled and dismayed by the dismissively short shrift The Stranger's critics-in-print have given both "El Topo" and "Holy Mountain," so I'm very glad that you, at least, had the good sense to step up to the plate.

The Bunuel reference in the AMG quote is aptly cited. Personally, I'd add that Harry Smith's name should be in there as well -- he being another genuine occultist, scholar, and eccentric whose films are equally as powerful and every bit as alchemical.

Cheers...

]]> shecky http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c627763 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/assent_to_the_holy_mountain#c627763 Arts Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:07:10 -0800