Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n HOLLYWOOD (Perfect Music Today) 6\/12\/20\/–ABKCO Films will premiere internationally acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky\u2019s latest film\u202f\u00a0<\/span>Psychomagic, A Healing Art<\/span><\/i>\u202fin the US and Canada on August 7 through an exclusive arrangement with Alamo Drafthouse’s new VOD platform, \u202f<\/span>Alamo On Demand<\/a><\/span>. Preceding the premiere, there will be a retrospective beginning \u202fAugust 1, also exclusively at Alamo On Demand, featuring 4K restorations of the surrealist filmmaker\u2019s cult classics\u202fFando y Lis, El Topo\u202fand<\/i><\/span>\u202f<\/span>The Holy Mountain<\/span><\/i>, as well as the more recent\u202fThe Dance Of Reality\u202f<\/i>and\u202fEndless Poetry.<\/i>\u202fA virtual master class in Psychomagic with Jodorowsky is planned for August 8.\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The home edition of\u202fPsychomagic, A Healing Art\u202fwill<\/i>\u00a0be available as part of ABKCO Films’\u202fAlejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection<\/i>\u202fdue out August 21. This\u202fdeluxe box set also includes The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/u>Maestro’s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/u>films\u202fFando y Lis<\/i>,\u202fEl Topo<\/i>\u202fand\u202fThe Holy Mountain<\/i>\u202frestored in 4K on Blu-ray, along with new bonus features and CD soundtracks of the latter two titles.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Psychomagic, A Healing Art<\/span><\/i>\u202fis an intimate exploration of the visionary director’s theory of trauma therapy. Jodorowsky’s unique concept of healing uses performance art as a vehicle to counter deep, debilitating psychic suffering with literal “acts of confrontation” in real world applications. Drawing from a life-long study of philosophy, psychology, ethnology, and world religions, from Freud to Shamans, from Kabbalah to Gurdjieff and everything in between, Jodorowsky works directly with people in pain who are eager to face, resolve and transcend their personal dilemmas through the use of radical performative art therapy. The<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/i>film illuminates the Maestro’s vision with themes evident since the start of his career,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>hile contemporaneously breaking the wall between reality and performance. His healing concepts extend beyond the individual to the global, offering humanity a collective catharsis to a higher consciousness.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cThe world is ill, we need to make therapy pictures,\u201d said Jodorowsky of his work. \u201cIf art is not a medicine for society, it’s a poison.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n At the age of 91, Jodorowsky is as relevant as he’s ever been. In addition to completing\u202f<\/span>Psychomagic, A Healing Art,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>he supervised the color correction of the 4K restorations of his essential films using the original 35mm elements, with stunning and vibrant results.\u202fEl Topo<\/i>\u202fis presented in 1:33 aspect ratio as it was shown in theaters in 1970. It is also available for the first time in 1.85:1 widescreen. Jodorowsky originally envisioned the film with this aspect ratio as an homage to Sergio Leone,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>a half century later, that dream has\u00a0<\/span>finally<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/u>been fulfilled.\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Official Unboxing of Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection\u00a0<\/span>www.abkco.lnk.to\/ Jodorowsky’s relationship with ABKCO dates back to 1970<\/span>,<\/span><\/u>\u00a0when John Lennon and Yoko Ono brought\u202f<\/span>El Topo<\/span><\/i>\u202fto the attention of Allen Klein, the company’s late founder.\u202f\u202fDescribed as a “psychedelic western”,\u202fEl Topo<\/i>\u202ffollows a brazen gunslinger who abandons his young son in a quest to defeat four masters before being rescued by an underground society of\u202f little people, paraplegic and disfigured\u202f<\/span>individuals<\/span>\u202fwho are shunned by society. The film started the “midnight movie” phenomenon<\/span>,<\/span><\/u>\u00a0playing the midnight slot at the Elgin Theater in New York for years.<\/span><\/p>\n El Topo\u202f<\/span><\/i>was followed with<\/span>\u202f<\/span>The Holy Mountain,\u202f<\/span><\/i>which firmly established Jodorowsky as an auteur of Surrealist Cinema\u202fand<\/span>\u202f<\/span>sparked controversy at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival due to its sacrilegious imagery. The mythical, mystical masterpiece follows an elite group of thieves who embark on a spiritual journey to displace the immortal Gods who secretly rule the universe. Jodorowsky’s first feature,\u202fFando y Lis<\/i>, is a brutal and scathing examination of destructive co-dependence between two lovers conflicted by anguish and the demands they put on one another. Its grotesque and salacious imagery caused a riot at the 1967 premiere in Acapulco (MX)<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>which he narrowly escaped after\u202f<\/span>having his life threatened<\/span>.<\/span>\u202fWeeks later,\u202f<\/span>The Holy Mountain<\/span><\/i>\u202f<\/span><\/i>was banned in Mexico.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Alejandro Jodorowsky 4K Restoration Collection\u202f<\/span><\/i>also contains the 1957 short film\u202f<\/span>Le Cravate<\/span><\/i>, a mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads. Chock full of extras, the box set features a book with photos and essays as well as newly filmed interviews with Jodorowsky and his long time personal assistant Pablo Leder. Jodorowsky’s son Brontis, who makes his acting debut as the young boy in\u202fEl Topo<\/i>, is also interviewed. In addition to the 4K Restorations,\u202f<\/i>are new introductions by Columbia University professor Richard Pe\u00f1a, a \u202fmini-documentary\u202fA to Z of The Holy Mountain<\/i>\u202fnarrated by Jodorowsky biographer Ben Cobb<\/span>,<\/span>\u202fand CD soundtracks for\u202fEl Topo<\/i>\u202fand\u202fThe Holy Mountain.<\/i>\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n The\u202f<\/span>Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection<\/span><\/i>\u202fwas restored by ABKCO Films and Arrow Films and will be available worldwide,\u00a0<\/span>ABKCO is working closely with the aforementioned Arrow Films, who are doubling as the UK distributor<\/span>\u00a0 Other international distributors for the box set are Nour Films in France, UpLink in Japan, Bildstoerung in Germany, NonStop Entertainment AB in Scandinavia and Minerva Pictures in Italy.\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Feature Films\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Fando Y Lis<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(1967)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n El Topo<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(1970)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The Holy Mountain<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(1973)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Psychomagic, A Healing Art<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2019)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Short Film<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Le Cravate<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(1957)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Soundtracks<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n El Topo<\/span><\/i><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The Holy Mountain<\/span><\/i><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Extras\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n A to Z of The Holy Mountain<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u2013 Ben Cobb\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n 2019 interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Newly filmed interview with Brontis Jodorowsky (El Topo<\/i>)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Newly filmed interview with Pablo Leder, personal assistant to Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0The Holy Mountain<\/i>)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n New introductions by Columbia University film professor Richard Pe\u00f1a\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Key Details<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n New 4K restorations on Blu-ray from original 35mm elements\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n New color corrections supervised by Alejandro Jodorowsky\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n El Topo<\/span><\/i>\u00a0first time ever director approved wide screen (1.85:1)\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Director commentary tracks\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n English, French and Spanish subtitles\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Book with photos and essays\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n 287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman<\/a><\/p>\n www.spiritsman.com<\/a><\/p>\n mrspiritsman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectskintoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectskintoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfecttraveltoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectgolftoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectgolftoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmusictoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"tn-10\"](\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/10.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY’S\u00a0PSYCHOMAGIC, A HEALING ART\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>TO PREMIERE EXCLUSIVELY AUGUST 7 ON ALAMO ON DEMAND, ALONG WITH A FIVE-FILM RETROSPECTIVE<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n ABKCO TO INCLUDE SURREALIST FILMMAKER’S LATEST WORK ALONG WITH 4K RESTORATIONS OF\u00a0EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN<\/i>\u00a0AND\u00a0FANDO Y LIS<\/i>\u00a0IN DELUXE BOX SET ON AUGUST 21<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n