All he said is, "I want to change the world." One of the year's must-see documentaries is Jodorowsky's Dune, profiling the Chilean filmmaker and his ambitious attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's Dune in the 70s. Jodorowsky amassed one of the most insane casts ever: Salvador Dalí, Orson Welles, Gloria Swanson, David Carradine and Mick Jagger of all people. This outstanding documentary, directed by Frank Pavich of the music doc N.Y.H.C. previously, debuted at last year's Cannes Film Festival where I first caught it and fell in love with it. I finally spoke with Pavich over the phone in March for a fun discussion on this excellent doc. As always, I prefer interviews in-person where I can speak directly with the subject, but I could only arrange time with Frank via the phone. I decided to chat with him anyway, being such a big fan of the film, and it...
- 4/4/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
You might remember Frank Pavich from his history of the New York hardcore music scene in N.Y.H.C., which found its release over a decade ago, but his follow up dives into the abyss of movie lore with Jodorowsky’s Dune, finally showcasing the immensity and influence of a film that never came to be. Within, Pavich speaks with loving exuberance about how his documentary on the legendary failure came to fruition, the incredible coincidence that his film would reunite Alejandro Jodorowsky with his producer Michel Seydoux and the intrinsic nature of legend and possibility that Jodo’s vision exudes. After showing in the Directors Fortnight at the Cannes Film Fesitval, This interview took place at the Toronto International Film Festival. Sony Pictures Classics releases the film on March 21.
- 3/22/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
In the pantheon of all-time, potentially epic unmade films, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune certainly comes across as a major project that got away. Sony Pictures Classics appear to think along the same lines, announcing that they’ve picked up the rights to what is essentially a no frills, awkwardly alluring and basically assembled talking heads docu that appeared in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight this year. Featuring a marvelously animated Jodorowsky, a treasure trove of material that only fanboys such as Nicolas Winding Refn had access to, Frank Pavich’s Jodorowsky’s Dune was probably picked up for the cheap and will easily make its money back with the populous comprised of Dune, fans of the Chilean-French filmmaker, and sci-fi crowds. Last year, in the same section, the distrib grabbed the rights to Pablo Larraín’s No.
Gist: Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo,...
Gist: Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo,...
- 7/11/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Jodorowsky’s Dune Clip. Frank Pavich‘s Jodorowsky’s Dune (2012) movie clip stars Alejandro Jodorowsky. Jodorowsky’s Dune‘s plot synopsis: “The documentary covers cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky and his 1974 attempt to create a big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction novel, Dune. While the ambitious production collapsed after two years, Jodorowsky’s team of then relatively unknown concept artists continued exploring the themes and styles started on the project and ended up changing modern science fiction forever: H.R. Giger went on to Ridley Scott’s masterpiece Alien, Dan O’Bannon wrote Alien and Total Recall, Jean “Moebius” Giraud created artwork and futuristic worlds for The Empire Strikes Back, Tron, and The Fifth Element and Chris Foss would go on to work on Alien and Superman.”
This is pretty intriguing. I had no idea another Dune film had come so far along into production and was then canned.
This is pretty intriguing. I had no idea another Dune film had come so far along into production and was then canned.
- 3/4/2012
- by R.W.
- Film-Book
As a film nerd, you grow up hearing about certain films that almost got made but something (or everything) went wrong. Like Kubrick’s Napolean film. Or Gilliam’s Man of La Mancha. Or Swrilee, a film about a man with an ice cream cone for a head (look up the short film). One other ‘holy grail’ of missed opportunities was Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune, his adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel. If you ever read about what he was going to do with the book, it would have been as insane as his past films (such as El Topo and The Holy Mountain).
This was back in 1974/1975 and we would have had a Dune with Salvador Dali as the Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, Orson Welles as the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and Jodorowsky’s own son Brontis would have been the hero Paul Atreides. The soundtrack would have been made by Pink Floyd.
This was back in 1974/1975 and we would have had a Dune with Salvador Dali as the Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, Orson Welles as the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and Jodorowsky’s own son Brontis would have been the hero Paul Atreides. The soundtrack would have been made by Pink Floyd.
- 5/17/2011
- by James McCormick
- CriterionCast
One of the biggest announcements this week at Cannes was the news of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune, a documentary on the Chilean filmmaker’s attempt to adapt Frank Herbert‘s novel in the mid-’70s. Twitch recently premiered an exclusive video clip from the upcoming production detailing just how insanely ambitious the project was. Fans of the legendary filmmaker would all agree that if he had completed the project, it would strongly stand a chance of being one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made. I guess we’ll never know. Watch the promo vide below.
Also here is the official press release:
It was announced today that L.A. based Snowfort Pictures, Camera One of France and Koch Media of Germany have begun production on Frank Pavich’s sci-fi documentary Jodorowsky’S Dune. Shooting has wrapped in France, Switzerland and the U.K. with filming to continue this summer in the United States.
Also here is the official press release:
It was announced today that L.A. based Snowfort Pictures, Camera One of France and Koch Media of Germany have begun production on Frank Pavich’s sci-fi documentary Jodorowsky’S Dune. Shooting has wrapped in France, Switzerland and the U.K. with filming to continue this summer in the United States.
- 5/15/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Now this sounds great already! THR is reporting that a new documentary was announced in Cannes today that is titled Jodorowsky's Dune. We wouldn't normally hear much buzz about this just beginning production, but it's a new documentary that I already can't wait to see. The film chronicles the attempt, and subsequent failure, of Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, The Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) to adapt Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction classic Dune with an incredible team of artists and filmmakers (listed below) back in the mid-70s before David Lynch's film was made in 1984. I'm totally sold. Directing this new documentary is Frank Pavich, also of the 1999 music doc N.Y.H.C. Pavich has already completed interviews with Jodorowsky and the other surviving members of the original team, filming in France, Switzerland and the UK, and will be heading to the Us next. Jodorowsky worked for two years...
- 5/13/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Not many failed movie projects seem more intriguing or raise as many “what if?” questions as Alejandro Jodorowsky‘s attempt at adapting Dune. After all, a filmmaker as unique as him taking on the book with his own vision sounds like something special. The classic Frank Herbert novel has made it to movie theater screens before; the problem is that it was as David Lynch‘s terrible 1984 version. The franchise’s many fans have been hoping that a new, better movie adaptation of the story would get made, but the last attempt by Paramount didn’t make it past pre-production.
Still, Jodorowsky‘s attempt has lived on its own weird way, and now there’s a documentary coming on it. THR lets us know that Frank Pavich, best known for directing the 1999 music documentary N.Y.H.C., has begun to film a documentary about the pre-production process for the movie. It’s being produced by Snowfort Pictures,...
Still, Jodorowsky‘s attempt has lived on its own weird way, and now there’s a documentary coming on it. THR lets us know that Frank Pavich, best known for directing the 1999 music documentary N.Y.H.C., has begun to film a documentary about the pre-production process for the movie. It’s being produced by Snowfort Pictures,...
- 5/13/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
It seems like this year's Cannes festival is providing a more bountiful crop of new projects than normal, and this film might be one of the best, or at least one of the most exciting for sci-fi nerds. Emerging at the fest is a doc called Jodorowsky's Dune, which seeks to tell the story of the attempt by wildman Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky to adapt Frank Herbert's novel Dune in the mid-'70s. Production designs (by artists like H.R. Giger and Jean 'Moebius' Giraud) have floated around for years, but the full story of the film that never was has never quite been told. If you have even a passing interest in Dune or the development of sci-fi films, this doc should go on your watch list. Frank Pavich, who made the doc about New York's '80s hardcore music scene (appropriately titled N.Y.H.C.) is directing, and he has secured interviews with Alejandro Jodorowky,...
- 5/12/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Late last year, we brought you the first trailer for "Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods," the upcoming feature-length documentary about one of the comics industry's most popular (and fascinating) creative minds.
Today we bring you the exclusive news that the biopic has not only been picked up by indie distributor Halo-8 Entertainment, but it will also make its debut at New York Comic Con later this year (instead of Comic-Con International in San Diego), followed by a limited theatrical run. Oh, and we also have a brand new clip from the film:
Directed by Patrick Meaney, "Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods" chronicles the "We3" and "All Star Superman" writer's long career in the comics biz, which includes groundbreaking runs on "Animal Man" and "The Doom Patrol," among other critically acclaimed projects. Interviews with the writer are cut with discussion of his work with notable comic creators from every corner of the industry,...
Today we bring you the exclusive news that the biopic has not only been picked up by indie distributor Halo-8 Entertainment, but it will also make its debut at New York Comic Con later this year (instead of Comic-Con International in San Diego), followed by a limited theatrical run. Oh, and we also have a brand new clip from the film:
Directed by Patrick Meaney, "Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods" chronicles the "We3" and "All Star Superman" writer's long career in the comics biz, which includes groundbreaking runs on "Animal Man" and "The Doom Patrol," among other critically acclaimed projects. Interviews with the writer are cut with discussion of his work with notable comic creators from every corner of the industry,...
- 7/6/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
As if the month of October weren't crowded enough what with all the various cons, film fests, parties, and of course our high holy day, Halloween, itself, word recently came down about an upcoming week-long run of horror and punk films called "8 Films To Kill For: Halo-ween Fest." Sponsored by Halo-8 Entertainment, the fest runs from Thursday, October 23rd, through Wednesday, October 29th, at The Engine Theater in Hollywood.
The program consists of seven films playing every day of the event with an eighth, Halo-8's controversial and critically acclaimed documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals, being distributed on DVD to all attendees as a Halloween treat - free with admission.
Here's a brief rundown of what you can expect:
Hardcore/Punk Matinees:
3pm - N.Y.H.C. [Dir. Frank Pavich] - The legendary documentary about the world's hardest music with Madball, 25 Ta Life, VOD, Crown of Thornz, Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Toby Morse (H2O...
The program consists of seven films playing every day of the event with an eighth, Halo-8's controversial and critically acclaimed documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals, being distributed on DVD to all attendees as a Halloween treat - free with admission.
Here's a brief rundown of what you can expect:
Hardcore/Punk Matinees:
3pm - N.Y.H.C. [Dir. Frank Pavich] - The legendary documentary about the world's hardest music with Madball, 25 Ta Life, VOD, Crown of Thornz, Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Toby Morse (H2O...
- 10/2/2008
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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